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Movies like Get the Life (2016)

The best movies like Get the Life (2016) are The Pregnancy Project (2012), Hounddog (2008) and The Short History of the Long Road (2019). If Get the Life hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Pregnancy Project (2012)

    The Pregnancy project tells the real story of Gaby Rodriguez, a seventeen-year-old who attended a Washington state high-school and made her senior school project the treatment of pregnant teenagers by pretending to be pregnant.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. Hounddog (2008)

    A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  3. The Short History of the Long Road (2019)

    Nola grew up living in a van with her father, Clint—two nomads against the world. When tragedy strikes, Nola must confront the reality of life on the road alone, learning to own her grief, her past, and her new destination.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. Mom at Sixteen (2005)

    Pregnant sixteen year old Jacey's well-meaning mother forces her to keep the birth a secret and decides to raise the baby as her own.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  5. I Believe in Unicorns (2015)

    Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. The Rain People (1969)

    When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. Double Mommy (2016)

    After taking a break for the summer before their senior year, Ryan and Jess rekindle their relationship, and find out that Jess is pregnant with twins. When Ryan's mother demands a paternity test, they find out that Ryan is only the father of one baby... The other father is Ryan's best friend Brent, who Ryan discovers date-raped Jess at a party over the summer. With college recruiters and an overbearing father looming over Brent's head, he will stop at nothing to make sure that he clears his name--even if it means getting rid of Jess and her babies!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. Cargo (2013)

    Stranded in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, a man sets in motion an unlikely plan to protect the precious cargo he carries: his infant daughter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. A Kiss Before Dying (1956)

    A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. Beyond the Forest (1949)

    Rosa, the self-serving wife of a small-town doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy big-city man insists she get a divorce and marry him instead. Soon she demonstrates she is capable of rather deplorable acts -- including murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

    Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)

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

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. The Safety of Objects (2002)

    In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. Hungry Hearts (2015)

    The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)

    A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  17. The Girl in the Book (2015)

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

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  18. Unplanned (2019)

    As one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation, Abby Johnson was involved in upwards of 22,000 abortions and counseled countless women on their reproductive choices. Her passion surrounding a woman's right to choose led her to become a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood, fighting to enact legislation for the cause she so deeply believed in. Until the day she saw something that changed everything.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. Just Charlie (2017)

    Football star Charlie has the world at her feet. With a top club desperate to sign her, her future is seemingly mapped out. But the teenager sees only a nightmare. Raised as a boy, Charlie is torn between wanting to live up to her father's expectations and shedding this ill fitting skin.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. Fifteen and Pregnant (1998)

    Based on a true story, 15 year old Tina Spangler discovers she is pregnant. Her choices are abortion, adoption, or a lonely, exhausting life as a single parent. Abandoned by her boyfriend, she turns to her mother. Tina discovers although it has torn her world apart, her pregnancy could re-unite her shattered family and help her find her true purpose in life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. Maria Full of Grace (2004)

    A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  22. Sissi: The Young Empress (1956)

    Sissi is now the empress of Austria and attempts to learn etiquette. While she is busy being empress she also has to deal with her difficult new mother-in-law, while the arch-duchess Sophie is trying to tell the emperor how to rule and also Sissi how to be a mother.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  23. I’m Not Your F***ing Stereotype (2019)

    As a Muslim girl from Southern Thailand, Maryam falls prey to racism in school. She begins spiralling into an identity crisis, and starts resenting her name, religion and birthdate.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  24. The Mirror/Mirror The (2022)

    A socially awkward teen gets caught between a changing friendship and a life-altering discovery.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  25. Her Royal Escape to Love (2005)

    Photoplay and Direction by Charles Busch

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  26. Bien parecidas (2021)

    María allows Cecilia to dye her hair while they wait for Agustín's rehabilitation therapy to finish. This simple fact will change the way mother and daughter perceive their relationship and help them cope with the difficult time they are experiencing.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. Malaisant (2022)

    Esther, a highly anxious 23-year-old, has accepted a second date with Romeo, her colleague at the Temple de la Gaufre.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  28. Honeymoon (2016)

    Lucy and Johanna are on their honeymoon. Johanna is partially, and Lucy profoundly, deaf. They arrive at a B&B where they are greeted by a sullen landlady. A seemingly insignificant disagreement silently turns into a hurtful argument, as the noise of the weir dominates the background.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. Lightrapping (2016)

    Gustave is a photographer who makes pictures of nude male bodies in public spaces in São Paulo. One night, Pedro goes with him, without yet knowing whether he will be part of the project. This vast city will be witness.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  30. Scatterbrains (2022)

    For some women to gain freedom, they must forget to remember.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Get the Life?

The closest matches to Get the Life are The Pregnancy Project (2012), Hounddog (2008) and The Short History of the Long Road (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Get the Life?

Start with The Pregnancy Project (2012), the closest match to Get the Life.

What is the highest-rated movie like Get the Life?

Maria Full of Grace (2004), rated 7.2/10 by 447 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Get the Life?

Scatterbrains (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Get the Life?

Yes: The Pregnancy Project (2012), Hounddog (2008) and The Short History of the Long Road (2019).

How are movies similar to Get the Life chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Get the Life, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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