Movies Like Once in a Lifetime

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

Heaven Will Wait

2016·1h 45m·★ 6.9·Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar

2 shared crewBoth star Noémie Merlant & Ariane AscarideDir. Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar

A Good Man

2021·1h 47m·★ 6.1·Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar

2 shared crewBoth star Noémie Merlant & Geneviève MnichDir. Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar

Bowling

2012·1h 30m·★ 5.1·Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar

2 shared crewDir. Marie-Castille Mention-SchaarDP: Myriam Vinocour

My First Time

2012·1h 35m·★ 5.9·Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar

2 shared crewDir. Marie-Castille Mention-SchaarDP: Myriam Vinocour

All About Mothers

2018·1h 41m·★ 5.3·Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar

2 shared crewDir. Marie-Castille Mention-SchaarDP: Myriam Vinocour

Boys Don't Cry

1999·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Kimberly Peirce

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Open Hearts

2002·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Susanne Bier

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Something's Gotta Give

2003·2h 8m·★ 6.8·Nancy Meyers

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The House by the Sea

2017·1h 47m·★ 6.5·Robert Guédiguian

Both star Ariane Ascaride & Geneviève Mnich

Italian for Beginners

2000·1h 58m·★ 7.0·Lone Scherfig

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The White Masai

2005·2h 11m·★ 6.4·Hermine Huntgeburth

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My Life Without Me

2003·1h 46m·★ 7.4·Isabel Coixet

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To Take A Wife

2004·1h 37m·★ 7.1·Ronit Elkabetz

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Aloft

2014·1h 52m·★ 5.3·Claudia Llosa

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Week-ends

2014·1h 30m·★ 5.4·Anne Villacèque

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How Good Is Once in a Lifetime?

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