Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Under the Sun

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

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#1
The Mole: Undercover in North Korea

The Mole: Undercover in North Korea

2020★ 7.1

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

A real-life undercover thriller about two ordinary men who embark on an outrageously dangerous ten-year mission to penetrate the world's most secretive and brutal dictatorship: Nor...

#2
Beyond Utopia

Beyond Utopia

2023★ 7.8

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

A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom....

#3
Wormwood

Wormwood

2017★ 6.9

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

In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra....

#4
Life in a Day

Life in a Day

2011★ 7.2

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

A documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010....

#5
Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

2008★ 7.2

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

Going beyond the occasional news clip from Burma, the acclaimed filmmaker, Anders Østergaard, brings us close to the video journalists who deliver the footage. Though risking tortu...

#6
Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

2015★ 6.5

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

Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveilla...

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