Movies like A Son of the Sun (2008)
The best movies like A Son of the Sun (2008) are Magic Carpet Ride (2005), Wedding Association (2013) and The Magician (2006). If A Son of the Sun hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedG.O.R.A. (2004)7.3/10 from 396 votes
- NewestComidark Films: In Between (2019)Released 2019
Magic Carpet Ride (2005)
A struggling, suicidal young comedian meets a car thief who is willing to teach him a few things about his profession.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWedding Association (2013)
Ismail's son, Tarik returns to his village after long years of being away and announces that he is engaged to a Latvian woman named Nugesha and although he doesn't have the means for it, Ismail still wants to be the one who pays for the expenses of the wedding. Several problems ensue as he tries to make sure that there is enough money for the wedding.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Magician (2006)
Failed magician Iskender decides to do a tour to save his career, but has to bring his grumpy and senile father along. The tour is quite unexpectedly interrupted when a bride actually disappears from the stage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRecep Ivedik (2008)
A man finds the wallet of a rich man and takes a rigorous trip in an old car to return it, finding an old love and a new life of luxury awaiting.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisOh Dear 2 (2011)
A clarinetist from a village in Turkey's Thracian region tries to reach his fiancé, who works as a nurse in a village near Çanakkale, to give her a ring to win back her heart.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisComidark Films: In Between (2019)
Working in a ferry as a waiter, Ayzek, having a defect with his front teeth, dreams to get his front teeth fixed and to marry his girlfriend, Songül. The news gets out that the ferry company is turning over the management to a new one and the whole crew is to be interviewed. When the interviewer arrives on board, Ayzek’s world is turned upside down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA.R.O.G (2008)
Commander Logar escapes from the planet G.O.R.A. to Earth and finds Arif. Arif gets tricked by the evil Commander Logar into thinking that his intentions have changed but Commander Logar sends Arif 1.000.000 years into the past. After finding himself in the stone age, Arif begins to help the local tribe to defend themselves against a different, much more violent tribe and tries to find a way back to his time.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRecep Ivedik 2 (2009)
When his grandmother takes ill, foolish brute Recep tries to satisfy her wishes by getting a job and attempting to find a suitable wife.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBygones Be Bygones (2017)
A mother's plan to find her bachelor son a match derails when a new prospect turns up and sinister schemes unfold.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
My Grandpa’s Receipt (2016)
When a family man suffers brain death, his extended family gathers around him as he is about to be taken off life support, and make plans to divide up his money.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisOh Dear (2010)
Hüseyin is a young man who lives with his grandfather and grandmother in a village in Thracian Turkey. The two great loves of his life are his clarinet and Müjgan, a nurse. Although Hüseyin is content with his life, with his music and dreams of Mügan, due to an unexpected development he leaves his village. He ends up in Istanbul where he finds support first in his clarinet and then in the friendship of the singer Firuzan. Firuzan is a popular nightclub performer who is eagerly working on an album as she leads a colorful but complicated life. When Firuzan meets Huseyin, the course of events gives away to a hilarious adventure.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisComing Soon (2014)
Pirated DVD seller Zafer who is formerly an extra in movies, swore to give up illegal works when his wife wanted to get divorce. To win his family back, he and his old-fashioned crew decided to make a movie called "Summit - The End Of Evil" which is a fantastic science fiction movie and couldn't be shot since 1977. A funny, entertaining and emotional journey awaits him who waded into this adventure with his unqualified crew.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrom the Village to the City (1974)
After they find buried treasure, four hapless brothers from the countryside discover that changing their fortunes will take more than gold.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisG.O.R.A. (2004)
Carpet dealer and UFO photo forger Arif is abducted by aliens and must outwit the evil commander-in-chief of G.O.R.A., the planet where he is being held.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTosun Pasha (1976)
Late 19th century in Alexandria. Two traditionally rival Turkish families, "Seferoglu"s and "Tellioglu"s are competing for the "Green Valley". The winner will be determined by Daver Bey, who has a beautiful young daughter, Leyla. Both families try to arrange a marriage between a man from their family and Leyla, so that Daver Bey will be inclined to give the green valley to his "relatives". Tellioglus, who are behind in the race, desperately find a final solution: They will fake their idiotic butler, Saban, as the highest ranked Ottoman soldier in Egypt: Tosun Pasha.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisComidark Films: The Getaway (2019)
4 pals find themselves in the middle of an adventure involving the US Army and aliens when one of them is gone missing during their secret weekend getaway without their wives in a spa center in Kömlük.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisKosmos (2010)
Kosmos is a thief and a miracle-worker. He appears one morning in a tiny, snowbound border village where he is welcomed with open arms – on account of arriving just in time to resuscitate a small boy who would otherwise have drowned.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWedding Association 2: Circumcision (2015)
Ismail and his old screwball crew land themselves in hot water when his grandson's circumcision evolves into a buzz-making citywide event.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisGovernment Woman (2013)
Xate is an ordinary woman from Midyat with eight children in tow. The only thing that sets her apart is her husband's job as Mayor of Midyat. Until, that is, an extraordinary day changes her life - and the lives of everyone else in Midyat. For the illiterate, uneducated Xate becomes Mayor of Midyat! While she takes on her mayoral duties much as she does those in her house, the infantile rivalry between her children in municipal matters leads to adventures that have the Midyat folk howling with laughter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRecep Ivedik 3 (2010)
Recep Ivedik has been depressed since the death of his grandmother. Everyone who tries to help him fails. A young girl named Zeynep, who can't find an apartment, stays with Recep. Initially, the two can't stand each others but after a while, they grow close. Despite many adventures together, Recep's depression won't go away. That is until he experiences something he had never experienced before.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisÇalgı Çengi (2011)
Salih and Gürkan, two cousins from Ankara, are struggling musicians that are trying to make a living by performing at private events such as bachelorette parties. Nihat, a low profile event manager, finds a gig for the duo which leads them to encounter with unexpected guests in their "dressing room".
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrickster (1981)
Rıfkı, who lives in Germany, returns to his village, which he left years ago, to sell the properties inherited from his late father. A few coincidences that occur upon his arrival in the village lead to his name being associated with the 'Saint' title.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRecep Ivedik 5 (2017)
During his visit of condolence to Ismet's funeral, Recep Ivedik feels sorry about Ismet's remaining family members due to his latest unfinished job contract which would cause hard financial situation for the family. Therefore, Recep decides to finish Ismet's last job by replacing himself as a bus driver and to transport group of athletes. Although Recep and his accompanying friend Nurullah were expecting this could be a short trip, they learn that it is not because they have to transport young national athletes to sports organization in a foreign country. This becomes the beginning for them to have irreversible adventure. When they are on the road, unfortunate things happen and crisis appears for the team. Recep, who believes only in victory, takes control of the situation and develops his own methods in order to make the team successful while he face with all funny events.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisVizontele (2001)
The story takes place in the small town of Hakkari in Turkey at the beginning of the '70s. The time has come to bring technology to that small town. The first Television (called Visiontele by the citizens) arrives and the chaos begins.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEverything's Gonna Be Great (1998)
When Altan swipes prescription drugs from his brother Nuri's pharmacy, they soon find themselves on a dangerous but funny road trip to get rid of the stuff and escape the mafiosi Altan tried to double-cross. Along the way, the brother who are compete opposites finally bond.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSaban, Son of Saban (1977)
Clumsy soldiers Şaban and Ramazan fall for a singer-dancer and accidentally become secret policemen tracking down a missing diamond.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisYozgat Blues (2013)
Sabri, a barber in Yozgat - a very small city in the middle of Anatolia - has an emotional breakdown when he runs into Yavuz and Neşe, who come to the town to sing in a small music hall-bar. This will also affect Neşe and Yavuz. None of their desires will be how they want them to be.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Arif V 216 (2018)
After 8 years, Arif's old friend 216 from planet GORA pays a visit to Earth.Together they go on a quest where they'll be visiting 60's.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCM101MMXI Fundamentals (2013)
The funny little details of everyday life, simple things that make us laugh. An unforgettable performance from Cem Yilmaz. Yilmaz captures the audience with his hilarious stories about relationships, humankind's struggle with the technology and professional life. Yilmaz proves us that a food delivery or even a funeral might be amusing when considered correctly.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisCMYLMZ (2008)
It contains a copy of Cem Yılmaz's show CMYLMZ, staged between 2001-2007, recorded in Istanbul in March 2007.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like A Son of the Sun?
The closest matches to A Son of the Sun are Magic Carpet Ride (2005), Wedding Association (2013) and The Magician (2006). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after A Son of the Sun?
People who watched A Son of the Sun most often go on to Magic Carpet Ride (2005), Wedding Association (2013) and The Magician (2006).
What is the highest-rated movie like A Son of the Sun?
G.O.R.A. (2004), rated 7.3/10 by 396 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like A Son of the Sun?
Comidark Films: In Between (2019) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to A Son of the Sun chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside A Son of the Sun, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.