Freedom Summer (2014) – Documentary in the summer of 1964 when student volunteers in Mississippi tried to get more African Americans registered to vote which led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Hot Summer Nights (2017) – A teenager gets sent to live with his aunt in Cape Cod during the summer and doesn’t fit in but starts to deal drugs, romance is also a theme.
Before Summer Ends (2017)- A foreign film about a young man who spent time in Paris studying and decides to return home to Iran. But his friends want to change his mind by taking him on a trip across France.
Summer 1993 (2017)- Six-year-old Frida has a hard time coping with the loss of her parents. Moving from Barcelona to Catalan to live with her aunt and uncle she finds it hard to adapt and thinks running away will help.
Midsommar (2019)– A thriller about an American couple travel to Sweden to visit friends but at the hands of a pagan cult turns violent and strange.
Sleeping Giant (2016)– Spending the summer with his parents, Adam meets two troublemakers. Their friendship leads to a series of events that changes the lives of the boys forever.
Sink or Swim (LeGrand Bain) (2018)– A group of middle-aged men forms a men’s synchronized swimming team.
The Summer of All My Parents (2016) – Pimpette and her sister Josephine spend their summer going from mom’s house to dad’s. And when Josephine starts to hang out with a bad crowd, Pimpette steps in to be the responsible one.
Team Hurricane (2017) – This film is part documentary and part fiction where eight teenage girls realize they need each other one summer to survive youth.
Gabi on the Roof in July (2010) – Gabi, a college student, goes to spends the summer in New York City with her brother only to find him too busy juggling women.