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10 Best Movies Like Running on Sand

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

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#1
A Dog Year

A Dog Year

2009★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Running on Sand for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends hi...

#2
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Running on Sand for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#3
Above the Rim

Above the Rim

1994★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Running on Sand for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now empl...

#4
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play

Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play

2002★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Running on Sand for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The fireworks begin when Madea’s family gathers for her granddaughter’s wedding. As usual, Madea rules the roost, as she and her neighbor, the wacky Mr. Brown, deliver nonstop laug...

#5
Landline

Landline

2017★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Running on Sand for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair....

#6
SubUrbia

SubUrbia

1997★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Running on Sand for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults....

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