People We Meet on Vacation

About People We Meet on Vacation

Poppy's a free spirit. Alex loves a plan.

People We Meet on Vacation is a 2026 comedy romance film directed by Brett Haley. It runs 116 minutes and was released in January 2026.

The film is filed under vibrant, vacation, travel, and exuberant. The story is adapted from a novel.

Emily Bader stars as Poppy, Tom Blyth as Alex, Sarah Catherine Hook as Sarah, and Jameela Jamil as Swapna. The screenplay is by Amos Vernon and Nunzio Randazzo. Production companies include 3000 Pictures, HarperCollins Publishers, and Temple Hill Entertainment. American members can watch it on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads.

Chocolat, Good Grief, and Forrest Gump make useful companions to People We Meet on Vacation, all filed under romcom. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 757 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.