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10 Best Movies Like How's Life?

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

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#1
CQ

CQ

2001★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How's Life? for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a n...

#2
Landline

Landline

2017★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How's Life? for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair....

#3
Classmates Minus

Classmates Minus

2020★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How's Life? for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Four school buddies — a director, a temp worker, an insurance salesman and a paper craftsman — grapple with unfulfilled dreams amid middle age ennui....

#4
Big Shot's Funeral

Big Shot's Funeral

2001★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How's Life? for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Don Tyler, a famous film-maker, falls ill on the sets of his movie. Fascinated by the funereal traditions of China, he requests a cameraman named Yoyo to arrange a grand, comedic f...

#5
About Alex

About Alex

2014★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How's Life? for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions, and ultimately ...

#6
The Comedy

The Comedy

2012★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How's Life? for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity, irreverence, and recreational cru...

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