6 Best Spring Break and Beach Party Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 5, 2026

Spring break and beach parties are carefree and chaotic. Spring Breakers has four college girls robbing a restaurant to fund their trip, Weekend at Bernie’s has two employees pretending their dead boss is alive, and Blame It on Rio has a friend falling for another’s teenage daughter. Bikini Beach, Beach Party and Where the Boys Are round out the six.

Spring Breakers (2013)

TMDB ★ 5.7

Four college girls rob a restaurant to fund their spring break trip, only to fall in with a dangerous dealer.

Directed by Harmony Korine · 1h 34m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Weekend at Bernie's (1989)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Two employees prop up their boss's corpse and pretend he's alive at his beach house party.

Directed by Ted Kotcheff · 1h 38m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: BBC America · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Blame It on Rio (1984)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Two best friends on holiday face an awkward crisis when one falls for the other's teenage daughter.

Directed by Stanley Donen · 1h 40m · 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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Bikini Beach (1964)

TMDB ★ 5.5

A beach-loving surfer competes for his girlfriend's attention against a British pop star who has moved into the neighbourhood.

Directed by William Asher · 1h 39m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, ScreenPix Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Beach Party (1963)

TMDB ★ 5.6

A group of carefree teenagers spends the summer surfing, dancing and falling in love on the beach.

Directed by William Asher · 1h 41m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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Where the Boys Are (1960)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Four college girls head to Fort Lauderdale for spring break in search of romance and adventure.

Directed by Henry Levin · 1h 39m

Where to watch

Rent or 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 Spring Break and Beach Party Movies

Spring Breakers (2013)

Weekend at Bernie's (1989)

Blame It on Rio (1984)

Bikini Beach (1964)

Beach Party (1963)

Where the Boys Are (1960)

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