Movies like Summer of 85

Summer of 85 (2020) is a romance movie directed by François Ozon. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Love, Simon (2018)
★ 8.0 · 6,358 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.
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2. Call Me by Your Name (2017)
★ 8.1 · 12,993 votes · Romance, Drama
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.
Movies like Call Me by Your Name →
3. Lost in Translation (2003)
★ 7.4 · 8,370 votes · Drama, Comedy, Romance
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
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4. The Half of It (2020)
★ 7.1 · 1,633 votes · Comedy, Romance, Drama
Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.
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5. Charlie St. Cloud (2010)
★ 7.0 · 2,271 votes · Drama, Romance
Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. After high school classmate Tess returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. As he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.
Movies like Charlie St. Cloud →
6. The Girl Next Door (2004)
★ 6.8 · 4,218 votes · Comedy, Romance
Exceptionally ambitious high schooler Matthew has aspirations for a career in politics when he falls in love with his gorgeous 19-year-old neighbor, Danielle. But Matthew's bright future is jeopardized when he finds Danielle was once a porn star. As Danielle's past catches up with her, Matthew's love for her forces him to re-evaluate his goals.
Movies like The Girl Next Door →
7. Sing Street (2016)
★ 7.9 · 2,527 votes · Romance, Drama, Music
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Movies like Sing Street →
8. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
★ 7.8 · 7,769 votes · Drama, Romance
In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.
Movies like Brokeback Mountain →
9. Forrest Gump (1994)
★ 8.5 · 30,662 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
Movies like Forrest Gump →
10. Purple Hearts (2022)
★ 8.0 · 2,961 votes · Romance, Drama
An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.
Movies like Purple Hearts →
11. The Choice (2016)
★ 7.2 · 1,995 votes · Drama, Romance
Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life's most defining events.
Movies like The Choice →
12. Laurence Anyways (2012)
★ 7.6 · 920 votes · Drama, Romance
The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self.
Movies like Laurence Anyways →
13. The Best of Me (2014)
★ 7.5 · 2,762 votes · Drama, Romance
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
Movies like The Best of Me →

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Movies like Summer of 85

Summer of 85 (2020) is a romance movie directed by François Ozon. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Love, Simon (2018)
★ 8.0 · 6,358 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.
Movies like Love, Simon →
2. Call Me by Your Name (2017)
★ 8.1 · 12,993 votes · Romance, Drama
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.
Movies like Call Me by Your Name →
3. Lost in Translation (2003)
★ 7.4 · 8,370 votes · Drama, Comedy, Romance
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
Movies like Lost in Translation →
4. The Half of It (2020)
★ 7.1 · 1,633 votes · Comedy, Romance, Drama
Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.
Movies like The Half of It →
5. Charlie St. Cloud (2010)
★ 7.0 · 2,271 votes · Drama, Romance
Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. After high school classmate Tess returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. As he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.
Movies like Charlie St. Cloud →
6. The Girl Next Door (2004)
★ 6.8 · 4,218 votes · Comedy, Romance
Exceptionally ambitious high schooler Matthew has aspirations for a career in politics when he falls in love with his gorgeous 19-year-old neighbor, Danielle. But Matthew's bright future is jeopardized when he finds Danielle was once a porn star. As Danielle's past catches up with her, Matthew's love for her forces him to re-evaluate his goals.
Movies like The Girl Next Door →
7. Sing Street (2016)
★ 7.9 · 2,527 votes · Romance, Drama, Music
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Movies like Sing Street →
8. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
★ 7.8 · 7,769 votes · Drama, Romance
In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.
Movies like Brokeback Mountain →
9. Forrest Gump (1994)
★ 8.5 · 30,662 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
Movies like Forrest Gump →
10. Purple Hearts (2022)
★ 8.0 · 2,961 votes · Romance, Drama
An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.
Movies like Purple Hearts →
11. The Choice (2016)
★ 7.2 · 1,995 votes · Drama, Romance
Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life's most defining events.
Movies like The Choice →
12. Laurence Anyways (2012)
★ 7.6 · 920 votes · Drama, Romance
The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self.
Movies like Laurence Anyways →
13. The Best of Me (2014)
★ 7.5 · 2,762 votes · Drama, Romance
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
Movies like The Best of Me →

1. Love, Simon (2018)

2. Call Me by Your Name (2017)

3. Lost in Translation (2003)

4. The Half of It (2020)

5. Charlie St. Cloud (2010)

6. The Girl Next Door (2004)

7. Sing Street (2016)

8. Brokeback Mountain (2005)

9. Forrest Gump (1994)

10. Purple Hearts (2022)

11. The Choice (2016)

12. Laurence Anyways (2012)

13. The Best of Me (2014)

Related lists

1. Love, Simon (2018)

2. Call Me by Your Name (2017)

3. Lost in Translation (2003)

4. The Half of It (2020)

5. Charlie St. Cloud (2010)

6. The Girl Next Door (2004)

7. Sing Street (2016)

8. Brokeback Mountain (2005)

9. Forrest Gump (1994)

10. Purple Hearts (2022)

11. The Choice (2016)

12. Laurence Anyways (2012)

13. The Best of Me (2014)

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