People We Meet on Vacation

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People We Meet on Vacation

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Free-spirited Poppy (Emily Bader) and routine-loving Alex (Tom Blyth) have been unlikely best friends for a decade, living in different cities but spending every summer vacation together. The careful balance of their friendship is put to the test when they begin to question what has been obvious to everyone else -- could they actually be the perfect romantic match?

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People We Meet on Vacation is a breezy adaptation that boasts charming leads in Tom Blyth and Emily Bader, delivering a romantic endeavor worth staying for.

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Caroline Siede

AV Club

Jan 15

C-

While recent winners like All Of You have proven there’s still juice in the classic friends-to-lovers template, watching People We Meet On Vacation feels more like ordering a sparkling tropical cocktail and getting served tap water.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Jan 14

3/4

A strong supporting cast — Lukas Gage, Molly Shannon, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jameela Jamil and Lucien Laviscount – ups the entertainment value. Since rom-coms have been a bit blah of late, this one will satisfy that itch even if it’s no gamechanger.

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Linda Holmes

Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast)

Jan 12

If you put this on, on a weekend afternoon, you will be fine. It is pleasant to watch. But the things that made the book special, I think, are almost impossible to preserve in a two-hour movie.

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Nuha Hassan

Nuha Hassan (Medium)

Jan 30

People We Meet on Vacation portrays the feeling of exploring the world with people we love and dealing with the painful part of falling in love. It’s scary, but it’s all worth it in the end.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jan 26

2.5/4

...a mostly affable romcom that receives plenty of mileage out of Bader and Blyth’s terrific, charismatic efforts...

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

Jan 22

"‘People We Meet on Vacation’ might just mark the beginning of a new golden age for romantic comedies, at least if sub-genre filmmakers can finally move past stale screenwriting tropes."

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Andrew T

@Refturner 2h

Infantile & predictable. Just another sappy Hallmark or Lifetime move. No substance or meaning, offers no reason to care about the characters. A waste of 2 hours.

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Paul L.

@pauly87 22h

This movie made me want to kiss somebody in the rain, but the closest I could probably get is standing outside with the water hose spraying in the air, sucking on my nicotine Vape. It was actually a really good movie and I enjoyed it ,made me believe in love again.

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Matt K.

@mckipp16 1d

Great on screen chemistry between those two. I felt a thrill for almost two full hours living vicariously through their blissfully free vacations. A reminder of what the best vacation feeling feels like. I loved it start to finish!

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Khaztiel Delbod D

@khaztielddenver_ 2d

Alex y Poppy me hicieron la vida en estas dos horas que duro la pelicula, mi problema con las comedias románticas es que no siento las mismas emociones que el resto por lo tanto entender ese sentimiento que hace que quieras abrasar a alguien no es muy lógico para mi. Pero en esta historia la manera que los autores logran trasmitir su química hace que vea esas emociones, no las siento pero las veo que es un avance.

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Egor E

@gghelp 4d

The best film, i have ever watched. Excellent actors, they played like my life story

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Harmony R

@H-Diggity 5d

This is hands down has to be one of the best romantic comedies I've seen in years!

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Synopsis

Free-spirited Poppy (Emily Bader) and routine-loving Alex (Tom Blyth) have been unlikely best friends for a decade, living in different cities but spending every summer vacation together. The careful balance of their friendship is put to the test when they begin to question what has been obvious to everyone else -- could they actually be the perfect romantic match?

Director: Brett Haley
Producer: Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Isaac Klausner
Screenwriter: Yulin Kuang, Amos Vernon, Nunzio Randazzo
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Sony Pictures Releasing, Temple Hill Entertainment, 3000 Pictures, Netflix Studios
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 9, 2026
Runtime: 1h 57m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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