Movies like Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986)
The best movies like Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986) are Meatballs (1979), Porky's Revenge (1985) and Private Resort (1985). If Meatballs III: Summer Job hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Last American Virgin (1982)6.6/10 from 275 votes
- NewestPlan B (2021)Released 2021
- Same seriesMeatballs (1979)Meatballs
Meatballs (1979)
Tripper is the head counselor at a budget summer camp called Camp Northstar. In truth, he's young at heart and only marginally more mature than the campers themselves. Tripper befriends Rudy, a loner camper who has trouble fitting in. As Tripper inspires his young charges to defeat rival Camp Mohawk in the annual Olympiad competition, Rudy plays matchmaker between Tripper and Roxanne, a female counselor at Northstar.
Why it matches: Same series: Meatballs · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPorky's Revenge (1985)
As graduation nears for the class of 1955 at Angel Beach High, the gang once again faces off against their old enemy, Porky, who wants them to throw the school's championship basketball game since he has bet on the opposing team.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPrivate Resort (1985)
Chasing women for the weekend at a luxurious Miami resort, teen buddies Ben and Jack get more than they bargained for after crossing paths with a crafty criminal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisSki School (1991)
Rival groups in a skiing school do battle on and off the piste. One gang are rich and serious, the other group are party animals.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHardbodies (1984)
Three middle-aged daddies visit California to have a marvelous time at the beach. When they learn that a nice apartment and an expensive cabriolet isn't enough for them to score with the chicks, they employ a student to help them. At first he's as disgusted of them and his job as his girlfriend, but soon they find out how to use the situation to everyone's benefit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Last American Virgin (1982)
The friendship of a group of young friends struggling with teen sex, drugs, and work is jeopardized by a romantic interest which may turn pals into bitter rivals.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLosin' It (1983)
In 1965, four Los Angeles school friends -- Woody, Dave, Spider and Wendell -- go on a series of misadventures when they head to Tijuana, Mexico, for a night of cruisin', causing trouble, and to lose their virginity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisJoysticks (1983)
A successful businessman attempts to shut down a video arcade he believes is harmful to the mental health of children.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHot Dog... The Movie (1984)
When a hopeful young American hot-dogger goes pole-to-pole with an arrogant Austrian pro, the snow really starts to fly! But as hot as it is on the mountain, it gets even hotter off when the pro's ex-girlfriend sets her eyes on the new blood. Who'll win the competition and the girl? Only a race to end all races can determine which skier can really cut the mustard!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisTomboy (1985)
A budding female race-car driver finally meets her racing idol and unbelievably they fall in love...a love that's quickly put to the test when, having received the chance to show her racing talents, the two find themselves in a race for a multi-million dollar sponsorship contract.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPorky's II: The Next Day (1983)
When the students of Angel Beach High decide to stage "An Evening With Shakespeare," their efforts are threatened by Miss Balbricker, who views the works of Shakespeare as obscene. She enlists the help of Reverend Bubba Flavel, a religious fanatic who brings along his flock of followers to pressure the school into shutting down the production.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisZapped! (1982)
Peyton and Barney are fun loving high school students working on a science project with white mice. When one of the mice begins to move food toward itself with out touching it, Barney finds he has accidently discovered a formula for telekinetic powers. Now, how much trouble can a high school boy who can move things with just his mind get into?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisScrewballs (1983)
Welcome to T & A High, where the entire student body including campus virgin Purity Busch, chronic masturbator Melvin Jerkovski, repressed Principal Stuckoff and blonde bombshell Bootsie Goodhead all must rise to the challenges of freshman breast exams, bikini cheerleader attacks, inappropriate uses of bowling ball holes and much more.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Cheerleaders (1973)
A group of cheerleaders from the local high school decide to show their school spirit for their football team by sleeping with the opponents the night before the game so that they can be so worn out the opposition won't be able to play.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJohnny Be Good (1988)
It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young football prospect. His dilemma: should he take one of the many offers from college talent scouts or should he attend the local state college with his girlfriend and give up his football career?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHot T-Shirts (1980)
In order to avoid the closure of a bar the owner and some friends organize a wet T-shirt competition to attract new customers and their money.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Mischief (1985)
1956: The shy Jonathan's luck with girls changes when he wins the rebellious Gene as a friend in his last year of high school. Gene is adored by many girls and manages to teach Jonathan a few lessons. Gene himself would rather just be with one girl: his girlfriend Bunny. But since his father is poor, her parents don't accept him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Beach Girls (1982)
School is out, and three girls head to the beach for vacation. Two of the girls are world-wise party-goers who attempt to loosen up their naive, virginal friend, whose uncle has allowed the girls to stay at his beach house. When the near-sighted, drug smuggling Captain Bly dumps his cargo of marijuana, the bales wash up on shore. The two party girls, Ginger and Ducky, quickly stuff the dope into giant bags and spirit it back to the beach house, where it fuels a party with assorted misfits, delivery persons, and passersby.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Hollywood Knights (1980)
Led by their comedic and pranking leader, Newbomb Turk, the Hollywood Knights car gang raise hell throughout Beverly Hills on Halloween Night, 1965. Everything from drag racing to Vietnam to high school love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisFraternity Vacation (1985)
A nerd gains the friendship of two of his frat brothers when his dad offers them his condo for the week in Palm Springs, and also offers the fraternity a hot tub and jacuzzi if they can help his son find a girl. They meet two guys from a rival fraternity, and make a bet on who can nail the Designated Babe first.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPorky's (1981)
In 1954 Florida, a group of high school boys head to a strip club in the Everglades in an attempt to lose their collective virginity. When the club's owner and his sheriff brother swindle them out of their money and embarrass them, the boys plan revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaking the Grade (1984)
Lazy preppie Palmer Woodrow hires street-smart Eddie Keaton to go to school for him while he lives it up in Europe. Eddie falls in love with preppie gal Tracey, upsetting Biff, the Hoover Academy bully. When his bookie from the old neighborhood, Dice, comes to collect on Eddie's gambling debts and Palmer returns early from Europe, the scheme slowly starts to unravel. Soon, Eddie can't even tell whose side he's really on.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
My Tutor (1983)
High school senior Bobby Chrystal fails his French class, which will block him from entering Yale. His rich, authoritarian father hires an attractive 29-year-old to tutor Bobby over the summer and help him pass a make-up exam. While Bobby's friends lead him away into strange excursions aimed at losing their virginity, Bobby finds all the extracurricular activities he needs with his new tutor.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisClass (1983)
Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the cocktail lounges of nearby Chicago, where he meets and beds the alluring Ellen, who unfortunately turns out to be Skip's mother. The division between the friends is further deepened when a cheating scandal engulfs the school.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSex and the Teenage Mind (2002)
Bumbling high school geek Virgil Heitmeyer has yet to lose his virginity. A golden opportunity for finally getting deflowered arises after Virgil manages to get closer to the beautiful and popular Kellie Guthrie. Will Virgil's date with Kellie go smoothly? Or is Virgil going to blow his big chance to score with the girl of his dreams?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBarely Legal (2003)
Teenager Deacon works at a video shop, and his buddies, Fred and Matt, sell the bootleg porno films he acquires. Deacon gets fired, but the pals have the bright idea of filming their own Internet porn flick in order to make money and become more popular at school. Hijinks ensue as they cast and create their movie, but porn industry player Vic Ramalot grows jealous of their burgeoning success and tries to put a stop to the project.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisAmerican Pie Presents: Girls' Rules (2020)
It's Senior year at East Great Falls. Annie, Kayla, Michelle, and Stephanie decide to harness their girl power and band together to get what they want their last year of high school.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWet Hot American Summer (2001)
It's the last day of Camp Firewood's season, but there's still time for the big talent show, a little romance… and for everyone to be wiped out by the piece of NASA's Skylab that's hurtling toward Earth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hangover Part III (2013)
This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlan B (2021)
After a regrettable first sexual encounter, a straight-laced high school student and her slacker best friend have 24 hours to hunt down a Plan B pill in America's heartland.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Meatballs III: Summer Job?
The closest matches to Meatballs III: Summer Job are Meatballs (1979), Porky's Revenge (1985) and Private Resort (1985). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Meatballs III: Summer Job?
People who watched Meatballs III: Summer Job most often go on to Porky's Revenge (1985), Private Resort (1985) and Ski School (1991).
What is the highest-rated movie like Meatballs III: Summer Job?
The Last American Virgin (1982), rated 6.6/10 by 275 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Meatballs III: Summer Job?
Plan B (2021) is the most recent release on this list.
Is Meatballs III: Summer Job part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Meatballs, which includes Meatballs (1979).
Are there English movies like Meatballs III: Summer Job?
Yes: Meatballs (1979), Porky's Revenge (1985) and Private Resort (1985).
How are movies similar to Meatballs III: Summer Job chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Meatballs III: Summer Job, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.