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10 Best Movies Like That Summer Day

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

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#1
Hope and Glory

Hope and Glory

1987★ 6.9

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

A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II....

#2
Bang Bang You're Dead

Bang Bang You're Dead

2003★ 7.1

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

A troubled and bullied high school student fights against judgement from his community after threatening to bomb the football team....

#3
What a Girl Wants

What a Girl Wants

2003★ 6.3

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

An American girl, Daphne, heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her bohemian mother, she learns the love of her mom's...

#4
Rushmore

Rushmore

1998★ 7.4

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

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to ...

#5
How to Eat Fried Worms

How to Eat Fried Worms

2006★ 6.2

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

During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class....

#6
The Goldfinch

The Goldfinch

2019★ 7.1

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

A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painti...

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