Thursday Movie Picks: Summer Break

Summer Break

Wandering through the Shelves hosts a weekly movie challenge in which you choose 3-5 movies based on that Thursday’s theme and explain why you chose those movies.

Today’s theme is Summer Break movies, so here are my choices!

Say Anything... (1989)

Say Anything… is one of my favorite films and to me, the quintessential teen romance. After high school graduation, slacker Lloyd Dobbler decides to put it all out there and ask out his dream girl, the studious valedictorian, Diane Court. Diane and Lloyd fall in love over the summer while Diane’s move to England for an important fellowship looms. It’s a funny, romantic film by Cameron Crowe and has one of the most perfect grand gestures in film history.

Now and Then (1995)

I adore coming-of-age films, and Now and Then is one of my favorites. Set in the summer of 1970, the story follows four friends as they overcome personal struggles through the strength of sisterhood and friendship. With an amazing cast, Now and Then is one of those movies I find sorely underrated. It’s definitely worth a watch and in my eyes, is a classic.

Stand By Me (1986)

Like Now and Then, Stand By Me is a coming-of-age film featuring four boys, all with their own troubles, on a journey to find the body of a boy who was supposedly hit and killed by a train. Along the way, they bond, fight, and find the beauty in childhood. It’s one of my favorite movies, as well as my favorite novellas (by Stephen King), and it never fails to make me cry. For anyone who spent their childhood summers finding adventure with their friends, this movie hits hard.
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