Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Other Summer

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

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#1
The King of Havana

The King of Havana

2015★ 6.8

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

Recently escaped from reformatory, Reinaldo struggles to get by in the streets of Havana in the late 90s, one of the worst decades for Cuban society. Hopes, disillusionment, rum, g...

#2
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#3
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

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

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

#4
Martin (Hache)

Martin (Hache)

1997★ 7.5

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

After having a nearly fatal drug overdose, 19-year-old Argentine Martin is sent to Madrid, where his film director father lives with his new, younger lover, Alicia, and his bisexua...

#5
Canon (Fidelidad al límite)

Canon (Fidelidad al límite)

2014★ 6.6

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

Mariana and Julian are a couple that have been happily married for many years. They have two kids: Juan Maria and Bibiana. They are in love and are very successful in their profess...

#6
Post Tenebras Lux

Post Tenebras Lux

2012★ 6.1

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

Juan and his urban family live in the Mexican countryside, where they enjoy and suffer a world apart. And nobody knows if these two worlds are complimentary or if they strive to el...

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