Movies like Summer Camp (2000)
The best movies like Summer Camp (2000) are The Package (2018), Eating Out: Drama Camp (2011) and Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds (2006). If Summer Camp hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBrokeback Mountain (2005)7.8/10 from 7,811 votes
- NewestMarshmallow (2025)Released 2025
The Package (2018)
When a group of teenagers goes on a spring break camping trip, an unfortunate accident sets off a race to save their friend’s most prized possession.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisEating Out: Drama Camp (2011)
Zack and Casey's relationship is in a slump, but things are about to change at Dick Dickey's Drama Camp. Zack meets gorgeous Benji, and when they get cast as lovers in a sexed-up version of The Taming of the Shrew, their self-restraint is put to the test. Will Zack and Casey's relationship last with Benji in the picture?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisEating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds (2006)
How far would you go to get the person of your dreams? With the help of Gwen and Tiffani, Kyle pretends to be heterosexual in order to land Troy, the new guy (and nude model) who's turning the heads of both men and women. He soon finds himself joining the campus ex-gay support group and nabbing a girlfriend! Kyle's ex-boyfriend Marc is horrified at the plan and decides to pursue the confused Troy with his own tactic -- being his "out" gay self. Who will win Troy first?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBunks (2013)
When two trouble-making brothers scam their way into an idyllic summer camp, they find themselves leading a rag tag cabin of boys into breaking every rule in the book.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarshmallow (2025)
At a secluded summer camp, timid and introverted 12-year-old Morgan is thrust into a waking nightmare when a once-fabled campfire tale becomes real. As a mysterious figure descends upon the camp, Morgan and his newfound friends must embark on a treacherous journey and uncover a sinister reality buried beneath the surface.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCarry On Camping (1969)
Sid and Bernie keep having their amorous intentions snubbed by their girlfriends Joan and Anthea, so when they decide to take them on a holiday to Paradise Camp, they think they're off to a nudist colony—but they couldn't be more wrong, and meet up with the weirdest bunch of campers you can imagine.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCamp Nowhere (1994)
Morris "Mud" Himmel has a problem. His parents desperately want to send him away to summer camp. He hates going to summer camp, and would do anything to get out of it. Talking to his friends, he realizes that they are all facing the same sentence: a boring summer camp. Together with his friends, he hatches a plan to trick all the parents into sending them to a camp of their own design.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEdge of Seventeen (1999)
1984, Sandusky, Ohio. A naive 17-year-old navigates heartbreak and self-expression as he explores his sexuality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCampfire Kiss (2017)
Feeling disconnected with her teenage son, a protective mother decides to step outside of her comfort zone and take him camping. But as soon as she arrives, she begins butting heads with her cabin neighbor, a single father and outdoorsman who is also in search of a connection with his teen daughter. Stars Danica McKellar and Paul Greene.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRituals (1977)
Five doctors go camping in the remote woods of Northern Ontario. When their boots are stolen they begin to suspect they are being stalked.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA New Leaf (1971)
After running out of funds, Henry Graham, a carefree playboy, plots to marry and murder wealthy botanist Henrietta Lowell.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSleepaway Camp (1983)
Years after a terrible boating accident, Angela is sent to Camp Arawak where a series of bizarre and violent "accidents" begin to claim the lives of various campers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWoody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (2024)
After getting kicked out of the forest, Woody thinks he's found a forever home at Camp Woo Hoo — until an inspector threatens to shut down the camp.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGood One (2024)
On a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam contends with the competing egos of her father and his oldest friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWild America (1997)
Three brothers - Marshall, Marty and Mark dream of becoming naturalists and portraying animal life of America. One summer their dream comes true, they travel through America, filming alligators, bears and moose.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOld Joy (2006)
Soon to be a father, Mark feels the pressure of domestic responsibility closing in, so he is more than happy to accept when his old friend Kurt proposes a camping trip in the Oregon wilderness. During their time together, the men come to grips with the changes in their lives and the effect on their relationship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLittle Darlings (1980)
Two 15-year-old girls from different sides of the tracks compete to see who will be first to lose their virginity while at camp.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEvery Which Way but Loose (1978)
Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who leads him on a screwball chase across the American Southwest. Nothing's in the way except a motorcycle gang, some cops, and legendary brawler Tank Murdock.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBrokeback Mountain (2005)
In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Jason Voorhees is tracked down and blown to bits by a special FBI task force, reborn with the bone-chilling ability to assume the identity of anyone he touches.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisWebcam: You Wanna See? You Wanna Come? (2013)
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Futen's HOMO-san Dream Human (1987)
Based on "Futen no Tora-san." His name is "Hooten Homo-san." Just as Tora-san continues to pursue Madonna, Homo-san searches all over Japan in search of good-looking men...
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Neon Ambition (1985)
Young Akira survives by snatching valuables from people on the streets. A chance encounter leads him into the world of male prostitution. With his innocent looks and fierce ambition, he navigates relationships built on money and desire, gradually making his way into show business. Luxury homes, fame, and fortune soon follow. But when a former accomplice from his criminal past suddenly reappears, threatening to expose his secrets, can Akira protect the life he has always dreamed of?
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Man in Full Swing (1988)
The men in prison are frustrated and in agony. It's difficult because the desires of these men are concentrated on just one man. A man raped in the place of a woman. Although he is reluctant to do so, he gradually becomes fascinated by the variety of techniques possessed by the yakuza.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Heartbeat (1988)
Follows men who ride bicycles and a shopkeeper, known as the master, who lent small amounts of money to the young people who frequented his shop, and used their bodies in exchange for interest...
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Goodbye Anniversary (1988)
Sakairi Shozo, the owner of a gay bar called "Miyoshi", is dumped by handsome student Seijuro. This student also steals the title deed to the gay bar and the house of Sakairi Shozo. The regulars of the gay bar work together to get revenge on Seijuro.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
An Exciting Afternoon (1989)
A young man navigates his want for a carefree sex life and his possessive partner...
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Heaven and Hell (1988)
This is an erotic story depicting Botchan, who grew up being selfish and carefree, as he spends time alone with his girlfriend's servant on a deserted island, growing both mentally and physically.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The Night is Rose-Colored, My Way (1989)
A pair of robbers break into a loan shark company. I thought they were breaking in for money, but not only that, but they started raping and toying with male employees who were tied up and deprived of their freedom. In fact, the robber was a gay man who once came to borrow money from a loan shark, but he was turned down and made fun of because he couldn't lend money to a homosexual who works at a gay bar.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Summer Camp?
The closest matches to Summer Camp are The Package (2018), Eating Out: Drama Camp (2011) and Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds (2006). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Summer Camp?
Start with The Package (2018), the closest match to Summer Camp.
What is the highest-rated movie like Summer Camp?
Brokeback Mountain (2005), rated 7.8/10 by 7,811 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Summer Camp?
Marshmallow (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Summer Camp chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Summer Camp, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.