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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
Tótem

Tótem

2023★ 6.8

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

In a bustling Mexican household, seven-year-old Sol is swept up in a whirlwind of preparations for the birthday party for her father, Tona, led by her mother, aunts, and other rela...

#2
Sundays

Sundays

2025★ 7.1

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

17-year-old Ainara is a student at a Catholic secondary school, and is about to take her final year exams and choose her future university course. To everyone’s surprise, this bril...

#3
The Miracle of Marcelino

The Miracle of Marcelino

1955★ 7.4

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

Left on the doorstep of a monastery as an infant, Marcelino was raised by the monks. He was well-cared for but lonely and missed having a mother. One day he found a special friend ...

#4
Don de Dios

Don de Dios

2005★ 7.5

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

Tepito is a neighborhood of Mexico City, where the dreams of many destitute people become real. But Tepito is also run by organized crime and corrupt politicians, impunity reigns a...

#5
The King of Havana

The King of Havana

2015★ 6.9

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

Recently escaped from reformatory, Reinaldo struggles to get by in the streets of Havana in the late 90s, one of the worst decades for Cuban society. Hopes, disillusionment, rum, g...

#6
Sujo

Sujo

2024★ 6.8

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

When a hitman is murdered, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence stalks Sujo at every stage of his life. As he grows into a man, Sujo will disco...

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