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10 Best Movies Like I Hate Summer

If you loved I Hate Summer, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Tommy Boy

Tommy Boy

1995★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Hate Summer for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences....

#2
National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Hate Summer for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned....

#3
Disaster Holiday

Disaster Holiday

2024★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Hate Summer for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A workaholic dad, trying to win over his kids, heads to the coast of Durban for a big work meeting — under the guise of a family road trip vacation....

#4
Summer Rental

Summer Rental

1985★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Hate Summer for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, and steadily get worse. Jack e...

#5
The Family Plan 2

The Family Plan 2

2025★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Hate Summer for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Now that Dan's assassin days are behind him, all he wants for Christmas is quality time with his kids. But when he learns his daughter has her own plans, he books a family trip to ...

#6
Kidz

Kidz

2020★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Hate Summer for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Sara and Nicola are married and in love. Their lives seem to be perfect: they have an angelic six-year-old daughter, thriving careers and a stable marriage. The birth of their seco...

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