Movies Like Life 101

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Deconstructing Harry

1997·1h 36m·★ 7.3·Woody Allen

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Pierrot le Fou

1965·1h 50m·★ 7.4·Jean-Luc Godard

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Band's Visit

2007·1h 23m·★ 7.5·Eran Kolirin

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

The Lovers

1958·1h 31m·★ 7.1·Louis Malle

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

Chopsticks

2019·1h 40m·★ 6.5·Sachin Yardi

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

The Best You Can

2025·1h 43m·★ 6.3·Michael J. Weithorn

Fans also likedComedy & Romance & Drama

Irreplaceable You

2018·1h 36m·★ 6.4·Stephanie Laing

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

The Giant Mechanical Man

2012·1h 34m·★ 6.7·Lee Kirk

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Delirious

2007·1h 47m·★ 6.4·Tom DiCillo

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

The Other Sister

1999·2h 10m·★ 6.5·Garry Marshall

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Camille

2008·1h 34m·★ 5.9·Gregory Mackenzie

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Cherry

2010·1h 39m·★ 6.6·Jeffrey Fine

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Enemies, a Love Story

1989·1h 59m·★ 6.6·Paul Mazursky

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Night Owls

2015·1h 32m·★ 6.2·Charles Hood

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy & Romance

Chéri

2009·1h 26m·★ 6.1·Stephen Frears

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy & Romance

Love & Sex

2000·1h 22m·★ 6.1·Valerie Breiman

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Cosi

1996·1h 42m·★ 6.7·Mark Joffe

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Sidewalks of New York

2001·1h 47m·★ 6.4·Edward Burns

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Jack Goes Boating

2010·1h 31m·★ 6.3·Philip Seymour Hoffman

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Breaking & Exiting

2018·1h 18m·★ 5.7·Peter Facinelli

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How Good Is Life 101?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.