Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Setting Sun

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

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#1
Maria's Lovers

Maria's Lovers

1984★ 5.9

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

A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love....

#2
Dear John

Dear John

2010★ 6.8

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

While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eve...

#3
A Time to Love and a Time to Die

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958★ 7.2

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

A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II....

#4
The History of Love

The History of Love

2016★ 6.4

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

The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness....

#5
It Feels So Good

It Feels So Good

2019★ 6.5

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

When it rains it pours. Kenji divorced his wife, lost his job and his old squeeze Naoko is getting married back home in the north of Japan, specifically in Akita. He returns there ...

#6
Jacknife

Jacknife

1989★ 6.3

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

A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle ...

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