Movies and TvShows featuring "summer-cottage" theme.
An 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. But when Elliott’s "old ass" starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn't do, Elliott realizes she has to rethink everything about family, love, and what's becoming a transformative summer.
When a group of kids on a family vacation discover aliens living in their attic, they must use their wits and teamwork to protect themselves and stop the extraterrestrial invasion. With mind control, flying saucers, and slimehouse aliens, the adventure is out of this world!
Justin returns from living abroad in the hope of reconnecting with the biological daughter that he gave up for adoption. His plans go awry when he finds out his father left the family cottage to his stepsister.
What Lies Below follows 16-year-old Liberty, who returns home from summer camp to discover that her mother has a new boyfriend, John Smith. As Liberty gets to know John, she becomes increasingly suspicious of his behavior and starts to uncover dark secrets.
On Golden Pond tells the story of an aging couple, Norman and Ethel Thayer, who spend every summer at their lake house in New England. As they approach Norman's 80th birthday, they are faced with their own mortality and the challenges of growing old. Their relationship with their daughter, Chelsea, is also strained, but her visit to the lake house brings an opportunity for reconciliation. Through heartfelt conversations and shared experiences, the family learns to appreciate the time they have together and find meaning in the beauty of life.
Summer of '42 is a tender and nostalgic tale about a teenage boy, Hermie, and his experiences during a summer on an island off the coast of Maine. As Hermie enters adolescence, he finds himself drawn to an older woman, Dorothy, whose husband has recently been killed in World War II. This summer becomes a time of self-discovery and sexual awakening for Hermie as he navigates the complexities of love, loss, and growing up.
A Swedish Love Story follows the summer romance between two teenagers in Sweden. As they navigate adolescence and the complexities of young love, the film explores themes of longing, freedom, and the bittersweet nature of growing up. Set against the backdrop of scenic landscapes and midsummer festivities, their relationship unfolds in a tender and poignant way.
Dinner with Friends is a movie about the complexities and challenges of marriage and friendship. The story revolves around two married couples who have been best friends for years. When one couple decides to separate, it puts a strain on the relationships of all four friends. The movie explores themes of love, loyalty, and the difficulties of maintaining a long-term relationship.
Out Stealing Horses is a drama film based on the novel of the same name. Set in 1999, a widower named Trond reflects on his childhood memories during World War II and the summer of 1948. As Trond navigates his past, themes of father-son relationships, abandonment, and the beauty of nature are explored.
Grown Ups is a comedy film that follows a group of friends who come together for a summer vacation in a small island. During their time at a summer cottage, they decide to go on a treasure hunt after discovering a map. The friends encounter various challenges and hilarious situations as they search for the lost treasure. Along the way, they also explore themes of friendship, family, and personal growth.
After his father's death, a young man starts having strange dreams about his mother remarrying a politician. He becomes suspicious of his stepfather and begins to investigate, leading him down a dangerous path where he questions his own sanity.
In the summer of 1946, a deformed brute born from rape seeks revenge on a group of people staying at a summer cottage. As the teenagers' vacation turns into a nightmare, they must try to survive the wrath of this mutant killer.
Screwed is a coming-of-age comedy about a gay teenager named Ossi who is struggling with his sexual identity. He spends a summer in Finland at his family's summer cottage, where he navigates his first sexual experiences, deals with narcolepsy, and comes out to his family. Through a series of funny and heartfelt moments, Ossi learns to embrace his true self and find acceptance.
Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books. Their existence is affected not only by their disintegrating relationship but by the threats of urban crime and vandalism that surround them everywhere they turn, leaving them feeling paranoid, scared, and desperately helpless.
Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha is a dark comedy about an unemployed man who, together with a group of strangers, plans a mass suicide. Set in the beautiful Finnish summer, the film follows their journey as they contemplate their lives and the decisions they have made. With a mix of humor and introspection, the movie explores themes of desperation, hopelessness, and the absurdity of modern life.
On the brink of divorce a middle aged man, Olavi, retreats to his cabin by the lake. After a few days he finds that the ceiling has come down making him unable to stand up straight. His friend Tuomas arrives and insists that something has to be done whereas Olavi is content with the limited space.
A faithful dramatization of Virginia Woolf's novel. A lecturer, his family, the spinster Aunt Lily, an old friend, and a student, Charles Tansley, spend a summer in an isolated house in Cornwall just before World War I. The stern Mr. Ramsay scolds everybody, while Mrs. Ramsay is the linchpin in keeping the family together. Aunt Lily paints, and the family talk about sailing to the lighthouse, but the trip is always postponed.
August follows the story of a teenage boy as he experiences love, friendship, and forgiveness during a transformative summer. Set in the backdrop of a midsummer road trip, the boy navigates through encounters with a ladies' man, stolen cars, a wedding, and the complexities of falling in love and growing up.
In the mid-1920s, four young men and women have decided to spend their summer holiday studying together and have rented a wonderful house in the Swedish archipelago. Rationally, they realize that this cohabitation may lead to some of the members being attracted to one another. Thus, in order to avoid unnecessary passions, conflicts, jealousy, grief and enmity, the women sleep in a separate house on the other side of the creek. In spite of believing that they are prepared for anything, and even though they share the task of cooking, their feelings get carried away.