I'm 97.77% Certain You Will Immediately Be In A Good Mood After Watching One Of These 60 Iconic Summer Movies

There ’s just something about summer .

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of summer. Sometimes, I want to bottle up the feeling of the last day of school and drink it whole. Unfortunately, that doesn’t exist, so I resort to quenching my thirst through summer movies. And honestly, it works. Consider my thirst quenched.

So, if you’re feeling like me and lookin' for that feeling of summer, I’ve got you covered. In no particular order, here are some of thebest moviesthat capture that hot, sweaty, and careless essence of a “summer vibe”:

1.Mystic Pizza(1988)

2.Stealing Beauty(1996)

3.Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days(2012)

4.Challengers(2024)

5.The Meg(2018)

6.Mamma Mia!(2008)

7.Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again(2018)

8.High School Musical 2(2007)

9.In the Heights(2021)

10.The Sandlot(1993)

11.King Richard(2021)

12.The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants(2005)

13.The Parent Trap(1998)

14.It Takes Two(1995)

15.Aquamarine(2006)

16.The Lizzie McGuire Movie(2003)

17.The Cheetah Girls 2(2006)

18.Camp Rock(2008)

19.Wet Hot American Summer(2001)

20.The Little Mermaid(2023)

21.Girls Trip(2017)

22.Moonrise Kingdom(2012)

23.The Endless Summer(1966)

24.The Karate Kid(1984)

25.Cheaper by the Dozen 2(2005)

26.Theater Camp(2023)

27.Grown Ups(2010)

28.Dirty Dancing(1987)

29.Dazed and Confused(1993)

30.I Know What You Did Last Summer(1997)

31.Crazy Rich Asians(2018)

32.Jaws(1975)

33.Adventureland(2009)

34.The Way Way Back(2013)

35.Wine Country(2019)

36.Thelma & Louise(1991)

37.Fire Island(2022)

38.The Florida Project(2017)

39.Grease(1978)

40.National Lampoon’s Vacation(1983)

41.How Stella Got Her Groove Back(1998)

42.Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood(2019)

43.500 Days of Summer(2009)

44.Do the Right Thing(1989)

45.Tangerine(2015)

46.The Talented Mr. Ripley(1999)

47.Palm Springs(2020)

48.Real Women Have Curves(2002)

49.Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)(2021)

50.Blue Crush(2002)

51.Forgetting Sarah Marshall(2008)

52.Booksmart(2019)

53.Stand by Me(1986)

54.Now and Then(1995)

55.Hot Summer Nights(2017)

56.Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery(2022)

57.Jurassic Park(1993)

58.Bring it On: In It to Win It(2007)

59.Call Me By Your Name(2017)

60.Little Miss Sunshine(2006)

This post has been update by Brittany Miranda .

Three people lounging on poolside chairs, smiling at the camera, with towels and a water feature behind them

Julia Roberts with a surprised expression and dangling earrings in "Mystic Pizza"

Liv Tyler and Jeremy Irons in serious conversation outdoors in a scene from "Stealing Beauty"

Greg Heffley in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" smiling in front of a poolside cabana

Mike Faist, Zendaya, and Josh O'Connor in Challengers

Jason Statham stands in front of a large underwater creature's face inside a research facility, appearing astonished

Screenshot from "Mamma Mia!"

Elsa from Frozen, a man, and Dolly Parton stand together; Elsa in a striped shawl, Dolly in a white suit

Zac Efron on a golf course with confusion on his face, mountains in the background

Screenshot from "In the Heights"

Group of children on a baseball field from "The Sandlot" movie, 1993

Screenshot from "King Richard"

Screenshot from "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants"

Two characters from 'The Parent Trap' film facing each other, holding a photo

Screenshot from "It Takes Two"

Aquamarine characters play pat-a-cake outdoors, two facing camera, one with back turned

Screenshot from "The Lizzie McGuire Movie"

Screenshot from "The Cheetah Girls 2"

Screenshot from "Camp Rock"

Closeup of Paul Rudd and Elizabeth Banks

Screenshot from "The Little Mermaid"

Screenshot from "Girls Trip"

Screenshot from "Moonrise Kingdom"

Poster of "The Endless Summer" film showing two surfers holding boards with sunset in the background; includes movie details

A scene from 'The Karate Kid' with Daniel Larusso practicing a punch on Mr. Miyagi wearing protective body gear

Screenshot from "Cheaper by the Dozen 2"

Screenshot from "Theater Camp"

Screenshot from "Grown Ups"

Screenshot from "Dirty Dancing"

Four actors in 1970s attire from the film "Dazed and Confused."

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Screenshot from "Crazy Rich Asians"

Screenshot from "Jaws"

Screenshot from "Adventureland"

Behind the scenes of filming "The Way Way Back"

Screenshot from "Wine Country"

Two women smiling while taking a selfie, one wearing sunglasses and a scarf

Screenshot from "Fire Island"

Screenshot from "The Florida Project"

Danny and Sandy from Grease in a dance pose at the carnival

Screenshot from "Vacation"

Screenshot from "How Stella Got Her Groove Back"

Screenshot from "Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood"

Two characters from the movie "500 Days of Summer" sharing a moment on a rooftop with city skyline in the background

Screenshot from "Do the Right Thing"

Screenshot from "Tangerine"

Screenshot from "The Talented Mr. Ripley"

Screenshot from "Palm Springs"

Screenshot from "Real Women Have Curves"

Screenshot from "Summer of Soul"

Screenshot from "Blue Crush"

Mila Kunis and Jason Segel sitting by a campfire on a beach in a scene from a movie

Screenshot from "Booksmart"

Four boys from the film "Stand by Me" walking on railroad tracks in casual attire

Four young girls stand on a treehouse balcony from the film 'Now and Then.'

Screenshot from "Hot Summer Nights"

Screenshot from "Glass Onion"

Two characters from Jurassic Park, Ellie Sattler and Alan Grant, show concern as they look off-screen

Sierra Capri (left) and Olivia Scott Welch (right) face each other, dressed in cheerleader uniforms, in a tense scene from a TV show or movie

Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer riding bicycles on a countryside path

Abigail Breslin, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, and Greg Kinnear stand beside a yellow VW van. Collette wears a skirt and green top, while the others wear casual attire

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of summer. Sometimes, I want to bottle up the feeling of the last day of school and drink it whole. Unfortunately, that doesn’t exist, so I resort to quenching my thirst through summer movies. And honestly, it works. Consider my thirst quenched.#

So, if you’re feeling like me and lookin' for that feeling of summer, I’ve got you covered. In no particular order, here are some of thebest moviesthat capture that hot, sweaty, and careless essence of a “summer vibe”:#

1.Mystic Pizza(1988)#

2.Stealing Beauty(1996)#

3.Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days(2012)#

4.Challengers(2024)#

5.The Meg(2018)#

6.Mamma Mia!(2008)#

7.Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again(2018)#

8.High School Musical 2(2007)#

9.In the Heights(2021)#

10.The Sandlot(1993)#

11.King Richard(2021)#

12.The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants(2005)#

13.The Parent Trap(1998)#

14.It Takes Two(1995)#

15.Aquamarine(2006)#

16.The Lizzie McGuire Movie(2003)#

17.The Cheetah Girls 2(2006)#

18.Camp Rock(2008)#

19.Wet Hot American Summer(2001)#

20.The Little Mermaid(2023)#

21.Girls Trip(2017)#

22.Moonrise Kingdom(2012)#

23.The Endless Summer(1966)#

24.The Karate Kid(1984)#

25.Cheaper by the Dozen 2(2005)#

26.Theater Camp(2023)#

27.Grown Ups(2010)#

28.Dirty Dancing(1987)#

29.Dazed and Confused(1993)#

30.I Know What You Did Last Summer(1997)#

31.Crazy Rich Asians(2018)#

32.Jaws(1975)#

33.Adventureland(2009)#

34.The Way Way Back(2013)#

35.Wine Country(2019)#

36.Thelma & Louise(1991)#

37.Fire Island(2022)#

38.The Florida Project(2017)#

39.Grease(1978)#

40.National Lampoon’s Vacation(1983)#

41.How Stella Got Her Groove Back(1998)#

42.Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood(2019)#

43.500 Days of Summer(2009)#

44.Do the Right Thing(1989)#

45.Tangerine(2015)#

46.The Talented Mr. Ripley(1999)#

47.Palm Springs(2020)#

48.Real Women Have Curves(2002)#

49.Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)(2021)#

50.Blue Crush(2002)#

51.Forgetting Sarah Marshall(2008)#

52.Booksmart(2019)#

53.Stand by Me(1986)#

54.Now and Then(1995)#

55.Hot Summer Nights(2017)#

56.Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery(2022)#

57.Jurassic Park(1993)#

58.Bring it On: In It to Win It(2007)#

59.Call Me By Your Name(2017)#

60.Little Miss Sunshine(2006)#