Hot Summer Nights fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense
Romantic and nostalgic
Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, everyday modern life, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Standout cinematography
Tense
Hot Summer Nights is tense.
Romantic and nostalgic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's romantic, nostalgic, and moving. Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Growing up, everyday modern life, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around growing up, everyday modern life, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
One summer can change everything.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Hot Summer Nights is included with a subscription to Netflix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 46%, and Metacritic 44). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content, strong language, drug use, and violence.
1 h 47 min
Hot Summer Nights runs 1 h 47 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Hot Summer Nights higher (62) than critics (45). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+42GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Hot Summer Nights in 56 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 15 storytelling tropes for Hot Summer Nights, including The '90s, Asshole Victim, Disappeared Dad.
6.4
