By Angeliki Georgakopoulou,
With summertime reaching its peak, the time has come to take a look at the top ten summer movies for hopeless romantics. With most of us taking advantage of the outdoors this season, this list will offer some well chosen options for our beloved introverts, or those seeking to explore a wider range of indoor activities.
10. The Last Summer (2019)
The Last Summer is a 2019 film directed by William Bindley. Encompassing the tropes of American romantic comedy films, the movie stars KJ Apa, Maia Mitchell, Jacob Latimore, Halston Sage, and Tyler Posey. Centered around the “last summer” of an interconnected group of recent high school graduates, the viewer follows along as the characters navigate through personal issues while enjoying their final summer moments before moving on to college. This pick is a great one for teenagers or college students who relieve their favorite summer moments through the eyes of the characters.
9. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Spider-Man: Far From Home, starring Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, and Zendaya amongst many others, is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Directed by Jon Watts, this film focuses on Peter Parker, the beloved superhero Spider-Man, who faces four destructive elemental monsters while on holiday in Europe. From action to comedy-filled scenes, this film is perfect for audiences of all ages who are interested in embarking on a new adventure alongside Peter Parker and Mysterio (a fellow hero with mysterious origins).
8. Teen Beach Movie (2013)
Teen Beach Movie is a Disney Channel Original that premiered on July 19, 2013. This classic summer movie starring Ross Lynch and Maia Mitchell is guaranteed to engage all viewers with its upbeat and lively songs, dances, and characters. Directed by Jeffrey Hornaday, Teen Beach Movie features surfers Brady and McKenzie who get swept away by a rogue wave that magically dispatches them inside the vintage beach party film of the 1960s, Wet Side Story. (warning: the soundtracks are bound to become your summer favorites!).
7. The Last Song (2010)
The American coming-of-age teen romantic drama film The Last Song, is directed by Julie Anne Robinson and features protagonists Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth. The movie follows a troubled teenager as she reconnects with her estranged father and falls in love during a summer in a quiet beach town. Alongside this blossoming summer romance, the troubled father-daughter relationship gets a new lease of life when the two begin to explore a common thread, their passion for music.
6. Jaws (1975)
Jaws, a 1975 American thriller film by Spielberg, stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who hunts a man-eating great white shark that is attacking beachgoers at a summer resort town, with the help of a marine biologist and a professional shark hunter. This tension-packed film offers not only gratification to the viewers’ senses but also ensures a hair-rising summer experience.
If you liked the top summer movie options listed in this article, make sure to look out for part two to arrive at the first choice when it comes to films for the summer! The temperature is rising and the best solution is ice cream and a movie…
References
- Escape the Heat at Home With the 50 Best Summer Movies of All Time!, parade.com, Available here
- 40 Summer Movies That Feel Liike a Mini Vacation, glamour.com, Available here
- The Last Summer (2019), wikipedia.org, Available here
- Spider-Man: Far From Home, wikipedia.org, Available here
- Teen Beach Movie, wikipedia.org, Available here
- The Last Song (2010), wikipedia.org, Available here
- Jaws (film), wikipedia.org, Available here
