Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Sonny

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

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#1
Tigerland

Tigerland

2000★ 6.6

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

A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971....

#2
No Mercy

No Mercy

1986★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sonny for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin....

#3
Dead Presidents

Dead Presidents

1995★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sonny for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. Wi...

#4
A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story

1984★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sonny for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Wash...

#5
Nighthawks

Nighthawks

1981★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sonny for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary....

#6
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

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

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

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