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10 Best Movies Like The Sweet East

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

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#1
For a Fistful of Fries

For a Fistful of Fries

2022★ 7.2

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

For several days, a team of police officers (backed by Judge Anne Gruwez, the revelation from their previous So Help Me God) sift through the evidence in a murder case that’s tough...

#2
Goodbye Julia

Goodbye Julia

2023★ 7.2

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

A retired singer from northern Sudan, Mona, burdened by guilt for covering up a man's death, hires his southern widow, Julia, as her maid. Unable to confess her role in the tragedy...

#3
We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie

We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie

2023★ 7.0

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

Three men, born in 1987, are from the yutori ("relaxed") generation, and they continue their attempts at finding love, friendship, and success. Masakazu Sakama stopped working for ...

#4
A Song Sung Blue

A Song Sung Blue

2024★ 6.2

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

Fifteen year-old Xian goes to live with her father while her mother, a doctor, takes a job in Africa. Soon, she becomes fascinated by her father's stepdaughter, a swaggering, liber...

#5
www.RachelOrmont.com

www.RachelOrmont.com

2025★ 7.0

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

Rachel doesn't realize she has grown up in captivity working for an advertising agency where her job is to assess Mommy 6.0 - her favorite pop star....

#6
The Way We Were

The Way We Were

1973★ 7.0

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

Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner, a feckless WASP. Years later, in the wake of World War II, they ...