Where to watch The Great Outdoors (1988) tonight
The Great Outdoors (1988) runs 1 h 31 min, is rated PG in the US and averages 6.5 from 650 TMDB members. It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.
- Runtime
- 1 h 31 min — ends 9:31 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- PG (US)
- Genres
- Comedy
- Released
- June 17, 1988
- TMDB rating
- 6.5 / 10 from 650 votes
- Director
- Howard Deutch
- Starring
- Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-05: Netflix (subscription), Philo (subscription), AMC Plus Apple TV channel (subscription), AMC+ Amazon Channel (subscription), AMC+ (subscription), YouTube TV (subscription), AMC (subscription), Netflix Standard with Ads (subscription), YouTube Free (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is The Great Outdoors?
- The Great Outdoors is 1 h 31 min long (91 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:31 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is The Great Outdoors rated?
- The Great Outdoors is rated PG in the US.
- Is The Great Outdoors a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream The Great Outdoors?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-05: Netflix (subscription), Philo (subscription), AMC Plus Apple TV channel (subscription), AMC+ Amazon Channel (subscription), AMC+ (subscription), YouTube TV (subscription), AMC (subscription), Netflix Standard with Ads (subscription), YouTube Free (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Comedies under 100 minutes
- Movies from the 80s
- Movies for a group
- Date night movies
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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