S.O.S.: Women to the Sea
2014Brazil★ 6.74 pt match
Like 500 Days of Summer, this one is rooted in grief, longing, and figuring out who you are. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, whimsical, and episodic.
500 Days of Summer
2009USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Marc Webb★ 7.3
Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholicdark comedywhimsicalhopefulwarm
Pacing
episodicerraticdreamlike
Story
unravelingreunion
Emotion
grieflongingfiguring out who you areall-consuming love
Themes
family wounds passed downold ways vs. new world
Feel
catharticrewatchablediscussion starterquietly haunting
Violence
noneWhere to watch
Foreign films like 500 Days of Summer
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as 500 Days of Summer. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
You've Got This
2020Mexico★ 7.93.5 pt match
Like 500 Days of Summer, this one is rooted in all-consuming love and figuring out who you are. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, warm, and episodic.
The Tearsmith
2024Italy★ 6.53.5 pt match
What ties these together is longing, all-consuming love, and figuring out who you are. The world both films live in revolves around family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: melancholic and warm.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
2019France★ 8.13 pt match
Like 500 Days of Summer, this one is rooted in all-consuming love, longing, and figuring out who you are. The world both films live in revolves around family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, melancholic, warm, and dreamlike.