“What are the best Slice Of Life Films ever made?” We looked at 147 of the top Slice Of Life films and ranked them so we could answer that very question!

The top 15 films, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Slice Of Life” movie lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 125+ movies, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.

Happy Scrolling!

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Top 15 Best Slice Of Life Movies

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15 .) A Good Year (2006) directed by Ridley Scott

Lists It Appears On:

• IMDB
• Ranker

Failed London banker Max Skinner inherits his uncle’s vineyard in Provence, where he spent many childhood holidays. Upon his arrival, he meets a woman from California who tells Max she is his long-lost cousin and that the property is hers.

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14 .) The Terminal (2004) directed by Steven Spielberg

Lists It Appears On:

• IMDB
• IMDB 2

Viktor Navorski is a man without a country; his plane took off just as a coup d’etat exploded in his homeland, leaving it in shambles, and now he’s stranded at Kennedy Airport, where he’s holding a passport that nobody recognizes. While quarantined in the transit lounge until authorities can figure out what to do with him, Viktor simply goes on living – and courts romance with a beautiful flight attendant.

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13 .) The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) directed by Gabriele Muccino

Lists It Appears On:

• IMDB 2
• Tatacliq

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he’s poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

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12 .) Spanglish (2004) directed by James L. Brooks

Lists It Appears On:

• IMDB
• IMDB 2

Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno finds housekeeping work with Deborah and John Clasky, a well-off couple with two children of their own. When Flor admits she can’t handle the schedule because of her daughter, Cristina, Deborah decides they should move into the Clasky home. Cultures clash and tensions run high as Flor and the Claskys struggle to share space while raising their children on their own, and very different, terms.

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11 .) The Last Picture Show (1971)

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart
• Reddit

High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating local beauty, Jacy, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach’s wife, Ruth. As graduation nears, both boys contemplate their futures. While Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business, each boy struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.

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10 .) Jerry Maguire

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart
• Tatacliq

Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he’s really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.

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9 .) Clannad (2007)

Lists It Appears On:

• Anime Impulse
• The Cinemaholic

Clannad is set in a high-school located in some Japanese town. Okazaki Tomoya is a third-year student who doesn’t take his studies seriously. Always late for class, he’s seen as a delinquent by the rest of his classmates who are busy preparing for their entrance examinations. Needless to say, he hasn’t too many close friends either.

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8 .) Chef (2014) directed by Jon Favreau

Lists It Appears On:

• IMDB
• Tatacliq

When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, he is left to figure out what’s next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen — and zest for life and love.

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7 .) Begin Again (2013) directed by John Carney

Lists It Appears On:

• IMDB
• Tatacliq

A long lost music producer finds a singer-songwriter right about the moment he has given up all hope on life.

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6 .) Tokyo Godfathers

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart
• Ranker

One Christmas Eve three people, a middle-aged alcoholic named Gin, a former drag queen Hana and a dependent runaway girl Miyuki, discover an abandoned newborn while looking through the garbage.

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5 .) As Good As It Gets

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart
• Ranker
• Tatacliq

New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.

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4 .) Hyouka (2012)

Lists It Appears On:

• Anime Impulse
• Goboiano
• The Cinemaholic

Oreki Houtarou gets a job at a swimming pool. Episode 11.5, an OVA bundled with the third volume of the manga.

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3 .) K-On! (2009)

Lists It Appears On:

• Anime Impulse
• Goboiano
• The Cinemaholic

Rock n’ Roll may never die, but the Sakuragoaka Girl’s High School Light Music Club might not be here to stay unless would-be drummer Ritsu Tainaka can find three more members to replace the graduated seniors. Determined to see that the beat goes on, Ritsu can get a little help from her friend Mio Akiyama on bass, and together they might be able to convince choir-inclined Tsumugi Kotobuki to join on the keyboards. But even then, they’ll still need a hero, preferably of the juke-box variety with stars in her eyes. Instead they find Yui Hirasawa, who’s looking for a club to join and who’s never held a guitar in her life. But when Yui does pick up a beat-up six-string, it feels good in her hands, and it doesn’t take long to understand that maybe she’s finally found a place where she belongs. Because you can’t stop the music when four girls share a dream, even if it’s something as crazy as someday playing at the famous Budokan. It’s going to be a long and winding road, but if they find their passion and follow their muse, they could go anywhere in K-ON!

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2 .) Usagi Drop (2011)

Lists It Appears On:

• Anime Impulse
• Goboiano
• The Cinemaholic

Daikichi learns that his recently deceased grandfather has an illegitimate daughter with an unknown mother. The girl’s name is Rin and she is just 6 years old. Everybody in Daikichi’s family looks at the girl as an embarrassment and wants no part of her. Daikichi, annoyed by his family’s attitude, decides to raise Rin by himself. Even though Daikichi himself has no experience raising a child and is still single. The movie is based on Yumi Unita’s popular manga series “Usagi Drop”.

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1 .) What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) directed by Lasse Hallström

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart
• IMDB 2
• Ranker
• Reddit

Gilbert has to care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life.

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The 125+ Additional Best Slice Of Life Movies

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#	Movies	Directors	Lists
16	4 Months, 3 Weeks and		Flick Chart
17	5 Centimeters Per Second		Flick Chart
18	A Time to Live, a Time to Die (1985)		Reddit
19	About a Boy		Flick Chart
20	Adventures of Power		Ranker
21	American Teen		Ranker
22	An Autumn Afternoon (1963)		Reddit
23	ARIA the Animaton		Goboiano
24	Aviya’s Summer		Reddit
25	Away We Go		Flick Chart
26	Azumanga Daioh		Goboiano
27	Before Sunrise		Tatacliq
28	Big Fish (2003)	Tim Burton	IMDB
29	Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (2011)		The Cinemaholic
30	Boyhood		Flick Chart
31	Byousoku 5 Centimeter (2007)		The Cinemaholic
32	Certified Copy		Flick Chart
33	Chibi Maruko-chan		Goboiano
34	Chocolat (2000)	Lasse Hallström	IMDB
35	Chungking Express		Reddit
36	Clerks		Reddit
37	Corrina, Corrina (1994)	Jessie Nelson	IMDB 2
38	Daily Lives of High School Boys		Goboiano
39	Departures		Ranker
40	Eat Pray Love (2010)	Ryan Murphy	IMDB
41	Eighth Grade		Flick Chart
42	Fluke (1995)	Carlo Carlei	IMDB 2
43	Forrest Gump (1994)	Robert Zemeckis	IMDB 2
44	Four Weddings and a Funeral		Flick Chart
45	Frances Ha		Flick Chart
46	Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)	Jon Avnet	IMDB 2
47	Fruits Basket (2001)		Anime Impulse
48	Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu		Goboiano
49	Genshiken		Goboiano
50	Gingitsune		Goboiano
51	Good Morning		Flick Chart
52	Good Will Hunting		Tatacliq
53	Great Teacher Onizuka (1999)		The Cinemaholic
54	Hanasaku Iroha		Goboiano
55	Happy-Go-Lucky		Flick Chart
56	Hidamari Sketch		Goboiano
57	Honey and Clover		Goboiano
58	I Can’t Understand What My Husband is Saying		Goboiano
59	Ichigo Mashimaro		Goboiano
60	Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)		Reddit
61	Julie & Julia (2009)	Nora Ephron	IMDB
62	Juno		Tatacliq
63	Keiko (1979)		Reddit
64	Kimi to Boku		Goboiano
65	Kiniro Mosai		Goboiano
66	La La Land (I) (2016)	Damien Chazelle	IMDB
67	Last Chance Harvey		Ranker
68	Last Holiday (2006)	Wayne Wang	IMDB
69	Late Spring (1949)		Reddit
70	Like Water for Chocolate (1992)	Alfonso Arau	IMDB
71	Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!		Goboiano
72	Lost In Translation		Tatacliq
73	Lucky Star		Goboiano
74	Mama’s Boy		Ranker
75	Mamma Mia! (2008)	Phyllida Lloyd	IMDB
76	Manchester by the Sea		Flick Chart
77	Meet Joe Black (1998)	Martin Brest	IMDB
78	Minami-ke		Goboiano
79	Minna no Ie (2001)		Reddit
80	Mushishi (2005)		The Cinemaholic
81	My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)	Joel Zwick	IMDB
82	My Blueberry Nights		Ranker
83	My Life in Ruins (2009)	Donald Petrie	IMDB
84	My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU		Goboiano
85	Natsume’s Book of Friends		Goboiano
86	Nebraska from Alexander Payne		Reddit
87	Nichijou		Goboiano
88	Now and Then (1995)	Lesli Linka Glatter	IMDB 2
89	Once		Flick Chart
90	One Week Friends		Goboiano
91	Ore Monogatari		Anime Impulse
92	Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)	Guillermo del Toro	IMDB
93	Pani Poni Dash!		Goboiano
94	Practical Magic (1998)	Griffin Dunne	IMDB
95	Pride & Prejudice (2005)	Joe Wright	IMDB
96	Raising Victor Vargas		Reddit
97	Sabrina (1995)	Sydney Pollack	IMDB
98	Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo (2012)		The Cinemaholic
99	Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei		Goboiano
100	School Rumble		Goboiano
101	Servant x Service		Goboiano
102	Shirokuma Cafe		Goboiano
103	Silver Spoon		Goboiano
104	So Ra No Wo To		Goboiano
105	Son of Rambow		Ranker
106	Spanglish		Ranker
107	Steel Magnolias (1989)	Herbert Ross	IMDB 2
108	Still Life (1974)		Reddit
109	Street Without End (1934)		Reddit
110	Suburbia		Reddit
111	Sweet Bean		Reddit
112	Sweet Lorraine		Ranker
113	Take Care, Red Riding Hood (1970)		Reddit
114	Tamako Market		Goboiano
115	Tari Tari		Goboiano
116	The Band’s Visit		Ranker
117	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)	John Madden	IMDB
118	The Boys from Fengkuei		Reddit
119	The Darjeeling Limited		Tatacliq
120	The Day After (2017)		Reddit
121	The End of Summer (1961)		Reddit
122	The Help (2011)	Tate Taylor	IMDB 2
123	The Holiday (2006)	Nancy Meyers	IMDB
124	The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)	Lasse Hallström	IMDB
125	The Intern (I) (2015)	Nancy Meyers	IMDB
126	The Last Word (2017)	Mark Pellington	IMDB
127	The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya		Anime Impulse
128	The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)	John Madden	IMDB
129	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)	Ben Stiller	IMDB
130	The War (1994)	Jon Avnet	IMDB 2
131	The Way (I) (2010)	Emilio Estevez	IMDB
132	The Wrestler		Flick Chart
133	Tokyo Story (1953)		Reddit
134	Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun		Anime Impulse
135	Toradora!		Anime Impulse
136	Tortilla Soup		Ranker
137	Umberto D.		Flick Chart
138	Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)	Audrey Wells	IMDB
139	Vicky Cristina Barcelona		Tatacliq
140	Waitress		Ranker
141	We Still Don’t Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day (2011):		The Cinemaholic
142	When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)		Reddit
143	When Did You Last See Your Father?		Ranker
144	Working Girl (1988)	Mike Nichols	IMDB
145	Working!!		Goboiano
146	Yellow Earth		Reddit
147	YuruYuri		Goboiano

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9 Best Slice Of Life Film Sources/Lists

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Source	Article
Anime Impulse	Top 10 Slice of Life & Comedy Anime
Flick Chart	The Best Slice Of Life Movies of All Time
Goboiano	35 of the Best Slice of Life Anime to Relax With
IMDB	My feel good / slice of life movie list
IMDB 2	Top 12 Slice of Life Movies
Ranker	Best PG-13 Slice Of Life Story Movies
Reddit	Best “slice of life” movies? : movies
Tatacliq	10 Slice of Life Movies to Prepare You for Dear Zindagi
The Cinemaholic	12 Best Slice of Life Anime of All Time