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10 Best Movies Like Life Is Beautiful

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

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#1
Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepless in Seattle

1993★ 6.7

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

After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Across the country, an engaged woman becomes convinced that they belo...

#2
Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri

Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life Is Beautiful for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Kuttan PIllai has decided to spend his Sivarathri (night of the Lord Shiva) with some good time with his family, only to be hampered by the news that some guests will be arriving t...

#3
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#4
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972★ 8.7

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

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attemp...

#5
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

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

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...

#6
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985★ 8.3

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

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty mu...