Summer and a great lineup of must-see movies have arrived that show the season’s spirit. I’ve assembled this list, according to the internet, and summarized it to make it easier for you to find some of the top films perfect for warm nights and fun adventures. Starting with,
-Jaws
Summer often means going for a swim, and that means diving into the ocean. The movie “Jaws” (1975) is centered around a young woman who is killed by a shark while swimming in the tourist town of Amity Island in New England. A group offers to help Brody capture the killer beast, and the trio engage in an epic battle of man vs. nature.
-Dirty Dancing
Baby, hoping to enjoy her youth while it lasts, is disappointed when her summer plans track her at a sleepy resort in the Catskills with her parents. Her luck turns around, however, when the resort’s dance instructor, Johnny, ends up having Baby as his new partner, and they fall in love. Baby’s father forbids her from seeing Johnny, but she’s eager to help him perform the last big dance of the summer.
-Adventureland
Adventureland recounts a particular kind of summer of 1987, recent college grad James Brennan can’t wait to begin his long-anticipated dream trip to Europe. Unfortunately, James’ plans come to a sudden change when his parents announce that they are unable to support his trip. He has finished college and needs to find a job. James prepares for the worst summer ever, until he finds love with a co-worker named Em.
-The Parent Trap
‘The Parent Trap’ (1998) Lindsay Lohan’s double performance as Annie James and Hallie Parker, twins separated at birth, are strangers until happenstance unites them. The preteen girls’ parents divorced, each with one child. After meeting at camp, American Hallie and British-raised Annie engineer an identity swap, giving both the chance to spend time with the parent they’ve missed. If the scheme works, it might just make the family whole again.
-Crazy Rich Asians
Rachel Chu is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend Nick, to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. She’s also surprised to learn that Nick’s family is extremely wealthy and he’s considered one of the country’s most eligible bachelors. Rachel must now contend with jealous people, quirky relatives and something worse, Nick’s disapproving mother.
-The Way Way Back
Duncan is an awkward teen who must spend the summer at a beach house with his mother, her boyfriend Trent, and Trent’s obnoxious daughter. Trent can’t resist badgering with Duncan, so the youth steals away to a water park and gets a job that will help him stay off Trent’s radar. As Duncan tends to the slides and pools of the aging park, he finds a father figure in wisecracking park manager Owen at a time when he desperately needs one.
-The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Based on a book by the same name, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is about a group of friends who go on different summer vacations and journeys. While Bridget heads to Mexico and Lena visits family in Greece, Carmen and Tibby stay closer to home. No matter where they are, they are connected by a pair of jeans that they take turns sharing, pants that fit all four girls and exemplify their tight bond.
-(500) Days of Summer
Tom, writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off guard when his girlfriend Summer suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.
-The Sandlot
When Scottie Smalls moves to a new neighborhood, he befriends a group of kids who play baseball at the sandlot. Together, they embark on a series of humorous adventures. However, trouble shows up when Smalls borrows a baseball from his stepdad, and it gets hit over a fence.
-National Lampoon’s Vacation
National Lampoon’s Vacation. Clark Griswold enjoys a little vacation with his family every summer. They reach Los Angeles, but when Clark worries that the trip is being derailed again, he acts without thinking to get his family to the park.
-Do the Right Thing
Salvatore “Sal” Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A resident named Buggin’ Out becomes upset when he notices that the pizzeria’s Wall of Fame features only Italian actors. Buggin’ Out believes that a pizzeria located in a predominantly Black neighborhood should showcase Black actors instead, but Sal disagrees. The wall comes to symbolize racism and hate for Buggin’ Out and others in the community, leading to rising tensions.
-Girls Trip
Four best friends, known as the Flossy Posse, have grown apart over the years. However, when one of the friends receives an opportunity to be a keynote speaker at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, she decides to invite her friends to turn her work trip into a girls’ getaway. Along the way, they reconnect with their wild side, indulging in dancing, drinking, brawling, and romance to excess.
-Grease
Experience the friendships, romances, and adventures of a group of high school kids in the 1950s. “Grease” is the most successful movie musical of all time. A wholesome exchange student and Danny share a summer romance, but will their love transcend the boundaries of their social cliques?
