Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Life Happens

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

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#1
In the Soup

In the Soup

1992★ 6.6

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

An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film....

#2
Gray's Anatomy

Gray's Anatomy

1996★ 6.4

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

The film documents, in an often dramatic and humorous fashion, Gray's investigations into alternative medicine for an eye condition (Macular pucker) he had developed....

#3
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

2017★ 7.5

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

Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon....

#4
What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go!

1964★ 7.1

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

A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich....

#5
Foster

Foster

2011★ 6.7

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

Looking to adopt a child and unable to conceive a child of their own, the Morrisons' lives are turned upside down when a seven-year-old boy unexpectedly shows up on their doorstep....

#6
Kevin Hart: Irresponsible

Kevin Hart: Irresponsible

2019★ 6.7

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

Stand-up comedian Kevin Hart talks about his family, travel and a year full of reckless behavior in front of a live sold-out crowd in London....

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