Movies Like A Summer at Grandpa's

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Boys from Fengkuei

1983·1h 38m·★ 7.3·Hou Hsiao-hsien

3 shared cast incl. Lin Hsiu-Ling & Yang Li-yin2 shared crewDir. Hou Hsiao-hsien

The Sandwich Man

1983·1h 45m·★ 7.1·Hou Hsiao-hsien

2 shared crewBoth star Chen Bo-zheng & Yang Li-yinDir. Hou Hsiao-hsien

The Green, Green Grass of Home

1982·1h 31m·★ 6.6·Hou Hsiao-hsien

2 shared crewBoth star Yen Cheng-kuo & Mei FangDir. Hou Hsiao-hsien

Play While You Play

1981·1h 30m·★ 5.9·Hou Hsiao-hsien

2 shared crewBoth star Mei Fang & Yen Cheng-kuoDir. Hou Hsiao-hsien

Cute Girl

1980·1h 30m·★ 5.7·Hou Hsiao-hsien

2 shared crewDir. Hou Hsiao-hsienDP: Chen Kun-hou

Dust in the Wind

1986·1h 49m·★ 7.6·Hou Hsiao-hsien

Both star Mei Fang & Yang Li-yinDir. Hou Hsiao-hsien

American History X

1998·1h 59m·★ 8.5·Tony Kaye

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Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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The 400 Blows

1959·1h 39m·★ 8.0·François Truffaut

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Stand by Me

1986·1h 29m·★ 8.1·Rob Reiner

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Billy Elliot

2000·1h 51m·★ 7.7·Stephen Daldry

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East of Eden

1955·1h 55m·★ 7.8·Elia Kazan

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Rebel Without a Cause

1955·1h 51m·★ 7.6·Nicholas Ray

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Sabrina

1954·1h 53m·★ 7.6·Billy Wilder

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The Outsiders

1983·1h 31m·★ 7.0·Francis Ford Coppola

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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

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The Wanderers

1979·1h 57m·★ 7.3·Philip Kaufman

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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

2002·1h 51m·★ 6.8·Lone Scherfig

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The Unforgiven

1960·2h 5m·★ 6.5·John Huston

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The Time to Live and the Time to Die

1985·2h 16m·★ 7.5·Hou Hsiao-hsien

Starring Mei FangDir. Hou Hsiao-hsien

How Good Is A Summer at Grandpa's?

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