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What better time to watch a beach vacation movie than during summer? Ah, the sun, soft sand, and stunning water are enough to make anyone want to go for a dip. Before you run off to your summer vacation, watch one of these 23 movies.
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall" (2008)
- Director: Nicholas Stoller
- Cast: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Russell Brand
- Filming Locations: Hawaii and California
"Blue Crush"(2002)
- Director: John Stockwell
- Cast: Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Sanoe Lake and Mika Boorem
- Filming Locations: Hawaii and California
"50 First Dates" (2004)
- Director: Peter Segal
- Cast: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin, and Dan Aykroyd
- Filming Locations: Hawaii and California
"Mamma Mia!" (2008)
- Director: Phyllida Lloyd
- Cast: Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Dominic Cooper, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, and Julie Walters
- Filming Locations: Greece, California, England, and Morocco
"The Blue Lagoon" (1980)
- Director: Randal Kleiser
- Cast: Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins
- Filming Locations: Fiji, Malta, Jamaica, and Vanuatu
"Teen Beach Movie" (2013)
- Director: Jeffrey Hornaday
- Cast: Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, Grace Phipps, and Garrett Clayton
- Filming Locations: Puerto Rico
"Aquamarine" (2006)
- Director: Elizabeth Allen
- Cast: Emma Roberts, Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, and Sara Paxton
- Filming Locations: Australia
"Just Go with It" (2011)
- Director: Dennis Dugan
- Cast: Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston
- Filming Locations: Hawaii and California
"Baywatch" (2017)
- Director: Seth Gordon
- Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra, and Alexandra Daddario
- Filming Locations: Georgia and Florida
"Jaws" (1975)
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Cast: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Lorraine Gary
- Filming Locations: California, Massachusetts, and Australia
"My Life in Ruins" (2009)
- Director: Donald Petrie
- Cast: Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis, Rachel Dratch, Harland Williams and Alistair McGowan
- Filming Locations: Greece and Spain
"Moana" (2016)
- Directors: John Musker and Ron Clements
- Cast: Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis, Rachel Dratch, Harland Williams and Alistair McGowan
"Surf's Up" (2007)
- Directors: Ash Brannon and Chris Buck
- Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder, and James Woods
"Lilo & Stitch" (2002)
- Directors: Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
- Cast: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, Ving Rhames, and David Ogden Stiers
"Couples Retreat" (2009)
- Director: Peter Billingsley
- Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love, and Kristin Davis
- Filming Locations: French Polynesia, California, and Illinois
"The Goonies" (1985)
- Director: Richard Donner
- Cast: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, and Ke Huy Quan
- Filming Locations: Oregon and California
"Ticket to Paradise" (2022)
- Director: Ol Parker
- Cast: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Kaitlyn Dever, Billie Lourd, Maxime Bouttier, and Lucas Bravo
- Filming Locations: Australia, Indonesia, and California
"Flipper" (1996)
- Director: Alan Shapiro
- Cast: Paul Hogan, Elijah Wood, Chelsea Field, Isaac Hayes, and Jonathan Banks
- Filming Locations: The Bahamas
"Splash" (1984)
- Director: Ron Howard
- Cast: Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, and Eugene Levy
- Filming Locations: California, New York, and the Bahamas
"Into the Blue" (2005)
- Director: John Stockwell
- Cast: Paul Walker, Jessica Alba, Scott Caan, Ashley Scott, Josh Brolin and James Frain
- Filming Locations: Florida, the Bahamas, and Cayman Islands
"Old" (2021)
- Director: M. Night Shyamalan
- Cast: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff, and Thomasin McKenzie
- Filming Locations: Dominican Republic
"North Shore" (1987)
- Director: William Phelps
- Cast: Matt Adler, Nia Peeples, John Philbin, Gerry Lopez, and Gregory Harrison
- Filming Locations: California and Hawaii
"The Thirteenth Year" (1999)
- Director: Duwayne Dunham
- Cast: Chez Starbuck, Dave Coulier, Lisa Stahl Sullivan, Justin Jon Ross, Courtnee Draper, and Tim Redwine
- Filming Locations: California