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10 Best Movies Like A Better Life

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

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#1
The Book of Henry

The Book of Henry

2017★ 7.5

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

Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support ...

#2
Rancho Notorious

Rancho Notorious

1952★ 6.5

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

A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a pric...

#3
Dad

Dad

1989★ 6.4

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

A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever befor...

#4
Paradise

Paradise

1991★ 6.2

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

A 10-year-old boy spends a summer in the country with a childless couple and a precocious girl....

#5
Mr. Majestyk

Mr. Majestyk

1974★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Better Life for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A melon farmer battles organized crime and a hit man who wants to kill him....

#6
Normal

Normal

2003★ 6.7

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

A Midwestern husband and father announces his plan to have a sex change operation....

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