Movies Similar to Live well

Don't Worry, I'm Fine(2006)

A 19-year-old searches for her twin brother after he runs away from home, following a fight with their father.

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story(1987)

The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.

A l'Aube d'un Renouveau(2023)

In this farewell letter to Ana (aka Anorexia), I reveal the suffering associated with this illness. I express my desire to regain my freedom and vitality by sharing not only my progress but also my relapses. Through the interweaving of drawings and poetry, I share this quest for reconstruction, which I hope will help raise awareness of this mental illness and bring a little hope to people affected by it and those around them.

Briciole(2005)

Point De Départ(2023)

At a prestigious performing arts school, a teenage male ballet dancer desires to be at the top of his class while refusing to listen to his body.

Body(2015)

A busy attorney, worried that his anorexic daughter Olga, who is still grieving her recently deceased mother, might try to harm herself, sends her to see a psychiatrist who's dealing with her own loss in an unusual way.

Empty(2015)

An award winning short social realist drama which follows Keira, as she struggles to live her normal day to day life while suffering from the effects of an eating disorder.

Skinny World

'Skinny World' is a drama about the effects of eating disorders. A young girl (Mona) suffering from anorexia lives to write this story, and gives an insight into the thought processes involved with daily events and choices. Giving particular insight to the hidden depths and actions taken to hide Mona's anorexia.

My Friend Ana(2023)

Myla is a young, isolated girl on a journey with Anorexia. Myla meets Ana at school, promising to be her best friend. As the time goes on, Myla has to decide whether her life or her newfound friendship is more important.

Hollow(2016)

Love can't fill every need, and love can't make problems vanish. Struggling with her own image and self worth, Esther's secret daily struggle with Anorexia reaches a breaking point.

Catherine(1988)

The true story of Catherine Dunbar's struggle with anorexia, that began when she was 15.

A l'Aube d'un Renouveau(2023)

In this farewell letter to Ana (aka Anorexia), I reveal the suffering associated with this illness. I sincerely express my deep desire to regain my freedom and vitality by sharing not only my progress but also my relapses. Through the interweaving of drawings and poetry, I share this quest for reconstruction, which I hope will help raise awareness of this mental illness and bring a little hope to people affected by it and those around them.

Paula(2023)

At only fourteen years old, Paula hates her body. In an attempt to express what she feels, Paula creates a blog and becomes part of a large virtual community that shares her problems. Shelter in anonymity, she uploads content recorded with her cell phone, exposing her friends and family. The feeling of belonging blinds Paula, who begins to walk a lonely path in which bulimia and anorexia lurk as alternatives in the search for self-acceptance.

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story(1996)

Story about a runner whose bulimia and anorexia threatens both her dream of competing in the Olympics and her marriage to Denver's mayor.

From Reading Flaubert on a Gray Day(1997)

This is the visit to an exhibition of painting and photography with the help of a girl named Claudia, and a sickness called Anorexia.

For the Records(2015)

Told through three first person narratives, For The Records takes its audience on a journey into lived experience of psychological disorders, particularly OCD, ADD, and Anorexia Nervosa.

More Than a Disorder(2023)

Two young married adults with differing eating disorders share their experiences, insights, and stories of struggles, social expectations, misconceptions, and recovery.

Nocturnes(2018)

TES is coming out of anorexia. The rise to the surface is difficult, the body is disordered, no longer responds in the same way. Eat again is to accept to lose control. It is both regaining strength and accepting its vulnerability. But the game is worth the candle.

Beautifully Damaged(2013)

A young girls struggle with anorexia and the death of her mother, and her strained relationship with her father.

Mother's Death Anniversery(2018)

A young woman suffering from anorexia goes back home and reconnects with her family on her mother's anniversary of death.