Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 20, 2026

10 Best Movies Like It Was Yesterday

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

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#1
Akron

Akron

2015★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Was Yesterday for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they e...

#2
My Policeman

My Policeman

2022★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Was Yesterday for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship ...

#3
Loose Cannons

Loose Cannons

2010★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Was Yesterday for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Tommaso is the youngest son of the Cantones, a large, traditional southern Italian family operating a pasta-making business since the 1960s. On a trip home from Rome, where he stud...

#4
Fire with Fire

Fire with Fire

1986★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Was Yesterday for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, ...

#5
Benjamin

Benjamin

2019★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Was Yesterday for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film No Self at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces ...

#6
The Boys in the Band

The Boys in the Band

2020★ 6.8

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

At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths....

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