6 Best Family Vacation Comedy Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 16, 2026

A family trip going wrong is reliable comic chaos. RV has a stressed father renting a motorhome for a disastrous road trip, National Lampoon’s Vacation set the template, and We’re the Millers assembles a fake family to smuggle marijuana across the border. Tag, Vacation Friends and Summer Rental round out the six.

Vacation Friends (2021)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A straitlaced couple's wild resort friendship with strangers follows them home with chaotic consequences.

Directed by Clay Tarver · 1h 43m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu

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Tag (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A group of lifelong friends keeps its annual game of tag going, and it gets out of hand around one member's wedding.

Directed by Jeff Tomsic · 1h 41m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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We're the Millers (2013)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A small-time drug dealer assembles a fake family to smuggle marijuana across the border undetected.

Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber · 1h 50m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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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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Summer Rental (1985)

TMDB ★ 6.1

An overworked air traffic controller's beach holiday spirals into chaos and an unlikely sailing rivalry.

Directed by Carl Reiner · 1h 27m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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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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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

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.

6 Best Family Vacation Comedy Movies

Vacation Friends (2021)

Tag (2018)

We're the Millers (2013)

RV (2006)

Summer Rental (1985)

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

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