Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Summer Things

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

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#1
Bonjour Tristesse

Bonjour Tristesse

2025★ 6.1

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

At the height of summer, 18-year-old Cécile is relaxing by the French seaside with her father and falling in love with her new boyfriend. The arrival of her late mother's enigmatic...

#2
The Four Seasons

The Four Seasons

1981★ 6.3

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

Three middle-aged wealthy couples take vacations together in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Along the way we are treated to mid-life, marital, parental and other crises....

#3
Kings & Queen

Kings & Queen

2004★ 6.9

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

Shortly before her wedding, art gallery director Nora travels from Paris to Grenoble to visit her preteen son, Elias, who is spending time with her aging professor father, Louis, r...

#4
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

2010★ 5.9

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

Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with ...

#5
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

2011★ 5.8

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

A conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their estranged, hippie grandmother in Woodstock after her husband asks for a divorce....

#6
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946★ 7.1

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

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband....

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