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This article was originally published in 2018.
It has been updated to include additional movies.
that weve seen over the years.
Ahead, we rank the most memorable camp movies, from worst to best.
17.Ernest Goes to Camp(1987)
17.
16.Indian Summer(1993)
16.
15.Space Camp(1986)
15.
There is also an unironic robot that befriends the main character.
Other than that, classic camp movie.
14.Camp Nowhere(1994)
14.
13.Friday the 13th(1980)
13.
It was just a year afterMeatballsthat someone decided to cash in on the creepiness of camp life.
12.But Im a Cheerleader(1999)
12.
11.Heavyweights(1995)
11.
If any movie is only as good as its villain, thenHeavyweightsis awesome.
Well, maybe absolutely psycho is a better description of Tony Perkis.
Maybe Michelle Obama should start showing this flick to kids instead of trying to get them to move.
Future heavyweights, indeed!
10.Addams Family Values (1993)
10.
They would burn it to the ground during a play about Thanksgiving, naturally.
Its revenge fantasy at its darkest, and its absolutely perfect.
9.Meatballs(1979)
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8.The Parent Trap(1961 and 1998)
8.
7.Wet Hot American Summer(2001)
7.
6.Camp(2003)
6.
5.Crip Camp: A Disibility Reunion(2020)
5.
3.Theater Camp(2023)
3.
A bunch of great Broadway-specific jokes crescendo in the camps wonderfully terrible original production.
Bonus points for very young co-stars Cynthia Nixon and Matt Dillon before they were household names.
2.Moonrise Kingdom(2012)
2.
1.Troop Beverly Hills(1989)
1.
She teaches them more about life at the Beverly Hills Hotel than sitting around a campfire.
So, why is this one on top?
Okay, its mostly the outfits.
