6 Best Camping and Outdoor Comedy Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 3, 2026

Comedy feel good

Camping trips and family vacations gone wrong are a comedy goldmine. National Lampoon’s Vacation and The Great Outdoors set the template, RV sends a dysfunctional family across the country in a disastrous motorhome, and Wet Hot American Summer treats the last day of a 1981 summer camp with total absurdity. Camp Nowhere and Meatballs bring the kids into it.

RV (2006) 01

RV (2006)

IMDb ★ 5.6 RT 23% Metacritic 33

A stressed dad's fake business trip becomes a real family RV holiday he can't escape.

Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld · 1h 39m · Rated PG

1 win & 2 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Wet Hot American Summer (2001) 02

Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

TMDB ★ 6.2

The counsellors of a 1981 summer camp spend their last day scrambling through absurd romantic and comic plots.

Directed by David Wain · 1h 37m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Camp Nowhere (1994) 03

Camp Nowhere (1994)

TMDB ★ 5.6

A group of kids fake their way into running their own unsupervised summer camp for the whole season.

Directed by Jonathan Prince · 1h 36m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Great Outdoors (1988) 04

The Great Outdoors (1988)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A relaxing family lake holiday is upended by the arrival of an obnoxious brother-in-law and his family.

Directed by Howard Deutch · 1h 31m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) 05

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 94% Metacritic 55

A father's dream family road trip to a theme park goes wrong at every possible stop.

Directed by Harold Ramis · 1h 39m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Meatballs (1979) 06

Meatballs (1979)

TMDB ★ 6.3

A free-spirited summer camp counsellor helps a shy young camper come out of his shell.

Directed by Ivan Reitman · 1h 32m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.