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Movies Like Life Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara

If you liked Life Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara (2007), a drama and family movie directed by Takehiko Shinjo, 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. 1Skater Girl

    Skater Girl (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and family

    Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.

  2. 2Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and family

    Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces…

  3. 3Heidi

    Heidi (2005)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama and family

    Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying…

  4. 4Greyfriars Bobby

    Greyfriars Bobby (1961)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and family

    In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopted by anyone, and takes to sleeping on…

  5. 5Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and family

    Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy…

  6. 6The Good Doctor

    The Good Doctor (2011)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts…

  7. 7Remember

    Remember (2015)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.

  8. 8A Second Chance

    A Second Chance (2011)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and family

    A young girl and her coach overcome adversity to make their way into the National Australian Gymnastics Squad.

  9. 9I Believe

    I Believe (2019)

    ★ 7.8/10Also family and drama

    A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way.

  10. 10The Truth About Emanuel

    The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

  11. 11An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

    An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (2009)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and family

    A fourth grader and her friends deal with bullying from a more popular girl in their class.

  12. 12The Rookie

    The Rookie (2002)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and family

    Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team…

  13. 13Limbo

    Limbo (1999)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    Traumatized by a fishing boat accident many years before, Joe Gastineau has given up his hopes for a life beyond the odd jobs he takes to support himself. That quickly changes when nomadic club singer Donna de Angelo…

  14. 14Flicka

    Flicka (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10Also family and drama

    Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets…

  15. 15Lockdown

    Lockdown (2000)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and…

  16. 16A Second Chance: Rivals!

    A Second Chance: Rivals! (2019)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and family

    As Maddy takes on coaching a team of young twelve-year-old gymnasts, she faces up to intense city versus country rivalry, racism, cyberbullying and her own self-doubt but eventually takes the challenge head on.

  17. 17Beast

    Beast (2026)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal…

  18. 186 Below: Miracle on the Mountain

    6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama

    An adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he…

  19. 19A Dry White Season

    A Dry White Season (1989)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.

  20. 20Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)

    ★ 7.3/10Also family and drama

    Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American…

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