American Summer

Name: American Summer
Duration: 1 h 23 min

1hr 23m

1hr 23m

Older Mikey reflects on a past summer when he met "the" girl + scored a spot on the team. All while his US army dad is missing overseas. A heartwarming… More Details »

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Release Date:

Sep 4, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 23m

Synopsis

Older Mikey reflects on a past summer when he met "the" girl + scored a spot on the team. All while his US army dad is missing overseas. A heartwarming coming-of-age family film, humor, baseball, summer love, and a puppy who saves the day.

Moviegoers are saying

Audiences see the Sandlot-style nostalgia of American Summer as a sweet idea undone by a messy script, a rushed runtime, and performances that some found painful. Viewers who gave it a pass called it "clean wholesome" and a "B movie version of The Sandlot," but most felt the film never develops its story, and many reviewers ended up holding onto the idea of the summer more than the movie itself.

Top Mentions

Sandlot-Adjacent

Nostalgia-Without-Payoff

Wholesome-Lite

Half-Baked-Summer

Dog-Death-Warning

Rushed-Runtime

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Oct 9, 2026

i only watched this for charlie from good luck charlie 🥀

8 Likes

fer

Sep 4, 2026

Does That Movie Have A Dog? American Summer (2026) YES BUT... Special thanks to the commenter who informed me that Logan Gray's character kills the dog 1/2 star We were doing so well! 2025 had almost no dog deaths! How do we have so many dog deaths this year?

3 Likes

DogsInMovies

Sep 3, 2026

Surprisingly I enjoyed this Interesting concept for a movie but worked out Acting terribly bad at some points

2 Likes

Maggie1011
Sep 8, 2026

Reminded me of a gayer version of call me by your name. Was semi-erect more often than not while watching. Loved mikeys jawline

3 Likes

mikster449

Aug 28, 2026

The question keeps returning while watching American Summer: Where and, more importantly, when does this story take place? It begins in what we'll dub "the present day," in which a character played by Steve Guttenberg, who's in the later part of his 60s, fondly…

1 Likes

Mark Dujsik

Sep 7, 2026

Just a mess…. Can’t even begin to discuss all the problems here but the script is just awful 2026 Ranked

2 Likes

Rae
Sep 6, 2026

Summer as a kid is the best and most magical part of the year! No school, no responsibilities, all fun was the plan every year growing up. In children’s media, summer is a time for games and goofs with friends and spending almost all that time outside. Along with swimming…

2 Likes

disappointment media

Oct 9, 2026

Facilmente uma das piores coisas q já assisti. O filme nn tem um propósito, roteiro, nem direção e pior ainda nem atuação ele tem, chega a dar dor fisica alguns momentos. Acho legal o cara querer contar um verao dele q marcou a vida dele, mas assim não desenvolve nada…

1 Likes

Luca

Oct 8, 2026

Clean wholesome movie and feels a bit like a B movie version of The Sandlot. Some awkward writing but not altogether horrible.

1 Likes

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