National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) movie poster

National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

"For over two thousand years, Europe has survived many great disasters. Now for the real test. Chevy Chase & his family are coming from America!"
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👍 79%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 42%
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Director
Runtime
1h 35m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.2/10 (971 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
37%
Metacritic
47

Cast

Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold · 71% avg
Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswold · 74% avg
Dana Hill as Audrey Griswold
Jason Lively as Rusty Griswold
Victor Lanoux as Thief
Eric Idle as The Bike Rider · 76% avg
John Astin as Kent · 71% avg
Paul Bartel as Mr. Froeger · 73% avg

Is National Lampoon's European Vacation good?

Most people think so. 79% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 42%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#620 / 1446 · Adventure
Rank in its year
#37 / 60 · 1985
Rank among its director's films
#4 / 5 · Amy Heckerling

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

The Griswolds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and so pack their bags for the continent. They do their best to catch the flavor of Europe, but they just don't know how to be be good tourists. Besides, they have trouble taking holidays in countries where they CAN speak the language. Wikipedia ↗

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