People We Meet on Vacation

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People We Meet on Vacation

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Free-spirited Poppy (Emily Bader) and routine-loving Alex (Tom Blyth) have been unlikely best friends for a decade, living in different cities but spending every summer vacation together. The careful balance of their friendship is put to the test when they begin to question what has been obvious to everyone else -- could they actually be the perfect romantic match?

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People We Meet on Vacation is a breezy adaptation that boasts charming leads in Tom Blyth and Emily Bader, delivering a romantic endeavor worth staying for.

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Caroline Siede

AV Club

Jan 15

C-

While recent winners like All Of You have proven there’s still juice in the classic friends-to-lovers template, watching People We Meet On Vacation feels more like ordering a sparkling tropical cocktail and getting served tap water.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Jan 14

3/4

A strong supporting cast — Lukas Gage, Molly Shannon, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jameela Jamil and Lucien Laviscount – ups the entertainment value. Since rom-coms have been a bit blah of late, this one will satisfy that itch even if it’s no gamechanger.

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Linda Holmes

Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast)

Jan 12

If you put this on, on a weekend afternoon, you will be fine. It is pleasant to watch. But the things that made the book special, I think, are almost impossible to preserve in a two-hour movie.

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Nuha Hassan

Nuha Hassan (Medium)

Jan 30

People We Meet on Vacation portrays the feeling of exploring the world with people we love and dealing with the painful part of falling in love. It’s scary, but it’s all worth it in the end.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jan 26

2.5/4

...a mostly affable romcom that receives plenty of mileage out of Bader and Blyth’s terrific, charismatic efforts...

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

Jan 22

"‘People We Meet on Vacation’ might just mark the beginning of a new golden age for romantic comedies, at least if sub-genre filmmakers can finally move past stale screenwriting tropes."

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@SarahStyle 1h

This was so disappointing. This COULD have been an amazing movie. But the writing and dialogue were so nails on chalkboard bad, they took a really good opportunity and whiffed it. The script was basically phoned in. The characters interactions and relationships were so flimsy and baseless you could feel your brain grasping to understand the characters unsubstantiated dialogue and interactions. Honestly it feels like this script was written by CHATGPT. So cheesy, so saccharin, so inane. You find yourself scratching your head grasping to understand how this even got made? Wasn’t there several levels of filtration this needed to go through and not anyone was like this script is shitty, brutally unfunny and just….NO. Someone??? Anyone??

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Baby V

@anonymous255 1d

supports micro-cheating in a way and the term rebounding in a relationship. The plot is also kinda corny and predictable, almost like a recycled classic movie. I hate that as a person but kudos to the actors for making a good job acting.

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Scott W.

@she31957 2d

Just fun! Must watch.

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Irene A

@irenebarrios 2d

So, it would have been helpful for me to know that they adopted a dachshund at the end of the movie. It was your classic friends to lovers film but I feel like they missed the main point of the movie— their wiener dog. And they named him Kenny G which I feel like could’ve been a cuter name personally. And they only showed him twice— once on the floor and once when they picked him up. Honestly I wish I knew there was a wiener dog, I would’ve just fast forwarded to the ending. 3/5.

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Marissa W.

@boredDJpanda 3d

Predictable but cute. Enjoyed the montages of the places they visit and felt like the acting and chemistry was good. Enjoyable fluffy romcom.

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Andrew M.

@amcculley22 4d

Wow that was bad. What a waste of time, super corny, not good at all… good sounds track I hope they take it off Netflix

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Synopsis

Free-spirited Poppy (Emily Bader) and routine-loving Alex (Tom Blyth) have been unlikely best friends for a decade, living in different cities but spending every summer vacation together. The careful balance of their friendship is put to the test when they begin to question what has been obvious to everyone else -- could they actually be the perfect romantic match?

Director: Brett Haley
Producer: Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Isaac Klausner
Screenwriter: Yulin Kuang, Amos Vernon, Nunzio Randazzo
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Sony Pictures Releasing, Temple Hill Entertainment, 3000 Pictures, Netflix Studios
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 9, 2026
Runtime: 1h 57m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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