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People We Meet on Vacation

2026 · 116 min

A warm, breezy romantic comedy that flits between past and present, letting you savour the easy chemistry and bittersweet longing of two friends figuring out if they're more.

Directed by
Brett Haley
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Emily Bader, Tom Blyth, Sarah Catherine Hook
Tagline
On vacation, you're free to follow your heart.
Overview
Poppy's a free spirit. Alex loves a plan. After years of summer vacations, these polar-opposite pals wonder if they could be a perfect romantic match.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Brett Haley
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Emily Bader, Tom Blyth, Sarah Catherine Hook
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • friendship
  • identity
  • freedom
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance8
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Brett Haley
Written by
Amos Vernon, Nunzio Randazzo, Yulin Kuang
Starring
Emily Bader, Tom Blyth, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jameela Jamil, Miles Heizer, Tommy Do, Lucien Laviscount, Alan Ruck
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
116 min
Country
United States of America
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