Top 10 Best Slice-of-Life Movies You Should Watch

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Call Me by Your Name (2017)

Call Me By Your Name - Trailer

• DIRECTOR: Luca Guadagnino

  WRITERS: Luca Guadagnino, James Ivory, Walter Fasano

  CAST: Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg,...

  DURATION: 2h10p

  GENRE: Drama, Romance, Coming-of-age, Slice of life

  EPISODES: 1

  STATUS: Complete

  RELEASE YEAR: 2017

  COUNTRY: Italy, USA, France, Brazil

Elio, a 17-year-old Jewish boy, lives with his Perlman grandparents in a villa in the Italian countryside. Elio's sensitive soul, heavenly musical talent and love of reading have made his life more peaceful than ever. Elio's life is suddenly changed by the arrival of Oliver, a tall, handsome 24-year-old student who is also Jewish, who arrives at Perlman's house at the invitation of Elio's father to assist him in his research. From there the 2 lives met, fascinated each other and spent a lot of time together, becoming 2 pieces that fit in the beloved summer of the early 1980s. Ancient and peaceful buildings and countryside bring a sense of nostalgia to viewers, and the desire to have the love of the 2 main characters, mixed in them are timid emotions because of social prejudice, family, friends.

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Our Beloved Summer (2021)

Our Beloved Summer - Trailer

• DIRECTOR: Kim Yoon-jin

  WRITER: Lee Na-eun

  CAST: Choi Woo-shik, Kim Da-mi, Kim Sung-cheol, Roh Jeong-eui,...

  DURATION: 60-70p

  GENRE: Rom-com, Coming-of-age, Slice of life

  EPISODES: 16

  STATUS: Complete

  RELEASE YEAR: 2021

  COUNTRY: South Korea
  Despite using the familiar school garden youth motif, the movie Our Beloved Summer still brings a fever for Korean movie nerds in 2021. The plot revolves around the couple Choi Woong and Kook Yeon-so, 2 people like 2 opposite pieces, she is the valedictorian and he is often ranked second. Fate allowed the two to co-star in a documentary, then become a couple, but the love affair ended after 5 years in regret. 10 years later, the film suddenly trended, two people met again, and then wrote an unfinished love story in the past.

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Anne With An E (2017)

Anne With An E - Trailer

• DIRECTOR: Moira Walley-Beckett

  WRITER: Moira Walley-Beckett

  CAST: Amybeth McNulty, Lucas Jade Zumann, Geraldine James,...

  DURATION: 44p

  GENRE: Coming-of-age, Historical drama, Slice of life

  EPISODES: 27 (3 seasons total)

  STATUS: Complete

  RELEASE YEAR: 2017

  COUNTRY: Canada
  Anne with an E is a Canadian television series based on Lucy Maud Montgomery's work on Anne of Green Gables. The story is set in the village of Avonlea, Canada in the nineteenth century. Everyone's life went on peacefully until little Anne Shirley with her hair as red as the sun appeared, although orphaned but always with a positive, bright, brave energy that brought a new breeze to the small village on Prince Edward Island. She was adopted by the Cuthbert family for one negligence. In addition, the problems of modern society are also clearly reproduced in the old context, causing many people to reflect and have a different view.

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Ròm (2019)

Ròm - Trailer

• DIRECTOR: Tran Thanh Huy

  WRITER: Tran Thanh Huy

  CAST: Tran Anh Khoa, Nguyen Phan Anh Tu, Wowy, Cat Phuong,...

  DURATION: 1h19p

  GENRE: Action, Drama, Slice of life

  EPISODES: 1

  STATUS: Complete

  RELEASE YEAR: 2019

  COUNTRY: Vietnam
  The film has nakedly depicted the hidden corners behind the luxury of the city, which are alleys with extremely difficult lives. Young Ròm, a "stork" in the old apartment complex, like many other people in the neighborhood, he entrusts his life to numbers with the desire to change his life and find his family again. The image of the flooded, sick Ròm Lam contrasts with the vivacity and playfulness of the children born on the street. The dark colors that are constantly included throughout the film are as subtextual as the lives of Ròm, Mr. Tu, Mrs. Ba, and Ms. Ghi,... In addition, many segments with powerful visual effects are sure to satisfy the viewer's eyes.

 

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Home: Itoshi no Zashiki Warashi (2012)

Home: Itoshi no Zashiki Warashi - Trailer

• DIRECTOR: Seiji Izumi

  WRITERS: Narito Kaneko, Hiroshi Ogiwara

  CAST: Yutaka Mizutani, Narumi Yasuda, Tatsuomi Hamada,...

  DURATION: 1h49p

  GENRE: Drama, Slice of life

  EPISODES: 1

  STATUS: Complete

  RELEASE YEAR: 2012

  COUNTRY: Japan
  Koichi Takahasi was working for a food company when he was told to move from Tokyo to a small village in Iwate and live with his family in a 200-year-old house. Fumiko, Koichi's wife, is unhappy with this sudden change and has difficulty blending in with her neighbors, while Azumi is bullied after transferring to a new school. Mrs. Sumiyo and young Tomoya love this place because of the fresh and beautiful scenery, and he can also play outdoors. Koichi gradually realizes that the family bond has become loose, but fortunately the arrival of Zashiki Warashi makes things gradually bond and go into orbit.

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