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Throwback Movies To Watch This Summer

11 classic films to enjoy during this hot season

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Throwback Movies To Watch This Summer
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Some of the best movies of all time just so happen to be set in summer, so what better than to watch movies about summer, during summer?

Spanning from the '70s to the '00s, here are some fantastic throwbacks to watch on a lazy summer night that everyone will enjoy.

1. "Grease" (1978)

Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?

2. "High School Musical 2" (2007)

School's out for summer and the East High Wildcats are ready to make it the time of their lives. Watch their summertime misadventures as they work at a wealthy country club owned by Sharpay and Ryan's family.

3. "The Parent Trap" (1998)

Twin girls separated by divorce switch sides to spend time with the parent each misses. But they also try to reunite the family.

4. "Dirty Dancing" (1987)

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.

5. "(500) Days of Summer" (2009)

An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.

6. "The Outsiders" (1983)


The rivalry between two gangs, the poor greasers and the rich Socs, only heats up when one gang member kills a member of the other.

7. "Jaws" (1975)

When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist, and a grizzled fisherman set out to stop it.

8. "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" (2005)

Four best friends hatch a plan to stay connected with one another as their lives start off in different directions -- they pass around a pair of secondhand jeans that fits each of them perfectly.

9. "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999)

In late-1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.

10. "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006)

A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.

11. "Under the Tuscan Sun" (2003)

A writer impulsively buys a villa in Tuscany in order to change her life.

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