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10 Best Movies Like Summer with Monika

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

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#1
Smiles of a Summer Night

Smiles of a Summer Night

1955★ 7.4

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

Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly at...

#2
To Joy

To Joy

1950★ 6.8

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

A young orchestra violinist’s fear of mediocrity and drive for artistic success strain his marriage to a fellow musician. Told largely in flashback and shaped by Beethoven’s Ninth ...

#3
A Summer in La Goulette

A Summer in La Goulette

1996★ 6.0

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

Summer, 1967. La Goulette, the touristic beach of Tunisi, is the site where three nice seventeen-year-old girls live: Gigi, sicilian and catholic; Meriem, Tunisian and Arab; Tina, ...

#4
Liliom

Liliom

1934★ 6.4

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

Two women love the same man in a world of few prospects. In Budapest, Liliom is a "public figure," a rascal who's a carousel barker, loved by the experienced merry-go-round owner a...

#5
Raven's End

Raven's End

1963★ 7.0

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

In 1936, aspiring writer Anders, along with his friend Sixten, is desperate to escape his working-class upbringing. Anders' father is an unemployed alcoholic and his mother slaves ...

#6
Sawdust and Tinsel

Sawdust and Tinsel

1953★ 7.3

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

A number of complicated relationships develop between a circus ringmaster, his estranged wife and his lover....