Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Summer

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

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#1
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#2
Fire with Fire

Fire with Fire

1986★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Summer for fans of 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, ...

#3
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

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

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#4
XX/XY

XX/XY

2002★ 5.8

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

Three friends begin a dangerous three-way relationship that spirals out of control, leading to dire consequences that haunt them ten years later....

#5
Above the Rim

Above the Rim

1994★ 7.0

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

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now empl...

#6
The Lords of Flatbush

The Lords of Flatbush

1974★ 5.8

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

Set in 1958, the coming of age story follows four lower middle-class Brooklyn teenagers known as The Lords of Flatbush. The Lords chase girls, steal cars, shoot pool, get into stre...

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