Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Leave in Summer

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

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#1
I Give My First Love to You

I Give My First Love to You

2009★ 7.4

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

Takuma knows that his life is shorter than the others and he feels that his demise is getting near. He chose to stay away from the girl that he loves so that she can easily move on...

#2
It Feels So Good

It Feels So Good

2019★ 6.5

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

When it rains it pours. Kenji divorced his wife, lost his job and his old squeeze Naoko is getting married back home in the north of Japan, specifically in Akita. He returns there ...

#3
Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

2009★ 6.3

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

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple....

#4
Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight

Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight

2022★ 7.3

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

A high school girl wakes up each day with no memory of the day before. When she agrees to date a shy classmate, Toru, he begins to fall for her—despite her rule against falling in ...

#5
Closest Love to Heaven

Closest Love to Heaven

2017★ 7.6

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

When Ninon found out that her neighbor and popular classmate Yuji only has one year to live. She decided to go out of her way and help him attain happiness on his remaining time....

#6
Fire with Fire

Fire with Fire

1986★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leave in Summer for fans of Drama & Romance. 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, ...

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