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10 Best Movies Like In August

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

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#1
The Passengers of the Night

The Passengers of the Night

2022‱★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In August for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end and s...

#2
Hold Me Tight

Hold Me Tight

2021‱★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In August for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At dawn, Clarisse takes a last look at her husband and two sleeping children, hesitates to leave a note, and hits the road. A desperate escape that gradually reveals its layers as ...

#3
Gloria Mundi

Gloria Mundi

2019‱★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In August for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Daniel leaves prison. He returns to Marseilles where Mathilda, his daughter, has just given birth. Nicolas, her spouse, a self-employed driver, is exhausted while Mathilda is a sal...

#4
Inside I'm Dancing

Inside I'm Dancing

2004‱★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In August for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed wh...

#5
Love According to Dalva

Love According to Dalva

2023‱★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In August for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

One evening, Dalva is suddenly taken away from her father’s house. Dumbfounded and outraged at first, she later meets Jayden, a social worker, and Samia, a teen with a temper. A ne...

#6
Paris 36

Paris 36

2008‱★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In August for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A star is born in a time of both celebration and instability in this historical drama with music from director Christophe Barratier. In the spring of 1936, Paris is in a state of u...

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