Vacation

R

Released Jul 29, 2015

1 hr. 39 min.

Comedy

Adventure

List

27%

176 Reviews

Tomatometer

45%

25,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Remembering fond, childhood memories of his trip to Walley World, Rusty Griswold (Ed Helms) surprises his wife (Christina Applegate) and two sons with a cross-country excursion to America's favorite fun park. Following in his father's (Chevy Chase) footsteps, Rusty and the gang pack up the car and hit the road for some much-needed family bonding. Soon, the promise of fun turns into one misadventure after another for the next generation of Griswolds and anyone who encounters them.

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Critics Consensus

Borrowing a basic storyline from the film that inspired it but forgetting the charm, wit, and heart, Vacation is yet another nostalgia-driven retread that misses the mark.

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James E

An easy movie with light laughs made to put on casually and not think too hard about it. Low brow humor in the best sense.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Ozzy T

This movie is a perfect example of the lost art of comedy movies. Something just ridiculous, light-hearted, and doesn't take itself seriously. No drama or stakes, no unnecessarily convoluted plot.. just jokes jokes jokes all the way, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that! So I just that you get some junk food, roll a nice jay, lay back and have fun! Oh also... Kudos to Chris Hemsworth for that insane comedic performance... just phenomenal!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/24

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Alex B

DO NOT BELIEVE these negative reviews!!!!! This movie is FANTASTIC! It made me laugh, hysterically, in a way that I haven't done in almost a decade. Truly. And I watch 5 movies a week, mind you. Vacation is, without a doubt, the most consistently laugh-out-loud funny movie I have seen in....well, almost a decade :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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Cream T

Brilliant, hilarious, unexpected, touching, and real.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/24

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Tim L

No warmth, no love, just a handful of unlikable characters. The only laugh I got was from the small part of the movie featuring Chevy Chase. It's a shame because Ed Helms and Christina Applegate deserved a better script.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/23

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Bob S

This may be the most underrated comedy of the last decade.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/30/23

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Jonathan M. Goldstein

Director

John Francis Daley

Director

Ed Helms

Rusty Griswold

Christina Applegate

Debbie Griswold

Skyler Gisondo

James Griswold

Steele Stebbins

Kevin Griswold

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Jason Bailey

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Wacky hijinks ensue, some of them very funny, some dipping desperately into bad taste, some just falling flat. (Which, it's worth remembering, was the case with even the best films of this franchise.)

May 27, 2016

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

It's hard to imagine even Hangover fans being satisfied by such middling vulgarity.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 23, 2015

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

At its best, the film is very funny. At its worst, it makes you groan in dismay.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 21, 2015

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

A kind of a cross between We're the Millers and Identity Theft without any real driving purpose, Vacation is an odious mix of tasteless humour and "teachable moments".

Rated: 1.5/5

Sep 22, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Shock and gross-out humor has its limits, and these filmmakers go out of their way to explore those limits.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 8, 2022

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

The film was never going to be very smart, but it delivers the belly laughs you needed and were looking for.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 12, 2021

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Synopsis

Remembering fond, childhood memories of his trip to Walley World, Rusty Griswold (Ed Helms) surprises his wife (Christina Applegate) and two sons with a cross-country excursion to America's favorite fun park. Following in his father's (Chevy Chase) footsteps, Rusty and the gang pack up the car and hit the road for some much-needed family bonding. Soon, the promise of fun turns into one misadventure after another for the next generation of Griswolds and anyone who encounters them.

Director: Jonathan M. Goldstein, John Francis Daley
Executive Producer: Marc S. Fischer, Jeff Kleeman, Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener, Samuel J. Brown, Dave Neustadter
Screenwriter: Jonathan M. Goldstein, John Francis Daley
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Benderspink, New Line Cinema
Rating: R (Crude and Sexual Content|Brief Graphic Nudity|Language Throughout)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 29, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $58.9M
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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