Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Race the Sun

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

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#1
Dear Eleanor

Dear Eleanor

2016★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Race the Sun for fans of Adventure & Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two teenage girls travel across the U.S. in 1962, during the chaos of the Cuban missile crisis, in search of Eleanor Roosevelt....

#2
Finding ʻOhana

Finding ʻOhana

2021★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Race the Sun for fans of Adventure & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two Brooklyn siblings' summer in a rural Oahu town takes an exciting turn when a journal pointing to long-lost treasure sets them on an adventure, leading them to reconnect with th...

#3
Donovan's Reef

Donovan's Reef

1963★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Race the Sun for fans of Adventure & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After her great aunt's death, a high-society woman arrives on a Hawaiian island in search of the heir - the father she has never met....

#4
Just Go with It

Just Go with It

2011★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Race the Sun for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

While romancing Palmer, a much younger schoolteacher, plastic surgeon Danny Maccabee enlists his loyal assistant Katherine to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cove...

#5
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

1996★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Race the Sun for fans of Adventure & Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When the pets accidentally get separated from their vacationing owners, Chance, Shadow, and Sassy navigate the mean streets of San Francisco, trying to find their home across the G...

#6
Recess: School's Out

Recess: School's Out

2001★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Race the Sun for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quickly sets in when his friends leave for camp — until T.J. uncovers an evil plot t...

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