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10 Best Movies Like A Summer by the River

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

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#1
Sometimes Always Never

Sometimes Always Never

2019★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Summer by the River for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Alan is a stylish tailor with moves as sharp as his suits. He has spent years searching tirelessly for his missing son Michael who stormed out over a game of Scrabble. With a body ...

#2
Wild Oats

Wild Oats

2016★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Summer by the River for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Everything changes for Eva when she receives an insurance settlement check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. She and her best friend take the mo...

#3
It Runs in the Family

It Runs in the Family

2003★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Summer by the River for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile...

#4
Don't Think Twice

Don't Think Twice

2016★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Summer by the River for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time....

#5
The Comedy

The Comedy

2012★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Summer by the River for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity, irreverence, and recreational cru...

#6
Dear Eleanor

Dear Eleanor

2016★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Summer by the River for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two teenage girls travel across the U.S. in 1962, during the chaos of the Cuban missile crisis, in search of Eleanor Roosevelt....

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