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10 Best Movies Like Life on a String

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

#1
Together

Together

2002★ 6.9

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

When a violin prodigy Xiaochun and his father head to Beijing seeking fame and fortune, they soon discover a fierce world of cutthroat ambition. But when Xiaochun is "adopted" by a...

#2
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1951★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life on a String for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

On a golden afternoon, wildly curious young Alice tumbles into the burrow and enters the merry, madcap world of Wonderland full of whimsical escapades....

#3
One Hundred and One Dalmatians

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

1961★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life on a String for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement....

#4
A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

2001★ 7.9

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

From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking disco...

#5
The Men Who Stare at Goats

The Men Who Stare at Goats

2009★ 6.0

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

A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs ...

#6
Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby

2004★ 8.0

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

Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and t...