15 Movies Like Summer Vacation

Loved Summer Vacation? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Beast
#1

Beast

MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal champion Xavier Grau.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Summer Vacation.

Cast Away
#2

Cast Away

Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Summer Vacation.

Road House
#3

Road House

Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Summer Vacation.

Adoration
#4

Adoration

Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotions that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Summer Vacation.

Aftersun
#5

Aftersun

Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories fill the gaps between camcorder footages as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the troubled man she didn't.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Summer Vacation.

Out of Time
#6

Out of Time

Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion. Matt Lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force and everyone he's trusted in order to find out the truth.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Summer Vacation.

Brothers
#7

Brothers

The story of two brothers, Tom and Jake, and their problematic relationship.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Summer Vacation.

Soul Surfer
#8

Soul Surfer

The true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Summer Vacation.

The Lost Daughter
#9

The Lost Daughter

A woman's seaside vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her to confront secrets from her past.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Summer Vacation.

Yes
#10

Yes

In the days following October 7, Y., a jazz musician, and his wife Yasmin, a dancer, resolve to say yes to everything. Y. and Yasmin sell their bodies and souls to the highest bidder, surrendering themselves and their art to Israel’s social, political and military elite. Soon, Y. is entrusted with a mission of the utmost importance: to compose the music for a rousing, ruthless new national anthem.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Summer Vacation.

Dolphin Tale
#11

Dolphin Tale

A sea of animal rescuers — and a lonely boy in need of a friend – nurse an injured dolphin back to health after it loses its tail in a trap.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Summer Vacation.

Urban Tale
#12

Urban Tale

A boy and a girl wake up in bed one morning, naked. The children's mother died a few weeks earlier. Before she died she asked her children to find their birth father who left them when they were still babies. Their quest in search of their father leads them to hospitals, nursing homes and holding cells. In the course of the quest the brother and sister meet people who provide them - like in parallel quantum universes - a glance into what their future lives may hold for them.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Summer Vacation.

Waltz with Bashir
#13

Waltz with Bashir

An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Summer Vacation.

Antarctica
#14

Antarctica

Set in Tel Aviv, focuses on an interconnected group of friends and their various relationships. At the center is the adorably bookish Omer, about to turn 30, who still hasn't found himself, and his free-spirited best friend Miki, who both end up inadvertently dating the same handsome journalist, Ronen.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Summer Vacation.

The Perfect Cheerleader
#15

The Perfect Cheerleader

When college freshman Cassie earns a spot on the cheerleading squad, she is overjoyed about the new friendships, status, and access to social events that come along with being on the team. When she meets Terry, the charismatic President of the Alumni Association, at an event, Cassie finds herself falling for this older man despite their age difference. Terry even helps her out by paying part of her tuition when she falls on hard times. But all is not as it seems.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Summer Vacation.