The best movies to start the summer off right
Happy summer, Polygon readers. As the weather warms up, there’s plenty to do. You could go to the beach! Play some sports with some pals! Read a good book! Go to an air-conditioned movie theater and catch the latest blockbuster event!
Whatever your summer plans are, we have movies to accompany them. We’ve put our heads together as a staff and came up with a selection of movies to help get you in the mood for summer, and then augment your enjoyment of the season once you get there. Each week, we’ll update this list with an additional entry, so you can join us in Polygon’s informal summer movie festival.
Enjoy!
Year: 2016Genre: ComedyRun time: 1h 57mDirector: Richard LinklaterCast: Blake Jenner, Zoey Deutch, Tyler Hoechlin
Ring in the summer with one of the best coming-of-age movies and one of the best summer movies made in the last decade.
Richard Linklater returns once again to his roots in this college comedy about a baseball team in 1980s Texas, taking place in the final days of summer break before the start of school. New freshmen are moving in, upperclassmen are establishing their superiority, and everybody’s looking to have a good time.
Spotlighting the adventures of young people with a lot of confidence and even more time on their hands, the movie works because of the grounded feel of the environment and the excellent cast. Wyatt Russell and Glen Powell stand out in scene-stealing roles, but everyone is game in this ensemble piece, bringing both the experience of being on a sports team and of being on a college campus to life. —Pete Volk
Everybody Wants Some!! is streaming for free with ads on Pluto TV, and available for digital rental or purchase on Amazon , Apple , Google Play, and Vudu .
Year: 1995Ge
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