Last Updated on 22 August 2026

I searched the Internet for lists of the best movies for or about the end of summer. Criteria included the movies being ranked, not just listed, and generally created by groups, whether teams or committees or based on general public voting (like Ranker.com).

I was able to find 12 lists. I took the 12 lists and added all their content into a spreadsheet, noting the rank of every film. I ended up averaging the rankings each movie got (there were 19 that were on at least 2 lists) and dividing that average by a factor of the number of lists that movie was on. The lowest score meant a high ranking average on many lists. The complete spreadsheet is attached at the bottom.

The movies that were on the most lists (out of 12) were:

  • Wet Hot American Summer (2001) – 5 lists
  • Stand By Me (1986) – 4 lists
  • Adventureland (2009) – 4 lists
  • Moonrise Kingdom (2012) – 4 lists

Here are links to the lists I used along with dates the lists were created:

Best End of Summer MoviesDownload

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