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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
Johnny Stecchino

Johnny Stecchino

1991★ 7.3

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

Good hearted but not very wordly-wise, Dante is happy driving the school bus for a group of mentally handicapped children, while feeling he is somehow missing out on life and love....

#2
Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

1994★ 8.5

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

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But ...

#3
Cinema Paradiso

Cinema Paradiso

1988★ 8.4

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

A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist....

#4
The Intouchables

The Intouchables

2011★ 8.3

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

A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects....

#5
Léon: The Professional

Léon: The Professional

1994★ 8.3

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

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling ...

#6
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994★ 8.5

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

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in ...