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10 Best Movies Like The Long, Hot Summer

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

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#1
Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

1966★ 7.1

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

In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book bu...

#2
This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life

1993★ 7.1

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

When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their l...

#3
Affliction

Affliction

1998★ 6.3

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

A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally....

#4
Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

2011★ 5.9

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

A young couple moves to a quaint southern town. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dark secrets and lethal passions spiral out of control....

#5
Small Things Like These

Small Things Like These

2024★ 6.7

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

In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to ...

#6
The Judge

The Judge

2014★ 7.3

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

A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder....

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