While no one wants their vacation to go wrong, who can resist watching a film where it does? There are so many movies where innocent vacation-goers go to a new spot, only for things to take a turn. In this slideshow, we’ve included both comedies and horror films. Click through the slideshow for 25 movies about vacation gone wrong.
“RV” (2006)
- Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
- Cast: Robin Williams, with Jeff Daniels, Cheryl Hines, Kristin Chenoweth, Will Arnett, Joanna “JoJo” Levesque, and Josh Hutcherson
- Release Date: April 28, 2006
- Running Time: 99 minutes
“Weekend at Bernie’s” (1989)
- Director: Ted Kotcheff
- Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Terry Kiser
- Release Date: July 5, 1989
- Running Time: 97 minutes
“Are We There Yet?” (2005)
- Director: Brian Levant
- Cast: Ice Cube, Nia Long, Jay Mohr, and Tracy Morgan
- Release Date: January 21, 2005
- Running Time: 95 minutes
“Unaccompanied Minors” (2006)
- Director: Paul Feig
- Cast: Lewis Black, Wilmer Valderrama, Tyler James Williams, Dyllan Christopher, Brett Kelly, Gia Mantegna, and Quinn Shephard
- Release Date: December 8, 2006
- Running Time: 87 minutes
“National Lampoon’s Vacation” (1983)
- Director: Harold Ramis
- Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy, and Christie Brinkley
- Release Date: July 29, 1983
- Running Time: 98 minutes
“Frozen” (2010)
- Director: Adam Green
- Cast: Shawn Ashmore, Kevin Zegers, and Emma Bell
- Release Date: February 5, 2010
- Running Time: 93 minutes
“Midsommar” (2019)
- Director: Ari Aster
- Cast: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren, Ellora Torchia, Archie Madekwe, and Will Poulter
- Release Date: July 3, 2019
- Running Time: 147 minutes
“National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989)
- Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
- Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Miriam Flynn, William Hickey, Mae Questel, and Randy Quaid
- Release Date: December 1, 1989
- Running Time: 97 minutes
“We’re the Millers” (2013)
- Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn, Molly Quinn, and Ed Helms
- Release Date: August 7, 2013
- Running Time: 110 minutes
“Deliverance” (1972)
- Director: John Boorman
- Cast: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox
- Release Date: July 30, 1972
- Running Time: 109 minutes
“The Hangover” (2009)
- Director: Todd Phillips
- Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, and Jeffrey Tambor
- Release Date: June 5, 2009
- Running Time: 100 minutes
“The Cabin In The Woods” (2011)
- Director: Drew Goddard
- Cast: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, and Bradley Whitford
- Release Date: April 13, 2012
- Running Time: 95 minutes
“Tucker & Dale vs. Evil” (2010)
- Director: Eli Craig
- Cast: Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Brandon Jay McLaren, Jesse Moss, and Chelan Simmons
- Release Date: January 22, 2010
- Running Time: 89 minutes
“A Perfect Getaway” (2009)
- Director: David Twohy
- Cast: Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Kiele Sanchez, and Steve Zahn
- Release Date: August 7, 2009
- Running Time: 97 minutes
“Old” (2021)
- Director: M. Night Shyamalan
- Cast: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff, Thomasin McKenzie, Abbey Lee, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ken Leung, Eliza Scanlen, Aaron Pierre, Embeth Davidtz, and Emun Elliott
- Release Date: July 23, 2021
- Running Time: 109 minutes
“Vacation” (2015)
- Director: John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein
- Cast: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Leslie Mann, Beverly D’Angelo, Chris Hemsworth, and Chevy Chase
- Release Date: July 29, 2015
- Running Time: 99 minutes
“The Beach” (2000)
- Director: Danny Boyle
- Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, and Robert Carlyle
- Release Date: February 11, 2000
- Running Time: 119 minutes
“EuroTrip” (2004)
- Director: Jeff Schaffer
- Cast: Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Travis Wester
- Release Date: February 20, 2004
- Running Time: 92 minutes
“Jaws” (1975)
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Cast: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton
- Release Date: June 20, 1975
- Running Time: 124 minutes
“Forgetting Sarah Marshall” (2008)
- Director: Nicholas Stoller
- Cast: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Russell Brand
- Release Date: April 18, 2008
- Running Time: 111 minutes
“The Out-of-Towners” (1970)
- Director: Arthur Hiller
- Cast: Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis
- Release Date: May 28, 1970
- Running Time: 98 minutes
“Summer Rental” (1985)
- Director: Carl Reiner
- Cast: John Candy, Richard Crenna, Rip Torn, Karen Austin, Kerri Green, John Larroquette, and Joey Lawrence
- Release Date: August 9, 1985
- Running Time: 87 minutes
“Couples Retreat” (2009)
- Director: Peter Billingsley
- Cast: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, Kristin Davis, Malin Åkerman, Kristen Bell, and Jean Reno
- Release Date: October 9, 2009
- Running Time: 113 minutes
“What We Did on Our Holiday” (2014)
- Director: Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin
- Cast: David Tennant, Rosamund Pike, and Billy Connolly
- Release Date: September 26, 2014
- Running Time: 95 minutes
“Vacancy” (2007)
- Director: Nimród Antal
- Cast: Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson
- Release Date: April 20, 2007
- Running Time: 85 minutes
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