Is The Great Outdoors one of a kind?

No. Less singular than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Great Outdoors sad?

Barely. Less sad than 89% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Great Outdoors scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Great Outdoors easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Great Outdoors end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Great Outdoors violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Great Outdoors

Name: The Great Outdoors
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1988
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening, Chris Young

This is no holiday… this is war!

Directed by Howard Deutch

Produced by Universal Pictures, Hughes Entertainment

198891 min6.4 / 10

A lighthearted family comedy about competing vacation styles and sibling rivalry, grounded in warmth and physical humor rather than darkness or complexity.

It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.

Clusters

Silly Comedy Movies Houses and Dwellings Wild Animals And Bears Fitting In and Friendship Vacation Movies

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Attachment To Nature Holiday Roommates Wisconsin Grizzly Bear Cabin Best Friend Family Holiday

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Questions people ask

Is The Great Outdoors one of a kind? No. Less singular than 91% of films.
Is The Great Outdoors sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is The Great Outdoors scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is The Great Outdoors easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Does The Great Outdoors end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Great Outdoors violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.