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10 Best Movies Like That Brief Summer

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

#1
My Name Is Khan

My Name Is Khan

2010★ 8.0

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

Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by a...

#2
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

2011★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to That Brief Summer for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They discover their new turf is not as ...

#3
Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry

1999★ 7.4

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

A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska....

#4
The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving

The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving

1995★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to That Brief Summer for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When a sudden shortage of water threatens all life in the great valley, The gang of young dinosaur must cooperate with a group of bullies to make a risky journey outside the valley...

#5
Dolphin Tale

Dolphin Tale

2011★ 6.9

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

A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap....

#6
Broken City

Broken City

2013★ 5.9

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

In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor. Billy's r...