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10 Best Movies Like Before, the Summer

If you loved Before, the Summer, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

2008★ 9.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Before, the Summer for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When Alex is caught using magic to clean her room she is forced to go to wizard school with Justin. Max and Jerry camp out on the terrace to prove their manhood....

#2
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Before, the Summer for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#3
Truth

Truth

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Before, the Summer for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather, Mary Mapes believes she’s broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a sitting U.S. President’s militar...

#4
Child 44

Child 44

2015★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Before, the Summer for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership....

#5
Momentum

Momentum

2015★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Before, the Summer for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds herself mixed up in a govern...

#6
The Admiral: Roaring Currents

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

2014★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Before, the Summer for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Battle of Myeongryang....