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10 Best Movies Like Lust for Life

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

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#1
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948★ 7.0

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

An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems....

#2
Detective Story

Detective Story

1951★ 7.0

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

Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their gri...

#3
Tom Jones

Tom Jones

1963★ 5.9

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

Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?...

#4
The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

1956★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lust for Life for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Lizzie Curry is on the verge of becoming a hopeless old maid. Her wit and intelligence and skills as a homemaker can't make up for the fact that she's just plain plain! Even the to...

#5
Chocolate Kisses

Chocolate Kisses

2011★ 5.6

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

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#6
Greetings

Greetings

1968★ 5.5

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

Three friends in New York City discuss how to dodge the draft and Vietnam, JFK's assassination, voyeurism, computer dating, and everything else....