≀ cool for the summer ∷ movies ≀
Perfect movies to watch when the heat hits! From my watchlist, order by release date.
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1. The Time to Live and the Time to Die
Taiwanese Movie - 1985
- Genres: coming of age, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
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2. A Brighter Summer Day
Taiwanese Movie - 1991
- Genres: coming of age, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
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3. Rebels of the Neon God
Taiwanese Movie - 1992
- Genres: coming of age, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
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4. Chungking Express
Hong Kong Movie - 1994
- Genres: drama, romance
- No Trigger Warnings
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5. Happy Together
Hong Kong Movie - 1997
- Genres: romance, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
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6. Made in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Movie - 1997
- Genres: coming of age, romance
- No Trigger Warnings
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7. Christmas in August
Korean Movie - 1998
- Genres: romance, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
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8. License to Live
Japanese Movie - 1998
- Genres: coming of age, slice of life
- No Trigger Warnings
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9. And I Hate You So
Hong Kong Movie - 2000
- Genres: romance, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
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10. Oasis
Korean Movie - 2002
- Genres: drama, romance
- Trigger Warnings:
- graphic scenes
- sexual abuse
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11. A Tale of Two Sisters
Korean Movie - 2003
- Genres: horror, psychological
- No Trigger Warnings
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12. Swing Girls
Japanese Movie - 2004
- Genres: coming of age, school
- No Trigger Warnings
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13. Kamikaze Girls
Japanese Movie - 2004
- Genres: drama, romance
- No Trigger Warnings
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14. Summer Time Machine Blues
Japanese Movie - 2005
- Genres: comedy, school
- No Trigger Warnings
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15. Eternal Summer
Taiwanese Movie - 2006
- Genres: coming of age, romance
- No Trigger Warnings
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16. Sunflower
Korean Movie - 2006
- Genres: drama, slice of life
- No Trigger Warnings
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17. Once in a Summer
Korean Movie - 2006
- Genres: romance, historical
- No Trigger Warnings
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18. First Love
Japanese Movie - 2006
- Genres: drama, crime
- No Trigger Warnings
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19. The Host
Korean Movie - 2006
- Genres: mystery, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
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20. Yellow Tears
Japanese Movie - 2007
- Genres: coming of age, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
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21. Lust, Caution
Chinese Movie - 2007
- Genres: historical, crime
- Trigger Warnings:
- graphic scenes
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22. Small Town Rivals
Korean Movie - 2007
- Genres: comedy, family
- No Trigger Warnings
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23. Tidal Wave
Korean Movie - 2009
- Genres: comedy, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
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24. I Saw the Devil
Korean Movie - 2010
- Genres: crime, psychological
- Trigger Warnings:
- excessive blood and violence
- mutilation
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25. Helter Skelter
Japanese Movie - 2012
- Genres: drama, psychological
- Trigger Warnings:
- excessive blood and violence
- mutilation
- graphic scenes
- self-harm
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26. The Thieves
Korean Movie - 2012
- Genres: crime, comedy
- No Trigger Warnings
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27. The Terror Live
Korean Movie - 2013
- Genres: crime, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
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28. Little Forest: Summer & Autumn
Japanese Movie - 2014
- Genres: documentary, cooking
- Trigger Warnings:
- cooked animals
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29. Obsessed
Korean Movie - 2014
- Genres: crime, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
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30. Weeds on Fire
Hong Kong Movie - 2016
- Genres: coming of age, historical
- No Trigger Warnings
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31. The World of Kanako
Japanese Movie - 2014
- Genres: mystery, crime
- Trigger Warnings:
- excessive blood and violence
- mutilation
- graphic scenes
- sexual abuse
- substance
- suicide
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32. The Handmaiden
Korean Movie - 2016
- Genres: drama, psychological
- No Trigger Warnings
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33. Bitter Honey
Japanese Movie - 2016
- Genres: art house, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
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34. Train to Busan
Korean Movie - 2016
- Genres: horror, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
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35. Tunnel
Korean Movie - 2016
- Genres: drama, psychological
- No Trigger Warnings
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36. One Day
Korean Movie - 2017
- Genres: drama, supernatural
- No Trigger Warnings
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37. Angels Wear White
Chinese Movie - 2017
- Genres: drama, psychological
- Trigger Warnings:
- child abuse
- sexual abuse
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38. Wrath of Silence
Chinese Movie - 2018
- Genres: drama, mystery
- Trigger Warnings:
- animal abuse
- excessive violence
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39. Shoplifters
Japanese Movie - 2018
- Genres: drama, family
- No Trigger Warnings
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40. Little Nights, Little Love
Japanese Movie - 2019
- Genres: drama, romance
- No Trigger Warnings
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41. Blue Hour
Japanese Movie - 2019
- Genres: drama, slice of life
- No Trigger Warnings
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42. Under Your Bed
Japanese Movie - 2019
- Genres: drama, psychological
- Trigger Warnings:
- excessive violence
- mutilation
- sexual abuse
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43. The Asadas!
Japanese Movie - 2020
- Genres: drama, family
- No Trigger Warnings
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44. Tapestry
Japanese Movie - 2020
- Genres: romance, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
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45. More Than Family
Korean Movie - 2020
- Genres: drama, family
- No Trigger Warnings
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46. It's a Summer Film
Japanese Movie - 2021
- Genres: coming of age, school
- No Trigger Warnings