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10 Best Movies Like Centennial Summer

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

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#1
Raintree County

Raintree County

1957★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Centennial Summer for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susanna Drake, a rich New Orleans ...

#2
Thoroughly Modern Millie

Thoroughly Modern Millie

1967★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Centennial Summer for fans of Music & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twenties. With high spirits and weari...

#3
That Thing You Do!

That Thing You Do!

1996★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Centennial Summer for fans of Music & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager. But behind the scenes, the group’s sudden fame t...

#4
(500) Days of Summer

(500) Days of Summer

2009★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Centennial Summer for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to fi...

#5
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Centennial Summer for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises...

#6
Brooklyn

Brooklyn

2015★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Centennial Summer for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries....

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