Summer Vacation used to be the best time of our lives when we were young and free. Waking up late and chilling in our homes, going out to play in the evening was the best timetable we ever had. But as we grew older, the responsibilities on our shoulders also increased, which resulted in summer ‘workation.’
If you are someone who misses summer vacations or if you are someone who is looking for movies related to summer vacations, then you have come to the right place because we have curated the perfect list of best summer vacation movies across all genres, from action to romance to horror which will definitely keep you occupied for a while and make you feel like summer is just around the corner.
1. Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Crazy Rich Asians is a romantic comedy film about Rachel Chu, who is an economics professor at New York University, as she goes to Singapore with her boyfriend Nick Young for his best friend Colin Khoo’s wedding.
When Rachel goes to meet her college roommate Goh Peik Lin’s house, she comes to know that her boyfriend is the heir to one of the wealthiest families in Singapore. That same evening, she meets Nick’s mother, Elanor, who shows her displeasure towards Rachel, but Nick’s grandmother Su Yi immediately likes her.
The rest of the film follows Rachel trying to get Nick’s family to like her despite the differences in their family backgrounds while a lot of family drama unfolds during the wedding. Crazy Rich Asians stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, and others.
- Directed by: John M. Chu
- IMDb rating: 6.9
- Where to watch: Netflix, Prime Video
2. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a comedy film about film composer Peter Bretter as his girlfriend of five years, Sarah Marshall, breaks up with him while he is standing stark naked in their bedroom. Heartbroken, he decides to take a trip to Hawaii to get over Sarah, but while checking into his hotel, he finds out that Sarah and her rock star boyfriend Aldous are staying in the same hotel.
Feeling bad for Peter, the hotel concierge Rachel gives him an incredibly expensive room, and the two begin spending time together. Meanwhile, Sarah and Aldous’s relationship begins to fall apart after Rachel finds out that her show has been canceled and Aldous is leaving for an 18-month-long world tour.
The rest of the film follows Peter as he develops feelings for Rachel and Sarah as she realizes that she is still in love with Peter. Will Sarah and Peter get back together, or will Peter decide to stay with Rachel? Forgetting Sarah Marshall stars Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, and others.
- Directed by: Nicholas Stoller
- IMDb rating: 7.1
- Where to watch: Netflix, Prime Video
3. Monte Carlo (2011)
Monte Carlo is a romantic comedy film about Grace Bennett, who is a high school student. As she goes on her post-graduation Trip in Paris along with her uptight stepsister Meg Kelly and best friend, Emma Perkins. The Trip turns out to be a disappointment for the girls, and they are stranded on the Eiffel tower on their tour bus.
While making their way towards their hotel, Grace, Emma, and Meg take refuge from the rain in a posh hotel where Grace is mistaken for a spoiled, stuck-up heiress Cordelia Winthrop Scott who is her doppelganger.
The rest of the film follows Grace, Meg, and Emma as Grace pretends to be Cordelia and they head to Monte Carlo for an event where they spend a few days in luxury while Emma’s boyfriend searches for her throughout the city, and the two sisters fall in love with people they met along the way. Monte Carlo stars Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy, Cory Monteith, Andy MacDowell, and others.
- Directed by: Thomas Bezucha
- IMDb rating: 5.8
- Where to watch: Prime Video
4. Something Borrowed (2011)
Something Borrowed is a romantic comedy film about two polar opposite best friends, Darcy and Rachel. Darcy throws Rachel a surprise party on her 30th birthday, where Darcy gets a little too drunk and is taken home by her fiancé Dex who returns to retrieve Darcy’s purse but ends up sleeping with Rachel.
Afterward, a flashback of their time together in law school is shown when Rachel used to have a crush on Dex, but due to Darcy’s extreme flirting, she never revealed her true feelings to Dex. At present, Rachel and Dex ignore each other because of the upcoming wedding and Dex’s family pressuring him.
The rest of the film follows Rachel as she tries to forget about Dex by sleeping with other guys and tries to be happy for her best friend, while Dex is unable to forget her and confronts her about his feelings for her. Will Dex call off the wedding and have a happily ever after with Rachel? Something Borrowed stars Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield, John Krasinski, and others.
- Directed by: Luke Greenfield
- IMDb rating: 5.8
- Where to watch: Netflix
5. Roman Holiday (1953)
Roman Holiday is a romantic comedy film about the Crowned Princess Ann as she is on a tour of the capital cities of Europe. One day, she decides to escape from her room and travel around Rome to witness the city life but soon ends up sleeping on a bench due to the injection she had received before. Joe Bradley, who is a reporter, finds her and, thinking she is an intoxicated woman, takes her to his house to sleep it off.
The next morning, Joe goes to work, where his editor Mr. Hennessy tells him about the canceled press conference with the princess that Joe was supposed to attend and shows him news about her illness along with her picture.
Joe realizes that the woman in his apartment is the princess and promises his boss an exclusive interview with the princess. When he goes home and asks Ann to come along with him for a tour of Rome, she declines and goes alone.
The rest of the film follows Joe as he follows Ann around and “accidentally” bumps into her before finally convincing her to let him tag along for the tour. Roman Holiday stars Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, and others.
- Directed by: William Wyler
- IMDb rating: 8
- Where to watch: Prime Video
6. Spiderman: Far From Home (2019)
Spiderman: Far From Home is a superhero film about Peter Parker as he goes on a summer field trip to Europe along with his classmates and friends. There he plans on confessing his feelings to his long-time crush MJ, but his plans get ruined when a Water Elemental attacks him and his classmates.
He successfully protects everybody while Beck arrives and kills the creature. Nick Fury gives Peter Tony Stark the glasses meant for his successor and enables him to communicate with EDITH.
The rest of the film follows Parker and his friends as they realize Beck’s deception to gain control of EDITH and as they try to stop him from carrying out the rest of his plan. Spiderman: Far From Home stars Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, Jake Gyllenhaal, and others.
- Directed by: Jon Watts
- IMDb rating: 7.4
- Where to watch: Netflix, Prime Video
7. Wine Country (2019)
Wine Country is a comedy film about Abby as she plans a weekend getaway for her friend Rebecca’s 50th birthday. Abby, Rebecca, and four of their friends head to Napa to get away from their troubles.
Abby has recently lost her job but doesn’t tell anybody about it, while Rebecca believes that her husband doesn’t pay enough attention to her. All of them go out to eat, where Val flirts with the waitress named Jade, who then invites them to the opening of her art gallery.
The rest of the film follows the six friends as they eventually open up about their problems and bond together. Wine Country stars Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Paula Pell, and others.
- Directed by: Amy Poehler
- IMDb rating: 5.5
- Where to watch: Netflix
8. The Parent Trap (1998)
The Parent Trap is a comedy film about twins Hallie and Annie, who were separated at birth after their parents, Nick and Elizabeth, got a divorce. Nick, who was the owner of a vineyard in California, had the custody of Hallie while Elizabeth, who works as a wedding gown designer, raised Annie.
Both girls end up going to the same summer camp where they meet and become instant rivals, but after a prank goes wrong, they are put in a room together as their punishment, where they realize that they both are twins who were separated at birth. They make a plan to reunite their parents so that they can live together, and to do this, they switch places.
The rest of the film follows Hallie as she stays with Elizabeth and tries to convince her to reunite with her dad, while Annie stays with Nick, who is currently dating another woman and tries to get rid of her by using her wit. The Parent Trap stars Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Lindsay Lohan, Elaine Hendrix, and others.
- Directed by: Nancy Meyers
- IMDb rating: 6.6
- Where to watch: Disney Plus
9. Sex and the City (2008)
Sex and the City is a romantic comedy film set a few years later after the television series of the same name. It follows Carrie as she hunts for an apartment for her and her boyfriend, Mr. Big. Carrie falls in love with an apartment that is way out of their budget, but Big offers to pay for it. Carrie agrees but starts to wonder what would happen if they broke up, so to put her mind at ease, Big asks her to marry him.
As Carrie starts the preparations for her wedding, Miranda finds out that her husband, Steve, has cheated on her because they haven’t had sex in six months. A heartbroken Miranda tells Big that marriage ruins everything, which creates doubts in his head, and he hesitates to marry Carrie, but after she runs away, he realizes his mistake and goes after her, but it’s too late.
The rest of the film follows Carrie and her friends as they go on the honeymoon that she had booked for her, and Big takes time to think through everything that happened while also bonding with her friends. Sex and the City stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael Patrick King, Darren Star, John Melfi, and others.
- Directed by: Michael Patrick King
- IMDb rating: 5.7
- Where to watch: Netflix
10. Austenland (2013)
Austenland is a romantic comedy film about an American woman named Jane Hayes who is obsessed with Jane Austen as she decides to visit a Jane Austen-themed resort in England by spending all her savings.
Upon her arrival at the resort, she realizes that all the other guests except her have bought the most expensive platinum package, whereas she bought the cheapest package, which resulted in her being disregarded by the resort manager Mrs. Wattlesbrook. All the guests were given costumes and escorts who would play the part of their love interest.
Jane befriends Ms. Elizabeth Charming and Lady Amelia Heartwright, who flirt endlessly with Mr. Henry Nobley, while Jane quarrels with him as Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth did during their first meeting in Pride and Prejudice.
The rest of the film follows Jane as she becomes friends with the chauffeur/ stableman Martin and begins a relationship with him, while Nobley gets jealous and tries to confess his feelings to her. Austenland stars Keri Russell, JJ Feild, Bret McKenzie, Jennifer Coolidge, James Callis, and others.
- Directed by: Jerusha Hess
- IMDb rating: 6.3
- Where to watch: Prime Video
11. The Way Way Back (2013)
The Way Way Back is a coming-of-age comedy film about a 14-year-old boy Duncan who is forced to go on a summer vacation trip to a beach house near Cape Cod with his mother, Pam, her boyfriend, Trent, and his daughter Steph. As they reach the beach house, they are greeted by their neighbors Betty who is a drunkard, her children Susannah and Peter, and a married couple, Kip and Joan.
Duncan decides to take a tour of the town by using a bicycle he found in the garage of the beach house. He arrives at a pizza restaurant where he meets Owen, who works at the local water park named Water Wizz and befriends him. Owen takes Duncan to the water park and introduces him to the rest of the staff while also hiring him to run errands for the Water Wizz.
The rest of the film follows Duncan on his journey of growth and self-confidence as he works at the water park and stands up for himself and his mother against Trent while also building a friendship with Susannah. The Way Way Back stars Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, Sam Rockwell, and others.
- Directed by: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
- IMDb rating: 7.4
- Where to watch: Hulu
12. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a comedy-drama film about four best friends, Lena, Tibby, Carmen, and Bridget, as they are going to spend their summer apart for the first time. While shopping, the girls find a pair of jeans that somehow fit all of them perfectly, so they decide to share the pants throughout the summer by keeping them with each of them for the same amount of time.
Lena begins a forbidden romance with a Greek boy named Kostas, who saves her from drowning, Tibby befriends Bailey who is a little girl suffering from cancer, and Carmen finds out that her father is remarrying a woman with two children who are of the same age as she and Bridget lose her virginity to her coach Eric.
The rest of the film follows the girls as they spend their summer surrounded by their respective problems while sharing a pair of pants that reminds them of their friendship. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants stars Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel, Bradley Whitford, and others.
- Directed by: Ken Kwapis
- IMDb rating: 6.5
- Where to watch: Prime Video
13. Mamma Mia! (2008)
Mamma Mia is a musical romantic comedy film about Sophie Sheridan as she secretly invites three men to her wedding, one of whom is supposed to be her father. Sophie hides the three men in her goat house since her mother, Donna, is unaware of her doings, and she hopes to find out who her father is by spending some time with each of them so that he can walk her down the aisle.
Donna is shocked to find the three men in her goat shed and tells them to leave while revealing to her friends Tanya and Rosie that she doesn’t remember who Sophie’s father is.
The rest of the film follows Sophie as she spends time with the three men and tries to find her father while keeping her ploy a secret from her fiancé Sky and a budding romance begins between Donna and Sam, who reveals that he never stopped loving her. Mamma Mia! Stars Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters, and others.
- Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd
- IMDb rating: 6.5
- Where to watch: Prime Video, Netflix
14. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine is a tragicomedy road film about the eccentric Hoover family, which consists of an overworked mother of two, Sheryl, her husband Richard, who is trying to start his career as a motivational speaker, their children Dwayne and Olive, his drug-using father, Edwin and Sheryl’s gay brother Frank who had recently attempted suicide.
Olive aspires to be a beauty queen and gets selected for a beauty pageant contest called ‘Little Miss Sunshine in Redondo Beach, California, so the family decides to go on a road trip in a yellow Volkswagen van.
The rest of the film follows the dysfunctional Hoover family as they overcome several difficulties together and realize the importance of each other in their lives throughout the Trip. Little Miss Sunshine stars Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, and others.
- Directed by: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
- IMDb rating: 7.8
- Where to watch: Hulu, Disney Plus
15. The Last Summer (2019)
The Last Summer is a romantic comedy film about several recent high school graduates as they live their last summer before moving on to the next chapter of their lives, which is college. Griffin Hourigan is a recent high school graduate forced to attend Columbia University instead of Berklee College of Music by his father.
He meets Phoebe Fisher, who used to be his childhood friend and crush, and comes to know that she is making a documentary. Griffin offers to help her with the documentary and asks her out, but she declines.
The rest of the film follows Griffin as he continues to help Phoebe and eventually begins dating her while she convinces him to follow his dreams and pursue music. The Last Summer stars KJ Apa, Maia Mitchell, Jacob Latimore, Halston Sage, Sosie Bacon, Wolfgang Novogratz, and others.
- Directed by: William Bindley
- IMDb rating: 5.5
- Where to watch: Netflix
16. The Beach House (2019)
The Beach House is a horror film about the couple Randall and Emily as they decide to take a vacation in Randall’s family beach house, where they find another couple, Jane and Mitch, who is Randall’s father’s old friends.
The four have dinner together and later share marijuana. While high, they notice strange microbes glowing in the water and the trees. Jane goes close to the microbes and becomes disoriented before passing out, and the same happens to Emily.
The rest of the film follows a disoriented Jane as she attacks the rest of the members and the strange events that happen after that. The Beach House stars Liana Liberato, Noah Le Gros, Maryann Nagel, Jake Weber, and others.
- Directed by: Jeffery A. Brown
- IMDb rating: 5.3
- Where to watch: Prime Video
17. Girls Trip (2017)
Girls Trip is a comedy film about Ryan who is a lifestyle guru who invites her college friends, Sasha who owns a gossip website, Lisa who is a nurse and a single mother, and Dina, who was recently fired from her job at a girl’s Trip to Essence Music Festival in New Orleans where Ryan has been invited as a guest speaker.
As Ryan, Lisa, Sasha, and Dina arrive at their hotel, Sasha receives a picture of Ryan’s husband, Stewart, kissing another woman, but she is reluctant to tell Ryan, who reveals that she already knew about it.
The rest of the film follows the girls as they bond over alcohol and drugs, leading to many careless decisions and a budding romance. Girls Trip stars Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Larenz Tate, Mike Colter, Kate Walsh, and others.
- Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
- IMDb rating: 6.2
- Where to watch: Netflix
18. Point Break (1991)
Point Break is an action crime film about a rookie FBI agent Johnny Utah as he helps an experienced agent Angelo Pappas in finding a group of bank robbers that call themselves ‘ex-presidents’ since they wear the masks of past presidents and only collect the money available in the drawers in ninety seconds instead of emptying the vault.
Angelo thinks that the criminals are surfers, so Johnny decides to go undercover to become a part of the surging community. There he meets Tyler Ann Endicott, who agrees to teach him to surf after she saves him from drowning on his first day of surfing. He also meets Bodhi, who is the leader of a group of surfers. Soon, Johnny begins to enjoy the rush of adrenaline that surfing gives him, along with Bodhi and Tyler’s company.
The rest of the film follows Johnny as he keeps a close eye on Bodhi and his group to determine whether they are the ex-presidents or not while starting a relationship with Tyler. Point Break stars Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty, and others.
- Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
- IMDb rating: 7.2
- Where to watch: Prime Video
19. Call Me By Your Name (2017)
Call Me By Your Name is a coming-of-age romantic film about Elio Perlman, a 17-year-old Jewish Italo-French boy who lives with his parents in Northern Italy. His father, who is a professor of archaeology, invites a 24-year-old Jewish graduate Oliver to help him with his paper over the summer.
Elio spends most of his time with his friends and playing piano. One day, Oliver touches his back while playing volleyball, but he ignores it and later gets jealous when he approaches his friend Chiara. Soon, Elio and Olive form a close relationship after Elio confesses his feelings, and they kiss for the first time but then stay silent for a few days.
The rest of the film follows Elio and Oliver’s summer romance which comes to an end a little too soon and breaks all of our hearts. Call Me By Your Name stars Timothee Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, and others.
- Directed by: Luca Guadagnino
- IMDb rating: 7.8
- Where to watch: Prime Video, Netflix
20. Under The Tuscan Sun (2003)
Under the Tuscan Sun is a romantic comedy film about a writer Frances Mayes who discovers that her husband has been cheating on her and has filed for divorce. Frances becomes depressed and suffers from writer’s block after she loses half of her ownership of the house.
Frances’s best friend Patti recommends she take a vacation in Tuscany using the flight ticket that she had booked before she got pregnant with her girlfriend, Grace. Frances agrees and goes to Tuscany, where she sees a villa during the tour of a small town called Cortona. She decides to buy the villa and begin a new life in Cortona.
The rest of the film follows Frances as she befriends the members of the crew that she hired for renovations of her house while also giving romance a chance. Under the Tuscan Sun stars Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan, and others.
- Directed by: Audrey Wells
- IMDb rating: 6.7
- Where to watch: Prime Video
21. 50 First Dates (2004)
50 First Dates is a romantic comedy film about Henry Roth, who is a veterinarian and follows a strict tourist-only rule for dating. One day while he is out on the sea, his boat breaks down, and he has to wait in a cafe for the coast guard.
There he comes across Lucy Whitmore as she is making a fort using her waffles. Lucy ends up catching his attention in such a way that he can’t date any tourists for a while and ends up going to the cafe again to introduce himself.
After they have breakfast together, they agree to meet the next day again, but when that happens, Lucy shows no recollection of every meeting with the man. After the cafe owner, Sue, tells Henry about the terrible accident that had left Lucy with the condition that lets her remember everything that happened till the day of the accident but stops her from making any new memories, Henry is heartbroken.
The rest of the film follows Hery as he meets with Lucy every day to make her remember him while also falling deeply in love with her. 50 First Dates stars Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin, and others.
- Directed by: Peter Segal
- IMDb rating: 6.8
- Where to watch: Prime Video
22. Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dazed and Confused is a coming-of-age comedy film set in May 1976 about a group of high school students and their juniors on the last day of school. Randall Floyd is asked to take a pledge promising not to do any drugs during the summer vacation to avoid screwing up a successful football season.
Randall offers a junior named Mitch a ride and takes him to a cruise ship where he hangs out with his friends. Mitch drinks and does drugs for the first time before heading towards the Emporium, which is a place where teenagers often hang out with Randall and his friend David.
The rest of the film follows the adventures of the last day of high school before the summer vacation as all the kids get high, drink alcohol, and try to get laid, while Mitch finds a freshman named Julie Simms and begins a fling with her. Dazed and Confused stars Jason London, Joey Lauren Adams, Shawn Andrews, Adam Goldberg, Wiley Wiggins, Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, and others.
- Directed by: Richard Linklater
- IMDb rating: 7.6
- Where to watch: Prime Video
23. Blue Crush (2002)
Blue Crush is a sports film about Anne Marie, who is the sister of a 14-year-old girl named Penny and raises her alone after her mother runs away with her boyfriend. Anne Marie is helped by her two good friends, Lena and Eden, in raising Penny.
While Penny goes to school, the three girls work in a luxurious resort as maids, but that’s not all. They also surf. Anne Marie used to be a great surfer when she was young, but after a tragedy, she lost her will to surf. Now, motivated by her friends Eden and Lena, she does surfing every day to make her comeback in surfing by participating in events to make their financial condition a little better.
The rest of the film follows Anne Marie as she tries to overcome the trauma that was left by accident and surfaces every time she surfs with high tides while also trying to raise Penny and stop her from heading towards a wrong path. Blue Crush stars Kate Bosworth, Mika Boorem, Michelle Rodriguez, Sanoe Lake, and others.
- Directed by: John Stockwell
- IMDb rating: 5.7
- Where to watch: Prime Video
24. The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
The Baby-Sitters Club is a comedy-drama film about Kristy Thomas, who is the president of the Baby-Sitters Club, as she opens a day camp for her clients. She is helped by the members of the club which are Mary Anne, Dawn, Claudia, Stacey, Mallory, and Jessie, as they take care of the client’s kids.
Kristy meets with her estranged father, who had left her when she was little, to start a family with another woman, and tells about him to Mary Anne. Claudia attends a summer school because she is failing in math, which means she could be kicked out of the club if she doesn’t pass. Stacey dates a 17-year-old boy named Luca while lying about her age.
The rest of the film follows the girls as each of them takes comfort in the other and solves their problems. The Baby-Sitters Club stars Schuyler Fisk, Bre Blair, Tricia Joe, Rachael Leigh Cook, Larisa Oleynik, and others.
- Directed by: Melanie Mayron
- IMDb rating: 5.7
- Where to watch: Netflix
25. Palm Springs (2020)
Palm Springs is a science fiction romantic comedy film about Nyles, who has been stuck in a time loop for a while and relives the same day, which is November 9, again and again. He wakes up and finds his girlfriend cheating on him.
He goes to Tala and her fiancé Abe’s wedding, where he meets and bonds with Tala’s sister Sarah. As they both are about to have sex, Nyles gets shot by an arrow and crawls into a cave after telling Sarah not to follow him, but she does anyway and gets stuck in the time loop with Nyles.
The rest of the film follows Nyles’ carefree attitude towards being stuck in the time loop since he had been there for a while and Sarah trying to find a way to break the time loop while indulging in a relationship with Nyles. Palm Springs stars Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Chris Parker, Dylan Sellers, and others.
- Directed by: Max Barbakow
- IMDb rating: 7.4
- Where to watch: Netflix
26. Aquamarine (2006)
Aquamarine is a fantasy romantic comedy film about two best friends, Claire and Hailey, as they spend their last few days of summer together before Hailey has to move to Australia due to her mother’s job. Upset about leaving Claire, Hailey prays to God to change her mother’s mind about the move, and suddenly, a storm emerges.
The next day, as Hailey and Claire are sneaking into the local pool, they find a mermaid named Aquamarine who has accidentally ended up in the pool due to the storm. Aquamarine reveals to the girls that she has run away from her home because she wants to prove to her father that true love exists so that her father can’t force her into a marriage.
Hailey and Claire agree to help Aquamarine in making Raymond, the lifeguard fall in love with her.
The rest of the film follows the girls as they make Raymond fall in love with Aquamarine by using tips from a teen magazine. Aquamarine stars Emma Roberts, Joanna, Levesque, Sara Paxton, and others.
- Directed by: Elizabeth Allen
- IMDb rating: 5.4
- Where to watch: Disney Plus, Prime Video
27. Grease (1978)
Grease is a musical romantic comedy film set in 1958 about a local boy named Danny and an Australian girl named Sandy as they meet on a beach and fall in love. They promise to meet each other again before returning to their high school.
Danny, who is the bad boy of Rydell high and the leader of his group, T-Birds greaser and tells his friends about his fling with Sandy. Meanwhile, Sandy’s parents enroll her in Rydell high, where she meets a greaser girl clique and tells them about Danny. When Sandy comes across Danny, he rebuffs her to maintain his bad-boy reputation, which upsets Sandy.
The rest of the film follows Danny and Sandy’s love story as they realize that they are still in love with each other and decide to date again. Grease stars John Travolta, Olivia Newton, Stockard Channing, Eve Arden, and others.
- Directed by: Randal Kleiser
- IMDb rating: 7.2
- Where to watch: Prime Video, Netflix
28. Chasing Liberty (2004)
Chasing Liberty is a romantic comedy film about Anna Foster, who is the daughter of President James Foster as she goes on a date that gets ruined by a secret service agent.
Anna demands her father send less supervision on her Trip to Prague, but while attending a concert, she sees the faces of several of his father’s agents and escapes from the concert with the help of her friend Gabriella. Outside, she asks a stranger Ben for a ride, and he agrees. Ben is actually an undercover agent hired by Anna’s father to keep an eye on her while letting her think that she is free.
The rest of the film follows Anna as she travels in Venice along with Ben, and the two falls in love while being chased by two of James’s agents. Chasing Liberty stars Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode, Jeremy Piven, and others.
- Directed by: Andy Cadiff
- IMDb rating: 6.1
- Where to watch: Prime Video
29. Dirty Dancing (1987)
Dirty Dancing is a romantic dance film about Frances “Baby” Houseman as she is vacationing with her family in a Catskill resort owned by her father’s best friend, Max. There she meets Johnny one day while attending a dirty dancing party for the staff of the resort and takes an interest in him.
Baby comes to know that Johnny’s dance partner Penny is pregnant with Robbie, who was a waiter and attends Yale School of Medicine and now has his eyes set on Lisa, Baby’s older sister. She confronts Robbie, who refuses to help Penny, so Baby takes money from her father and helps Penny get an abortion, but Penny refuses to go since the appointment with the doctor clashes with the dance competition.
Baby agrees to be Johnny’s partner for the competition and begins practicing with him, which results in a budding romance between them. The rest of the film follows Baby and Johnny’s love story as they win the competition and love each other despite the difference in their societal status. Dirty Dancing stars Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes, and others.
- Directed by: Emile Ardolino
- IMDb rating: 7
- Where to watch: Prime Video, Netflix
30. Endless Love (2014)
Endless Love is a romantic drama film about 17-year-old Jade Butterfield as she graduates from high school with excellent marks and a scholarship from a prestigious college but few friends. David is another senior who graduated and has had a crush on Jade for years but never confessed to her.
Jade asks her parents, Hugh and Anne, for a graduation party as a gift, and they agree. The party is filled with Hugh and Anne’s friends, which is not what Jade had expected, but later, David arrives with more people, which makes Jade happy. Jade and David share a kiss in the closet and are caught by Hugh, who disapproves of David facing his daughter.
The rest of the film follows Jade and David’s bumpy relationship as they fall deeply in love with each other while Hugh tries to keep them apart. Endless love stars Alex Pettyfer, Gabriella Wilde, Bruce Greenwood, and others.
- Directed by: Shana Feste
- IMDb rating: 6.2
- Where to watch: Netflix
31. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Moonrise Kingdom is a coming-of-age comedy film. Sam is an orphan who goes to a summer camp called Ivanhoe and meets Suzy, who lives on the island with her parents and three brothers. The two immediately strike a friendship and become pen pals, which soon turns into romantic feelings, and they both make a plan to run away together.
In 1965, when they returned to camp Ivanhoe and ran away together. The camp ward soon finds Sam missing, creates a team to look for him, and informs his foster parents about his doings. They take away Sam while Suzy’s parents take her away and forbid her from seeing Sam again.
The rest of the film follows the scouts as they try to bring Sam and Suzy back together. Moonrise Kingdom stars Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, and others.
- Directed by: Wes Anderson
- IMDb rating: 7.8
- Where to watch: Netflix
32. One day (2011)
One Day is a romantic drama film about Dexter and Emma as they have met on the same day every year for 20 years. They spend a platonic night together on July 15, 1988, after their graduation, and a year later, Emma moves to London to be a writer while Dexter helps her.
In 1990, Emma gave up on becoming a writer after many unsuccessful attempts and became a waitress in a Mexican restaurant and began dating Ian, who is an aspiring comedian. In 1992, they took a trip together to France, where Dexter tried to confess his feelings, but Emma stopped him.
The rest of the film follows Emma and Dexter’s friendship throughout the years as it eventually turns into love while they overcome the obstacles standing in the way of their dreams. One day stars Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Patricia Clarkson, and others.
- Directed by: Lone Scherfig
- IMDb rating: 7
- Where to watch: Netflix, Prime Video
33. Becoming Jane (2007)
Becoming Jane is a biographical romantic drama film about Jane Austen, who aspires to be a writer even though her mother is against it and wishes that she would marry a nice suitor. Thomas ‘Tom’ Lefroy is an aspiring lawyer with a bad reputation and goes to live in the country as told by his uncle. He comes across Jane as she is reading one of her works and ends up falling asleep midway through her reading.
Jane is irritated by Tom’s arrogance and harsh criticism of her work. She turns down the affections of many men, including the wealthy nephew of Lady Gresham. She encounters Tom again, and the two take an interest in each other and eventually fall in love.
The rest of the film follows Jane and Top as they grow apart after Tom’s uncle tells him to leave Jane because she is poor, and his family depends on him financially. Becoming Jane stars Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters, James Cromwell, and others.
- Directed by: Julian Jarrold
- IMDb rating: 7
- Where to watch: Prime Video
34. American Grafitti (1973)
American Graffiti is a coming-of-age comedy-drama film set in 1962 about a group of people on the last day of their summer vacation before they part ways for college. Curt Henderson and Steve Bolander are two graduates who meet their other two friends, Terry Fields and John Milner, in the parking lot of Mel’s drive-in.
Steve, who is dating Curt’s sister Laurie has second thoughts about leaving for college the next day but tells Laurie that they should see other people while they are in college to see how strong their relationship is, which leads to an argument between them.
While driving to their school dance, Curt sees a blonde woman driving a white ford thunderbird as she mouths ‘i love you’ to him before speeding away, and he ends up looking for her throughout the night. He later gets forced into doing several illegal things by a group of greasers called ‘Pharaohs.’
Terry is given a car by Steve to take care of it while he is away in college, so he takes a rebellious girl named Debbie around town, claiming the car to be his. The rest of the film follows the eventful evening that Steve, Curt, Terry, and John have, along with their respective partners, before they part ways and start a new chapter of their lives which is college.
- Directed by: George Lucas
- IMDb rating: 7.4
- Where to watch: Hulu, Prime Video
35. Before Sunrise (1995)
Before Sunrise is a romantic film set in June 1994 as two people, Celine and Jesse, meet on a train to Vienna and start talking. Jesse tells her that he is going back to the United States and has a flight to catch from Vienna, while Celine reveals that she was vising her grandmother and now is heading back to her university in Paris.
When they reach Vienna, Jesse asks her to stay with him till his flight, and she agrees. The two roam around the streets of Vienna and form a close connection while talking about several things. Jesse and Celine eventually feel a romantic connection between them, and the two share a kiss while visiting one of Vienna’s tourist places.
The rest of the film follows Celine and Jesse as they roam around Vienna till his flight to the United States and part at the station where Celine catches her train, and the two make a promise to return to the same place after six months. Before Sunrise stars Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, and others.
- Directed by: Richard Linklater
- IMDb rating: 8.1
- Where to watch: Prime Video, Netflix
36. Booksmart (2019)
Booksmart is a comedy film about two best friends, Amy and Molly, who are well-accomplished high schoolers but lack a social group. On the night of their graduation, Molly confronts one of her bullies by telling him that she got into Yale due to her bookishness, but the guy tells her that he, too, got into a prestigious college despite having fun during high school.
This makes Molly furious, and she convinces Amy to attend a graduation party thrown by one of her classmates, Nick, with her. Molly calls Jared for a ride to Nick’s party since she doesn’t know the address and Molly is aware of Jared’s feelings for her, but instead of taking them to Nick’s, he takes them to his yacht, where they have their party, and Jared’s drugs crazed friend Gigi feeds them strawberries laced with drugs.
The rest of the film follows the two best friends as they try to make their way to Nick’s party and have an eventful night while suffering from heartbreak along the way. Booksmart stars Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, and others.
- Directed by: Olivia Wilde
- IMDb rating: 7.1
- Where to watch: Prime Video
37. Thelma & Louise (1991)
Thelma & Louise is an American film about two best friends, Thelma Dickinson, and Louise Sawyer, as they decide to take a vacation at a fishing cabin during the weekend. Thelma, who is married to a disrespectful man named Darryl, and Louise, who is dating a musician named Jimmy, want to escape from their dreary lives for a few days.
They stop at a bar where Thelma dances with a stranger named Harlan, who later takes her outside and tries to rape her, but Louise arrives at the right time and scares the guy away by using her gun. The guy stops but says vulgar things to the girls, which causes Louise to lose her temper and kill the guy.
Scared, Thelma tells Louise that they should go to the police and tell them everything, but Louise is not sure whether they will believe them since Thelma was dancing with the guy at the bar, so they decide to flee to Mexico.
The rest of the film follows Thelma and Louise as they run away from the police to find the dead body of the guy while a series of unfortunate events happen with the girls. Thelma and Louise star Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michale Madsen, and others.
- Directed by: Ridley Scott
- IMDb rating: 7.5
- Where to watch: Prime Video, BBC One
38. Stand by Me (1986)
Stand By Me is a coming-of-age drama film about writer Gordon Lachance as he reads an article about a fatal stabbing and remembers what happened when he was 12 years ago. Gordon, his best friend Chris, and their two friends Teddy and Vern came to know about a dead body and made it their mission to find it so that they could become the local hero.
Chris steals his father’s pistol, and the four friends begin their Trip. They stop at a junkyard to get some water, where the owner sees them and chases them, but the boys manage to escape by jumping over the fence.
The rest of the film follows Gordon, Chris, Teddy, and Vern on their adventure as they overcome various obstacles and stick together to find the missing body. Stand By Me stars Wil Wheaton, River Pheonix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, Kiefer Sutherland, and others.
- Directed by: Rob Reiner
- IMDb rating: 8.1
- Where to watch: Netflix, Prime Video
39. Tomboy (2011)
Tomboy is a French drama film about a 10-year-old Laure who movies to a new address in Paris. Laure sees a group of boys playing outside and goes to join them, but they run away. Laure is then approached by a girl named Lisa, who assumes that Laure is a boy and asks for Laure’s name. Laure makes up the name Mickael and tells it to Lisa, who then introduces Mickael to all the boys around the neighborhood.
Lisa and Mickael become good friends and develop feelings for each other and eventually kiss. One day, while Lisa was drawing a picture of Mickael, she said that Mickael looked like a girl, so Mickale went home and hid in a hoodie.
The rest of the film follows Mickael and Lisa’s friendship as they spend time together and as Lisa finds out that Mickael is a girl. Tomboy stars Zoe Heran, Malonn Levana, Sophie Cattani, Mathieu Demy, and others.
- Directed by: Celine Sciamma
- IMDb rating: 7.4
- Where to watch: Prime Video
40. Luca (2021)
Luca is an animated coming-of-age fantasy film about a sea monster named Luca who lives in a town called Portorosso with his family, who tells him not to go too close to the surface because humans can capture him.
One day, he meets Alberto, who is also a sea monster like him but stays on land and lives alone in an abandoned tower. Luca befriends Alberto and often sneaks out to meet him after he learns that he can take the appearance of a human as long as he stays dry.
Luca’s parents find out about his actions and send him to live with his uncle, but Luca manages to run away with Alberto and hides in Portorosso with him. There, they encounter a bully Ercole who has been the five-time champion of the Portorosso Cup which is a triathlon. Luca decides to take part in this year’s triathlon to win enough money for a Vespa, which had been his dream.
The rest of the film follows Luca and Alberto as they prepare for the triathlon with the help of a human girl Giulia who saves Luca from Ercole. Luca stars Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Maya Rudolph, and others.
- Directed by: Enrico Casarosa
- IMDb rating:7.4
- Where to watch: Disney Plus, Prime Video
41. Adventureland (2009)
Adventureland is a comedy-drama film set in 1987 and follows the story of a guy named James Brennan who plans on spending his summer vacation traveling across Europe after his graduation, but his parents tell him that they can’t afford his expenses and that he needs to work during his summer vacation.
He starts working at an amusement park called Adventureland in his hometown Pittsburgh along with his childhood friend Frigo. Emily is another worker at Adventureland who saves James from being stabbed by a customer and offers him a ride home.
The rest of the film follows James and Emily as they become close friends, but James falls in love with her and soon finds himself in a love triangle with a guy named Mike, who is married but has sex with Emily often. Adventureland stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, and others.
- Directed by: Greg Mottola
- IMDb rating: 6.8
- Where to watch: Prime Video
42. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a romantic comedy film about two polar opposite friends Vicky who is practical and engaged to Doug, and Cristina, who is looking for love and is unsure of what she wants with her life as they visit Barcelona.
The two friends visit an art exhibition where Christina becomes intrigued by an artist named Juan Antonio, who approaches both Vicky and Christina for a weekend getaway to the city of Oviedo. Christina agrees, while Vicky is reluctant to go but later agrees to watch over her friend.
The rest of the film follows Vicky, Christina, and Juan Antonio as they spend time together and become a part of a very messy love story. Vicky Cristina Barcelona stars Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, and others.
- Directed by: Woody Allen
- IMDb rating: 7.1
- Where to watch: Prime Video
43. Midsommar (2019)
Midsommar is a folk horror film about Dani Ardor, who is a psychology student. As she becomes an orphan after her sister commits suicide-murder by filling their house with carbon monoxide, killing herself and their parents. Deeply traumatized by the incident, Dani becomes even more distant from her boyfriend Christian, who is a cultural anthropology student and has been dating Dani for four years.
Christian gets invited by his Swedish friend Pelle to attend a midsummer festival along with his two other friends, Mark and Josh. Christian, who wanted to break up with Dani a while ago but couldn’t due to the incident with her parents, invites her to come along on the Trip to Sweden. Upon their arrival, they meet a couple, Simon and Connie, who had been invited by Pelle’s communal brother Ingemar.
The rest of the film follows the tragic story of the group as they watch people die during a ceremony and are later told that they are being offered sacrifices by the communal people to keep themselves away from evil spirits. Midsommar stars Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson, Harper, and others.
- Directed by: Ari Aster
- IMDb rating: 7.1
- Where to watch: Hulu, Prime Video
44. Mystic Pizza (1988)
Mystic Pizza is a romantic comedy film about three Portuguese American women. Kat works hard to earn her tuition fee for Yale, which has offered her a partial scholarship. Her sister Daisy just wants to have fun, and their friend Jojo as they work in a pizza parlor called Mystic Pizza. Daisy and Kat’s mother often questions Daisy’s choices in life while approving of Kat, who works in the restaurant and also babysits.
Daisy meets Charles, who is a wealthy young man, at a bar, and the two begin a relationship. Kat becomes infatuated with her employer Tim who is already married and has hired Kat to babysit his daughter but becomes romantically involved with Kat. Jojo faints at her wedding due to having cold feet but continues to have a relationship with her fiancé Bill.
The rest of the film follows the troubled love lives of Kat, Daisy, and Jojo as they balance love and work together. Mystic Pizza stars Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Vincent D’Onofrio, William R. Moses, Adam Storke, and others.
- Directed by: Donald Petrie
- IMDb rating: 6.3
- Where to watch: HBO, Prime Video
45. Friday The 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th is a horror film about Camp Crystal Lake, where two counselors were killed in 1958 by an unknown killer, and then the camo was closed. At present, in 1979, Annie Phillips is driven to the half-open Camp Crystal Lake and continues to make her way towards the camp despite the driver’s warning and the town people giving her dirty looks.
Halfway there, she hitches another ride with someone who takes her past the camp and kills her. At the camp, counselor Ned, Jack, Bill, Marcie, Brenda, and Alice are refurbishing the camp along with the owner Steve when a thunderstorm hits the town.
The rest of the film follows the people as they are killed one by one by a culprit, who is revealed at the end of the movie. Friday the 13th stars Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nelson, Jeannine Taylor, and others.
- Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
- IMDb rating: 6.4
- Where to watch: Netflix, Prime Video
46. Little Manhattan (2005)
Little Manhattan is a romantic comedy film about Gabe, who is a 10-year-old boy living in Manhattan with his parents. He loves to explore the city on his scooter and is encouraged to do so by his building’s concierge.
Gabe attends a self-defense class where he is assigned a sparring partner who is none other than Rosemary, an 11-year-old girl whom he has known since kindergarten. He begins spending time with Rosemary and takes her on a tour of Central Park and other places.
Gabe’s parents are on the verge of getting a divorce, while Rosemary’s parents are very loving and live on the edge of Central Park. They take Gabe and Rosemary to hear a jazz pianist, and the two kiss and hold hands for the first time, which makes Gabe realize that he is falling in love with Rosemary.
The rest of the film follows Gabe as his perfect life comes crashing down when Rosemary’s sparring partner is changed, and he begins to get jealous, which results in him taking some rash decisions and ending their friendship. Little Manhattan stars Josh Hutcherson, Bradley Whitford, Cynthia Nixon, Charlie Ray, and others.
- Directed by: Mark Levin
- IMDb rating: 7.4
- Where to watch: Hulu, Prime Video
47. It Takes Two (1995)
It Takes Two is a romantic comedy film about a nine-year-old orphan Amanda Lemmon who is being adopted by a secretive family Butkises, but she wants Diane, who is a kind-hearted social worker, to adopt her. Amanda is sent to a camp where she meets Alyssa, who looks just like her and is the daughter of a billionaire, Roger.
The two become friends and decide to switch places to bring their parent figures together after realizing that Diane and Roger are perfect for each other. They set up a series of events to make Diane and Roger fall in love with each other, but Roger’s fiancé Clarice interrupts their plan.
The rest of the film follows Alyssa as she gets adopted by the Butkises, and Clarise moves her wedding to the next day while Amanda tries to save the day with the help of her family butler Vincenzo. It Takes Two stars Kirstie Alley, Steve Guttenberg, Mary Kate and Ashley, Olsen, Philip Bosco, and others.
- Directed by: Andy Tennant
- IMDb rating: 5.9
- Where to watch: Netflix, Hulu
48. Dear John (2010)
Dear John is a romantic war film about Staff Sergeant John as he visits his hometown Charleston while on leave and comes across Savannah, who is a college student working with Habitat for Humanity to build homes.
She invites John to a bonfire party where she introduces him to Tim and his autistic son Alan. John and Savannah go on several dates and fall in love. One day, Savannah tells John that his father might be autistic, which upsets him, and he gets into a fight, accidentally breaking Tim’s nose.
Savannah gets upset with him and doesn’t talk to him, but after John apologizes to Tim, Savannah reconciles with John and spends the last day with him before he returns to the army and promises to keep their relationship alive by sending each other letters.
The rest of the film follows John and Savanah as they break up after two years through a letter because John stayed in the army for a long time which resulted in Savannah falling in love with Tim. Dear John stars Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Henry Thomas, Scott Porter, Richard Jenkins, and others.
- Directed by: Lasse, Hallstrom
- IMDb rating: 6.3
- Where to watch: Hulu
49. Aloha (2015)
Aloha is a romantic comedy film about Brian Gilcrest, who had a successful military career but now is a contractor for the military as he returns to Hawaii to negotiate a deal with the native Hawaiians on behalf of billionaire Carson, who wants to turn the local land into a space center.
He is accompanied by Captain Allison Ng as he goes to meet King Kanahele and negotiate. Allison, who is half Hawaiian, manages to communicate and bond with the King after sharing mutual views of the land and sky.
The rest of the film follows Gilcrest as he finds himself in a love triangle with his former lover Tracy who is now married and has two kids, and Allison while trying to uncover the secret motive of Carson behind launching the privately funded satellite. Aloha stars Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Bill Murray, Alec Baldwin, and others.
- Directed by: Cameron Crowe
- IMDb rating: 5.4
- Where to watch: Prime Video
50. Blended (2014)
Blended is a romantic comedy film about Jim Friedman, who is a widowed father of three girls he goes on a date with Lauren Reynolds, who is a divorced mother of three boys, but it doesn’t go well. Jim runs into Lauren at a pharmacy store, where the two end up helping each other, and their credit cards get exchanged.
Jim goes to Lauren’s house, where he meets Lauren’s son, who gives him the stink eye but learns that Dick, who is his boss, has broken up with Jen who is Lauren’s best friend, and decides to use his boss’s vacation package to take his children of a vacation to Africa.
Both Jim and Lauren reach the resort in Africa with their children and realize that they will have to get along. They have a blended familymoon with and meet other blended families that had come for a vacation there.
The rest of the film follows Jim and Lauren as they help each other out with their kids since both of them are single parents and eventually fall in love while their children also befriend each other. Blended stars Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Kevin Nealon, Terry Crews, Bella Thorne, and others.
- Directed by: Frank Coraci
- IMDb rating: 6.5
- Where to watch: Prime Video
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