21 Spring Movies to Stream to Cure Your Spring Fever

There’s no high school event more important than prom—except for maybe graduation—so we couldn’t help but include the best movie that revolves around the springtime ritual.

While the traumatic events of Bambi take place in the winter, it’s those flower-filled scenes between the beloved deer and the ever-enthusiastic Thumper that warm our hearts. Savor those moments, kiddos.

Note: You can also stream this springtime classic with a subscription to Disney+.

Based on the 1998 novel of the same name, Big Fish is about a dying father who is gifted at telling stories and the son (Ewan McGregor) who sets out to determine what is fact and what is fiction. The surreal visuals in this film are a springtime fantasy.

Perhaps the best baseball movie ever, Bull Durham stars Kevin Costner as a veteran catcher who mentors a rookie pitcher—only to become part of a love triangle. This one holds a special place in the hearts of those from Durham, North Carolina.

What springtime activity tops hanging out in the garden with Peter Rabbit? In this next chapter of Beatrix Potter's classic tale, Peter takes on a new nemesis, the late McGregor's great-nephew, Thomas.

Springtime is about rebirth, so it’d be a crime to not include Eat Pray Love. Based on the 2006 memoir of the same name, it follows a woman (Julia Roberts) who sets out on a worldwide journey of self-discovery.

Not only is this another baseball film, it's another one starring Costner. Field of Dreams is about an Iowan farmer who hears a voice in a dream with a message that he needs to build a field. Spoiler alert: he does.

A misfit ant named Flik sets out to save the entire colony from a group of grasshoppers only to end up with a ragtag crew who are just a failed circus troupe in A Bug's Life.

When that first warm, sunny Spring day comes around, it's nearly impossible to stay cooped up indoors. That's exactly why Ferris takes matter into his own hands, skipping schools and participating in various shenanigans to cure his senioritis and spring fever.

From Justin to Kelly is considered to be pretty awful, but it holds a special place in pop culture history. It brings together the two finalists from American Idol, Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, to give us something we never asked for: a spring break musical.

What happens when the Easter Bunny's son doesn't want to take over the all-important job of handing out eggs and instead would rather be a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band? Hop, that's what.

Had your fill of baseball movies about men? A League of Their Own gives us a glance at women in the sport. On top of that, it features an all-star cast including Geena Davis, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, and Lori Petty.

Mary Poppins, the five-time Oscar-winning film about a very special nanny (Julie Andrews), earns a spot on this list thanks to the springtime feel of one of its most memorable scenes—the one that teaches us the word “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."

Based on the novel of the same name, Memoirs of a Geisha tells the story of a Japanese girl who becomes a geisha after she is sold by her family. This movie—which features stunning cherry blossoms—won three Oscars.

It’s no prom, but everything in Mean Girls—an iconic high school film—builds up to the Spring Fling dance. We love this movie for its memorable lines, its perfect cast, and for teaching us the limit does not exist.

Note: You can also stream this iconic movie with a subscription to Paramount+

Moneyball, which is based on a nonfiction book of the same name, stars Brad Pitt as general manager who builds a winning baseball team on a budget with help from a young analytics whiz (Jonah Hill) who he hires on as assistant GM. Don't worry, we're done with baseball now.

Set in 1850s Oregon, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a musical that, well, features seven weddings between seven brothers and the brides they take. Come for the song “Spring, Spring, Spring” and stay for the shenanigans.

Who can forget the memorable shot of Andrews—playing a nun-to-be who becomes governess to a naval officer's seven children—running through beautiful Austrian outdoors? The Sound of Music, a five-time Oscar-winning gem, is one of our favorite springtime things.

Based on the novel of the same name, The Secret Garden follows a little girl who goes to live at her uncle’s manor in England after being orphaned. It’s not an easy adjustment, but she eventually comes around after discovering a secret garden.

In the Oscar-winning The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland)—along with her canine friend named Toto and a trio of characters she meets along the way—ends up in the colorful land seeking the help of an all-powerful wizard to get home.