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10 Best Movies Like Back to the Beach

If you loved Back to the Beach, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Bo Burnham: What.

Bo Burnham: What.

2013★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Back to the Beach for fans of Comedy & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Left brain and right brain duke it out and then belt out a tune in comedian Bo Burnham's quick and clever one-man show. As intelligent as he is lanky, Burnham cynically pokes at po...

#2
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie

A Very Jonas Christmas Movie

2025★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Back to the Beach for fans of Comedy & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Kevin, Nick, and Joe Jonas face a series of escalating obstacles as they struggle to make it from London to New York in time to spend Christmas with their families....

#3
Beach Party

Beach Party

1963★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Back to the Beach for fans of Comedy & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Anthropology Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell and his secretary Marianne are studying the sex habits of teenagers. The surfing teens led by Frankie and Dee Dee don't have much sex b...

#4
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

2008★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Back to the Beach for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An HBO special edited from three performances from Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour: London (dark suit, dark shirt), Johannesburg (black suit, white shirt) and New York (shiny jacket)...

#5
Rock 'n' Roll High School

Rock 'n' Roll High School

1979★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Back to the Beach for fans of Comedy & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration....

#6
Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Back to the Beach for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an imp...

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