Movies like Life Is Sweet: 20 to watch next
If you loved Life Is Sweet (1991) — a comedy and drama film directed by Mike Leigh — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Life Is Sweet most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like bulimia, caravan and eccentric. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Wildflower 2023★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama
The story of Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually disabled parent and an extended family who can't quite agree on the best way to help.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Five Easy Pieces 1970★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
Robert Dupea spends his days doing various odd jobs, drinking and womanizing until an encounter with his sister makes him revisit his past.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl 2024★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Somewhere in Queens 2023★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Real Women Have Curves 2002★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Meantime 1983★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Comedy
A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a timid, chronically shy individual and Mark, an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara, and her husband John, whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Joneses 2010★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come clean with their neighbors.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Grandma 2015★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her past and Sage to confront her future.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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The Kids Are All Right 2010★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor. Life becomes so much more interesting when the father, two mothers and children start to become attached to each other.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Captain Fantastic 2016★ 7.9
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, beginning a journey that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Advantageous 2015★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
In a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter, Jules, do all they can to hold on to their joy, despite the instability surfacing in their world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Soul Food 1997★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Traditional Sunday dinners at Mama Joe's turn sour when sisters Teri, Bird and Maxine start bringing their problems to the dinner table in this ensemble comedy. When tragedy strikes, it's up to grandson Ahmad to pull the family together and put the soul back into the family's weekly gatherings.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Anniversary 2025★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A close-knit family is caught in the turmoil of a controversial rising movement known as "The Change.” Ellen and Paul witness their lives fall apart when Ellen's former student Liz reappears and starts dating their son. As Liz becomes a part of the Taylor family, tensions rise and loyalties are tested.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Road 2009★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Beanie Bubble 2023★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Ty was a frustrated toy salesman until his collaboration with three women turned his stuffed animals into a defining '90s trend. This behind-the-scenes look at history's biggest toy craze is a wild story about what—and who—is valued in this world.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Almost Friends 2017★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Comedy
A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become closer, the line between friendship and intimacy is blurred, and the situation forces both to examine where they are in their lives.
Stream in India on Plex
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Landline 2017★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Clique 2008★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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El Chicano 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bastard Out of Carolina 1996★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now