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10 Best Movies Like Empire of the Sun

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

#1
Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express

2008★ 6.6

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

A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder....

#2
The Color Purple

The Color Purple

1985★ 7.7

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

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marrie...

#3
A Room with a View

A Room with a View

1986★ 6.9

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

When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation....

#4
The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

1984★ 7.5

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

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. Wh...

#5
JFK

JFK

1991★ 7.6

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

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison....

#6
First Cow

First Cow

2020★ 7.1

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

In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous s...