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10 Best Movies Like Tears of the Sun

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

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#1
Hart's War

Hart's War

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tears of the Sun for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When Col. William McNamara is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he's determined to keep on fighting even from behind enemy lines. Enlisting the help of a young lieutena...

#2
Bandits

Bandits

2001★ 6.3

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

After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfo...

#3
Day of the Wacko

Day of the Wacko

2002★ 7.6

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

It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from director Marek Koterski's previous ...

#4
Sune's Summer

Sune's Summer

1993★ 6.5

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

It's summer and Sune Andersson's family is planning a holiday in Greece. Sune's father, Rudolf is sulking because then he won't be able to go on his beloved fishing trip. But after...

#5
Shake Hands with the Devil

Shake Hands with the Devil

2007★ 7.2

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

In 1993, Canadian Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire was sent by the United Nations to Rwanda as commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). Its mission,...

#6
Defiance

Defiance

2008★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tears of the Sun for fans of War & Action & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. Th...