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10 Best Movies Like Chronicle of a Summer

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

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#1
Daisies

Daisies

1966★ 7.3

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

Two teenage girls embark on a series of destructive pranks in which they consume and destroy the world around them....

#2
A Castle in Italy

A Castle in Italy

2013★ 5.4

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

Louise meets Nathan, her dreams resurface. It's also the story of her ailing brother, their mother, and the destiny of a leading family of wealthy Italian industrialists. The story...

#3
The Stolen Years

The Stolen Years

2013★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Chronicle of a Summer for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

He Man awakes from a coma thinking that she’s still on her honeymoon with her husband Xie Yu, but she gets a rude shock: there’s a five-year gap in her memory, and during that time...

#4
I, a Negro

I, a Negro

1959★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Chronicle of a Summer for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Winner of the prestigious Prix Louis Delluc in 1958, "Moi, un noir" marked Jean Rouch's break with traditional ethnography, and his embrace of the collaborative and improvisatory s...

#5
Two in the Shadow

Two in the Shadow

1967★ 7.7

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

A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he leaves, he gives the man's widow a la...

#6
Juvenile Court

Juvenile Court

1973★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Chronicle of a Summer for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

JUVENILE COURT shows the complex variety of cases before the Memphis Juvenile Court: foster home placement, drug abuse, armed robbery, child abuse, and sexual offenses. The sequenc...