Who doesn't love an amusement park? From Universal to Disney and beyond, they are places full of fun and noise that are likely to bring back lots of summer memories. What's even more fun are movies set in theme parks. They give you all the fun of the theme park aesthetic, along with all the sights and sounds that come with it, but you don't have to pull out your wallet and buy a ride ticket or an extremely expensive lemonade. If you're looking for some summer vibes, or just want to travel to a theme park from the comfort of your couch, check out these six movies.
6 Jurassic World (2015)
The first Jurassic world movie premiered in 2015, with which the Jurassic world trilogy, and was the fourth part in the Jurassic Park franchise in general. Set 22 years later Jurassic Park, Jurassic World takes place on the same island - Isla Nublar - where the Jurassic world theme park full of cloned dinosaurs is thriving until one of the dinosaurs escapes and goes on a rampage, wreaking havoc in the park. Although it is certainly not as entertaining and impressive as Jurassic Park, Jurassic World is still a well-made sci-fi film, even if it sometimes comes across as a bit predictable. It's still a decent watch, especially for dinosaur enthusiasts, but it doesn't feel quite as impressive as Jurassic Parkand lacks much of the luster of the original film.
5 The Florida Project (2017)
The Florida Project is a coming-of-age drama that premiered in 2017. The film has a slice of life story that focuses on the summer of a six-year-old girl living in a motel with her unemployed, single mother in Kissimmee. Florida. They - and those around them - struggle to make ends meet, put food on the table and avoid becoming homeless as Walt Disney World dominates the area. For context, Disney World was called "The Florida Project" during the early days of its development.
The performances are phenomenal, but the real crown jewel of the film is the plot and story itself. It focuses on the irony of "the happiest place on earth" right around the corner from people struggling to survive. While tourists and the like pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to take selfies outside the mouse's house, the locals starve and live in cheap motels. The Florida Project pulls back the curtain to reveal the seedy underbelly of an expensive tourist town and offers a viewpoint not typically seen when it comes to Disney and the communities that live around theme parks in general.
4 Zombieland (2009)
At this point, there probably aren't many people who haven't seen it Zombieland yet. The unique and funny zombie-centered plot and daring cast of characters made the movie stand out among similar zombie apocalypse movies that were especially popular in the 2000s. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, and a special appearance from Bill Murray, Zombieland follows Eisenberg, Harrelson, Stone and Breslin as they travel across the country to find a zombie-free haven - what eventually becomes Pacific Playland, an amusement park in LA.
Very funny, entertaining and well made, it stands the test of time as it is still laughable years after its 2009 premiere. You would find it hard to watch Zombieland and not enjoying it. When it premiered. It was very well received and even got a sequel -- Zombieland: Double tap - 10 years later, although the original is definitely the best.
3 Adventureland (2009)
Adventureland premiered in 2009 and is set in the summer of 1987. It follows a college graduate (Jesse Eisenberg) who has big plans to spend his summer traveling around Europe and preparing for graduate school to earn a journalism degree. achieve. However, some financial problems change his plans and he eventually takes a summer job at Adventureland, a run-down amusement park in Pennsylvania. At the park, he meets another maid, Emily (Kristen Stewart), and they begin a relationship.
Eisenberg and Stewart have great chemistry in the movie, and they're backed by a solid cast, including Martin Starr, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, and Ryan Reynolds. Adventureland is a sweet summer romance, which doubles as a coming-of-age movie, as it taps into the rollercoaster of feelings and emotions that come between adolescence and adulthood when you're just trying to figure it out. It's a fun, nostalgic movie that feels touching and very relatable.
2 National Lampoon's vacation
National Lampoon's vacation is the first film in the National Lampoon's vacation movie series. Starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid and John Candy, the film follows the iconic Griswold family as they take a road trip across the country to Walley World theme park. Standard National lantern fashion, there are plenty of hijinks and shenanigans along the way, making their trip to the park a ridiculous excursion to remember.
It is a very timeless, hilarious comedy and was followed by four other films, including the classic National Lampoon's Christmas holiday. In terms of road trip movies, it's absolutely hilarious and it gets even funnier when they finally reach the park and discover it's closed for repairs. If you've ever taken a long-winded family road trip, you're sure to find some elements of this movie that might remind you of your own road trip experiences and that makes the movie even funnier.
1 The Way, the Way Back (2013)
This coming-of-age dramedy premiered in 2013 and centers on an introverted teenager (Liam James) who goes on a summer vacation to Cape Cod with his mother (Toni Collette) and her wealthy, overbearing boyfriend (Steve Carell) and his daughter . Duncan (James) struggles to fit in, but then he meets Owen (Sam Rockwell), the manager of the Water Wizz water park, who takes Duncan under his wing and they bond and become fast friends.
How it once was seems like such a simple movie, you might think it's not worth watching or could convey anything deep, but it certainly is. Thoughtful and endearing, it strikes a good balance between "feel good" moments and sadder, more dramatic themes that can certainly sink in if you let it. On the surface, it's just a movie about a summer spent at a water park, but it goes surprisingly much deeper than that.
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