Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The First Summer

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

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#1
Summer Hours

Summer Hours

2008★ 6.4

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

After the death of a septuagenarian woman, her three children deliberate over what to do with her estate....

#2
Hell

Hell

2005★ 6.1

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

Three sisters who share a connection to a violent childhood incident reunite for the chance to come to terms with their past....

#3
Paradise

Paradise

1991★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The First 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
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

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

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

#5
Starving in Suburbia

Starving in Suburbia

2014★ 6.5

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

When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site ...

#6
Goodbye June

Goodbye June

2025★ 6.6

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

Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season....

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