Summer Movies, a list by Andy Duffield

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3.8

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70

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63

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3.0

age 6+

Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins who were separated at a young age due to their parents' divorce. Unbeknownst to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp, where they meet, discover the truth about their relationship, and come up with a plan to switch places in an effort to reunite their mother and father.

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6.2

/25804/

65

/786/

58

/345/

3.0

/20441/

73

/37/

57

/681/

60

/14/

age 14+

Tripper is the head counselor at a budget summer camp called Camp Northstar. In truth, he's young at heart and only marginally more mature than the campers themselves. Tripper befriends Rudy, a loner camper who has trouble fitting in. As Tripper inspires his young charges to defeat rival Camp Mohawk in the annual Olympiad competition, Rudy plays matchmaker between Tripper and Roxanne, a female counselor at Northstar.

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6.5

/63368/

67

/2680/

62

/851/

3.5

/107981/

39

/77/

75

/2696/

42

/24/

1.0

age 16+

The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real world, but there's still a summer's worth of unfinished business to resolve. At the center of the action is camp director Beth, who struggles to keep order while she falls in love with the local astrophysics professor. He is busy trying to save the camp from a deadly piece of NASA's Skylab which is hurtling toward earth. All that, plus: a dangerous waterfall rescue, love triangles, misfits, cool kids, and talking vegetable cans. The questions will all be resolved, of course, at the big talent show at the end of the day.

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6.5

/284519/

66

/9799/

62

/5161/

3.0

/203370/

51

/125/

68

/15493/

43

/28/

age 17+

After a year apart - attending different schools, meeting different people - the guys rent a beach house and vow to make this the best summer ever. As it turns out, whether that will happen or not has a lot to do with the girls. Between the wild parties, outrageous revelations and yes, a trip to band camp, they discover that times change and people change, but in the end, it's all about sticking together.

79

7.4

/268047/

73

/6394/

72

/4012/

3.9

/561424/

85

/139/

80

/4007/

76

/35/

4.0

age 17+

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.

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70

6.5

/67866/

67

/1722/

65

/1332/

3.4

/133644/

82

/150/

78

/9409/

66

/34/

3.0

age 12+

Four best friends (Tibby, Lena, Carmen & Bridget) who buy a mysterious pair of pants that fits each of them, despite their differing sizes, and makes whoever wears them feel fabulous. When faced with the prospect of spending their first summer apart, the pals decide they'll swap the pants so that each girl in turn can enjoy the magic.

58

6.4

/18134/

67

/518/

60

/210/

3.1

/10926/

45

/20/

63

/479/

47

/7/

age 13+

An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.

73

7.8

/676442/

77

/15266/

78

/12243/

3.9

/2093195/

54

/182/

85

/1258974/

53

/34/

3.5

age 14+

An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.

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6.7

/30723/

66

/583/

62

/464/

3.2

/15103/

47

/178/

47

/2004/

55

/35/

3.0

age 16+

The story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was. When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music festival, he calls the producers thinking he could drum up some much-needed business for his parents' run-down motel. Three weeks later, half a million people are on their way to his neighbor’s farm in White Lake, New York, and Elliot finds himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change his life–and American culture–forever.

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6.6

/56454/

71

/1672/

64

/581/

3.1

/39735/

42

/36/

71

/1427/

24

/10/

age 11+

It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.

74

7.8

/112960/

78

/4148/

75

/1275/

3.8

/247768/

66

/65/

89

/9662/

55

/27/

3.0

age 9+

During a summer of friendship and adventure, one boy becomes a part of the gang, nine boys become a team and their leader becomes a legend by confronting the terrifying mystery beyond the right field wall.

83

8.1

/480042/

80

/11038/

78

/6287/

4.2

/1035399/

92

/66/

94

/13407/

75

/20/

age 14+

After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.

73

7.2

/322626/

73

/11758/

73

/7540/

3.5

/1005278/

65

/157/

87

/54405/

70

/15/

3.0

age 11+

Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?

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6.8

/34596/

72

/825/

68

/465/

3.6

/38006/

36

/22/

82

/3232/

50

/23/

2.0

age 12+

Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty, four childhood girlfriends — Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta — recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more.

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72

6.2

/42520/

73

/5465/

68

/1547/

3.1

/74085/

91

/175/

78

/1160/

71

/35/

3.0

age 17+

Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of sisterhood.

NEW

57

5.6

/9871/

62

/700/

62

/210/

2.7

/18952/

46

/116/

84

/720/

46

/28/

2.0

age 13+

Four best friends take their book club to Italy for the fun girls' trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure.

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81

7.4

/209627/

75

/12806/

73

/3501/

3.8

/798727/

94

/254/

89

/619/

83

/48/

3.5

age 16+

When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.

NEW

83

7.9

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77

/19247/

75

/11739/

3.8

/1165016/

99

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72

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92

/30/

4.0

age 7+

An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.

NEW

47

5.7

/78409/

61

/3302/

59

/2204/

3.0

/131168/

28

/130/

48

/8100/

39

/31/

1.0

age 8+

Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.

NEW

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7.6

/190172/

76

/4832/

76

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4.2

/473105/

87

/156/

82

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89

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3.5

age 17+

Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.

NEW

82

7.2

/55392/

73

/2640/

71

/767/

3.5

/246843/

94

/372/

94

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84

/55/

4.0

age 11+

The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.

NEW

76

6.9

/206486/

72

/12048/

70

/3873/

3.5

/881649/

91

/373/

76

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74

/51/

3.5

age 13+

An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous.

NEW

77

7.0

/63483/

71

/1535/

66

/643/

3.5

/56346/

97

/75/

82

/1822/

73

/16/

3.5

age 17+

Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy sets her sights on the two men.

NEW

66

6.4

/55695/

68

/1283/

60

/564/

3.2

/19684/

73

/52/

65

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60

/19/

3.0

age 15+

A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend.

NEW

80

7.1

/138879/

73

/7840/

70

/2774/

3.7

/857840/

96

/384/

77

/1235/

84

/52/

4.0

age 16+

Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.

NEW

79

7.6

/945285/

73

/30738/

74

/14423/

3.8

/2817599/

86

/581/

70

/6406/

84

/62/

4.0

age 17+

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…

NEW

78

7.1

/58231/

70

/1408/

66

/698/

3.5

/46574/

92

/60/

76

/1275/

82

/17/

4.0

age 13+

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.

NEW

76

7.3

/656270/

77

/29215/

72

/14479/

3.7

/911084/

91

/92/

80

/21957/

72

/22/

3.0

age 12+

After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.

NEW

77

6.7

/144648/

70

/4048/

66

/2573/

3.5

/365985/

92

/216/

84

/63402/

81

/37/

3.5

age 11+

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.

83

7.4

/104616/

73

/2407/

70

/1534/

3.7

/136294/

95

/62/

84

/2634/

97

/15/

4.0

age 13+

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

80

7.6

/214113/

75

/5773/

73

/2190/

3.9

/537534/

94

/69/

90

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82

/21/

3.0

age 15+

The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.

NEW

53

6.6

/285954/

71

/12332/

66

/5773/

3.2

/204765/

23

/183/

78

/15059/

38

/34/

1.0

age 17+

Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. They track the drugs to the whacked-out Cuban drug lord Johnny Tapia, who is also involved in a bloody war with Russian and Haitian mobsters. If that isn't bad enough, there's tension between the two detectives when Marcus discovers that playboy Mike is secretly romancing Marcus’ sister, Syd.

71

6.9

/96288/

72

/3399/

74

/2232/

3.8

/272864/

57

/23/

77

/11098/

56

/21/

3.5

age 11+

Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada's father hires Shelly, and begins to fall for her, things take a turn to the worse...

NEW

80

7.4

/135245/

74

/3350/

69

/1618/

3.4

/104692/

91

/54/

89

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79

/13/

4.0

age 17+

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

NEW

67

5.3

/70980/

65

/4462/

65

/3823/

3.3

/460786/

83

/24/

72

/13308/

age 8+

The East High Wildcats are gearing up for big fun as they land the coolest summer jobs imaginable. Troy, Gabriella, Chad, and Taylor have scored sweet gigs at the Lava Springs Country Club owned by Sharpay and Ryan's family. Sharpay's first rule of business: Get Troy. As Troy experiences a life of privilege he's never known, will he give up the Wildcats and Gabriella to rise to the top?

79

7.4

/240621/

77

/14723/

76

/6920/

4.1

/971634/

86

/154/

78

/9342/

75

/31/

3.5

age 6+

As Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet, wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien "puppy" of an independent little girl named Lilo and learns about loyalty, friendship, and ʻohana, the Hawaiian tradition of family.

NEW

73

7.3

/221447/

73

/7131/

71

/3839/

3.8

/352251/

68

/82/

79

/5221/

60

/21/

3.5

age 17+

In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.

NEW

63

6.5

/1641/

70

/129/

66

/24/

3.3

/2571/

66

/38/

83

/10/

55

/9/

1.5

age 15+

Three lifelong best friends known as “The Supremes” share the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood from decades of weathering life’s storms. Through the joys and sorrows of life, marriage and children, happiness and blues, love and loss, new shades of heartbreak and illness threaten to stir up the past when the trio sees their bond put to the test as they face their most challenging times yet.

NEW

77

6.8

/126642/

69

/8372/

68

/1494/

3.3

/615526/

95

/302/

89

/11/

82

/55/

3.5

age 15+

A mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake hit man in police stings ignites a chain reaction of trouble when he falls for a potential client.

NEW

76

7.7

/323103/

79

/15444/

75

/6059/

3.8

/611286/

77

/65/

90

/28764/

62

/13/

3.0

age 10+

Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family of recently escaped criminals, determined to capture the kids and reach the treasure first.

55

5.8

/51862/

66

/1813/

68

/2290/

3.3

/239250/

40

/90/

50

/834/

43

/23/

2.0

age 9+

Three young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress.

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5.8

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65

/214/

58

/122/

3.1

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51

/49/

66

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56

/23/