Movies Like National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

National Lampoon's European Vacation is a 1985 adventure, comedy, romance film from Amy Heckerling with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with National Lampoon's Vacation and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

Adventure Comedy Romance

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.

7.1

MagicScore

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1989

It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.

7.2

MagicScore

Vegas Vacation

1997

The Griswold family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls—Las Vegas.

6.0

MagicScore

Uuno Epsanjassa

1985

Uuno Turhapuro is searching for a job and takes a correspondence course in tour guiding. Eventually he gets a job in a small travel agency and takes a group of Finnish tourists to Marbella, Spain. Unfortunately Uuno's father-in-law Tuura is in the group, too, with his wife and daughter, Uuno's wife Elisabet. Tuura tries to get a signature to an important paper from a minister who's having a holiday in the area. Meanwhile, Uuno just relaxes and enjoys the sun.

5.7

MagicScore

By the Sea

2015

Set in France during the mid-1970s, Vanessa, a former dancer, and her husband Roland, an American writer, travel the country together. They seem to be growing apart, but when they linger in one quiet, seaside town they begin to draw close to some of its more vibrant inhabitants, such as a local bar/café-keeper and a hotel owner.

5.5

MagicScore

Like It Never Was Before

1995

The Runeberg family is an ordinary middle class family, with a house in a suburb, a car and three children. By vacationing in a rented house by the sea, the hope is that the tension and anxiety between Rune and Gunnel will disappear. However, instead of spending time with his family, Rune finds himself attracted to a young man, Petrus. Whatever happens next, Rune realizes, it can never be like it was before.

5.2

MagicScore

Aftersun

2022

Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories fill the gaps between camcorder footages as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the troubled man she didn't.

7.7

MagicScore

Only You

1992

Dumped by his fiancée, Clifford Godfrey goes on vacation anyway where he ends up torn between a sober party girl and his travel agent.

5.4

MagicScore

Vacation Friends

2021

When a straight-laced couple that has fun with a rowdy couple on vacation in Mexico return to the States, they discover that the crazy couple they met in Mexico followed them back home and decide to play tricks on them.

7.0

MagicScore

#10

Lesbian Space Princess

2025

A space princess is thrust out of her sheltered life into a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from the straight white maliens.

3.7

MagicScore

#11

Greener Grass

2019

Suburban soccer moms find themselves constantly competing against each other in their personal lives as their kids settle their differences on the field.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

Josie and the Pussycats

2001

Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal which brings fame and fortune but soon realize they are pawns of two people who want to control the youth of America. They must clear their names, even if it means losing fame and fortune.

5.8

MagicScore

#13

K-On! The Movie

2011

With graduation right around the corner, every member of the Light Music Club except for Azusa will be leaving for good. But the girls aren’t going to let something as silly as graduation tear them apart! For their final hurrah, the girls are going on the ultimate vacation tour— all the way to London! Their overseas journey will lead them on a trip of discovery and friendship as they take the stage one last time for their final encore together.

7.9

MagicScore

#14

The Holiday

2006

Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

7.1

MagicScore

#15

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

2004

Bridget Jones is working as a TV host and still dating her new love, barrister Mark Darcy, for a perfect six weeks. But Bridget is jealous of the time Mark spends with a gorgeous co-worker Rebecca and, despite a vacation meant to smooth things over, ends their relationship. On assignment in Thailand with her disreputable ex, Daniel Cleaver - claiming to be a reformed man - they have a short dalliance, and she is arrested at the airport and temporarily jailed on the false accusation of drug smuggling before Mark, seemingly indifferent, comes to the rescue.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

One Crazy Cruise

2015

A family goes on a cruise but not all is what it seems. The next day they wake up with no memories of last night, which gets them in a LOT of trouble!

6.9

MagicScore

#17

Vacation

2015

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.

6.3

MagicScore

#18

Bon Voyage!

1962

The Willards from Terre Haute, Indiana travels abroad for the once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Paris, France. Harry Willard believes that the greatest problem will be avoiding tap water, but bringing his three children will prove to be more troublesome

5.5

MagicScore

#19

The Anderssons in Greece: All Inclusive

2012

A penny-pinching dad springs for an all-inclusive Greek vacation with his wife and three kids, who get up to plenty of antics of their own. What fun is a family vacation if you actually have to hang out with your parents the whole time?

4.9

MagicScore

#20

Men in Black: International

2019

The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like National Lampoon's European Vacation?

The top films similar to National Lampoon's European Vacation by MovieMagicScore are National Lampoon's Vacation (7.1), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (7.2), Vegas Vacation (6.0). Each shares adventure/comedy/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is National Lampoon's European Vacation worth watching?

National Lampoon's European Vacation holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 937 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is National Lampoon's European Vacation?

National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) is a adventure, comedy, romance film directed by Amy Heckerling, starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill.

Where can I find more recommendations like National Lampoon's European Vacation?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more adventure recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like National Lampoon's European Vacation

This ranked list pairs National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), a adventure and comedy and romance film from Amy Heckerling, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Chevy Chase take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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