It’s almost time to break out the lawn chairs, put away your warmer clothes and get out your styrofoam cooler.
Summer isn’t that far away and we thought it might be nice to share some popular seasonal activities and pair them with an appropriate film.
These are some of our favorites but if you have your own let us know in the comments.
You can find the below titles on JustWatch if you’re not sure where to rent or stream them.
Travel:
Touristas
A group of young backpackers’ vacation turns sour when a bus accident leaves them marooned in a remote Brazilian rural area that holds an ominous secret.
Summer camps:
Sleepaway Camp
Bunks and the showers are a mad stabber’s beat at a summer camp strictly for teens.
Picnics:
Eden Lake
When nursery teacher Jenny (Kelly Reilly, Pride & Prejudice) escapes to the country for a relaxing weekend away with her boyfriend, she is unaware of a romantic surprise he has in store. The location is perfect; a lake enclosed by woodlands, seemingly deserted, the ideal setting for a picturesque proposal. But before the happy couple can enjoy the retreat, their peace is shattered by a gang of violent youths. What ensues is a shocking and unrelenting game of cat-and-mouse, as Jenny is forced to fight back against her aggressors.
Sports:
The Battery
Forced together in a Zombie apocalypse, two former basketball players – Ben (Jeremy Gardner) and Mickey (Adam Cronheim) travel across the desolate backroads of New England in search of a safe place to survive.
Road trips:
The Hills Have Eyes
Taking an ill-advised detour en route to California, the Carter family soon run into trouble when their campervan breaks down in the middle of the desert. Stranded, the family find themselves at the mercy of a group of monstrous cannibals lurking in the surrounding hills. With their lives under threat, the Carters have no choice but to fight back by any means necessary.
Fireworks:
The Bay
Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.
Water park:
Aquaslash
High school is over for the students of Valley Hills and they’re ending it with a huge weekend bash at Wet Valley, a reportedly haunted water park stuck in the 80’s where they can party like there’s no tomorrow. A cash prize is up for grabs in the annual “Sea Snake” competition for the fastest team to fly down the slides, but the teens are unprepared for a razor-sharp surprise as someone plots to slice up the competition.
Fishing:
Piranha 3D
After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area’s new razor-toothed residents.
Destination Travel:
The Canyon (2009)
Young newlyweds Nick and Lori decide to spend their honeymoon frolicking in the wild and wide expanse of the Grand Canyon, a longtime dream destination for the groom. But when a charismatic and mysterious guide arrives, their wedded bliss suddenly turns into a story of survival. From director Richard Harrah, and starring Yvonne Stahovski (NBC’s CHUCK), Eion Bailey (FIGHT CLUB) and Will Patton (ARMAGEDDON), comes the nightmarish thriller The Canyon.
