15 Movies Like Paper Lives
Loved Paper Lives? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
#1
Summer House
Selin travels back in time at a summer house and finds herself in her mother's youth, changing her family's fate and rebuilding her own life.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Paper Lives.
#2
Two Worlds One Wish
Twenty-one years after a magical meeting at a children's hospital, Bilge and Can suddenly begin hearing each other's voices telepathically. What seems like a miracle soon reveals a hidden secret, as fate-reuniting them after decades-has much more in store.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Paper Lives.
#3
Miracle in Cell No. 7
Separated from his daughter, a father with an intellectual disability must prove his innocence when he is jailed for the death of a commander's child.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Paper Lives.
#4
The Unforgivable
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Paper Lives.
#5
Aşk Sadece Bir An
A young man and woman from very different backgrounds fall in love but their relationship faces obstacles from his troubled past and her overprotective parents.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Paper Lives.
#6
The Young One
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Paper Lives.
#7
Charm City Kings
Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the straight-and-narrow and a road filled with fast money and violence.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Paper Lives.
#8
Abandoned Man
After serving time in prison for his brother's crime, a man warily reunites with family, finding hope and healing in a life-changing bond with his niece.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Paper Lives.
#9
Hands of Stone
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Paper Lives.
#10
The Operative
A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler and her subject.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Paper Lives.
#11
Cooked
Chef and owner Sina Bora faces personal and professional challenges on one of his restaurant's busiest nights. His father's emergency surgery, staff tensions and his former mentor Renzo's plans to take over push Sina to make tough decisions.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Paper Lives.
#12
Yellow Letters
The marriage of Derya and Aziz is under pressure after losing their jobs because of state arbitrariness and moving to Istanbul to live with Aziz's parents. They and their 13-year-old daughter Ezgi have to redefine their way of life.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Paper Lives.
#13
Aşk Kırmızı
The film asks the question would have been triple love. Ferhat and Zeynep is a happily married couple. Karlıdağ outside of marriage appears happy couple, the first love of life remained in the years ahead will be turned upside down with the introduction of the Euphrates Nazlıgül again. Zeynep even a night encounter with the former love of her husband Nazlıgül powdery mildew that can not bear to be separated , and that is the love in his heart can not prevent the re-ignition.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Paper Lives.
#14
Ayla: The Daughter of War
In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his army base and out of harm’s way.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Paper Lives.
#15
Fig Jam
On a night of despair after being turned down continuously for the scripts he writes, Metin ends up in a bar where he meets a girl named Duygu. After spending the night together, she walks out in the morning before he wakes up and leaves only a short note. The next time they meet, Metin becomes curious about her secret and decides to follow her. What he finds out will be the beginning of an everlasting love.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Paper Lives.