Back to School
Movie Recommendations
All of these films or television series are set at least partially in a school, college, or university.
Accepted. PG-13. 2006. DVD Comedy
Akeelah and the Bee. PG. 2006. DVD Drama
All I Wanna Do! PG-13. 1998. DVD Comedy
All You’ve Got. PG-13. 2006. DVD Drama
American Pie. R. 1999. DVD Comedy
Annapolis. PG-13. 2006. DVD Drama
Animal House. R. 1978. DVD Comedy
Art School Confidential. R. 2006. DVD Comedy
ATL. PG-13. 2006. DVD Drama
Baby It’s You. R. 1983. DVD Comedy
Back to School. PG-13. 1986. DVD Comedy
The Basketball Diaries. R. 1995. DVD Drama
The Battle of Shaker Heights. PG-13. 2003. DVD Comedy
The Bells of St. Mary’s. Not rated. 1945. DVD Comedy
Beverly Hills 90210 (television series). Not Rated. 1990-2000. DVD 791.4572 BEV TV
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. PG. 1988. DVD Comedy
Billy Madison. PG-13. 1995. DVD Comedy
Blackboard Jungle. Not rated. 1955. DVD Drama
The Breakfast Club. R. 1985. DVD Drama
Bring It On. PG-13. 2000. DVD Comedy
Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Not rated. 1997-2003. DVD 791.4572 BUF TV
Carrie. R. 1976. DVD Horror
Center Stage. PG-13. 2000. DVD Drama
Charlie Bartlett. R. 2007. DVD Comedy
Clueless. PG-13. 1995. DVD Comedy
Coach Carter. PG-13. 2005. DVD Drama
Cooley High. PG. 1975. DVD Comedy
Cry Baby. PG-13. 1990. DVD Comedy
Dangerous Minds. R. 1995. DVD Drama
Dawson’s Creek (television series). Not rated. 1998-2003. DVD 791.4572 DAW TV
Dead Poets Society. PG. 1989. DVD Drama
Degrassi Junior High (television series). Not Rated. 1987-1991. Youth DVD
Degrssi, The Next Generation (television series). Not rated. 2001-. DVD 791.4572 DEG TV
Drillbit Taylor. PG-13. 2008. DVD Comedy
Drumline. PG-13. 2002. DVD Drama
Election. R. 1999. DVD Comedy
Elephant. R. 2003. DVD Drama
The Emperor’s Club. PG-13. 2002. DVD Drama
Facing the Giants. PG. 2006. DVD Drama
Fahrenheit 451. Not Rated. 1966. DVD SF/Fantasy
Fame. R. 1980. DVD Musical
Fast Times at Ridgemont High. R. 1982. DVD Comedy
Felicity (television series). Not rated. 1998-2002. DVD 791.4572 FEL TV
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. PG-13. 1986. DVD Comedy
Finding Forrester. PG-13. 2000. DVD Drama
First Daughter. PG. 2004. DVD Comedy
Flirting. R. 1991. DVD Drama
Foxes. R. 1980. DVD Drama
Freaks and Geeks (television series). Not rated. 1999-2000. DVD 791.4572 FRE TV
Freedom Writers. PG-13. 2007. DVD Drama
Friday Night Lights. PG-13. 2004. DVD Drama
Friday Night Lights (television series). Not rated. 2006-. DVD 791.4572 FRI TV
Get Over It. PG-13. 2001. DVD Comedy
Glee (television series). Not rated. 2009-. DVD 791.4572 GLE TV
Goodbye, Mr. Chips. Not rated. 1939. DVD Drama
Goodbye, Mr. Chips. Not rated. 2002. DVD 791.4572 GOO TV
Gossip Girl. Not rated. 2007-. DVD 791.4572 GOS TV
Grease. PG. 1978. DVD Musical
The Great Debaters. PG-13. 2007. DVD Drama
Gregory’s Girl. PG. 1981. DVD Comedy
Half Nelson. R. 2006. DVD Drama
The Harry Potter series. PG and PG-13. 2001-. DVD SF/Fantasy and Youth DVD
The History Boys. R. 2006. DVD Comedy
Hometown Legend. PG. 2002. DVD Drama
Homeless to Harvard. Not rated. 2003. DVD 791.4572 HOM TV
Hoosiers. PG. 1986. DVD Drama
How She Move. PG-13. 2008. DVD Drama
How to Deal. PG-13. 2003. DVD Comedy
John Tucker Must Die. PG-13. 2006. DVD Comedy
Kindergarten Cop. PG-13. 1990. DVD Comedy
Lean On Me. PG-13. 1989. DVD Drama
Legally Blonde. PG-13. 2001. DVD Comedy
Little Men. PG. 1998-1999. DVD 791.4572 LIT TV
Lucas. PG-13. 1986. DVD Comedy
Mean Girls. PG-13. 2004. DVD Comedy
Mona Lisa Smile. PG-13. 2003. DVD Drama
My So-Called Life (television series). Not rated. 1994. DVD 791.4572 MY TV
Mr. Holland’s Opus. PG. 1995. DVD Drama
Murder by Numbers. R. 2002. DVD Drama
Music of the Heart. PG. 1999. DVD Drama
Napoleon Dynamite. PG. 2004. DVD Comedy
Never Been Kissed. PG-13. 1999. DVD Comedy
The New Guy. PG-13. 2002. DVD Comedy
90210 (television series). Not rated. 2008-. DVD 791.4572 NIN TV
"O". R. 2001. DVD Drama
The O.C. (telvision series). Not rated. 2003-2007. DVD 791.4572 OC TV
October Sky. PG. 1999. DVD Drama
Old School. R. 2003. DVD Comedy
One Tree Hill (television series). Not rated. 2003-. DVD 791.4572 ONE TV
Orange County. PG-13. 2002. DVD Comedy
The Paper Chase. PG. 1973. DVD Drama
Pay It Forward. PG-13. 2000. DVD Drama
Peggy Sue Got Married. PG-13. 1986. DVD Comedy
The Perfect Score. PG-13. 2003. DVD Comedy
Pretty in Pink. PG-13. 1986. DVD Drama
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. PG. 1969. DVD Drama
The Prince & Me. PG. 2004. DVD Drama
Radio. PG. 2003. DVD Drama
Red Dawn. PG-13. 1984. DVD Drama
Remember the Titans. PG. 2000. DVD Drama
Revenge of the Nerds. R. 1984. DVD Comedy
Rock 'N' Roll High School. PG. 1979. DVD Comedy
Rocket Science. R. 2007. DVD Comedy
The Ron Clark Story. Not rated. 2006. DVD 791.4572 RON TV
Rudy. PG. 1993. DVD Drama
Rushmore. R. 1998. DVD Comedy
Save the Last Dance. PG-13. 2000. DVD Drama
Saved! PG-13. 2004. DVD Comedy
School Daze. R. 1988. DVD Comedy
The School of Rock. PG-13. 2003. DVD Comedy
School Ties. PG-13. 1992. DVD Drama
She’s All That. PG-13. 1999. DVD Comedy
She’s the Man. PG-13. 2006. DVD Comedy
Sixteen Candles. PG. 1984. DVD Comedy
Slackers. R. 2001. DVD Comedy
The Slaughter Rule. R. 2002. DVD Drama
Sleepers. R. 1996. DVD Drama
Smart People. R. 2008. DVD Comedy
Some Kind of Wonderful. PG-13. 1987. DVD Drama
Son of Rambow. PG-13. 2007. DVD Comedy
Stand and Deliver. PG. 1988. DVD Drama
Starter for 10. PG-13. 2006. DVD Comedy
Step Up. PG-13. 2006. DVD Drama
Stomp the Yard. PG-13. 2006. DVD Drama
Strangers With Candy. R. 2005. DVD Comedy
Superbad. R. 2007. DVD Comedy
Swimfan. PG-13. 2002. DVD Drama
Sydney White. PG-13. 2007. DVD Comedy
Take the Lead. PG-13. 2006. DVD Drama
Taps. PG. 1981. DVD Drama
10 Things I Hate about You. PG-13. 1999. DVD Comedy
That '70s Show. Not rated. 1998-2006. DVD 791.4572 THA TV
To Sir, With Love. Not rated. 1966. DVD Drama
Tom Brown’s Schooldays. Not rated. 1971. DVD 791.4572 TOM TV
The Trouble With Angels. PG. 1966. DVD Comedy
Undeclared (television series). Not rated. 2001-2002. DVD 791.4572 UND TV
Underclassman. PG-13. 2005. DVD Comedy
Up the Down Staircase. Not rated. 1967. DVD Drama and VHS Drama
Van Wilder. R. 2002. DVD Comedy
Varsity Blues. R. 1999. DVD Drama
Veronica Mars (television series). Not rated. 2004-2007. DVD 792.4572 VER TV
Whatever It Takes. PG-13. 1999. DVD Comedy
Wonder Boys. R. 2000. DVD Comedy