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10 Best Movies Like Um Dia na Vida

If you loved Um Dia na Vida, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Um Dia na Vida for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

#2
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Um Dia na Vida for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken...

#3
Gracie

Gracie

2007★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Um Dia na Vida for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer....

#4
Lovelace

Lovelace

2013★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Um Dia na Vida for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life....

#5
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Um Dia na Vida for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness....

#6
The American

The American

2023★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Um Dia na Vida for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

American ballet dancer Joy Womack is accepted into Moscow's infamously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy, with the dream of becoming a great ballerina....

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