Movies and TV shows like Life 2007

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Life (2007)
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Life (2007)
Original name: ライフ
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 36 min.
TV show
Story: Adapted from Keiko Suenobu's manga "LIFE," this drama delves into the dark side of high school life. The story focuses mainly on bullying, but the manga also touches on subjects such as self-mutilation, suicide, and rape. Kitano Kii stars as Ayumu Shiiba, one of the students bullied by a group of classmates led by Ayumu's former friend, Manami Anzai (Fukuda Saki).
Style: psychological, captivating, dorama
Plot: bullying, high school, friendship, friends, school, relationships, family relations, life is a bitch, schoolgirl, teenage life, social problems, relationship problems, romantic rivalry, student, jealousy, teacher student relationship, attempted murder, school bullying

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, thrilling and disturbing films and TV series with plots about friendship, teenager, relationships, teenage life, school, relationship problems and high school life mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Life: Live On (2020), Nudes (2019), AlRawabi School for Girls (2021), Goldfish Club (2011), Asuka High School March! (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Live On (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Baek Ho-rang is a high school student. Due to her pretty appearance, she is popular on social media and at her school. Yet, Baek Ho-rang only has one friend, due to her condescending personality. Baek Ho-rang encounters a problem. She learns that ...
Style: captivating
Plot: high school, high school friend, teenager, investigation, school club, teenage girl, high school life, teenage life, friendship, schoolgirl, friends, school ...
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Nudes (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
TV show
Story: Three teenagers are plunged into a nightmare when their sex lives are shared online. What do you do when private content goes public?
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: teenager, social media, youth, sexism, teenage life, pornographic video, adolescence, multiple storylines, schoolboy, nude girl, cyberbullying, bullying ...
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AlRawabi School for Girls (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Jordan
Duration: 291 min.
TV show
Story: The bullied outcasts at prestigious Al Rawabi School for Girls plot a series of risky takedowns to get back at their tormentors.
Style: suspenseful, captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense
Plot: bullying, bullying victim, girl, teenager, school, revenge, social outcast, high school life, vengeance, outcast, murder, mockery ...
Place: jordan
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Goldfish Club (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story: Irie plays Hiiragi Haru, a third-year high school student with no real interest in women or higher education, instead choosing to live his life idly. When he notices a first-year student named Harukawa Koto being bullied, he lends her a hand, and ...
Style: romantic, captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot: relationships, bullying, high school, school, love story, adolescence, classmate, teenager, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, classmate classmate relationship, teenage love, teen romance ...
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Asuka High School March! (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Nao Yoshino is a girl who fails the entrance exams of her target high school. She winds up enrolling in a technical high school called Kenritsu Asuka Kōgyō Kōkō, also known by the nickname "Asukō". Out of the 148 entering freshmen, ...
Style: captivating
Plot: high school, classmate classmate relationship, high school life, school, schoolgirl, relationships, teenage life, japanese schoolgirl, male camaraderie, teenager, teenage girl, classmate ...
Place: japan
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Guidance (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 6 min.
TV show
Story: The truth behind a series of scandalous photos of Miriam, the most popular girl in school, unfolds through weekly sessions with the school’s guidance counselor, Anna.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Audience: teen drama
Plot: high school, bullying, cybercrime, schoolgirl, high school life, teenager, teenage life, secret identity, uncover truth, teenage girl, social problems, girl
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Dear Edward (2023)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: A 12-year-old boy survives a plane crash that kills every other passenger on the flight, including his family. As he and others affected by the tragedy try to make sense of what happened, unexpected friendships, romances, and communities are formed.
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling
Plot: crash, plane crash, sole survivor, family relations, friendship, problem, friends, relationships, adolescence, life is a bitch, teenage life, teenager
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Backstage (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A group of “very talented” teenagers sing, dance, and perform their way to the top at the famous Keaton School of the Arts! From the disappointments of failure, to the new friendships and crowning achievements, being a student at Keaton means ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, entertaining, psychological
Audience: teen drama
Plot: dance school, school, friendship, relationship problems, adolescence, high school life, teenage life, schoolboy, teenager, friends, slice of life, high school ...
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28%
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The Female Teacher in Black (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story: Takakura Yuko (Eikura Nana) is an ordinary chemistry teacher at a famous government-run preparatory school by day. But at night, she is a super teacher who solves a variety of difficult problems rampant on the school grounds that require more than ...
Style: captivating, psychological
Plot: lifestyle, high school life, schoolgirl, school, teenager, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage life, japanese girl, relationship problems, japanese schoolgirl, japanese teenager, relationships
Place: japan
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The Queen's Classroom (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The Queen's Classroom is a live-action Japanese television drama about Maya Akutsu, a new teacher at Hanzaki Elementary School who strives for perfection and punishes her students in unorthodox manners. A 12 year old student, Kazumi Kanda, has ...
Style: captivating, psychological, suspense, disturbing
Plot: school, female teacher, teacher, relationships, teacher student relationship, life is a bitch, teachers and students, high school life, female protagonist, relationship problems, student, child abuse ...
Place: japan
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Otomen (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Otomen is a Japanese romantic comedy manga by manga artist Aya Kanno, which began in Bessatsu Hana to Yume in late 2006 and concluded on November 26, 2012. The series has been adapted into a live action TV drama. The series has been one of the ...
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling, dorama
Plot: high school, friendship, love, gender issues, gender, classmate, opposites attract, lifestyle, friends in love, secret, teenage protagonist, male female relationship ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Sharp (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Lee Ok Rim is 15 years old. She likes imaging and has bright personality. She is very frank about her feelings. She also knows that she is pretty and uses that. At home she is the second child who is placed between an older sister who studies well ...
Style: thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot: friendship, lifestyle, children, relationships, teenage life, teenager, school, schoolboy, adolescence, social problems, high school life, teenage protagonist
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24%
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What Goes On (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: What Goes On is an unaired drama series that was scheduled to air on Noggin's nighttime block, The N. The series explores "the emotional life of teens." Created by Sri Rao, the initial working title of the series was The Block. The ...
Style: thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot: teenager, teenage protagonist, friendship, relationships, love affair, children, relationship problems, lifestyle, grownups, family relations, family problems, teenage life
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24%
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Switched (2018)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: High schooler Ayumi's perfect world evaporates when her envious classmate Zenko somehow steals her body, her boyfriend and her life.
Style: dorama, tense, captivating, psychological, romantic ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: bullying, high school, body swapping, supernatural, obsession, switching bodies, body swap, school, student, love and romance, love, friendship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
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24%
Tokyo Bachelors (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Three Japanese men in their thirties and forties are professionals working in law, dentistry and banking. The friends are trusting of one another and enjoy each others' fellowship. Aside from that they are currently single. Something inside ...
Style: psychological, thrilling, captivating, entertaining
Plot: friendship, bachelor, japanese man, singleness, social problems, changing lives, lifestyle change, best friend, slice of life, friends, relationship problems, group of friends ...
Place: tokyo
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24%
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Umizaru (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot: coast guard, workplace situations, frogman, relationships, coworker, life is a bitch, male female relationship, scuba diving, long distance relationship, relationship problems, workplace, friendship ...
Place: japan
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If Time Flows Back (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling
Plot: friendship, changing lives, relationships, introspection, lifestyle change, broken heart, marital problem, relationship problems, life is a bitch, self discovery, couple relations, friends ...
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23%
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Girl's Revenge (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 81 min.
Story: At a birthday party, a sex video is filmed without consent and Ren Li-cha is the girl in the video. The clip circulates among the students and Li-cha is mocked and bullied as a result. Wu Yun-heng, a transfer student, went to the party with Li-cha. ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating, psychological
Plot: bullying, friendship, sex tape, high school, investigation, who done it, teenage life, problem, uncover truth, friends, high school life, teenager ...
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Mackerel Run (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Cha Gong-chan was able to enter the top private high school in the affluent Gangnam District, Myoung-mun High, because of his soccer skills. But when he quits the sport, he finds himself an outcast and starts cutting class. One day, a beautiful new ...
Style: captivating, romantic, disturbing, psychological
Plot: bullying, high school, school, japanese school, coping, in love, teenage love, love interest, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, lifestyle change, teenager ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Hard to Say I Love You (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Nakajima looks up to his father, who was a war photographer, but can only get a job as an assistant for gravure magazines. Mizuno is a provisional high school teacher, currently on probation. Nishimura is Mizuno's best friend, whose boyfriend ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, shoujo
Plot: friendship, social issues, life is a bitch, unplanned pregnancy, friends, blackmail, blackmailer, social network, life, pregnancy, social media, relationships
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23%
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Parfait Tic! (2018)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Fuko Kameyama is a first grade high school student and she has a bright personality. One day, cousins Daiya Shinpo and Ichi Shinpo move into an apartment upstairs from Fuko. Daiya has a bright smile. Ichi doesn't talk that much, but he has a ...
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling, romantic comedy, shoujo
Plot: love triangle, school, friends, in love, japanese schoolgirl, friendship, love affair, brother, couples, high school life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, brother brother relationship ...
Place: japan
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Thunder in My Heart (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story: 22-year-old Sigrid - nicknamed Sigge - and her group of friends are confronted with the unexpected demands of adulthood as they attempt to come to terms with their own identities, their passions, and the past.
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot: adolescence, coming of age, friendship, grownups, adolescence vs adulthood, lifestyle, relationship problems, male female relationship, friends, relationships, social problems, best friend ...
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22%
Ramen Loving Girl (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Koizumi is a mysterious and attractive high school student. But what most people don't know about her is that she's a ramen master who is always on the lookout for great ramen restaurants. Everyday, she goes hunting for real-life places ...
Style: feel good, semi serious, psychological, captivating, satirical
Plot: food, friendship, schoolgirl, japanese schoolgirl, slice of life, relationship problems, satire, social problems, female protagonist, school, publicity, restaurant ...
Place: japan
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22%
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Welcome to Reality (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: This dramatic series follows a group of troubled Mexican teens in their last year of school, coping with such challenges as drug abuse and sexual identity. In other words, growing up.
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, sincere, sentimental ...
Plot: family relations, friends, social relations, high school, society, youth, social issues, teenage life, friendship, teenage girl, teenager, high school life
Time: 21st century
Place: mexico, latin america
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22%
Komi Can't Communicate (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: It's Shouko Komi's first day at the prestigious Itan Private High School, and she has already risen to the status of the school's Madonna. With long black hair and a tall, graceful appearance, she captures the attention of anyone who ...
Style: semi serious, captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot: school, friend, student, high school, love, self doubt, social problems, uncertainty, teenage life, japanese schoolgirl, antisocial behavior, relationship problems ...
Place: japan
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21%
The Flatterer (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story: Story about Park Gun, who starts attending a high school full of troublemakers and former dropouts. ~~ Based on a webtoon of the same name.
Style: psychological, thrilling, captivating
Plot: teenager, student, school, rebellious youth, schoolboy, troubled youth, school bully, high school life, teenage love, teenage life, adolescence, female bully ...
Place: korea
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21%
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Plurals (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
TV show
Story: During a party Arianna has a relationship with her peer, Teo. In the following days, a wave of gossip and comments question the legitimacy of their relationship, leaving a question to be answered: what is the line between violence and consensus?
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological
Audience: teen drama
Plot: teenager, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, problem, relationships, social problems, life is a bitch, love affair, teenage life, tragic love, relationship problems, social issues, teenage love ...
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21%
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Friend Game (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: High school student Katagiri Yuichi cares about friendship more than money because of his mother’s teachings. One day, Yuichi and his close friends, Shiho, Tenji, Makoto and Yutori, are suddenly forced to participate in a mysterious game of wits ...
Style: enigmatic, suspense, captivating, psychological thriller, disturbing ...
Plot: game, friendship, high school, mind game, schoolboy, manipulative behavior, abduction, riddles and clues, showdown, schoolgirl, friends, manipulation ...
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The Underclass (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: After getting dropped from an elite program, a student gets tangled in the affairs of a high school gang while trying to find her own identity.
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological, dorama
Plot: high school life, high school gang, school club, school class, teenage protagonist, adolescence, teenage life, schoolboy, school, schoolgirl, teenager, lifestyle ...
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20%
Still, Life Goes On (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story: Fukami Hiroki's younger sister was killed by a friend. Hiroki then meets the killer's sister, Toyama Futaba, 15 years after the incident. Both of their families have been burdened with grief, but through their meeting they struggle to find ...
Style: captivating, psychological
Plot: family relations, grief, life is a bitch, family problems, coping, loss of sister, family life, life & death, relationships, male female relationship, loss of family member, loss of sibling ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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