Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Summer

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

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#1
XX/XY

XX/XY

2002★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The 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....

#2
Strictly Sexual

Strictly Sexual

2008★ 6.1

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

Two successful women, sick and tired of dating and relationships, decide to keep two young men in their pool house for strictly sexual purposes....

#3
The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief

2009★ 6.3

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

A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness....

#4
Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

1996★ 6.9

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

Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves....

#5
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The 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...

#6
The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction

2002★ 6.2

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

The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate....

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