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10 Best Movies Like The Secret Life

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

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#1
Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters

Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters

2001★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Secret Life for fans of Crime & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

This documentary examines a selection of real life serial killers and compares them to the fictional Hannibal Lecter....

#2
Animus

Animus

2013★ 3.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Secret Life for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Hoping to find proof of the paranormal, five film students set out to document the legendary Copper Queen Hospital. But as the sun goes down, they experience something far worse th...

#3
Avalon High

Avalon High

2011★ 6.2

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

Elaine "Ellie" Harrison has just moved from Minnesota to Annapolis, Maryland while her parents take a year-long sabbatical to continue their medieval studies in nearby Washington D...

#4
The Brothers Lionheart

The Brothers Lionheart

1977★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Secret Life for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After brothers Jonathan and Crusty pass away, they reunite in Nangijala, the land of eternal spring. Casting a long shadow over their world is the tyrant Tengil, ruler of the count...

#5
I Want to Return Return Return

I Want to Return Return Return

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Secret Life for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A depiction of the Wrangelkiez neighbourhood in Berlin. The people portrayed tell their life stories. One woman came to the neighbourhood a decade ago to work in Berlin’s still unf...

#6
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!

A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!

2011★ 4.8

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

The television movie is set in the city of Dimmsdale and centers on the series' main protagonist Timmy Turner with his fairy godparents Cosmo and Wanda and his fairy godbrother Poo...