What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedVacation Friends
Film · 2021
If you loved Vacation Friends, start with People We Meet on Vacation (Emily Henry, 2021) — a book on the same thread. Below: 1 book, 4 series and 2 podcasts, each matched to Vacation Friends across media.
If you enjoyed the chaotic disruption of social boundaries in Vacation Friends, you will appreciate these stories exploring the complexities of unexpected friendships.
Books on the same thread
People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry · Book · 2021
Explores: long-term friendship, emotional intimacy, nostalgia.
Like the central relationship in Vacation Friends, this story follows the evolution of a bond forged through travel, trading the film's wild antics for deeper emotional resonance and nostalgia.
Series on the same thread
Workaholics
Adam Devine · Series · 2011
Explores: Male Friendship, Post-College Life, Office Antics.
If the rowdy energy of Vacation Friends kept you entertained, these roommates provide a similar brand of chaotic, immature humor that thrives on testing the limits of social appropriateness.
The Trip
Michael Winterbottom · Series · 2010
Explores: Male Friendship, Midlife Crisis, Celebrity Culture.
This series mirrors the travel-centric premise of Vacation Friends, focusing on the friction and humor that arise when two distinct personalities are forced to navigate a trip together.
The Odd Couple
Garry Marshall · Series · 1970
Shares a thread with Vacation Friends: Buddy Comedy.
Much like the clashing lifestyles seen in Vacation Friends, this classic series finds humor in the inevitable domestic chaos that occurs when two incompatible people share a living space.
Only Murders in the Building
Steve Martin · Series · 2021
Explores: True Crime Obsession, New York City, Intergenerational Friendship.
Just as Vacation Friends highlights the hijinks of an unlikely social pairing, this show captures the comedic tension of strangers brought together by shared circumstances and mutual obsession.
Podcasts on the same thread
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Team Coco & Earwolf · Podcast · 2026
Explores: parasocial relationships, professional intimacy, self-deprecating humor.
Fans of the personality-driven humor in Vacation Friends will enjoy this podcast, which explores the awkward, often hilarious boundaries of professional intimacy and the search for authentic connection.
Dropouts
Podcast
Explores: Friendship, Casual Conversation, Humor.
If you appreciated the uninhibited, degenerate spirit of the characters in Vacation Friends, this podcast offers a similar conversational vibe that feels like hanging out with your own friends.
Keep exploring
Common questions
What is the premise of Vacation Friends?
Vacation Friends follows a straight-laced couple who meet a rowdy pair while on holiday in Mexico. After returning to the United States, they discover that their vacation acquaintances have followed them home to play unexpected tricks on them.
Is Vacation Friends a movie or a series?
Vacation Friends is a feature-length movie released in 2021. It focuses on the comedic conflict that arises when a couple's wild vacation companions unexpectedly show up at their home in the United States.
Does the plot of Vacation Friends take place entirely in Mexico?
No, Vacation Friends does not take place entirely in Mexico. While the two couples meet while on vacation in Mexico, the story shifts to the United States when the rowdy couple follows the protagonists home to continue their antics.
What happens when the couple returns home in Vacation Friends?
In Vacation Friends, the straight-laced couple discovers that the rowdy pair they befriended in Mexico has followed them back to the United States. Upon arrival, the vacation companions begin playing tricks on the couple, disrupting their daily lives.