THE 7 BEST SUMMER MOVIES OF ALL TIME

Though our favorite season of sunny beach days & warm nights may only last a few fleeting months, summer movies are forever.

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A poignant film about growing up, made even more so by the real life tragic death of one of its lead young actors, River Phoenix.

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In this comedy, four friends, aka "The Flossy Posse," take a trip to the annual Essence Festival to relive their college days.

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Steven Spielberg's 1982 sci-fi movie – the highest-grossing film of its decade – was based on an imaginary friend the director created following his parent's divorce.

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While this classic 1987 film about a Catskills summer resort is a surprisingly gritty tale of class anxiety, sexual freedom & abortion.

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In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team. And boy do they have fun.

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Bruce Brown's seminal 1966 surf film was a trailblazer because it introduced the newly popular California sport to a wider American audience.

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The high school musical to end all high school musicals, this story of a greaser in love with a good girl is as sweet and iconic as they come. (Minus the teenage pregnancy subplot).

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THE 7 BEST SUMMER MOVIES OF ALL TIME

Though our favorite season of sunny beach days & warm nights may only last a few fleeting months, summer movies are forever.

Here's our list of the best summer movies out there.

A poignant film about growing up, made even more so by the real life tragic death of one of its lead young actors, River Phoenix.

"STAND BY ME" (1986)

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COLUMBIA PICTURES

In this comedy, four friends, aka "The Flossy Posse," take a trip to the annual Essence Festival to relive their college days.

"GIRLS TRIP"(2017)

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UNIVERSAL PICTURES

Steven Spielberg's 1982 sci-fi movie – the highest-grossing film of its decade – was based on an imaginary friend the director created following his parent's divorce.

"E.T." (1982)

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UNIVERSAL PICTURES

While this classic 1987 film about a Catskills summer resort is a surprisingly gritty tale of class anxiety, sexual freedom & abortion.

"DIRTY DANCING"(1987)

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VESTRON PICTURES

In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team. And boy do they have fun.

"THE SANDLOT"(1993)

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TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX

Bruce Brown's seminal 1966 surf film was a trailblazer because it introduced the newly popular California sport to a wider American audience.

"ENDLESS SUMMER"(1966)

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BRUCE BROWN FILMS

The high school musical to end all high school musicals, this story of a greaser in love with a good girl is as sweet and iconic as they come. (Minus the teenage pregnancy subplot).

"GREASE" (1978)

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PARAMOUNT PICTURES

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"GIRLS TRIP"
(2017)

"DIRTY DANCING"
(1987)

"THE SANDLOT"
(1993)

"ENDLESS SUMMER"
(1966)