The Best Honeymoon Movies

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Updated August 15, 2023 586 votes 182 voters 83.3K views
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Here is a list of the best honeymoon movies ranked by movie fans just like you. These are films that focus on honeymoons. We believe we've got them all, but if your favorite honeymoon film isn't high enough on the list, be sure to vote it up. All genres have been included, although most of the honeymoon movies on this list will be romantic comedies. There is also a lot of crossover on this list with "Wedding Movies" (since wedding and honeymoon films do go hand in hand). As relationship gurus often suggest, if you want to be sure a couple can truly make it, send them on a trip together.

Romance is great, and a romantic honeymoon even better, but nothing can prepare you for the chaos that sometimes shows up on vacation (much like marriage itself), and such situations are among those movies that have become the favorite honeymoon films of many.

If you want to see the wedding movies that led the honeymoon movies, check out the list of best wedding movies. What are the best honeymoon movies? Take a look at this list and you'll get that answer.

Most divisive: The Heartbreak Kid
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  • A Room with a View
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    A Room with a View

    Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Julian Sands
    6 votes
    • Released: 1986
    • Directed by: James Ivory
    In this British drama based on the novel by E.M. Forster, Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham-Carter), a young Englishwoman, is touring Italy with her older cousin (Maggie Smith). At a hotel in Florence, Lucy meets the charming and free-spirited George Emerson (Julian Sands). Although intrigued by George, once she's back in England Lucy ponders settling down with the wealthy, staid Cecil Vyse (Daniel Day-Lewis). When George reappears in her life, Lucy must decide between him and Cecil.

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  • Honeymoon
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    Honeymoon

    Shirley Temple, Franchot Tone, Guy Madison
    6 votes
    • Released: 1947
    • Directed by: William Keighley
    Teenager Barbara Olmstead (Shirley Temple) flies to Mexico City to marry her fiancé, Corp. Phil Vaughn (Guy Madison), who's arriving from Panama on two days' leave. When Phil's plane is delayed for one day, Barbara looks for lodging in vain and then turns to young American vice consul David Flanner (Franchot Tone) for help. Unaware that Phil has caught a military flight to town, David postpones a date with his own fiancée to assist Barbara, but his kindness brings about startling complications.
  • Shrek 2
    3

    Shrek 2

    Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
    6 votes
    • Released: 2004
    • Directed by: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon
    In the genre-bending Shrek 2, Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) and Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) set off on a new adventure. Fresh from their honeymoon, they're summoned to Fiona's homeland, Far Far Away, to meet her royal parents (John Cleese and Julie Andrews). A fairytale twist ensues as Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) plots to take Fiona's hand. The movie boasts a star-studded voice cast and has won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. It also introduces the swashbuckling Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas), a memorable addition to the franchise. This sequel delivers a mix of humor, adventure, and romance while exploring themes of acceptance and identity.

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  • Red Knot
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    Red Knot

    Olivia Thirlby, Vincent Kartheiser, Billy Campbell
    9 votes
    • Released: 2014
    • Directed by: Scott Cohen
    Red Knot is a 2014 thriller film directed by Scott Cohen. A young married couple from New York decide on impulse to take a belated honeymoon on-board a research vessel en route to the icy wastes of Antarctica.
  • The Heartbreak Kid
    5

    The Heartbreak Kid

    Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan, Jerry Stiller
    28 votes
    • Released: 2007
    • Directed by: Peter Farrelly, Robert Farrelly
    After a short fling with a beautiful woman named Lila (Malin Akerman) and at the urging of his friends and family, Eddie (Ben Stiller) proposes marriage. But Eddie didn't realize that Lila is a shrew, and she reveals her true nature during their honeymoon. He then meets Miranda (Michelle Monaghan) and is convinced she is his soul mate. Eddie sets out to woo Miranda and extricate himself from his wife's claws.

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  • Once Upon a Honeymoon
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    Once Upon a Honeymoon

    Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Walter Slezak
    10 votes
    • Released: 1942
    • Directed by: Leo McCarey
    In the beginning stages of World War II, burlesque dancer Katherine O'Hara (Ginger Rogers) ignores the effects of the war and focuses on climbing the social ladder. When she marries the influential Baron Franz Von Luber (Walter Slezak), Katherine seemingly has it made, but Von Luber might not be the man she thinks. Already suspecting Von Luber's ties to Nazism, foreign correspondent Patrick O'Toole (Cary Grant) must convince Katherine to turn spy on her husband to help the Allies' war effort.

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