Top 10 Tropical Movies That Feel Like an Island Escape (2026)

All 66 Episodes of the sexy, syndicated TV series!Even paradise has a dark side.When Nick Slaughter loses his job at the DEA, he takes his keen investigative mind and healthy libido down to the tropical paradise of Key Mariah, Florida, where there's a seemingly endless supply of sunshine, women, and crime. Once there, he meets Sylvie Girard, a local travel agent, who helps Nick run his private detective agency. Together they form a strong friendship and a crack detective team.Also included is the feature film Criss Cross!Starring: Rob Stewart, Carolyn Dunn

Two teams of sexy lesbians stranded in a remote tropical forest battle the elements and themselves to see who will come out on top and win the million dollar Grand Prize!

Stranded on a remote South Seas island, a group of travelers encounters a tyrannical self-made ruler, plunging them into a tale of suspense, mystery, and romance. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel The Ebb Tide, this vibrant 1947 action-adventure stars Rory Calhoun, Rhonda Fleming, and Paul Kelly. With it's gripping storyline and tropical setting, it's a classic Hollywood escape filled with intrigue and drama.

As Guy (Gael García Bernal) and Prisca (Vicky Krieps) treated their three young kids to a tropical vacation, they opted for a day enjoying a beautiful seaside cove. However, they and the beach's other occupants would discover to their horror that they were aging a year every half hour-and that there was no escape back. M. Night Shyamalan's chilling adaptation of the graphic novel "Sandcastle" co-stars Rufus Sewell, Ken Leung, Nikki Amura-Bird, Alex Wolff, Embeth Davidtz. 108 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Two-disc set.

Elvis Presley sings 14 songs and still manages to drive sightseers around the islands in golf carts in this lush musical. Back home in Hawaii after being discharged from the Army, Chad Gates (Presley) is pressured to work with his father in the fruit business. Instead, Chad takes a much more enjoyable gig as a tour guide with his girlfriend's agency. Angela Lansbury, Joan Blackman, Roland Winters also star. Features the title tune, "Can't Help Falling in Love," "Rock-a-Hula Baby," and more. 101 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Two-disc set.Starring: Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury, Elvis Presley & Jack White, Nancy Walters, Roland Winters, John Archer, Howard McNear, Steve Brodie, Christian Kay, Iris Adrian Rating: PG

The popular Disney theme park attraction inspired this hit swashbuckling adventure/fantasy. After his ship is commandeered by treasure-seeking tyrant Captain Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), roguish pirate Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is determined to reclaim his cursed vessel. With the assistance of loyal blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), Sparrow races to defeat Barbossa and rescue beautiful maiden Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley). With Jonathan Pryce, Jack Davenport; directed by Gore Verbinski. 143 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Two-disc set.Rating: PG13

Academy Award winners George Clooney and Julia Roberts team up as exes who find themselves on a shared mission: to stop their lovestruck daughter from making the same mistake they once made. Ticket to Paradise is a romantic comedy about the sweet surprise of second chances.Starring: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Kaitlyn Dever Rating: PG13

Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello star in Muscle Beach Party as fun-loving surfer Frankie and beach bunny Dee Dee. The pair is ready to surf some waves, soak up some sun and dance the day away. But when their favorite beach spot is overrun by a group of body builders and their obnoxious trainer, Jack Fanny (Don Rickles), it seems unlikely that fun in the sun is on the menu. And with the newly arrived Julie (Luciana Paluzzi), a spoiled, rich Contessa that has her sights set on having Frankie all for herself, it's a battle on the beach for Frankie, Dee Dee and the gang. William Asher (TV's I Love Lucy, Bewitched) directs.Starring: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Buddy Hackett, Luciana Paluzzi, John Ashley, Don Rickles, Peter Turgeon, Jody McCrea, Dick Dale, Candy Johnson, Little Stevie Wonder, Morey Amsterdam, Rock Stevens, Dolores Wells, Donna Loren, Valora Noland, Alberta Nelson, Amedee Chabot, Larry Scott, Bob Seven, Steve Merjanian, Don Haggerty, Chester Yorton, Gene Shuey, Gordon Cohn, Luree Holmes, Laura Nicholson, Lorie Summers, Darlene Lucht, Duane Ament, Gary Usher, Roger Christian, Guy Hemric, Mary Hughes, Kathy Kessler, Salli Sachse, Linda Opie, Linda Benson, Patricia Rane, Butch Van Artsdalen, Mike Diffenderfer, Bill Graham, Charles Hasley, Larry Shaw, Duane King, Mike Nader, Ed Garner, John Fain, Mickey Dora, Peter Lorre, Peter Lupus Jr., The Del Tones Rating: NR

When the irrepressible C.C. Bloom (Bette Midler) and the shy and proper Hillary Whitney (Barbara Hershey) first meet under the Boardwalk at the beach, all the 11-year-olds have in common is the need for a best friend. Worlds apart in lifestyle and location, their friendship ebbs and flows through a lifetime of highs and lows, career changes, marriages, jealousy, and more. From the Boardwalk in Atlantic City to the beach house on the Pacific, BEACHES will remind you of what being a true friend means.Starring: Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Spalding Gray, Lainie Kazan, Harvey Miller, Jane Dulo, Judith Baldwin, Ken Miller, Lisa Savage, Lynda Goodfriend, Michael Elias, Sam Denoff, Steven Majewicz, Susan Forristal, Zachary Weintraub, James Read, Grace Johnston, Mayim Bialik, Marcie Leeds, Carol Williard, Allan Kent, Phil Leeds, Michael French, Joe Grifasi, Robert Ball, Frank Campanella, Diane Frazen, Michael Clark Elias, Patrick Richwood, Tracy Reiner, Nicky Blair, Lori Marshall, Jenifer Lewis, Charles McGowan, Caitlin Mclean, Mona Lyden, Bill Applebaum, Eddie Mekka, Karin Calabro, Keith McDaniel, Lucinda Crosby, Doris Hess, Frank Buxton, Steve Restivo, Kathi Marshall, Julie Paris, Barbara Marshall, Scott Marshall, Mariann Aalda, Bo Sabato, Anne Betancourt, Harvey Keenan, Arnold McCuller, Carla Earle, Ken Gibbel Director: Bonnie Bruckheimer-Martell, Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone Rating: PG13

Lily (Melanie Griffith) and Ben Reed (Don Johnson) are a dispassionate couple whose lives were shattered when their young son died. When Willard Young (Elijah Wood)-the 10-year-old son of a friend of Lily's-comes to spend the summer with them, Lily and Ben soon find that caring for the boy may help them heal their fractured marriage. Thora Birch, Sheila McCarthy, Eve Gordon co-star in this compelling drama based on the French film "Le Grand Chemin." 111 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.Starring: Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, Elijah Wood, Thora Birch, Sheila McCarthy, Eve Gordon, Louise Latham, Greg Travis, Sarah Trigger, Richard K. Olsen Rating: PG13