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10 Best Movies Like Life Is Wonderful

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

#1
Tully

Tully

2018★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life Is Wonderful for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Marlo, a mother of three, including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant at first, she quickly forms a bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes ch...

#2
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#3
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life Is Wonderful for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty mu...

#4
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life Is Wonderful for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...

#5
American Beauty

American Beauty

1999★ 8.0

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

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend....

#6
Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

1994★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life Is Wonderful for fans of Romance & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But ...