Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Summer of Sam

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

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#1
The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III

1990★ 7.4

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

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege...

#2
The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

1974★ 8.6

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

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family bu...

#3
A Bronx Tale

A Bronx Tale

1993★ 7.9

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

Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is t...

#4
The Many Saints of Newark

The Many Saints of Newark

2021★ 6.3

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

Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark, N.J., history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters start to rise up and challenge the all-power...

#5
Blood Ties

Blood Ties

2013★ 6.1

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

Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s....

#6
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

2025★ 6.8

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

A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by n...

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