If You Loved ‘The Last Sunrise,’ You Have to Watch These 5 Films

If you’ve just finished The Last Sunrise and have entered that phase where no other film seems romantic, dramatic, or capable enough to replace it, we have a solution. In reality, there are plenty of stories with young protagonists, complicated love stories, and a healthy dose of drama; some of them even have something very familiar about them.If you’re looking for films similar to The Last Sunrise, like YA romances with complicated loves and stories capable of making you cry, these five titles are perfect to catch up on streaming.5 films to watch after The Last SunriseTell Me Softly, the romance with Fernando LíndezNeedless to say, you should watch Tell Me Softly, also known as Dimelo Bajito, right away, especially if you fell head over heels for Fernando Líndez in The Last Sunrise. The film is based on the first volume of Mercedes Ron’s saga, and the sequel is already coming to Prime Video by the end of the year.Kamila has finally and painstakingly found balance in her life again, but the Di Bianco brothers disrupt it when they suddenly return after seven years away. Thiago was her first love, while Taylor has always been her best friend. Now that they are both back, old feelings and new attractions inevitably begin to surface.In short: two brothers, one girl caught between them, and a past that would have been much better left buried. If you loved Fernando Líndez in The Last Sunrise, this is practically required viewing.Everything, Everything, the love story through the windowIf you’re looking for a romance that starts from a slightly more complicated premise, Everything, Everything is always a sure bet. With Nick Robinson and Amandla Stenberg, the film is available on Prime Video.Maddy is 18, but she can’t leave the house because of a severe immunodeficiency. Then Olly arrives, the new boy next door, and they learn that even a window can play Cupid. The problem is that Maddy finally wants to experience everything she has missed out on, while her mother would do anything to keep her safe. So the two decide to risk everything to be together.The ending isn’t as predictable as you might think at first—quite the opposite. Personally, it surprised me a lot.Turtles All the Way Down and the theme of mental healthWith Isabela Merced and Felix Mallard (from Ginny & Georgia), Turtles All the Way Down is perfect for anyone who wants a romance that also explores themes related to mental health. The film is available on HBO Max.Aza is a sixteen-year-old who tries every day to live with obsessive thoughts she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis, her childhood crush, she finds herself dealing not only with her feelings for him, but also with the possibility of being happy despite everything she is going through.So yes, there is romance, but there is also a very important reflection on mental health, on our fears, and on the way we learn to live with what we cannot simply control or silence.The In Between, the supernatural romance with Joey KingIf The Last Sunrise made you crave 2010–2015-era romance drama, get ready because The In Between, with Joey King and Kyle Allen, will scratch the itch. The film is available on Paramount+.Tessa has never really believed in great love stories, at least not until she meets Skylar, a boy who seems to have been born for romance. The two fall in love and live out a brief but incredibly intense story. Then comes the moment when the film decides to destroy us and leave us in a puddle of tears: one of them dies, and the story also takes a supernatural turn.If you came out of The Last Sunrise with that specific feeling of wanting to immediately find another love story capable of making you cry and fall in love, well, this is the right film. The ending, however, is very different.Chemical Hearts, when falling in love is not enoughFinally, for anyone looking for a YA romance film with an even more mature story, there is Chemical Hearts, available only on Prime Video, with Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams.Henry is convinced he is a hopeless romantic, even though he has never truly been in love. Then Grace arrives, the new girl at school, mysterious and far more complicated than she seems. The two are chosen to work together on the school newspaper, and Henry slowly begins to fall in love with her. But Grace is hiding a painful secret that has completely changed her life. Over the course of the story, Henry will discover something that YA romances do not always talk about enough: falling in love with someone is not enough to save them.Five very different films, but with one thing in common: if what you are looking for is a love story that reminds you of John Green-style romance dramas, you still have plenty of material to catch up on.