The Best Summer Camp Movies

These Summer camp movies are great to watch during Summer or any time of year. In addition to the camp movies on Netflix you can watch, these titles feature feel-good movies, comedies, musicals, and romance.

Summer camp can be a rite of passage for kids of all ages, and the silver screen has a long history of documenting camp culture. A kid’s summer camp experience can inspire lifelong friendships and lasting memories.

From my favorite Summer camp movie Parent Trap of 1961 (starring Hayley Mills) to new favorites like Bunk’d and Camp Rock, we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite summer camp movies and shows.

What are you going to find in Summer camp movies:

• practical jokes
• camp directors
• bug spray

Alright, now on to the list!

 

Summer Camp Movies

Addams Family Values

Rated PG-13

The sequel to The Addams Family. Starring Christopher Lloyd. A serial killer marries Uncle Fester intending to murder him for his inheritance, while teenagers Wednesday and Pugsley are sent to summer camp.

Heavyweights

Rated PG

The film centers around a fat camp for kids (whose goal is weight loss) that is taken over by a fitness guru named Tony Perkis. Starring Ben Stiller.

 

Meatballs

Rated PG

This cult classic was Bill Murray’s first film appearance in a starring role. Tripper Harrison is the head counselor of a group of new counselors-in-training (CITs) at Camp North Star, a cut-rate summer camp. Camp director Morty Melnick falls victim to Tripper’s practical jokes mainly by being taken from his cabin in the middle of the night and relocated to an unusual place.

MOONRISE KINGDOM

Rated PG-13

This quirky drama follows the frantic search that ensues in a small New England town when two 12-year-olds fall in love and run away together.

It Takes Two

Rated PG

Starring and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Two unrelated young girls who happen to look identical meet by chance.  The identical strangers long for the other’s life and decide to switch places. While Amanda enjoys Alyssa’s wealthy lifestyle and Alyssa gets to experience being a kid at summer camp.

Parents, check out Common Sense Media’s reviews of the Best Summer Camp Movies.

Friday the 13th

Rated R

The film (starring Kevin Bacon) tells the story of a group of teenage camp counselors who are murdered one by one by an unknown killer while attempting to re-open an abandoned summer camp.

Wet Hot American Summer

Rated R

Starring Bradley Cooper and Paul Rudd. Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, “Wet Hot American Summer” follows a group of counselors who are each trying to complete their unfinished business before the day ends. The entire summer of pent-up sexual frustrations, unresolved post-traumatic stress, pending separations and of course, the talent show, all weigh heavily on the minds and groins of counselors and campers alike.

CAMP COOL KIDS

A young boy attends summer camp, where he overcomes his fears, stands up to bullies and learns important lessons about faith and life. (Watch on Netflix)

HEAVYWEIGHTS

A summer retreat for overweight boys is taken over by a tyrannical fitness guru who puts the kids on a cruel regimen that goes too far. (Watch on Netflix)

BUNKS

Two troublemaking brothers posing as counselors at an island summer camp accidentally trigger a curse that brings a campfire zombie story to life. (Watch on Netflix)

MOONRISE KINGDOM

This quirky drama follows the frantic search that ensues in a small New England town when two 12-year-olds fall in love and run away together. (Watch on Netflix)

ONCE I WAS A BEEHIVE

When her mother remarries one year after her father’s death and sends her to a Bible camp, a teenager meets others who can relate to her pain. (Watch on Netflix)

ZIP & ZAP AND THE MARBLE GANG

Inspired by a popular 1950s comic strip, this youthful comedy records the exploits of pals Zip and Zap, after both are sent to a strict new school. (Watch on Netflix)

ZIP AND ZAP AND THE CAPTAIN’S ISLAND (ZIPE Y ZAPE Y LA ISLA DEL CAPITAN)

At Christmas, Zip and Zap take a trip with their parents to a remote island, where a friendly woman runs a children’s home and mystery awaits. (Watch on Netflix)

BIBI & TINA

Teen witch Bibi and horse-loving Tina face trouble when a posh girl flirts with Tina’s boyfriend and a crook sets his greedy eyes on a promising foal. (Watch on Netflix)

BIBI & TINA: GIRLS VS. BOYS

At summer camp, young Bibi and her friends are pitted against the boys in a treasure hunt.But what’s a witch to do when she loses her powers? (Watch on Netflix)

BIBI & TINA II

When robbers hit Falkenstein castle, teen witch Bibi and pal Tina hunt for the crooks, then devise a plan to save the neighbors’ failing ranch.  (Watch on Netflix)

BIBI & TINA: TOHUWABOHU TOTAL

Teen witch Bibi and her pal Tina return to the screen to reconcile a runaway girl with her narrow-minded family and save Falkenstein Castle from chaos. (Watch on Netflix)

If you enjoyed these summer camp movies, don’t miss this list of camp movies on Netflix.