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10 Best Movies Like Life Overtakes Me

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

#1
Long Shot

Long Shot

2017★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life Overtakes Me for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he insists he didn't commit, he builds his case for innocence around unexpected raw footage....

#2
A Kid Like Jake

A Kid Like Jake

2018★ 6.0

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

On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake's preschool encourages them t...

#3
Crazy, Not Insane

Crazy, Not Insane

2020★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life Overtakes Me for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Fascinated by the human brain and its capacity for ruthlessness, psychiatrist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis has spent her life investigating the interior lives of violent people. With ea...

#4
Meeting Gorbachev

Meeting Gorbachev

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life Overtakes Me for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the talks to reduce nuclear weapons...

#5
Leslie Jones: Time Machine

Leslie Jones: Time Machine

2020★ 6.0

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

From trying to seduce Prince to battling sleep apnea, Leslie Jones traces her evolution as an adult in a joyfully raw and outrageous stand-up special....

#6
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)

Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)

2020★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life Overtakes Me for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The story of young Afghan girls learning to read, write and skateboard in Kabul....