Movies like El sueño de una noche de verano (1971)
The best movies like El sueño de una noche de verano (1971) are A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), Kinds of Kindness (2024) and Author! Author! (1982). If El sueño de una noche de verano hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRomeo and Juliet (1968)7.4/10 from 765 votes
- NewestThe Drama (2026)Released 2026
- In SpanishRudo & Cursi (2008)Also in Spanish
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKinds of Kindness (2024)
A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAuthor! Author! (1982)
While facing the stress of his original play being produced on Broadway, playwright Ivan Travalian deals with having to raise his son, his stepdaughters, and his stepsons.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRomeo & Juliet (2013)
In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but dismayed to learn that their families are enemies. Romeo and Juliet figure out a way to pursue their romance, but Romeo is banished for his part in the slaying of Juliet's cousin, Tybalt.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShirley Valentine (1989)
Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFather of the Bride (2022)
A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Sign of the Cross (1932)
A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRun Fatboy Run (2007)
Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPenelope (2006)
Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company? This untraditional fairy tale is about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRudo & Cursi (2008)
Tato and Beto are poor stepbrothers living on a banana plantation in Mexico. Both are talented soccer players, but their dreams lay elsewhere: tone-deaf Tato wants to be a singer, while Beto is content to remain on the plantation. One day, a sports agent sees the two young men playing soccer and offers to take one of them to Mexico City for a chance at sports stardom.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRomeo and Juliet (1968)
Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families. Driven by their passion, the young lovers defy their destiny and elope, only to suffer the ultimate tragedy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Drama (2026)
A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThat Old Feeling (1997)
A bride's divorced parents find their old feelings for each other during the wedding reception and over the course of the next few days upsetting the newlywed's honeymoon.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wedding Singer (1998)
Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, waitress Julia finally sets a wedding date with her fiancée Glenn. When Julia and Robbie meet and hit it off, they find that things are more complicated than anybody thought.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBarefoot in the Park (1967)
In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor. Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
The continuing adventures of the Portokalos family. A follow-up to the 2002 comedy, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCamille (2008)
A twisted honeymoon adventure about a young couple on their way to Niagara Falls.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Do, I Do, I Do (2015)
An architect heads to the altar with her fiancé, unsure of her marriage and their future. She relives her disastrous wedding day, put together by her fiance’s overbearing mother, over and over until, with the help of his brother, she begins to face her biggest fears and discover what she really wants in herself and in her life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFools Rush In (1997)
After a one night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes compromise of one's own cultural traditions.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like El sueño de una noche de verano?
The closest matches to El sueño de una noche de verano are A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), Kinds of Kindness (2024) and Author! Author! (1982). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after El sueño de una noche de verano?
Start with A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), the closest match to El sueño de una noche de verano.
What is the highest-rated movie like El sueño de una noche de verano?
Romeo and Juliet (1968), rated 7.4/10 by 765 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like El sueño de una noche de verano?
The Drama (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like El sueño de una noche de verano?
Yes: Rudo & Cursi (2008).
How are movies similar to El sueño de una noche de verano chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside El sueño de una noche de verano, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.