Every summer, like clockwork, I forget how good it feels to rewatch a movie that doesn’t ask much of me.

No major plot twists. No emotional unraveling (unless it’s Hope Floats, and then all bets are off).

Just comforting chaos… early 2000s heartthrobs and at least one dad having a full-blown crisis in a garden center (realistic af).

So I made a list of feel-good summer movies you probably forgot about: a little nostalgia, a little Southern charm, and exactly zero Oscars among them. Just how I like it.

15 Feel Good Summer Movies You Probably Forgot About:

1. Father of the Bride: Part II

   Now streaming on Disney+

2. Heavyweights

   Now streaming on Disney+

3. Now and Then

   Available for rent on AppleTV

4. The Parent Trap

   Now streaming on Disney+

5. Hope Floats

   Now streaming on Hulu

6. Little Miss Sunshine

   Now streaming on Hulu

7. The Babysitters Club

   Available for rent on Prime

8. Little Giants

   Available for rent on Prime

9. Fried Green Tomatoes

   Available for rent on Prime

10. Summer Catch

    Available for rent on Prime

11. Hook

    Available for Rent on Prime

12. It Takes Two

    Now streaming on AppleTV

13. Where the Heart Is

    Available for rent on Prime

14. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

    Available for rent on Prime

15. Wild America

    Now streaming on Tubi

Make popcorn. Open a popsicle. And if someone tells you you’re wasting time rewatching a teen rom-com from 2003… send them the link to watch Heavyweights and shame them for having no joy.

Just kidding. Kind of.

Xo, The Salesgirls