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2015 · Movie · R · your starting pointIf Vacation is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Movies like Vacation, ranked
1. Vegas Vacation (1997)
The Griswold family's signature blend of escalating mishaps and heartfelt family dysfunction returns as they trade the open road for casino floors, with the same director capturing vacation chaos through pratfalls and deadpan desperation.
2. The Family Plan (2023)
A former assassin's frantic cross-country escape with his oblivious family delivers the same collision of domestic chaos and escalating mishaps, except the detours stem from gunfire instead of bad luck.
3. A Goofy Movie (1995)
This father-son road trip animated comedy trades theme-park chaos for fishing-trip mishaps, using the same formula of escalating disasters and generational friction to explore why families take vacations in the first place.
4. Due Date (2010)
Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis's antagonistic chemistry mirrors the comedic friction between family members forced into close quarters, as mounting obstacles transform a straightforward cross-country journey into increasingly absurd chaos.
5. People We Meet on Vacation (2026)
Poppy and Marcus's alternating road-trip summers capture the same bittersweet blend of comedic chaos and genuine heart that unfolds when mismatched personalities are forced into close quarters pursuing an impossible vacation fantasy.
6. The Family Plan 2 (2025)
A father's desperate attempt to bond his family through travel spirals into absurd chaos when external threats force them to rely on each other, blending heartfelt parenting struggles with escalating comedic disasters.
7. Made in Italy (2020)
A father-son road trip through Italy delivers the same blend of familial friction and unexpected bonding, as manual labor and travel logistics create opportunities for humor amid genuine emotional reckoning.
8. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Clark Griswold's determination to create the perfect family moment despite escalating disasters mirrors the same earnest-dad-versus-chaos dynamic that drives the road trip's relentless comedy.
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