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10 Best Movies Like Life Must Go On

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

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#1
Don't Make Me Go

Don't Make Me Go

2022★ 7.0

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

A terminally ill man and his teenage daughter embark on a road trip from California to New Orleans for his 20th college reunion. While there, he secretly hopes she can reunite with...

#2
One True Thing

One True Thing

1998★ 6.5

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

A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother....

#3
And When Did You Last See Your Father?

And When Did You Last See Your Father?

2007★ 6.5

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

The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father....

#4
My Life

My Life

1993★ 6.7

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

It seems that Bob Jones has everything a man could want, namely a fulfilling job and a beautiful, pregnant wife, Gail. But Bob's life is turned upside-down when he is diagnosed wit...

#5
The Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums

2001★ 7.5

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

Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of t...

#6
Broken

Broken

2012★ 6.9

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

Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences....

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