Vacation

Vacation

What could go wrong?

Directed by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein

Produced by BenderSpink, David Dobkin Productions

201599 min6.3 / 10

A lighthearted family road-trip comedy built on mishaps and dysfunction, anchored by nostalgia and the desire to reconnect across generations.

Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their two sons on a cross-country road trip to the coolest theme park in America, Walley World. Needless to say, things don't go quite as planned.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Vacation one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 87% of films.

  • Is Vacation scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Vacation sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Vacation easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Vacation violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.

  • Does Vacation end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% 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.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity10

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise67

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Vacation, and what each one shares →

Like Vacation

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Vacation

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Vacation, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Vacation, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Vacation, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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