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10 Best Movies Like Fire Island '79

If you loved Fire Island '79, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

1976★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fire Island '79 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Monroe Stahr, a successful movie producer, pursues a beautiful and elusive young woman — all the while working himself to death....

#2
Sleeping with the Enemy

Sleeping with the Enemy

1991★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fire Island '79 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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....

#3
Buddy Buddy

Buddy Buddy

1981★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fire Island '79 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

During a high-profile Mafia testimony case in Riverside County, a hired killer checks into a hotel room near the courthouse, while his depressed neighbor contemplates suicide over ...

#4
Asthma

Asthma

2015★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fire Island '79 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young musician takes a beautiful tattoo artist on a ride in a stolen classic car....

#5
The Last Word

The Last Word

2008★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fire Island '79 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An odd-but-gifted poet, Evan Merck makes his living writing suicide notes for the soon-to-be departed. So when he meets Charlotte, the free-spirited sister of his latest client, Ev...

#6
Saltburn

Saltburn

2023★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fire Island '79 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltbur...

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