Overview
A summer adventure across Europe leads to unexpected romance and self-discovery.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- warm
- summer vacation
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an energetic, charming road romance whose comic momentum and lively performances make its cross-European journey appealing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Daniel's journey carries the romantic plot across Europe through hitchhiking and chance meetings.
Juli's Mayan sun ring predicts that Daniel will meet a girl associated with the sun.
The summer holiday, highway travel, hitchhiking, and encounters across Europe create a buoyant comic atmosphere.
The film is a German-Turkish production by Fatih Akin, with a story spanning Hamburg and Europe and featuring culturally diverse characters.
Films like In July, and why
The Motorcycle Diaries
romantic road movie blending cross-border travel, comic misadventure, and emotional self-discovery
L'auberge espagnole
sunny European travel romance with hitchhiking energy, youthful longing, and episodic adventure
Before Sunrise
playful romantic journey driven by mistaken expectations, chance encounters, and personal transformation
Movie Details
- Director
- Fatih Akin
- Release Date
- 2000-08-23
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (246)
Cast
- Moritz Bleibtreu
- Christiane Paul
- Mehmet Kurtuluş
- İdil Üner
- Branka Katić
- Fatih Akin
- Dylan Gray
- Jochen Nickel
- Cem Akin
- Sandra Borgmann
Common questions
- What is In July about?
- A carefree European road adventure turns a teacher's search for romance into a sunlit journey of chance, prophecy, and self-discovery.
- What is In July like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of In July as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is In July violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in In July.
- What did critics think of In July?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an energetic, charming road romance whose comic momentum and lively performances make its cross-European journey appealing.
- Which films are like In July?
- Films with a similar feel include The Motorcycle Diaries, L'auberge espagnole, and Before Sunrise.
- How long is In July?
- In July runs 96 minutes.
