15 Movies Like People in the Sun
Loved People in the Sun? 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
Sentimental Value
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to People in the Sun.
#2
The Ugly Stepsister
In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, Agnes, and she will go to any length to catch the Prince’s eye.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to People in the Sun.
#3
The Worst Person in the World
The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to People in the Sun.
#4
Desperate Living
After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked People in the Sun.
#5
Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years
In what might be his most personal and introspective hour yet, Bill offers hilarious takes on everything from male sadness to dating advice.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked People in the Sun.
#6
Hard to Die
While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings six months previously, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked People in the Sun.
#7
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked People in the Sun.
#8
The Wave
Although theorised, no one is really ready when a mountain pass above the scenic and narrow Geiranger fjord in Norway collapses and creates a tsunami over 300 feet high. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to People in the Sun.
#9
The Innocents
Four children become friends during the summer holidays, and out of sight of the adults they discover they have hidden powers. While exploring their newfound abilities in the nearby forests and playgrounds, their innocent play takes a dark turn and strange things begin to happen.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to People in the Sun.
#10
Spermageddon
Two narrative threads: one is an emerging love story between awkward teens Jens and Lisa, who are having sex for the first time; the other, an eventful quest of Simon the Semen and his friends to reach the golden goal, the Egg.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to People in the Sun.
#11
Code 3
A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked People in the Sun.
#12
Self Reliance
When a man is offered a million dollars to play a game in which hunters try to kill him, he thinks he has found the perfect loophole: they can only attack when he’s alone. His only problem is that none of his friends or family believe the game is real. Forced to seek companionship in unexpected places, he navigates the bizarre challenge with humor, paranoia, and a surprising search for connection.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked People in the Sun.
#13
The Trip
A dysfunctional couple head to a remote lakeside cabin under the guise of reconnecting, but each has secret designs to kill the other. Before they can carry out their respective plans, unexpected visitors arrive and the couple is faced with a greater danger than anything they could have plotted.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to People in the Sun.
#14
CQ
A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked People in the Sun.
#15
The Burning Sea
An oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast, and researchers try to find out what happened when they realize this is just the start of something even more serious.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to People in the Sun.