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10 Best Movies Like The Lift

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

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#1
Thirteen

Thirteen

2003★ 6.7

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

When 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, her life is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs, and money. But it isn’t long...

#2
Think Like a Man

Think Like a Man

2012★ 6.8

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

The balance of power in four couples’ relationships is upset when the women start using the advice in Steve Harvey’s book, Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, to get more of what th...

#3
Hala

Hala

2019★ 6.3

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

Seventeen-year-old Pakistani American teenager Hala struggles to balance desire with her family, cultural, and religious obligations. As she comes into her own, she grapples with a...

#4
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012★ 7.8

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

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, b...

#5
My Brother the Devil

My Brother the Devil

2012★ 6.4

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

Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older broth...

#6
Parked

Parked

2010★ 6.6

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

Fred Daly returns to Ireland with nowhere to live but his car. Then dope-smoking 21-year-old Cathal parks beside him, and brightens up his lonely world. Encouraged by Cathal, Fred ...

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