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10 Best Movies Like The Sun

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

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#1
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

1988★ 7.4

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

After being dumped by her lover, Pepa finds her life and the lives of those around her spiraling out of control in a deliciously chaotic series of events....

#2
You Kill Me

You Kill Me

2007★ 6.1

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

While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old...

#3
Superman vs. The Elite

Superman vs. The Elite

2012★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Sun for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The Man of Steel finds himself outshone by a new team of ruthless superheroes who hold his idealism in contempt....

#4
These Encounters of Theirs

These Encounters of Theirs

2006★ 6.4

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

These Encounters Of Theirs divides 10 non-professional actors into couples, then has them take turns in declaiming the Dialogues With Leuco, Cesare Pavese's abstract, philosophical...

#5
What Shall I Do With This Sword?

What Shall I Do With This Sword?

1975★ 6.3

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

By cross-editing footage of Portuguese workers protesting against NATO forces and various movies, Monteiro shows how one 'sword' can confront the army....

#6
Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

2014★ 6.5

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

In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend....