6 Best Reunion Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 21, 2026

The bittersweet nostalgia and unresolved history stirred up by an old friends’ reunion has powered some of cinema’s most heartfelt comedies and dramas. Grosse Pointe Blank takes a hitman to his ten-year reunion, Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion invents glamorous lives to impress old classmates, American Reunion rekindles old rivalries, and Grown Ups gathers childhood basketball teammates at a lake house. The Big Chill and Peggy Sue Got Married round out the list.

Grown Ups (2010)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Five childhood friends reunite with their families at a lake house for a Fourth of July weekend of nostalgia.

Directed by Dennis Dugan · 1h 42m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, Starz Apple TV channel · 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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American Reunion (2012)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Old high school friends meet up years later for their long-awaited class reunion.

Directed by Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg · 1h 53m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Two best friends fabricate glamorous fake careers before attending their ten-year reunion.

Directed by David Mirkin · 1h 32m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A professional hitman reluctantly attends his ten-year high school reunion while dodging a rival assassin.

Directed by George Armitage · 1h 47m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A woman who faints at her high school reunion wakes up back in her senior year.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 1h 43m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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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The Big Chill (1983)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 70% Metacritic 61

College friends reunite for a funeral and spend the weekend facing who they've each become.

Directed by Lawrence Kasdan · 1h 45m · Rated R

Nominated for 3 Oscars4 wins & 8 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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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 Reunion Movies

Grown Ups (2010)

American Reunion (2012)

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

The Big Chill (1983)

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