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10 Best Movies Like I Love The Sun

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

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#1
One Million Yen Girl

One Million Yen Girl

2008★ 7.1

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

A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one know...

#2
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#3
Mai Mai Miracle

Mai Mai Miracle

2009★ 7.0

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

Inspired by her grandfather's stories, young Shinko embarks on wild flights of fancy about the history of the little town she lives in. But dreams can't fend off the realities of g...

#4
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 7.0

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

#5
The Short History of the Long Road

The Short History of the Long Road

2019★ 7.0

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

Nola grew up living in a van with her father, Clint—two nomads against the world. When tragedy strikes, Nola must confront the reality of life on the road alone, learning to own he...

#6
The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

1983★ 7.5

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

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their ...

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