Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Life in a Day

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

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#1
The Union: The Business Behind Getting High

The Union: The Business Behind Getting High

2007★ 7.2

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

Filmmaker Adam Scorgie explores the illegal marijuana industry in British Columbia, revealing how the international business is most likely more profitable than it would be if it w...

#2
Urbanized

Urbanized

2011★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life in a Day for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers,...

#3
Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

2005★ 6.8

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

The programme is based on 'The Secret History of the Mongols', a manuscript written in the 13th century, some believe by the adopted son of the great Khan....

#4
The Space in Between: Marina Abramović and Brazil

The Space in Between: Marina Abramović and Brazil

2016★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life in a Day for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Marina Abramović travels through Brazil, in search of personal healing and artistic inspiration, experiencing sacred rituals and revealing her creative process. The route is compri...

#5
Lotte

Lotte

2016★ 4.9

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

Lotte is impulsive, rough around the edges and leads a colourful life on the streets of Berlin, stumbling from man to man, flat to flat and bar to bar. A brief encounter with a you...

#6
The Breath

The Breath

2009★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life in a Day for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A small task force of the Turkish army have to defend a relay station in the middle of nowhere against a possible terrorist raid....