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10 Best Movies Like Under the Stars

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

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#1
Urchin

Urchin

2025★ 6.6

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

Mike, a rough sleeper in London, is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Along the way, he encounters unexpected chances for a fresh start...

#2
Heaven Knows What

Heaven Knows What

2015★ 6.5

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

A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random....

#3
Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

2000★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Under the Stars for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep....

#4
Queer

Queer

2024★ 6.6

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

In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton,...

#5
Less Than Zero

Less Than Zero

1987★ 6.4

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

A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit....

#6
Trainspotting

Trainspotting

1996★ 8.0

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

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane...

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