The Best Hallmark Summer Nights Original Movies

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When they're done celebrating Christmas in July, the Hallmark Channel heats up movie night with a lineup of summery romantic movies during their Summer Nights event. This list of summer-themed Hallmark movies has all summertime romance films that premiered during the Hallmark Summer movie lineup.

Even the evenings stay warm in the summer and the leads of these Hallmark films are feeling the heat. With vineyards, beach vacations and even a prince or two, all of these films have a summer to remember ahead! From trying to write a novel while being distracted by your neighbor in Love At The Shore to learning to love life in Sun, Sand, and Romance, there's a breezy romance ready for you. Or if sultry summer nights are filled with memories, you may be in the mood for movies about reuniting with an old summer flame such as Season For Love or All Summer Long. If you're looking for a great movie that will bring the carefree feeling of summer no matter what season it is outside, you may find just what you're looking for here.

All of these movies warm our hearts like the summer sun, but which of these Hallmark Summer Nights films do you think is the best?

Most divisive: Rome in Love
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  • Pearl In Paradise
    1

    Pearl In Paradise

    241 votes

    Alex (Jill Wagner), a photographer for a travel magazine, and Colin (Kristoffer Polaha), a best-selling author, team up to find an elusive Fijian “pearl.” As both of their careers hang in the balance, their treasure hunt in a Fijian valley might lead them to find the only treasure that really matters.

  • Summer Villa
    2

    Summer Villa

    153 votes

    Terry (Hilarie Burton), a romance novelist with writer’s block, and Matthew (Victor Webster), a celebrity chef suffering from a bad review, accidentally end up staying at the same French villa for the summer. As they attempt to share the house and mend their personal lives, they find that what they’re really missing is more of a personal matter.

  • Season for Love
    3

    Season for Love

    164 votes

    Tyler (Autumn Reeser) and Corey (Marc Blucas), long-separated high school sweethearts are now back in Red Rock, Texas, competing in the Annual BBQ Cook-off. Coming from different places in their lives, they still feel the same about being back home and cooking great BBQ. It could just be the heat of the cooking competition, but sparks definitely begin flying between these two. Right up until the final moment of the cook-off, no one knows who will claim victory, and it might just be the people of this All-American town who will come out the winners.

  • Love and Sunshine
    4

    Love and Sunshine

    145 votes

    Ally Craig (Danica McKellar) has been fostering retired military dog, Sunshine, as she recovers from a broken engagement. But sparks fly again when Sunshine's military partner, Jake Terry (Mark Deklin), returns to claim the dog.

  • A Summer Romance
    5

    A Summer Romance

    176 votes

    Samantha’s (Erin Krakow) Montana ranch is her family’s legacy, so when a developer shows up to buy it, Sam isn’t interested. But as he tries to win her trust and her ranch, Sam finds he might also be winning her heart.

  • Sand Dollar Cove
    6

    Sand Dollar Cove

    Chad Michael Murray, Aly Michalka
    30 votes
    Stamford developer Elli works on acquiring a beachfront property in Sand Dollar Cove, a quaint Connecticut beach town, but falls for the town's charm and property owner in the process.
  • Love On Safari
    7

    Love On Safari

    132 votes

    After Kira (Lacey Chabert) inherits a wildlife reserve in South Africa, she travels there to meet the no-nonsense head ranger, Tom. When she learns the reserve is in financial jeopardy and she may have to sell it to her uncle's competitor, Tom urges her to save it by taking her on a safari in hopes that she will fall in love with the land, the animals, and hopefully him.

  • A Summer To Remember
    8

    A Summer To Remember

    103 votes

    Jessica Tucker (Catherine Bell), a widow and successful doctor, is trying to juggle work and family when she learns she’s up for the top job at the hospital. For a well-deserved vacation, Jessica books a stay at a resort in Fiji so she and her daughter can disconnect and bond. During her stay, Jessica strikes up a friendship with Will (Cameron Mathison), the charming owner of the resort. As Jessica and Will spend more time together, she begins to relax and starts to wonder if this island paradise can give her the life - and love - she’s always hoped for.

  • Sun, Sand, And Romance
    9

    Sun, Sand, And Romance

    84 votes

    Kate (Tricia Helfer) is a driven publishing exec visiting a summer resort with her boyfriend Eric (Scott Elrod), where she runs into Shep (Paul Campbell), an old high school friend and fellow camp counselor, who is now the Activities Director. Shep tries to convince her to take advantage of all the resort has to offer. When Eric is pulled away on business, she reluctantly caves and a carefree Shep helps Kate rediscover her fun side. In return, Kate helps Shep to stop hiding from life and realize his own potential.

  • All Summer Long
    10

    All Summer Long

    141 votes

    Tia's (Autumn Reeser) dream job of captaining a dining cruise hits rough water when her ex Jake (Brennan Elliott) is hired as the restaurant's chef. Will they be able to open a new business, navigate the sea, and each other?

  • Summer In the Vineyard
    11

    Summer In the Vineyard

    103 votes

    In the sequel to Autumn in the Vineyard, Frankie (Rachael Leigh Cook) and Nate (Brendan Penny) are now a couple and are gearing up for Summer Fest, the town's largest event. They can't wait to reveal their new wine and put the vineyard on the map. But when an issue with the wine puts things in jeopardy, both the relationship and the partnership will be put to the test.

  • My One & Only
    12

    My One & Only

    108 votes

    Contestants on "The One," Stephanie (Pascale Hutton) and Oliver (Sam Page) try to determine if they're fated to be together. Meanwhile, sparks fly between Stephanie and Alex, the handsome ranch owner who acts as their guide.

  • Summer Love
    13

    Summer Love

    105 votes

    When a widowed suburban mom (Rachael Leigh Cook), who’s recently gone back to school, takes an internship and enters the fast-paced tech world of millionaire “app-trepreneurs,” she discovers that although life seems to be a lot more digital, love needs to be a lot more real.

  • Baker's Son
    14

    Baker's Son

    Eloise Mumford, Brant Daugherty
    26 votes
    Matt’s passion transforms his bread from bland to brilliant. But when his bread loses its magic, the island locals panic and turn to Annie - Matt’s childhood friend and true love - for help.
  • Love At The Shore
    15

    Love At The Shore

    116 votes

    Successful and driven single mom Jenna Thompson (Amanda Righetti) writes teen novels, and she has only five weeks to deliver the next one to her publisher, meaning her annual beach vacation with her kids will be a working one. Upon arrival, the family soon meets their new next-door neighbor, confident, devil-may-care surfer Lucas McKinnon (Peter Porte), who cranks up his music at night, sleeps late, and allows his dog Tank to run around at will. Despite their differences, when the two find themselves alone together one evening for dinner, each begins to see the other in a whole new – and attractive – light.

  • The 27-Hour Day
    16

    The 27-Hour Day

    Autumn Reeser, Andrew Walker
    25 votes

    An entrepreneur takes a break from her wellness empire for some much-needed work-life balance but realizes it won't be easy. Will a relaxing retreat and new romance change her life, forever?

  • Stranded in Paradise
    17

    Stranded in Paradise

    88 votes

    Overwhelmed and feeling under-appreciated, Tess Nelson (Vanessa Marcil) is determined to use a business trip to an HR convention in Puerto Rico to score a new job, but she is discouraged when the trip is a disaster from the start and an approaching hurricane makes it impossible to fly home. But, after bumping into a handsome fellow traveler, Carter (James Denton), Tess opens up to the possibilities beyond her desk job, and the couple's adventures on the island bring them closer while the hurricane rolls in.

  • Rome in Love
    18

    Rome in Love

    90 votes

    When Amelia (Italia Ricci), an unknown actress, lands the role of a lifetime in Rome she's paired with an American journalist writing a profile - as she learns her role she also finds surprises about love and life in the eternal city.

  • You Had Me At Aloha
    19

    You Had Me At Aloha

    Pascale Hutton, Kavan Smith
    31 votes
    When the host of a popular travel show resigns, the network enlists Paige (Hutton), to step in for the next season set in Hawaii. Unbeknownst to her, they have also hired Ben (Smith), who likes to push everything to the extreme. As these two new co-hosts clash over their opposing ideas for production, they grapple with the fact that not only do they need each other to further their careers, but they also balance each other on and off the screen.
  • My Summer Prince
    20

    My Summer Prince

    164 votes

    Mandy Cooper (Taylor Cole) is a young executive assistant aspiring to become a PR executive. She gets an opportunity to develop her skills in Greenbriar, Idaho. In that small town, Prince Colin of Edgemere (Jack Turner), a handsome British monarch with a history of scandalous behavior, is arrested for defacing a landmark while making a public appearance. Things get complicated after Mandy sets out to repair Colin's image, and the young publicist wonders if she can save her own reputation and still have a chance at summer love.

  • Eat, Play, Love
    21

    Eat, Play, Love

    77 votes

    Veterinarian Dr. Carly Monroe (Jen Lilley) makes it a habit to stop by the local dog shelter as often as possible because she loves dogs and secretly loves the shelter’s owner, Dan (Jason Cermak). Unfortunately, he has agreed to marry his glamorous TV personality girlfriend and move to the Big Apple. With Dan’s big move looming, his sister decides to take matters into her own hands.

  • Her Pen Pal
    22

    Her Pen Pal

    Mallory Jansen, Joshua Sasse
    27 votes
    Event planner Victoria can't wait to attend, and plan, her best friend's Paris wedding. But when she finds out that her ex is bringing a date, she reconnects with her French childhood pen pal.
  • Love on Harbor Island
    23

    Love on Harbor Island

    92 votes

    When Seattle interior designer Lily Summers (Morgan Kohan) returns to her hometown to help her Aunt Maggie run her bed and breakfast by the marina, she meets Marcus (Marcus Rosner), the handsome seaplane pilot whose life’s work delivering rescue dogs helps Lily discover that home really is where the heart is

  • A Taste of Summer
    24

    A Taste of Summer

    92 votes

    Gabby Ferrar (Roselyn Sanchez) moves to the town of Bright Shore, Massachusetts to open a restaurant after a stint as a sous chef in New York. Upon arrival, she encounters Caleb Delaney (Eric Winter), a single father who runs his own restaurant and coaches the girls’ softball team. Both Gabby and Caleb's restaurants will compete in the Taste of Summer Food Festival hosted in Bright Shore, but as they get to know each other, there's a bigger prize at stake.

  • Summer of Dreams
    25

    Summer of Dreams

    77 votes

    Fading pop star Debbie Taylor (Debbie Gibson) is on the verge of losing everything - including her freedom - when she runs away to suburban Ohio where she finds her way into teaching music to a talented group of misfit kids. As she lays low and taps into the kids’ talents in an attempt to become relevant again, she begins to realize that fame isn’t everything.

  • Love At Sea
    26

    Love At Sea

    84 votes

    Event planner Olivia (Alexa PenaVega) gets a game-changing opportunity to organize a major event on a luxury Caribbean cruise, hosted by her best friend, cooking and wellness star, Alexandra. Olivia meets her match in the charming Tony (Carlos PenaVega), who is on a trial run as Cruise Director, but they must work together to make the cruise go off without a hitch, for the sake of their careers and friendships.

  • Summer In the City
    27

    Summer In the City

    60 votes

    When a small town woman (Julianna Guill) with Midwestern charm is given a big promotion managing a store in the Big Apple, she tries to adopt a big city personality and it leads to disastrous results. Realizing it’s better to be true to herself, she lets her personality shine and it becomes the secret to her success in work and in love.

  • Sweet Pecan Summer
    28

    Sweet Pecan Summer

    Christine Ko, Wes Brown
    15 votes

    Amanda has to work with her ex-boyfriend JP to sell her favorite aunt's pecan farm. Putting aside their differences, old feelings start to rekindle, and they question their life paths.

  • Sealed With a Kiss: Wedding March 6
    29

    Sealed With a Kiss: Wedding March 6

    Jack Wagner, Josie Bissett
    16 votes

    The modest wedding plans of a celebrity and his down-to-earth fiancée escalate while Mick gets an enticing opportunity Olivia won’t let him refuse, putting their own big day in jeopardy.