If you loved Young & Beautiful, try Under the Sand

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Under the Sand has roughly 6.8× fewer votes than Young & Beautiful — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Young & Beautiful

2013 · dir. François Ozon

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Under the Sand

2001 · dir. François Ozon

What they share

Both films are directed by François Ozon, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Young & Beautiful, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Under the Sand is

French seaside summer air thick with cicadas. A lost swimsuit. Ozon's subtle drama unfolds.

If you loved Young & Beautiful, try Under the Sand

Young & Beautiful

Under the Sand

What they share

What Under the Sand is

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