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10 Best Movies Like Life as It Should Be

If you loved Life as It Should Be, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Rise: Blood Hunter

Rise: Blood Hunter

2007★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life as It Should Be for fans of Action. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A reporter on the trail of a sinister cult wakes up in a morgue to find herself a member of the undead. She goes on a personal vendetta against a group a cultists who are responsib...

#2
Wasted

Wasted

2016★ 4.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life as It Should Be for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When popular college kid Max sees his finals at risk, he calls in the help of his long lost and nerdy friend Ruben. Together with the comedic help of "chick-magnet" and Marroccon s...

#3
32 Weeks

32 Weeks

2020★ 4.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life as It Should Be for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After a car accident leaves a young woman with amnesia, she is torn between the new man in her life that she can't remember and her ex who she can't forget....

#4
Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading

2008★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life as It Should Be for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda and Chad, they see a chance to make enough money for Linda to have life-changing...

#5
Monster-in-Law

Monster-in-Law

2005★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life as It Should Be for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Office temp Charlotte Cantilini thinks she's found Mr. Right when she starts dating gorgeous surgeon Dr. Kevin Fields. But there's a problem standing in the way of everlasting blis...

#6
Good Boys

Good Boys

2019★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life as It Should Be for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A group of young boys on the cusp of becoming teenagers embark on an epic quest to fix their broken drone before their parents get home....