Movies Like Death Saved My Life (2021)

Death Saved My Life is a 2021 drama, tv movie, thriller film from Seth Jarrett with a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with When the Bough Breaks and Wandering Eye.

Drama TV Movie Thriller

When the Bough Breaks

2016

A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.

5.8

MagicScore

Wandering Eye

2011

Neglected by her workaholic husband, a young wife, Maren Abbott, meets a man through Wandering Eye - a networking website designed to facilitate extramarital liaisons. Charming as he is, she realizes she can't go through with the affair. When he is found brutally murdered in their hotel room, infidelity is the least of Maren's worries as she finds herself in the cross-hairs of a serial killer who uses the website to trawl for his next victims.

5.2

MagicScore

Sleeping with the Enemy

1991

A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.

6.5

MagicScore

The Color Purple

2023

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

7.0

MagicScore

'Til Death Do Us Part

2017

Michael and Madison Roland planned to spend the rest of their lives together, but Michael's controlling ways turn their perfect marriage into an abusive roller-coaster ride that no woman could survive. With the help of her best friend, Madison fakes her death to escape and start a new life — but soon realizes it's impossible to outwit her obsessive husband.

5.9

MagicScore

35 and Ticking

2011

Victoria, Zenobia, Cleavon, and Phil are all friends approaching the age of 35 and struggling to build the families they've always dreamed of. While Zenobia is still looking for a man, Victoria is married to a man who doesn't want children. Cleavon, meanwhile, is too geeky to get a woman, and Phil is already married with children, but his wife is not very interested in being a mother. All four of them try to rectify their romantic lives and futures while their biological clocks tick away.

5.4

MagicScore

Enough

2002

Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she discovers Mitch's hidden possessive dark side, a controlling and abusive alter ego that can turn trust, love and tranquility into terror. Terrified for her child's safety, Slim flees with her daughter. Relentless in his pursuit and enlisting the aid of lethal henchmen, Mitch continually stalks the prey that was once his family.

6.7

MagicScore

Another Happy Day

2011

A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into the center of touchy family dynamics.

5.5

MagicScore

The Lovers

2017

The separation of a long married couple goes awry when they fall for each other again.

5.4

MagicScore

#10

No One Would Tell

2018

Single mom Laura Collins has had a history of rocky relationships, so when her daughter Sarah begins dating the popular and charismatic Rob, Laura is thrilled with what she sees. But it soon becomes clear that Rob has a darker, possessive side. Then Sarah goes missing.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

America's Sweethearts

2001

In the midst of a nasty public breakup of married movie stars, a studio publicist scrambles to put a cap on the escalating situation as the couple's latest film has found it's only print kidnapped by the director.

5.7

MagicScore

#12

Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot

2024

Led by Donna and Reverend W.C. Martin, 22 families from a rural Black church in the small East Texas town of Possum Trot adopt 77 of the most difficult-to-place kids in the foster system and kickstart a movement in the process.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

Bread and Tulips

2000

An endearing light comedy about a woman who spontaneously becomes a resident of Venice after her family left her behind. While enjoying the wonderful people she meets she achieves a new life and the first time independent of her family.

7.1

MagicScore

#14

Father Mother Sister Brother

2025

Estranged siblings reunite after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

Baby Boy

2001

The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitments of real life. Streetwise and jobless, he has not only fathered two children by two different women-Yvette and Peanut but still lives with his own mother. He can't seem to strike a balance or find direction in his chaotic life.

7.1

MagicScore

#16

Brad's Status

2017

Although Brad has a satisfying career, a sweet wife and a comfortable life in suburban Sacramento, things aren't quite what he imagined during his college glory days. When he accompanies his musical prodigy son on a university tour, he can't help comparing his life with those of his four best college friends who seemingly have more wealthy and glamorous lives. But when circumstances force him to reconnect with his former friends, Brad begins to question whether he has really failed or if their lives are actually more flawed than they appear.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

Minding the Gap

2018

Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.

7.7

MagicScore

#18

Watch Your Back

2015

A woman and her husband become increasingly scared as an anonymous person begins stalking their family.

4.9

MagicScore

#19

Bedevilled

2010

A disillusioned Seoul woman visits a remote island to reconnect with a childhood friend, only to find her trapped in an oppressive cycle of physical, mental, and sexual abuse. As tensions escalate, the situation spirals into a harrowing tale of survival and retribution.

7.2

MagicScore

#20

What's Love Got to Do with It

1993

Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Death Saved My Life?

The top films similar to Death Saved My Life by MovieMagicScore are When the Bough Breaks (5.8), Wandering Eye (5.2), Sleeping with the Enemy (6.5). Each shares drama/tv movie/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Death Saved My Life worth watching?

Death Saved My Life holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10 from 34 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Death Saved My Life?

Death Saved My Life (2021) is a drama, tv movie, thriller film directed by Seth Jarrett, starring Meagan Good, Chiké Okonkwo, La'Myia Good.

Where can I find more recommendations like Death Saved My Life?

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About movies like Death Saved My Life

This ranked list pairs Death Saved My Life (2021), a drama and tv movie and thriller film from Seth Jarrett, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Meagan Good take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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