As the sunniest season approaches, Netflix is bringing the heat with 10+ new (to the streamer) movies and series that showcase summer adventures of all types. You’ll need more than SPF to get in the right headspace for the next few months, and these cinematic picks are the perfect prelude.
Merie Weismiller/Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox
Merie Weismiller/Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox
After getting kicked out of two private schools, Brooklyn teen Summer Torres gets sent to live with family friends in Australia. As she learns to be a better person, Summer gets wrapped in romance, epic ocean adventures, and surfing competitions that may inspire your own trip Down Under.
Titanic may have set sail in the spring, but the film’s sunsets and steamy car scene are the building blocks of summer romance. Enjoy an epic love story between an aristocrat and poor artist, who meet just as their lives are about to change forever. And yeah... you’re going to need some tissues.
Nicholas Sparks does it again with Dear John. A summer romance blossoms into true love but is tested when John, a soldier on leave, must return to war. Through letters, the pair fight to keep their love alive, even though they’re a million miles apart.
Tom Holland takes on a new adventure, not as Spiderman, but as Nathan Drake, a slick young man on a quest to find a 500-year-old treasure. Drake travels to beautiful places around the world, where each experience is filled with high adventure that may inspire you to go outdoors and have some fun.
Summer is a time for love... and basketball, and thankfully this movie has both. Monica and Quincy share a passion for the game, and as they grow up, they fall in love while following their dreams, which forces them to figure out what their hearts truly want.