Our Top 10 Summer Movies

Movies set in the summer, themed "summer" or just FEEL like summer, here are our Top 10 films of Summer!

Taylor's List

Call Me By Your Name

2017- directed by Luca Guadagnino

In 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.

Mike's List

The Way, Way Back

2013- directed by Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.

Dirty Dancing

1987- directed by Emile Ardolino

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.

Captain Ron

1992- directed byThom Eberhardt

A Chicagoan inherits an old yacht. He, his wife, daughter and son fly to a Caribbean island and hire a dubious Captain Ron to sail them on an adventure to Miami.

Wet Hot American Summer

2001- directed byDavid Wain

Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.

Call Me By Your Name

2017- directed by Luca Guadagnino

In 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.

Dazed and Confused, American Pie Movies, Superbad

Coming of Age Films

As Taylor does, she went off script and put this selection as a tribute to films that are coming of age story near the end of school and into the summer. 

American Pie 2

2001- directed by J.B Rogers

Jim and his friends are now in college, and they decide to meet up at the beach house for some fun.

John Candy Films

Summer Rental & The Great Outdoors

Who better to spend a summer with than the late great John Candy! This Canadian comic icon will have you laughing and feeling warm in these great summer flicks. 


Jaws

1975- directed by Steven Spielberg

When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.

What About Bob?

1991- directed by Frank Oz

A successful psychotherapist loses his mind after one of his most dependent patients, an obsessive-compulsive neurotic, tracks him down during his family vacation.

The Sandlot

1993- directed by David Mickey Evans

In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.

The Goonies

1985- directed by Richard Donner

A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.

The Princes Bride

1987- directed by Rob Reiner

While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.

The Parent Trap

1998- directed by Nancy Meyers

Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, later discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.

Wet Hot American Summer

2001- directed by David Wain

Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.

 
Wimbledon

2004- directed by Richard Loncraine

A pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women's circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon.

 
The Man From U.N.C.L.E

2015- directed by Guy Ritchie

In the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to proliferate nuclear weapons.

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