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People We Meet on Vacation 2026

Movie · 118 min · English · January 9, 2026

Romantic comedy

Directed by Brett HaleyWritten by Yulin Kuang, Amos Vernon, Nunzio Randazzo

Starring Emily Bader, Tom Blyth, Sarah Catherine Hook, Lucien Laviscount, Miles Heizer

People We Meet on Vacation represents a 2026 American romantic comedy directed by Brett Haley with screenplay written by Yulin Kuang, Amos Vernon, and Nunzio Randazzo adapting the 2021 novel from Emily Henry. Starring Emily Bader and Tom Blyth, the story follows two contrasting personalities: Poppy who desires to travel globally while Alex prefers remaining at home reading. Their journey together occurs when they share transportation from Boston back to their small Ohio hometown. Despite living distant locations, these individuals maintain a decade-long tradition of spending one week annually in each other's company during summer breaks, ultimately developing a stronger relationship.

This Netflix release occurred on January 9, 2026 and garnered generally favorable reviews.

Cast

• Emily BaderPoppy
• Tom BlythAlex
• Sarah Catherine HookSarah
• Lucien LaviscountTrey
• Miles HeizerDavid
• Jameela JamilSwapna
• Tommy DoNam
• Lukas GageBuck
• Alice LeeRachel
• Molly ShannonWanda
• Alan RuckJimmy
• Spencer NevilleJulian
• Ian PorterEd Nilsen
• Madeleine AkuaDaisy
• Bethany Anne LindStacey
• Michael A. NewcomerBob
• Layton WilliamsWedding Officiant

Crew

Director

Brett Haley

Screenplay

Yulin Kuang, Amos Vernon, Nunzio Randazzo

Producer

Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Isaac Klausner

Cinematography

Rob C. Givens

Editing

Evan Henke

Music

Keegan DeWitt

Details

Production

3000 Pictures, HarperCollins Publishers, Temple Hill Entertainment

Distributor

Netflix

Budget

$14.3 million

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