Movies Like The Sun Also Rises

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

Tender Is the Night

1962·2h 22m·★ 6.0·Henry King

Themes: expatriate, 1920sDir. Henry KingDrama & Romance

Under the Volcano

1984·1h 52m·★ 6.8·John Huston

Themes: bullfighting, alcoholismFans also liked

The Razor's Edge

1946·2h 25m·★ 7.3·Edmund Goulding

Fans also likedStarring Tyrone PowerDrama & Romance

Blood and Sand

1941·2h 5m·★ 6.7·Rouben Mamoulian

Fans also likedStarring Tyrone PowerDrama & Romance

The Shining

1980·2h 24m·★ 8.4·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: alcoholism, writer

From Here to Eternity

1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·Fred Zinnemann

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

The Last Adventure

1967·1h 52m·★ 7.0·Robert Enrico

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Lord Jim

1965·2h 34m·★ 6.7·Richard Brooks

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The River Why

2010·1h 41m·★ 5.5·Matthew Leutwyler

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Babylon

2022·3h 9m·★ 7.1·Damien Chazelle

Themes: alcoholism, 1920s

Lloyd's of London

1936·1h 53m·★ 6.9·Henry King

Starring Tyrone PowerDir. Henry KingDrama & Romance

Seventh Heaven

1937·1h 42m·★ 7.0·Henry King

Starring Gregory RatoffDir. Henry KingDrama & Romance

Beloved Infidel

1959·2h 3m·★ 6.1·Henry King

Starring Eddie AlbertDir. Henry KingDrama & Romance

King of the Khyber Rifles

1953·1h 40m·★ 6.3·Henry King

Starring Tyrone PowerDir. Henry KingDrama & Romance

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941·1h 38m·★ 6.3·Henry King

Starring Tyrone PowerDir. Henry KingDrama & Romance

Shutter Island

2010·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

TMDB recommends

The Tenant

1976·2h 6m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommends

Frost/Nixon

2008·2h 2m·★ 7.6·Ron Howard

TMDB recommends

The Secret Scripture

2017·1h 48m·★ 6.7·Jim Sheridan

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

How Good Is The Sun Also Rises?

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