26 Movies That Will Remind You of the Magical Summers of Your Childhood

While Now and Then had some dark and spooky aspects (graveyard seances, anyone?), this movie mostly makes you want to ride bikes around town with your friends, fall in love, and build friendships that last a lifetime.

The Sandlot is arguably the best Summer movie of all time. Besides baseball, this movie involves everything that a childhood Summer should entail: scary stories, sleepovers, causing trouble at the local pool, town fairs, and doing whatever it takes to get your crush to notice you.

While Troop Beverly Hills is enjoyable all year-round, the Girl Scout activities of camping, sitting around a bonfire, and selling cookies just scream Summer.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen starred in so many classics back in the day that it was hard to choose just one, but It Takes Two largely takes place at Summer camp. The adorable duo cause all the trouble that you only wish you could have gotten away with when you were young.

Not everyone wanted to go to Summer camp while growing up, and Camp Nowhere captured that struggle perfectly. While some kids liked packing up for a Summer away from their parents, others just wanted to watch cartoons, eat Taco Bell, and veg out on the couch for three months. And hey, who could blame them?

Old-school Lindsay Lohan is the best Lindsay Lohan! This adorable film dealt with the one wish everyone secretly had while growing up: you would find your secret twin and switch lives for a little while (and that they preferably lived overseas).

Ernest Goes to Camp may have a more far-fetched story line about a group of juvenile criminals going to Summer camp, but the adventures this group had were still extremely entertaining.

The Baby-Sitters Club captured that awkward moment in time when you're still not a grown-up but you don't consider yourself a kid anymore. And since Summer is a great time to try and figure out who you are outside of the classroom walls, this movie is always going to be a favorite.

There is nothing cuter than Alfalfa trying to woo Darla in The Little Rascals. End of story.

This one is for all you tomboys out there! Little Giants followed a young girl who loved to get down and dirty on the football field while trying to come to terms with her first real crush. It also starred the actor who was the subject of almost every girl's desire back in the day, Devon Sawa.

Everyone dreamed of being left home alone as a kid so you could do (and eat) whatever the heck you wanted, which makes Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead one of the best. But while the party eventually had to come to an end in the movie, you'll never want to stop watching it.

Ben Stiller as a health-crazed Summer camp counselor? Um, yes please!

My Girl breaks your heart into so many pieces every single time, but this movie will never be off the must-watch list. It's beautiful, tragic, and innocently sweet.

Free Willy gives kids the courage to stand up for what they believe in, even when it's unconventional. Not to mention, this movie kind of makes you want to skip Summer school and play with killer whales all day.

Everything about this movie is pure gold. The humor, the log-cabin setting, the family bickering, and the Summer fling that you can only find in a small town.

Your dad probably let you watch this movie a few years before you should have, and that's why it holds a special place in your heart. And everyone can always relate to a less-than-perfect family vacation.

Who wouldn't want to lock their parents in the basement so they could take over the house to eat junk food, build forts, and impress a girl? Nobody, that's who.

This movie has a heartwarming story about a young boy adjusting to a new family dynamic while making unlikely friends. That boy also happens to be another major '90s crush: Jonathan Taylor Thomas.

This movie is one big adventure that combines two things every kid always wonders about: the jungle and New York City.

No matter how old you were when you first watched this, you recognized a little bit of yourself in George Banks. You also definitely wanted Annie's dream backyard wedding.

This movie is just a delicious continuation of the first one that you loved just as much.

A League of Their Own gave you some of the best quotes in movie history. It also gave girls the courage to play sports, be better at them than boys, and not be afraid to get a little dirt in your skirt.

This movie just made you mad that your parents didn't move your family to Hawaii so you could learn to surf and fall in love with the local skater boy. Thanks a lot, Mom and Dad.

Kate Bosworth rocked her role as a struggling surfer trying to make it as a pro in Hawaii. Her killer body, the salty waves, and the surprise romance made for a great Summer flick.

Wednesday Addams's sass was just what you needed on a sticky Summer night. It kind of made you think of Halloween, but the Summer camp setting and the bubbly blonde made this movie feel right at home in the middle of July.