Movies Like Life Goes On
If you liked Life Goes On (1965), a drama movie directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Cria! (1976)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaAna, an eight-year-old girl living in Madrid with her grandmother and two sisters, mourns the death of her mother.
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Goodbye (2019)
★ 7/10Also dramaSeville, Spain. Juan Santos, a convicted petty criminal, gets out of jail for a day to celebrate with Triana, his wife, the first communion of their daughter Estrella.
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Advantages of Travelling by Train (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaAfter interning her insane husband in a remote psychiatric hospital, book editor Helga Pato returns home by train, where she meets a mysterious man who identifies himself as a psychiatrist.
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Hot Milk (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaRose and her daughter Sofia travel to the Spanish seaside town of Almería to consult with the shamanic Dr. Gomez, a physician who could possibly hold the cure to Rose’s mystery illness, which has left her bound to a…
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On the Fringe (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaA day in the life of Azucena, who is running out of time to keep herself and her family from being evicted; Rafael, a lawyer who sets out to reunite a mother with her daughter; and Teodora, a sick old woman who…
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Mirage (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaDuring a mysterious thunderstorm, Vera, a young mother, manages to save a life in danger, but her good deed causes a disturbing chain of unexpected consequences.
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Madrid, 1987 (2012)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaIn 1987 Madrid, the unexpected encounter between a seasoned journalist and a young student leads to a profound exploration of love, desire, politics, power, and discovery of each other.
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The Ages of Lulu (1990)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaFifteen-year-old Lulu has never known any affection from her family. But when she goes to a rock concert with Pablo, a friend of the family, he introduces Lulu to her first sexual experience. Years later, Pablo and…
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May God Save Us (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaMadrid, summer 2011. Economic crisis. 15-M movement and 1.5 million pilgrims waiting for the Pope’s arrival live side by side in a Madrid that’s hotter and more chaotic than ever. In this context, detectives Velarde…
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Unknown Origins (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaIn Madrid, Spain, a mysterious serial killer ruthlessly murders his victims by recreating the first appearance of several comic book superheroes. Cosme, a veteran police inspector who is about to retire, works on the…
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Blue Jasmine (2013)
★ 7/10Also dramaAfter experiencing a traumatic misfortune, Jasmine French, a wealthy woman from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her foster sister Ginger and the firm purpose of getting a new life, but she will be haunted…
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The Sleeping Voice (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaFinished the Spanish Civil War in April 1939, in November 1940, while Spain is being crushed by the ruthless boot of dictator Franco, Pepita travels from rural Córdoba to Madrid to be near her sister Hortensia, who is…
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Until the End of the World (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also dramaManuel's life is upended when Esmeralda, his lost love from 15 years ago, calls unexpectedly. Despite being set to marry another, he rediscovers Esmeralda, and they realize their love transcends time.
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Back Roads (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaA young man cares for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he strikes up an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.
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Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)
★ 6/10Also dramaTempted away from Newcastle United to join Real Madrid, rising star Santiago Munez finds this latest change of fortune the greatest challenge yet - personally as well as professionally. He is reunited with Gavin…
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East of Eden (1955)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaIn the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war…
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Toro (2016)
★ 6/10Also dramaToro (Spanish for "Bull") is a young con man and the right hand of Romano, a powerful mob boss in Torremolinos, Málaga (Andalusia, south to Spain). After Toro decides to leave Romano to get a life free of crime, his…
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This Boy's Life (1993)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaWhen a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to…
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Sin tetas no hay paraíso (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaCatalina is a young, beautiful girl living in extreme poverty with her brother Bayron and her mother Hilda. She becomes obsessed with getting breast implants to get social status and money. She leaves her boyfriend…
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House of Strangers (1949)
★ 7/10Also dramaRuthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business…