Search results
- Wet Hot American Summer. This satirical comedy documents a drama-filled last day at the fictional Camp Firewood. Since its release in 2001, the film has become a cult classic, in large part due to the later success achieved by many of its cast members — namely, Elizabeth Banks, Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd.
- Meatballs. With practical jokes, excruciating crushes, strange nicknames and an outrageously intense rivalry against another camp, this Canadian comedy film — which features Bill Murray in his first starring role — possesses all the elements of a classic summer camp movie.
- The Parent Trap. The romantic comedy-drama, adapted from a book by Erich Kästner, follows two identical, separated-shortly-after-birth twins who discover each other’s existence for the first time when they end up at the same summer camp and set out to reunite their parents.
- Camp Rock. Camp Rock is one of a few camp movies that fails to feature any canoeing, friendship-bracelet-making or even hiking. In this Disney Channel Original Movie, Demi Lovato plays a hopeful but financially limited young musician attending music camp, while Joe Jonas showcases his voice as the cocky lead singer of a popular band called Connect 3.
A former summer camp caretaker, horribly burned from a prank gone wrong, lurks around an upstate New York summer camp bent on killing the teenagers responsible for his disfigurement.
- Senior Updates Writer/TV Features Writer
- Addams Family Values (1993) While it may not seem like a summer camp movie at first glance, Addams Family Values sees Wednesday (Christina Ricci) and Pugsley (Jimmy Workman) forced to attend Camp Chippewa — to hilarious results.
- The Baby-Sitters Club (1995) Save for a troubling romance between two characters, The Baby-Sitters Club has managed to stand the test of time as one of the best summer camp movies.
- Moonrise Kingdom (2012) Bill Murray stars in yet another summer camp movie, though with quite a different feel. Wes Anderson's coming-of-age tale Moonrise Kingdom follows 12-year-old orphan Sam (Jared Gilman) as he attends Camp Ivanhoe on the small New England island of New Penzance.
- Camp Nowhere (1994) Camp Nowhere is an inventive comedy film that remains one of the best summer camp movies because it sees the kids taking over. Starring Christopher Lloyd as the eccentric ex-drama teacher Dennis Van Welker, Camp Nowhere follows preteen Morris "Mud" (Jonathan Jackson), who dreads returning to his boring summer camp.
Jul 3, 2023 · Here’s a list of 10 camp classics that embody those summer camp vibes, from The Parent Trap to Crip Camp, and where you can stream them today.
- Emma Becker
- 1 min
- American Pie 2
- Spacecamp
- It Takes Two
- The Parent Trap
- Ernest Goes to Camp
- Wet Hot American Summer
- Friday The 13th
- Camp Nowhere
- Heavyweights
- Meatballs
The gang is back together after a year apart for a summer they’ll never forget. While renting a beach house, the guys try their best to recapture their glory days while also learning to embrace their impending futures. Although most of the film does not take place at a summer camp, the film does include a memorable sequence at the neighboring band ...
Astronaut Andie Bergstrom is a camp instructor at the Kennedy Space Center Space Camp. Annoyed by her lack of experience up in the sky, she tries her best to be enthusiastic to a group of campers eager to learn more about NASA. However, one night during a routine engine test, the boosters ignite, catapulting Andie and her group of kids into space. ...
Identical strangers Amanda and Alyssa have a chance encounter when Amanda’s foster group comes to the summer camp owned by Alyssa’s father. Both unhappy with the course of their lives, they agree to swap places to set up Alyssa’s loving father with Amanda’s caring social worker, hoping they will fall in love and come together as the happy family bo...
Identical twins separated at birth reconnect while at a summer camp. The snooty, English Annie is shocked to discover that a California tomboy named Hallie is her sister. While at odds when they first meet, the pair soon reconciles and they devise a plan to switch places in order to bring their divorced parents back together. The Parent Trap sees L...
Ernest P. Worrell longs to be a camp counselor at Kamp Kikakee but is stuck as a handyman. Luckily for Ernest, he gets the opportunity when a group of juvenile delinquents arrive and are in need of some guidance. Hilarious hijinks ensue as Ernest tries to do his best to stay on top of things while simultaneously trying to save the camp from being d...
In this satire of 80s comedies, Wet Hot American Summerfollows the counselors of Camp Firewood as they try to use their last day of the season to follow their dreams, rekindle past romances, or stage the best talent show ever. The impressive ensemble cast includes Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, and Bradley Cooper in his feature film debut. RELATED: 10 Bes...
Counselors of Camp Crystal Lake find themselves in imminent danger as a masked villain wreaks havoc on the innocent teens as they try to refurbish the dilapidated camp. The remaining counselors struggle to survive this mysterious attacker and learn that their ordinary summer will quickly end in a violent rampage. Many regard Friday the 13th as one ...
Upset by their respective summer camp plans, a group of friends devises an elaborate plot to create their own secret summer camp free of rules, regulations, and adult supervision. What starts off as a small con quickly expands into a full-blown scheme when the other kids of the neighborhood want in on the fun. Camp Nowhere managed to manifest every...
Gerry is upset that he will spend his summer at a camp for overweight youth, but slowly warms up to the idea when he is promised a summer full of fun and games. Unfortunately for Gerry, a dastardly fitness entrepreneur buys the camp and rules over it with an iron fist. Fed up with his totalitarian rule, Gerry and the rest of the campers devise a pl...
Bill Murray stars as Tipper, an immature counselor at Camp North Star who takes a young loner named Rudy under his wing. Over the course of the summer, Tipper and Rudy form a brotherly bond and Rudy makes it his mission to set up Tipper with an attractive female counselor. The group also trains tirelessly in the hopes to beat their rivals, Camp Moh...
- Zack Shah
People also ask
Should you watch a summer camp movie?
Which summer camp movies are best?
Is Holy Camp a horror movie?
Why are summer camp movies so popular?
The story of Summer Camp Nightmare begins at the start of the summer camp tenure at North Pines camp. North Pines is an all boys camp, and some might wonder why guys in their late teens would want to go to a summer camp, nevermind one with plenty of younger pre-teen kids.
Jul 24, 2023 · Poking fun at the 1980s summer camp sex romps, this film about the shenanigans on the last full day at an early '80s summer camp eventually found success through cult status.
