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10 Best Movies Like Sunshine State

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

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#1
Pain Hustlers

Pain Hustlers

2023★ 6.7

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

After losing her job, a single mom falls into a lucrative but ultimately dangerous scheme selling prescription drugs....

#2
Braven

Braven

2018★ 6.2

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

A logger defends his family from a group of dangerous drug runners....

#3
Safe Haven

Safe Haven

2013★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sunshine State for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her....

#4
The Substitute

The Substitute

1996★ 6.9

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

When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute...

#5
Body Brokers

Body Brokers

2021★ 6.2

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

Utah and his girlfriend Opal, are drug addicts living on the streets in rural Ohio. After getting recruited by body broker Wood and offered treatment in Los Angeles, Wood takes Uta...

#6
Brothers

Brothers

2015★ 6.6

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

The story of two brothers, Tom and Jake, and their problematic relationship....

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