Originally by Ranker FilmList RulesFilms about summer and summertime. Vote up the best summer movies.
It’s summertime – the feeling is easy, it's the perfect temperature, time is spent laying on the beach all afternoon, followed by roasting marshmallows over a campfire and staring at the stars at night. Who doesn't love a good summer movie?! It’s no wonder so many famous movies have been set in the summer! What are the best movies about summer? Vote up the best summer themed films below and see where your favorites rank!
The movies on this list all have a summertime theme in one way or another. Many of these movies revolve around water, either a beach or a lake, and some feature the camps kids go to during these relaxing months or the family vacations many people take. A number of these fun summer movies have remained all-time classics as well and sit high on our list of best movies of all time.
This list features the best summer movies, including Weekend at Bernie’s, Meatballs, Almost Famous, A Streetcar Named Desire, Independence Day, Jaws, Stand by Me, and The Seven Year Itch. Vote up the great summertime films below to see which one gets to the top of the list.
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388145Jaws
Steven Spielberg, Richard DreyfussReleased: 1975
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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19537The Sandlot
James Earl Jones, Denis LearyReleased: 1993
Directed by: David M. Evans
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379112Stand by Me
Kiefer Sutherland, Corey FeldmanReleased: 1986
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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389207Dirty Dancing
Patrick Swayze, Jennifer GreyReleased: 1987
Directed by: Emile Ardolino
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334189Grease
John Travolta, Olivia Newton-JohnReleased: 1978
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
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242141Caddyshack
Bill Murray, Chevy ChaseReleased: 1980
Directed by: Harold Ramis
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334139Vacation
Chevy Chase, Christie BrinkleyReleased: 1983
Directed by: Harold Ramis
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218124Weekend at Bernie's
Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan SilvermanReleased: 1989
Directed by: Ted Kotcheff
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263137Dazed and Confused
Ben Affleck, Milla JovovichReleased: 1993
Directed by: Richard Linklater
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184119Point Break
Keanu Reeves, Gary BuseyReleased: 1991
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
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174108American Graffiti
Harrison Ford, Ron HowardReleased: 1973
Directed by: George Lucas
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140102Summer School
Kirstie Alley, Mark HarmonReleased: 1987
Directed by: Carl Reiner
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5323What About Bob?
Bill Murray, Richard DreyfussReleased: 1991
Directed by: Frank Oz
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182153The Parent Trap
Lindsay Lohan, Dennis QuaidReleased: 1998
Directed by: Nancy Meyers
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154121I Know What You Did Last Summer
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle GellarReleased: 1997
Directed by: Jim Gillespie
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8551Field of Dreams
Ben Affleck, Matt DamonReleased: 1989
Directed by: Phil Alden Robinson
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145120Rear Window
Grace Kelly, James StewartReleased: 1954
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
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155134Friday the 13th
Kevin Bacon, Tom SaviniReleased: 1980
Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
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4019To Kill a Mockingbird
Robert Duvall, Gregory PeckReleased: 1962
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
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3734It
Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden MartellReleased: 2017
Directed by: Andy Muschietti directed this remake, set in the summer of 1989, when a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.
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97112Blue Crush
Kate Bosworth, Michelle RodriguezReleased: 2002
Directed by: John Stockwell
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1914Life as a House
Ian Somerhalder, Hayden ChristensenReleased: 2001
Directed by: Irwin Winkler
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216116The Great Outdoors
Annette Bening, Dan AykroydReleased: 1988
Directed by: Howard Deutch
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5625Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Nicolas Cage, Sean PennReleased: 1982
Directed by: Amy Heckerling
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69111Dog Day Afternoon
Al Pacino, Carol KaneReleased: 1975
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
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