Most Dysfunctional Family Vacation Movies

Grab your bags and hit the road with these dysfunctional families.  

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION Movies

The Griswold Family attempts to spend quaity time together at a time when there were no hand-held internet-reaching devices to distract oneself with

JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION

Cedric the Entertainer stars in this comedy about a family’s cross-country trek to a family reunion.  Based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire.  No, sorry, wrong film.

RV: RUNAWAY VACATION

Robin Williams takes his family to the Colorado Rockies, but the trip turns out to be rockier than expected.  Especially since his family was hoping to vacation in Hawaii.

HOME ALONE

Poor Macaulay Culkin is left behind when his family goes on vacation.  On his own, he is forced to deal with burglars, surviving only by his wits and that adorable “Oh no!” face.

MR. HOBBS TAKES A VACATION

Jimmy Stewart wants to spend a quiet holiday at the beach until his wife invites their entire extended family along.  Oy.  Maybe he should've brought his Kindle.

JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER

When Judy Moody’s parents go away and leave her and her brother, Stink, to spend the summer with their aunt, Judy is determined that their vacation not… stink.

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

John Candy and his family go to the lake for a relaxing time… until relatives crash their vacation.  The film also stars Dan Aykroyd, Annette Bening... and a really big bear.

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

An eccentric family climbs into their VW Bus and hits the road on the way to a kiddie beauty pageant.  Get your superfreak on for this comedy/drama featuring Abigail Breslin.

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS

You think going on a vacation with your family is bad?  Try going with someone else’s family!  It’s especially excruciating when that family happens to be Rowley’s.

THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING, THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING

A family spends the summer on a island when a Russian submarine runs aground on a nearby sandbar.  You wouldn't need a metal detector to find that at the beach.

CAPTAIN RON

When a family inherits a yacht, they set sail with Captain Ron, which was probably much more pleasant than if they had set sail with Captain Phillips.

THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH

In this Alfred Hitchcock thriller, Jimmy Stewart plays a vacationing man who stumbles upon an assassin plot.  And you thought losing your luggage was an adventure.

ON GOLDEN POND

Jane Fonda brings her son to the lake to visit her parents, played by her real-life father, Henry Fonda, and Katharine Hepburn.  The film also features Jane Fonda's bikini in a star turn.

MUNSTER, GO HOME!

Traveling by ship, the Munsters experience turbulent water, seasickness, and Grandpa accidentally turning into a wolf.  You know, the usual cruise ship woes. 

PERMANENT VACATION

In this 1980 film, a hipster wanders around the dingy streets of New York and thinks about life.  Wow, that doesn’t sound like much of a vacation.