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10 Best Movies Like The Midday Sun

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

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#1
Sergio

Sergio

2020★ 6.6

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

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most tr...

#2
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958★ 6.8

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

All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not qualified to be sent there as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn the m...

#3
7 Women

7 Women

1965★ 6.4

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

In a mission in China in 1935, a group of women are preyed on by Mongolian bandits, led by Warlord chief Tunga Khan....

#4
Lady Driver

Lady Driver

2020★ 6.4

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

When a rebellious teen embarks on a solo summer journey to connect with her roots, she finds herself in a new world, geared up for the ride of her life, and discovers she had the d...

#5
Crimes of Passion

Crimes of Passion

1984★ 6.3

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

Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopa...

#6
Battle of the Year

Battle of the Year

2013★ 6.8

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

A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Ame...

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