20 best movies like The Tree of Life (2011)

List of the best movies like The Tree of Life (2011): Mr. Nobody, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Let Me In, The Good Place, Jamie Marks Is Dead, Meet Joe Black, Nine Days, What Dreams May Come, The Dust Factory, Cats.

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Markimdb: 7.8
Genrefantastic, fantasy, melodrama, drama
CountryBelgium, Germany, Canada, France, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, USA
Duration02:18

    Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrefantasy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl, lives with her father, Wink in 'the Bathtub', a southern Delta community at the edge of the world. Wink’s tough love prepares her for the unraveling of the universe—for a time when he’s no longer there to protect her. When Wink contracts a mysterious illness, nature flies out of whack—temperatures rise, and the ice caps melt, unleashing an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs. With the waters rising, the aurochs coming, and Wink’s health fading, Hushpuppy goes in search of her lost mother.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:55

    A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. A remake of the movie “Let The Right One In” which was an adaptation of a book.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:19

    Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrefantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    No one seemed to care about Jamie Marks until after his death. Hoping to find the love and friendship he never had in life, Jamie’s ghost visits former classmate Adam McCormick, drawing him into the bleak world between the living and the dead.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:58

    When the grim reaper comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish, he arrives with a proposition: Host him for a "vacation" among the living in trade for a few more days of existence. Parrish agrees, and using the pseudonym Joe Black, Death begins taking part in Parrish's daily agenda and falls in love with the man's daughter. Yet when Black's holiday is over, so is Parrish's life.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrefantasy, drama
    CountryUSA

    A reclusive man conducts a series of interviews with human souls for a chance to be born.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, New Zealand
    Duration01:53

    Chris Neilson dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife, Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantasy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

    Ryan is a teenager who lacks the ability to speak. One day, Ryan falls off a bridge and he finds himself transported to a strange fantasy world where he encounters his Grandpa Randolph (Armin Mueller-Stahl) and a pretty girl named Melanie (Hayden Panettiere); together, Ryan and Melanie learn to help one another with their problems, and they both discover the wisdom they can gain from elders like Grandpa Randolph.

    Markimdb: 2.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, musical
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan

    A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrefantasy, drama, history
    CountryUSA, Indonesia
    Duration01:47

    At an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to choose which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrefantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA

    Identical twin brothers become hybrid A.I (artificial intelligence) entities, yet torn in different directions to achieve justice for humanity.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    A 14 year old genius gets rejected by Harvard and ends up at a much lower ranked school where he makes friends with a mature student.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:34

    Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    Upon her untimely death, a workaholic finds herself in training to be a Christmas Angel in Heaven. Despite being the worst recruit in the history of Christmas, she’s assigned a hard luck case. As she’s forced to help solve his problems, she’ll start to discover the meaning of Christmas and maybe even fall in love along the way.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus, who's just trying to survive her first year of high school. Through all the ups and downs of childhood, Ramona and Beezus learn that anything's possible when you believe in yourself and rely on each other.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:00

    The story is about Amber, a mean popular girl who gets electrocuted and dies and is not allowed to enter into heaven unless she helps the least popular girl in school become Prom Queen within a week, but things do not go as planned.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Germany
    Duration01:33

    Adèle and her daughter Sarah are traveling on the Welsh coastline to see her husband James when Sarah disappears. A different but similar looking girl appears who says she died in a past time. Adèle tries to discover what happened to her daughter as she is tormented by Celtic mythology from the past.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom
    Duration01:34

    While on Christmas break, college student Michael journeys to Quebec City to spend time with his attractive girlfriend, Gabriella. Not long after he arrives, Gabriella breaks up with him, but her two equally gorgeous sisters waste no time showing romantic interest. In the meantime, Michael is left to deal with Gabriella's eccentric grandmother and offbeat father, an academic who spends most of his time naked.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:17

    Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryNew Zealand, USA, Germany
    Duration03:07

    In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, France, India
    Duration02:07

    The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:09

    A supernatural thriller centered on three people -- a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy -- who are touched by death in different ways.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:43

    Truman Burbank is the star of "The Truman Show", a 24-hour-a-day "reality" TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life -- live and in color -- without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for consumption by the rest of the world. And everyone he knows -- including his wife and his best friend -- is really an actor, paid to be part of his life.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrefantasy, drama, military
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    Hannah Stern, an American-born Jewish adolescent, is uninterested in the culture, faith and customs of her relatives; however, Hannah begins to revaluate her heritage when she has a supernatural experience that transports her back to a Nazi death camp in 1941. There, she meets a young girl named Rivkah, a fellow captive in the camp. As Rivkah and Hannah struggle to survive in the face of daily atrocities, they form an unbreakable bond.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    Lucy Chadman (Shelley Long) chokes to death and is resurrected by her loopy sister Zelda (Judith Ivey) on the one year anniversary of her death. Lucy, of course, does not believe she has actually been dead and thinks it is an elaborate hoax until she goes to her apartment and discovers her husband (Corbin Bernsen) married to her gold digging best friend, Kim (Sela Ward).

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryCanada, USA

    When George and her colleagues get a new boss whose focus is on moving souls quickly and enjoying life without consequences, the team begins to break the strict reaper rules. While her friends fall victim to their desires for money, success, and fame, George breaks another rule by revealing her true identity to her living family.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:18

    A human child raised by wolves, must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his own origins.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, China
    Duration02:22

    When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all the while keeping The Bye Bye Man's existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration01:54

    When guardian angel Seth -- who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles -- becomes captivated by Maggie, a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a mortal life with his beloved. The couple embarks on a tender but forbidden romance spanning heaven and Earth.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, short
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:08

    Immediately after his death, the victim of a car crash gets answers to every question he's ever had about his life, including the most import one of all - what did it all mean?

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Hungary
    Duration02:30

    Lucinda Price is sent to a reform academy under the assumption that she has killed a boy. There, she meets two mysterious boys, Cam and Daniel, to whom she feels drawn to both. But as the love triangle unfurls, it is Daniel that Luce cannot keep herself away from, and things begin to take a darker turn when she finds out his true identity.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    Posing for a portrait, Dorian Gray talks with Lord Henry Wotton, who says that men should pursue their sensual longings, but laments that only the young get to do so. Taken with the idea, Dorian imagines a scenario in which the painting will age as he stays youthful. His wish comes true, and his boyish looks aid him as he indulges his every whim. But when a stunning revelation forces him to see what he's become, Dorian faces some very dangerous questions.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrefantasy, drama
    CountryUSA

    A re-imagining of "Peter Pan" from the point of view of Wendy Darling, who finds herself lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued. She must fight to save her family, her freedom and the joyous spirit of youth.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:51

    Harassed by classmates who won't accept his shocking appearance, a shy young man known as "Powder" struggles to fit in. But the cruel taunts stop when Powder displays a mysterious power that allows him to do incredible things. This phenomenon changes the lives of all those around him in ways they never could have imagined.

    Markimdb: 3.2
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA

    Shipwrecked castaways stumble upon the mysterious island of Caprona in the Bermuda Triangle, confronting man-eating dinosaurs and a stranded German U-Boat crew while trying to escape.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

    A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

    A businessman is reunited with the four lost souls who were his guardian angels during childhood, all with a particular purpose to joining the afterlife.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:39

    Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when a tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. After his high-school classmate Tess returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. And as he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrefantasy, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Spain, USA
    Duration02:30

    A boy imagines a monster that helps him deal with his difficult life and see the world in a different way.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrefantasy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:00

    On his 83rd birthday, Eddie (Voight), a war vet and a maintenance worker at the Ruby Pier amusement park, dies while trying to save a girl who is sitting under a falling ride. When he awakens in the afterlife, he encounters five people with ties to his corporeal existence who help him understand the meaning of his life.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    When madly in love high school graduates Riley and Chris are separated by a tragic car accident, Riley blames herself for her boyfriend's death while Chris is stranded in limbo. Miraculously, the two find a way to connect. In a love story that transcends life and death, both Riley and Chris are forced to learn the hardest lesson of all: letting go.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantasy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and comes back to life as a dog. Remembering some of who he was, he returns to his wife and son to protect them from the man who caused his accident. But, as time goes by, he remembers more of his life, and realizes he wasn't such a good husband and father.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Natalie Babbitt's award winning book for children comes to the screen in a lavish adaptation from Walt Disney Pictures. Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is a girl in her early teens growing up in the small rural town of Winesap in 1914. Winnie's parents (Victor Garber and Amy Irving) are loving but overprotective, and Winnie longs for a life of greater freedom and adventure.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantasy, drama, adventure, family
    CountryGermany, Australia, USA
    Duration01:41

    Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts -- Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander -- crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrefantasy, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

    London, 1843. Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old man, despises the Christmas holiday. Over the course of Christmas Eve night he is visited by three ghosts to show him his past, present and future.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets Hell's standards. Convinced he is where he belongs, Henry recounts his life's deeds, both good and bad, including an act of indiscretion during his 25-year marriage to his wife, Martha, with the hope that "His Excellency" will arrive at the proper judgment.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrethriller, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:47

    Two siblings discover a supernatural escape from a troubled home, but find their bond tested when reality threatens to tear their family apart.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Japan, Hungary
    Duration01:59

    Based on the original 1941 movie from Japan, and from ancient Japan’s most enduring tale, the epic 3D fantasy-adventure 47 Ronin is born. Keanu Reeves leads the cast as Kai, an outcast who joins Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), the leader of the 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honor to their homeland, the warriors embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, family, documentary
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:27

    At three years old, a chatty, energetic little boy named Owen Suskind ceased to speak, disappearing into autism with apparently no way out. Almost four years passed and the only stimuli that engaged Owen were Disney films. Then one day, his father donned a puppet—Iago, the wisecracking parrot from Aladdin—and asked “what’s it like to be you?” And poof! Owen replied, with dialogue from the movie. Life, Animated tells the remarkable story of how Owen found in Disney animation a pathway to language and a framework for making sense of the world.




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