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Jun 9, 2022 · The next time your family is itching for a vacation, turn on one of these fun comedy travel movies! Everyone in the family will love the hilarious hijinks found in each of these comedy travel movies, but keep in mind some of these family vacation movies are rated PG-13 or R.
- National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) Directed by Harold Ramis. Starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca. Adventure, Comedy (1h 38m) 7.3 on IMDb — 94% on RT.
- Aftersun (2022) Directed by Charlotte Wells. Starring Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall. Drama (1h 42m) 7.7 on IMDb — 96% on RT. Perhaps the most heartbreaking movie on this list, Aftersun is a stirring coming-of-age drama about an 11-year-old girl who goes on vacation with her absentee father (played by Paul Mescal).
- The Way, Way Back (2013) Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. Starring Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney. Comedy, Drama (1h 43m) 7.4 on IMDb — 84% on RT.
- The Mitchells vs. The Machines (2021) Directed by Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe. Starring Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph. Animation, Adventure, Comedy (1h 54m)
- Home Alone. Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern. 681 votes. In this unforgettable family comedy, mischievous 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) accidentally gets left behind during a family trip to Paris.
- Mrs. Doubtfire. Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan. 501 votes. In this heartwarming family comedy, Robin Williams plays Daniel Hillard, a divorced father desperate for more time with his children.
- Instant Family. Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Octavia Spencer. 590 votes. When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they unexpectedly dive into the world of foster care adoption.
- Toy Story. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles. 100 votes. When Andy receives a Buzz Lightyear action figure, his favorite toy, Woody, feels threatened. As the two rivals navigate their new life together, they must work as a team to escape the clutches of a twisted neighbor and return to their beloved owner.
- A Very Brady Sequel – Apple TV+ It’s guilty pleasures time. The Brady Bunch take their odd 1970s family values out of their modern suburban neighborhood and onto the Hawaiian islands.
- Joe Versus the Volcano – Apple TV+ While some may go on vacation to enjoy life, Joe seems to be trying to end his. In this comedy starring Tom Hanks and Med Ryan, Joe decides he wants to take a plunge into a volcano by going on the strangest of trips.
- Letters to Juliet – Hulu. Amanda Seyfried plays a woman visiting Italy and finding the wall where the Shakespeare character of Juliet can be left notes of heartbreak.
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – Hulu. Sure, parents seem to have vacations from their kids but what if the kid needs a vacation from the family? That’s exactly what Kevin receives in Home Alone 2, where he takes the wrong flight and finds himself in New York City with his dad’s credit card.
- Midnight in Paris
- The Man Who Knew Too Much
- Dirty Dancing
- Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation
- National Lampoon’s Vacation
- National Lampoon’s European Vacation
- National Lampoon’s Vegas Vacation
- Vacation
- Little Miss Sunshine
- We’Re The Millers
Rated PG (13+ with content advisories), 2h In this Woody Allen film, Owen Wilson plays a screenwriter who is on a trip to Paris with his fiancée’s family and finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920’s every day at midnight. I first watched this film just before our family trip to Parisand loved seeing the Parisian locations that we were lo...
Rated 7+ Older Kids by Amazon, 1h 16m This Alfred Hitchcock thriller stars James Stewart and Doris Day as two American tourists whose son is kidnapped while in Morocco and taken to England after they accidentally stumble on an assassination plot. The McKennas’ lives hang in the balance as they race to save their son with a chilling showdown in Lond...
Rated PG-13 for mature themes and sexuality, 1 h 40m While vacationing with her family at a resort in the Catskills in New York state in 1963, innocent Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman falls in love with the resort’s dance instructor, Johnny Castle. A classic coming of age movie from the ’80s with great music and choreography. Available to watch on Netflix ...
Rated G, 1h 56m James Stewart and Maureen O’Hara star in this comedy about a family vacation that doesn’t go according to plan. Mrs. Hobbs convinces her husband to escape their hectic city life by booking a seaside vacation with their children and grandchildren. One disaster after another befalls the family and Mr. Hobbs might need a vacation to re...
Rated either 14A or 18+, 1h 38m This classic goofball comedy starring Chevy Chase was the first in the National Lampoon Vacation film series. The all-American Griswold family have planned an all-American summer vacation – a road trip across the country from their home in suburban Chicago to a theme park in California – but EVERYTHING goes wrong alo...
Rated PG and 16+, 1h, 33m The Griswold family is back and they have won an all-expenses paid vacation tour in Europe in this sequel to National Lampoon’s Vacation. What could possibly go wrong? London, Paris, Germany and Rome will never be the same! Available to watch on Amazon Prime with a STARZ subscription and to rent/buy on Prime Video and iTun...
Rated PG, 1h 34m The Griswold family hits the road again – this time to the land of slot machines and show girls – Las Vegas. Available to rent/buy on Prime Video and iTunes.
Rated 14A or 18+, 1h 38m The Griswold children have grown up and now the next generation is hitting the road for some family vacation bonding. A grown-up Rusty Griswold surprises his wife and kids with a cross-country trip to the theme park that he visited with his family in the first film. Available to rent/buy on Prime Video or iTunes.
Rated 14A or R, 1h 42m When 7 year-old Olive (Abigail Breslin) gets an opportunity to compete in a beauty pageant in California, her entire quirky family hops in an unreliable Volkswagen bus to travel there from New Mexico. The film was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar and won Best Original Screenplay. Alan Arkin also won for Best Supporting Ac...
Rated 14A and 16+, 1h 50m A small-time pot dealer needs to smuggle a shipment from Mexico to pay off a large debt to his supplier so he rounds up a fake family as a cover, rents an RV and hits the road for a 4th of July weekend south of the border. What could possibly go wrong? Available to watch on Netflix and on Amazon Prime with a STARZ subscrip...
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