Movies Like My Life on Ice

If you liked My Life on Ice (2003), a drama movie directed by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau, 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.

1
Face 2 Face (2017)
★ 6/10Also drama
Over a series of video chats, a teenage outcast reaches out to his childhood friend, but finds that behind the veneer of popularity and a seemingly perfect life, she hides a disturbing secret.
2
Softie (2022)
★ 7/10Also drama
Ten-year-old Johnny stands out from his family and his tough neighborhood in Eastern France. He's sensitive, intelligent and interested in all kinds of things way beyond his years. With curiosity, he observes the ups…
3
Thrashin' (1986)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
Corey and his band of skater buddies sometimes make mischief, but they're more interested in girls and having fun on their boards than in getting into any real trouble. Notorious enemy crew the Daggers, led by Tommy…
4
My Little Loves (1974)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
Daniel lives with his grandmother and, after a year of high school, goes to live with his mother in the south of France; a harsher environment which rapidly changes his perception of friends, work, and women.
5
Nathalie... (2004)
★ 5.8/10Also drama
Paris doctor Catherine starts to think her husband, Bernard, is having an affair when she hears an unfamiliar woman's message on his voice mail. Hoping to learn more about his extramarital activities, Catherine heads…
6
The Path of Excellence (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
Sophie is a brilliant student. Encouraged by her maths teacher, she leaves the family farm to attend a science preparatory class. Between new encounters, successes and failures, and faced with fierce competition…
7
The Captive (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also drama
Eight years after their daughter Cassandra's abduction tore them apart, an estranged couple discover disturbing clues that indicate that she is still alive.
8
Gracie (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.
9
By the Grace of God (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
Alexandre, a man in his 40s living in Lyon with his wife and children, discovers that the priest who abused him decades ago continues to work with children. He joins forces with others victims of the priest, to bring…
10
The Good Neighbor (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
Two high school filmmakers decide to create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor.
11
Ice Castles (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
Young, beautiful, talented Alexis Winston comes from nowhere to become a figure skating superstar. But her rise to stardom isn’t easy. She has to push herself, reinvent herself, and most painfully of all, leave her…
12
I Killed My Mother (2009)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
Hubert, a brash 17-year-old, is confused and torn by a love-hate relationship with his mother that consumes him more and more each day. After distressing ordeals and tragic episodes, Hubert will find his mother on the…
13
Fat Girl (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also drama
Anaïs is twelve and bears the weight of the world on her shoulders. She watches her older sister, Elena, whom she both loves and hates. Elena is fifteen and devilishly beautiful. Neither more futile, nor more stupid…
14
Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
Estranged siblings reunite after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents.
15
Being 17 (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
Damien lives with his mother Marianne, a doctor, while his father, a pilot, is on a tour of duty abroad with the French military. At school, Damien is bullied by Thomas, who lives in the farming community up in the…
16
The 400 Blows (1959)
★ 8/10Also drama
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to…
17
Houria (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
A young woman who is passionate about ballet dancing and experiences a trauma, and then she meets other women who have experienced similar situations and they find a creative way to pursue their passion.
18
Whiplash (2014)
★ 8.4/10Also drama
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
19
Giant Little Ones (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.
20
Teen Spirit (2019)
★ 6/10Also drama
A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test her integrity, talent, and ambition.