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10 Best Movies Like Sunny Daze

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

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#1
Brazilian Western

Brazilian Western

2013★ 6.3

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

When João goes to Brazil in search of a better life, he meets punk music enthusiast Maria and falls in love with her. But his involvement in the local drug trade makes him the targ...

#2
The Insider

The Insider

1999★ 7.5

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

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco....

#3
Thesis on a Homicide

Thesis on a Homicide

2013★ 6.3

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

Roberto is a Law professor whose life is thrown into chaos when he becomes convinced that one of his best students has committed a brutal murder. Determined to uncover the truth, h...

#4
The Punch Bowl

The Punch Bowl

1944★ 7.2

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

Writer Johannes Pfeiffer who goes undercover as a student in a high school after his friends told him that he missed out on a great life experience since he was home schooled....

#5
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

1974★ 7.2

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

While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power....

#6
The Beautiful Person

The Beautiful Person

2008★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sunny Daze for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In the wake of her mother's tragic death, French teenager Junie transfers to a different high school. Though Junie lives mostly inside her own head, her beauty and stoicism win her...