Classic Summer Movies To Have You Longing For The Brighter Days

When the days are filled with hours and hours spent inside, you can't help but dream away to the warmer and brighter days that we have ahead of us. These movies will get you right in the mood, and please leave a comment telling us what your thoughts are on them!

1. Dirty Dancing (1987)

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Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle. Want a movie that portrays the ideal summer-lovestory, accompanied by music and dancing that fills you with happiness? Here you have it. Dirty Dancing will have you booking your next visit to a beautiful summer resort.

2. The Way Way Back (2013)

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Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park. The Way Way Back will have you riding down memory lane with the wonderful, and quite unique setting, of a water park set in the summer-haven of Cape Cod.

3. Jaws (1975)

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When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down. Jaws is one of those movies that will both have you staying in all summer because you are too afraid to go in the water, and also have you booking a trip to the Vineyard because of the beautiful locations. Set on the lovely, fictional, island of Amity, this early Spielberg-work is just as entertaining now, as when it was first introduced to an audience.

4. Stand By Me (1986)

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After the death of one of his friends, a writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy. Set in wonderful, sun-filled scenery is a beautiful story that never gets old about a friendship within a group of young boys.

5. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

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Four young friends bound by a tragic accident are reunited when they find themselves being stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town. A true classic when it comes to teen slasher-films. And this one brings you right in the mood for summer and those warmer days when you can spend the evenings at the beach. As it is on the creepier-side, it is the perfect movie for sitting inside after a night-dip, drinking tea, eating popcorn and enjoying this cozy, and also thrilling movie from the 90's.