Back to School Movies

There are lots of movies that take place at school, including high school and college. Here is a list of the best back to school movies to get you ready for another year of study.

Note for students viewing this list: You shouldn’t do many things here. We aren’t advocating that you break the rules, but it always makes for great film.

The Breakfast Club (7,9 IMDb) – Getting in trouble and making friends. The ultimate ‘strange herd’ film.
Dead Poet’s Society (8 IMDb) – Think differently.
Mean Girls (7 IMDb) – “You don’t even go to this school!”
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (7,9 IMDb) – The entire City of Chicago will bow down before you.
Harry Potter (7,5 IMDb)– A scar in the right place and everyone will love you.
Accepted (7,5 IMDb) – Didn’t get into college? Make your own.
Clueless (6,8 IMDb) – As if…
Rudy (7,5 IMDb) – You can do it!
The Faculty (6,4 IMDb)– Yes, Delilah, your teachers are from different planets.
Lean on Me (7,4 IMDb) – You will get an education.
Blackboard Jungle (7,4 IMDb) –Lean on Me 30 years earlier.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (7,2 IMDb) – Dude.
Dangerous Minds (6,4 IMDb) – A hot ex-marine and bad kids – um, Lean on Me but cuter?
Heathers (7,3 IMDb) – If you can’t beat ‘em, kill ‘em.
Easy A (7,1 IMDb)– Never be afraid to take an insult much farther than the insulter intended.
Election (7,3 IMDb) – Watch Reese go Type-A CRAZY!
Risky Business (6,8 IMDb) – Hot cars and hookers – gets us to dance in our underwear.
Hoosiers (7,6 IMDb) – Football with Gene Hackman.
Varsity Blues (6,4 IMDb) – I give it a 10.
Stand and Deliver (7,3 IMDb) – Really, is there someone who is going to mess with Edward James Olmos?
Juno (7,5 IMDb) – Protection is a good thing.
Carrie (5,9 IMDb) – Be careful who you piss off.
American Graffiti (7,5 IMDb) – Lucas and Coppola go back to school.
To Sir With Love (7,7 IMDb) – You know you’d learn better from Sidney Poitier.
Hoop Dreams (8,3 IMDb) – A “sports in high school” movie you must see!