27 Greatest Beach Movies for Sun and Sand All-Year Round
Something’s Gotta Give
Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson star in this Nancy Meyers classic about a playwright who finds unexpected love in her annoying Hamptons houseguest.
2Blue Crush
A surfer and her tight-knit group of friends do what they can to get by on the North Shore and faces her fears when she enters a surfing contest.
3The Beach
A young traveler, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, in search of his next adventure in southeast Asia discovers something more than paradise in this thriller by the Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle.
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4Endless Summer
In this surfing classic, two friends surf their way around the world, meeting other surfers along the way.
5Jaws
A coastal town is haunted (and hunted) by a giant great white shark. An eclectic crew of a police chief, a biologist, and a shark hunter join up to capture the beast.
6Nights in Rodanthe
A woman (Diane Lane) discovers an unexpected connection with the sole guest (played by Richard Gere) who’s staying in the seaside inn she is running for a friend.
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7South Pacific
A young nurse and a mysterious Frenchman fall in love in this classic Rogers and Hammerstein musical set during World War II.
8View from a Blue Moon
A modern take on the movie Endless Summer by surfing champion John John Florence and his friends as they surf their favorite spots around the world. Incredible cinematography by the team at Brain Farm.
950 First Dates
Starring dynamic duo Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler, a man falls in love with someone who has short term memory loss and hilarity ensues.
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10Moana
A brave young girl sets sail on a journey to save her people that will bring her face to face with ocean creatures, demigods, and an even deeper connection to what makes her unique.
11Point Break
A federal agent (played by Keanu Reeves) poses as a local surfer to investigate a string of robberies that are suspected to have been done by an area surf gang.
12Dogtown and Z-Boys
In this documentary by Stacy Peralta, Venice Beach was the breeding ground for many of the early members of the skateboarding crew known as the Z-boys. Finding empty pools in the area, these skateboarding pioneers paved the way for the rise of the sport and the future dominance of people like Tony Hawke.
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13Castaway
A Fed Ex employee (played by Tom Hanks) gets stranded on a deserted tropical island with only a volleyball named “Wilson” to keep him company. Witness his will to survive and to make it back to the family he loves.
14Forgetting Sarah Marshall
A struggling musician discovers that his TV-star ex-girlfriend and her new beau are staying at the same hotel when he decides to take a trip to Hawaii to get over the break-up.
15Blue Hawaii
Elvis stars in this post-WWII film about a young GI returning home to Hawaii from war and discovering that working for his family’s business is the last thing he wants to do. With rising family pressure, he takes a job as a tour guide.
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16Blue Lagoon
Young kids are stranded on an island and as they grow up together they learn how to survive as well as everything from love to loneliness in this coming-of-age drama.
17Couples Retreat
Four couples embark on a vacation at a tropical resort. While one couple sees this trip as a way to work on their marriage, the rest of the group just wants to have fun. Despite all their hopes, they run into some resort rules that aren’t quite what they expected.
18From Here To Eternity
A romantic war drama set in Hawaii during the days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, two people find forbidden love in the midst of difficult circumstances.
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19Where the Crawdads Sing
A young girl grows up in the marsh, fending for herself, and discovering the beauty of the nature around her. When she grows up, she gets caught up in a love triangle between her best friend and another boy from town who happens to be married. Complications ensue when she is implicated in a local murder.
20Aquaman
Hunky Jason Momoa stars as DC Comic hero Aquaman. In this origin story, Arthur (Momoa) discovers he is from the long lost city of Atlantis and the true heir to its throne. To take his rightful place, he will have to find the Trident of Atlan and save his people from his evil half-brother.
Leah Hall is currently a digital producer and writer for Country Living. She is based in Huntsville, Alabama.
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