Why ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ Is the Meet-Cute Romcom that Has Fans Swooning

‘People We Meet on Vacation’ offers an escape for rom-com fanatics

Released on Jan. 9, Netflix's "People We Meet on Vacation" takes viewers on a romantic adventure across the globe, providing an escape to a rose-tinted world that fits the bill of a classic rom-com.Directed by Brett Haley, "People We Meet on Vacation" is an adaptation of the 2021 titular novel by romance author Emily Henry. The film follows Alex (Tom Blyth) and Poppy (Emily Bader), who originally met in college and began a friendship despite the…

Why ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ is the meet-cute romcom that has fans swooning

Is ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ Just Another Rom-Com?

A “When Harry Met Sally” wannabe or a classic right person, wrong time rom-com? “People We Meet on Vacation” is a story about the inevitable, suppressed yearning of romantic love situated in a platonic relationship across years, cities and missed chances. Adapted from Emily Henry’s novel by the same name, the film follows Poppy (Emily Bader), an irrepressibly restless travel writer, and Alex (Tom… Source

The People We Meet on Vacation made me want to book a holiday

The People We Meet on Vacation is Netflix’s newest romcom, adapting Emily Henry’s book of the same name. Photo: Michele K Short/Netflix. For the past month, a lot of my book-reader friends have been filling social media with their excitement and love for the film adaptation of The People We Meet On Vacation. I’ll be the first to admit I didn’t know anything about it. I’m not the demographic of author Emily Henry’s work. Fortunately for me, I had…

People We Meet on Vacation review (2026) - sweet rom com

People We Meet on Vacation is a unexpectedly thoroughly enjoyable rom com that proves the genre might not thrive in The post People We Meet on Vacation review (2026) first appeared on Lyles Movie Files.