People We Meet on Vacation

Name: People We Meet on Vacation
Director: Brett Haley
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2026
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Cast: Emily Bader, Tom Blyth, Sarah Catherine Hook, Lucien Laviscount, Miles Heizer

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Comedy
Romance

2026
Brett Haley
117 mins
12

Summary

Sparks fly between longtime pals in a frothy romantic comedy adapted from Emily Henry's novel. Alex (Tom Blyth) is a slave to routine while his longtime best friend of 10 years, Poppy (Emily Bader), is a free spirit who thrives on spontaneity. They live in different cities but ever summer, they spend the holidays together to the amusement of their nearest and dearest

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Dave Golder

A thrill-seeking travel writer drags her staid male friend on a series of platonic vacations in this globe-trotting romcom. As the film alternates between a present-day wedding in Barcelona and flashbacks to the various vacations the BFFs have taken in the past, we learn about Poppy and Alex's various failed relationships and the major ruction that's left them not speaking for two years. Even from that brief description, you can guess how it all pans out in a plot that amounts to When Harry and Sally Met Lonely Planet Guides. But as far as by-the-numbers fluff goes, it's glossy, well-crafted and witty, practically revelling in its predictability. Co-stars Emily Bader (Netflix's My Lady Jane) and Tom Blyth (The Hunger Games: the Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) inject some charm into two lead characters who could easily be downright irritating for vastly different reasons. Look out, too, for cameos from fellow Netflix stars Miles Heizer (13 Reasons Why) and Layton Williams (Bad Education) in the wedding scenes.

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6.6/10

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