Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Sonny

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

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#1
Tigerland

Tigerland

2000★ 6.6

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

A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971....

#2
No Mercy

No Mercy

1986★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sonny for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin....

#3
Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962★ 6.8

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

Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago, whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. Chance r...

#4
Dead Presidents

Dead Presidents

1995★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sonny for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. Wi...

#5
The Chase

The Chase

1946★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sonny for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare....

#6
Nighthawks

Nighthawks

1981★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sonny for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary....

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