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10 Best Movies Like Sunset Boulevard

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

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#1
Sudden Fear

Sudden Fear

1952★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sunset Boulevard for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leading man. On a train from New Yor...

#2
The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

1975★ 6.4

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

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an ...

#3
Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

1997★ 7.6

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

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner disc...

#4
Bad Influence

Bad Influence

1990★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sunset Boulevard for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michae...

#5
The Last Movie Star

The Last Movie Star

2018★ 6.5

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

An aging screen icon gets lured into accepting an award at a rinky-dink film festival in Nashville, Tenn., sending him on a hilarious fish-out-of-water adventure and an unexpectedl...

#6
The Hero

The Hero

2017★ 6.1

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

Lee, a former Western film icon, is living a comfortable existence lending his golden voice to advertisements and smoking weed. After receiving a lifetime achievement award and une...

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