Vacation (2015)
A cross-country road trip to Walley World becomes a brisk, raunchy, and campy family adventure.
Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their two sons on a cross-country road trip to the coolest theme park in America, Walley World. Needless to say, things don't go quite as planned.
How intense is Vacation?
Vacation has no gore and some violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is brisk, and it is a family watch and a comfort watch. The humor runs broad and raunchy. Rated R.
What Vacation feels like
- Tone
- campyfeel goodcrowd pleasing
- Pace
- Brisk
- Humor
- broad and big, raunchy
- Best for
- Family nightComfort watch
Where to stream Vacation
US availability via TMDB, last checked Sep 14, 2026. The app filters picks to the services you actually have.
Is Vacation for you?
Is Vacation scary?
No. Vacation is not a scary watch (scare level 0 of 3).
Is Vacation gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and some violence (1 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is Vacation sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is Vacation OK for kids?
It is rated R, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 0, gore 0, violence 1, each out of 3.
How long is Vacation?
Vacation runs 1h 39m.
Where can I stream Vacation?
Vacation is streaming on Paramount+.
Does Vacation have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
Cast and crew
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