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10 Best Movies Like Sunburn

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

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#1
Smiles of a Summer Night

Smiles of a Summer Night

1955★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sunburn for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly at...

#2
Cries and Whispers

Cries and Whispers

1972★ 7.9

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

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs....

#3
The Man Without a Past

The Man Without a Past

2002★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sunburn for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost his memory. Back on the streets...

#4
The Play House

The Play House

1921★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sunburn for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works....

#5
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sunburn for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#6
The Isle

The Isle

2000★ 6.9

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

Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love wi...