Movies Like A Place in the Sun

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Giant

1956·3h 21m·★ 7.6·George Stevens

2 shared crewDir. George StevensDP: William C. Mellor

The Diary of Anne Frank

1959·2h 59m·★ 7.4·George Stevens

2 shared crewDir. George StevensDP: William C. Mellor

Redeeming Love

2022·2h 14m·★ 6.8·D.J. Caruso

Themes: courtship, love at first sightRomance & Drama

Pandora's Box

1929·2h 21m·★ 7.7·G.W. Pabst

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime & Romance

Lolita

1962·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommendsStarring Shelley Winters

Some Like It Hot

1959·2h 3m·★ 8.2·Billy Wilder

TMDB recommendsRomance & Crime

Roman Holiday

1953·1h 59m·★ 8.0·William Wyler

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Raintree County

1957·3h 8m·★ 6.3·Edward Dmytryk

Both star Elizabeth Taylor & Montgomery CliftRomance & Drama

The Good German

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Steven Soderbergh

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

West Side Story

1961·2h 33m·★ 7.6·Jerome Robbins

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Romance

The Only Game in Town

1970·1h 53m·★ 5.7·George Stevens

Starring Elizabeth TaylorDir. George StevensRomance & Drama

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

TMDB recommends

A Clockwork Orange

1971·2h 17m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommends

Umberto D.

1952·1h 31m·★ 8.1·Vittorio De Sica

TMDB recommends

Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommends

Love, Rosie

2014·1h 42m·★ 7.1·Christian Ditter

Fans also likedRomance & Drama

The Bridges of Madison County

1995·2h 15m·★ 7.6·Clint Eastwood

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommends

One Day

2011·1h 47m·★ 7.0·Lone Scherfig

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

How Good Is A Place in the Sun?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.