15 Movies Like Hotsunlight
Loved Hotsunlight? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
#1
Stalker
Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hotsunlight.
#2
Death Wish
A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hotsunlight.
#3
The Deer Hunter
Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hotsunlight.
#4
Russian Nymphet: Temptation
A Russian teen turns the tables on her fashion photographer. Suddenly he doesn't like being the one on camera!
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hotsunlight.
#5
Come and See
The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hotsunlight.
#6
The Ascent
During a freezing WWII winter, two Soviet partisans on a mission to gather food contend with the temperature, the occupying Germans, and their own psyches.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hotsunlight.
#7
Born on the Fourth of July
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hotsunlight.
#8
Fib the Truth
A couple in love spends time away from civilization, but the sudden arrivals of the younger sister and then the girl's ex-boyfriend violate the country idyll.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hotsunlight.
#9
Iron Mask
Commissioned to map the Far East territories of the Russian Empire, cartographer Jonathan Green sets off on a long journey of unbelievable adventures—making breath-taking discoveries and meeting mysterious creatures, Chinese princesses, deadly masters of oriental martial arts, and even the King of Dragons.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hotsunlight.
#10
The Star Inspector
A commander of the Russian space police begins looking for the capitalist space pirates who have been wreaking intergalactic havoc upon the surrounding planets.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hotsunlight.
#11
Two Prosecutors
In 1937, amidst Stalin's Great Terror, a newly appointed prosecutor for the USSR is made aware of alleged corruption in the Secret Police, and takes it upon himself to investigate.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hotsunlight.
#12
Fidelity
A successful obstetrician living a seemingly stable married life begins to question her relationship when emotional and physical intimacy fades. Suspecting her husband of betrayal, she seeks connection elsewhere, stepping into a hidden world that offers desire, control, and escape. As she navigates this parallel existence, the boundaries between loyalty, loneliness, and self-discovery slowly begin to blur.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hotsunlight.
#13
Naughty
In order to prevent the construction of a skyscraper in an urban forest, Elya, a young environmental activist, accepts a challenge from the mega wealthy developer: If after spending seven days with him, she doesn't fall for him, he'll stop the project. During this time of luxury and passion, Elya becomes increasingly attracted to him.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hotsunlight.
#14
Katka's Reinette Apples
A young country girl who becomes an apple seller is seduced and abandoned. She finds a protector but when he is arrested for theft she finds honest work in a factory.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hotsunlight.
#15
Invasion
Two years after the fall of the alien ship, the life of a young woman from Moscow has been changed forever. Her growing powers are now at the focus of both human and celestial investigation: an alien force takes an interest in her, and will stop short of nothing, including an invasion. Can love and compassion save humanity, when faced with a much greater and more demanding test this time?
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hotsunlight.