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10 Best Movies Like Shoot the Sun Down

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

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#1
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

1985★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shoot the Sun Down for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world....

#2
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

2010★ 6.2

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

Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst o...

#3
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shoot the Sun Down for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams....

#4
Jason X

Jason X

2001★ 4.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shoot the Sun Down for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In the year 2455, Old Earth is now a contaminated planet abandoned for centuries -- a brown world of violent storms, toxic landmasses and poisonous seas. Yet humans have returned t...

#5
Star Trek: Nemesis

Star Trek: Nemesis

2002★ 6.3

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

En route to the honeymoon of William Riker to Deanna Troi on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise receives word from Starfleet ...

#6
Paranormal Activity 4

Paranormal Activity 4

2012★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shoot the Sun Down for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

It has been five years since the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, and a suburban family witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman and a mysterious child move in....