Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Over the Summer

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

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#1
Lady Driver

Lady Driver

2020★ 6.4

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

When a rebellious teen embarks on a solo summer journey to connect with her roots, she finds herself in a new world, geared up for the ride of her life, and discovers she had the d...

#2
Head Full of Honey

Head Full of Honey

2018★ 6.4

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

A young girl tries to help her grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, navigate his increasing forgetfulness, and ends up going on a remarkable adventure with him....

#3
Paradise

Paradise

1991★ 6.2

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

A 10-year-old boy spends a summer in the country with a childless couple and a precocious girl....

#4
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

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

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken...

#5
Horse Sense

Horse Sense

1999★ 6.8

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

After treating his rancher cousin shoddily in L.A. Michael Woods is sentenced by his parents to spending a month on the ranch with his cousin and aunt....

#6
Vanya on 42nd Street

Vanya on 42nd Street

1994★ 6.6

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

An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play i...

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