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10 Best Movies Like Passionate Summer

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

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#1
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#2
Full Time

Full Time

2022★ 7.0

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

Julie finally gets an interview for a job where she can raise her children better only to run into a national transit strike....

#3
That Evening Sun

That Evening Sun

2009★ 6.7

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

An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm....

#4
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#5
The Padre

The Padre

2018★ 5.9

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

American retired Judge Randall Nemes and his hired gun, Gaspar, track down a con man posing as a priest in a small Colombian town only to be thrown off-course by a scrappy 16-year-...

#6
Out of Love

Out of Love

2025★ 6.9

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

When Jeanne, a meticulous insurance assessor, is suddenly left to care for her estranged sister’s two children after their mother vanishes, her carefully ordered life begins to unr...

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