Last Updated on 22 August 2026

The following list is a compilation of the 100 best end-of-summer movies of all time.

I found 12 different ranked lists online of “best movies about (or for) the end of summer” and pulled them all into Excel and merged them all to get this definitive compilation.  See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including links to all 12 lists that were averaged. Below is a checklist you can print to track which ones you’ve seen, followed by the ranked list with links to IMDb.

Best End of Summer Movies – Viewing ChecklistDownload
  1. Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
  2. Stand By Me (1986)
  3. Adventureland (2009)
  4. Jaws (1975)
  5. Weekend at Bernie’s (1989)
  6. About Time (2013)
  7. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
  8. Dirty Dancing (1987)
  9. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
  10. Dazed and Confused (1993)
  11. American Graffiti (1973)
  12. American Pie (1999)
  13. The Parent Trap (1998)
  14. Christine (1983)
  15. When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
  16. Days of Heaven (1978)
  17. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
  18. One of Them Days (2025)
  19. Do the Right Thing (1989)
  20. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
  21. 500 Days of Summer (2009)
  22. Dead Poets Society (1989)
  23. Remember the Titans (2000)
  24. The Goonies (1985)
  25. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
  26. The Kings of Summer (2013)
  27. National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)
  28. The Parent Trap (1961)
  29. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
  30. White Men Can’t Jump (2023)
  31. The Breakfast Club (1985)
  32. Good Will Hunting (1997)
  33. Booksmart (2019)
  34. RV (2006)
  35. Say Anything (1989)
  36. School Ties (1992)
  37. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
  38. Picnic (1955)
  39. Jackass Number Two (2006)
  40. Theater Camp (2023)
  41. Coco (2017)
  42. Endless Love (2014)
  43. Field of Dreams (1989)
  44. Point Break (1991)
  45. Disturbia (2007)
  46. The Dreamers (2003)
  47. A Little Romance (1979)
  48. American Pie 2 (2001)
  49. Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
  50. Cheaper By the Dozen 2 (2005)
  51. Mamma Mia! (2008)
  52. Scent of a Woman (1992)
  53. Her (2013)
  54. Little Women (2019)
  55. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
  56. Lost in Translation (2003)
  57. Porky’s (1981)
  58. Mystic Pizza (1988)
  59. Summer of ’42 (1971)
  60. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018)
  61. The Conjuring (2013)
  62. Vanilla Sky (2001)
  63. The Lost City of Z (2016)
  64. The Way, Way Back (2013)
  65. Love Lies Bleeding (2024)
  66. The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
  67. Office Space (1999)
  68. Almost Famous (2000)
  69. Sharknado (2013)
  70. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
  71. Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
  72. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
  73. Grease (1978)
  74. Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
  75. Practical Magic (1998)
  76. Sleepaway Camp (1983)
  77. Stealing Beauty (1996)
  78. Toy Story 3 (2010)
  79. Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
  80. Now and Then (1995)
  81. Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)
  82. Stepmom (1998)
  83. Billy Madison (1995)
  84. One Crazy Summer (1986)
  85. Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
  86. The Virgin Suicides (1999)
  87. Autumn in New York (2000)
  88. Call Me By Your Name (2017)
  89. Bad Teacher (2011)
  90. Before Sunrise (1995)
  91. Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)
  92. Knives Out (2019)
  93. Blue Crush (2002)
  94. The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time (2018)
  95. The Last Song (2010)
  96. Legally Blonde (2001)
  97. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
  98. The Social Network (2010)
  99. Clueless (1995)
  100. Little Women (1994)

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