Best School based movies?
11-02-04, 12:00 AM
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Best School based movies?
Can someone name some of these movies that are based around schools? Here are some that I came up with really quick.
The Breakfast Club (Comedy)
Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (Drama/Thriller)
The Faculty (Thriller/Action)
Drive Me Crazy (Comedy Romance)
She's All That (Comedy Romance)
10 Things I hate about you (Comedy)
I am addicted to these movies and need a few more suggestions. I have seen a lot of the most obvious one like: Weird Science, Back to the Future, etc.
Thanks!
The Breakfast Club (Comedy)
Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (Drama/Thriller)
The Faculty (Thriller/Action)
Drive Me Crazy (Comedy Romance)
She's All That (Comedy Romance)
10 Things I hate about you (Comedy)
I am addicted to these movies and need a few more suggestions. I have seen a lot of the most obvious one like: Weird Science, Back to the Future, etc.
Thanks!
11-02-04, 01:08 AM
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I take it your restricting it to highschool?
School Ties
Rushmore
Heathers
Mean Girls
Election
Carrie
Clueless
The New Guy
Teenwolf
Grease
Porky's
There are several teaching movies like Mr. Holland's Opus. Or dangerous schools where the students threaten the teachers like Lean on Me, Dangerous Minds, The Principle. Or the teachers threaten the students like The Substitute, The Faculty. Or reunion/going back to school/time travel genre: Grosse Point Blank, Peggy-sue Got Married, Back to the Future.
And of course Angel, high school student by day, hooker by night. Although, in my mind it tended to focus on the hooker aspect.
EDIT: Missed the 'best' part of the subject, but I would say most of these are good movies. I would add Rushmore and Election to the 'best' list.
PS. What's the one where terrorist take over a prep school?
School Ties
Rushmore
Heathers
Mean Girls
Election
Carrie
Clueless
The New Guy
Teenwolf
Grease
Porky's
There are several teaching movies like Mr. Holland's Opus. Or dangerous schools where the students threaten the teachers like Lean on Me, Dangerous Minds, The Principle. Or the teachers threaten the students like The Substitute, The Faculty. Or reunion/going back to school/time travel genre: Grosse Point Blank, Peggy-sue Got Married, Back to the Future.
And of course Angel, high school student by day, hooker by night. Although, in my mind it tended to focus on the hooker aspect.
EDIT: Missed the 'best' part of the subject, but I would say most of these are good movies. I would add Rushmore and Election to the 'best' list.
PS. What's the one where terrorist take over a prep school?
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11-02-04, 06:30 AM
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Can't believe noone's mentioned Animal House.
Also, Sister Act 2
South Park, BLU
The Rookie (Dennis Quade)
Kindergarten Cop
Major Payne
Necessary Roughness
Back To The Future
Also, Sister Act 2
South Park, BLU
The Rookie (Dennis Quade)
Kindergarten Cop
Major Payne
Necessary Roughness
Back To The Future
11-02-04, 07:49 AM
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Originally posted by wmansir
PS. What's the one where terrorist take over a prep school?
PS. What's the one where terrorist take over a prep school?
11-02-04, 11:50 AM
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Originally posted by wmansir PS. What's the one where terrorist take over a prep school?
Not the correct answer, but it jogged my memory to this film.
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11-02-04, 11:53 AM
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I watched "The Girl Next Door" this past week and enjoyed it quite a bit so I would add it to the list. I would also put "Back to School" in there with the late Rodney Dangerfield.
11-02-04, 12:01 PM
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Welcome to the Dollhouse - reminded me of everything I hated about school
Flirting
The Devil's Playground
Evil
Fame
Class of Nuke'Em High
Flirting
The Devil's Playground
Evil
Fame
Class of Nuke'Em High
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11-02-04, 01:34 PM
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Not a movie, but Freaks and Geeks is the best depiction of high school ever committed to film.
If I had to stick to movies, I'll take:
Dazed and Confused
I Can Hear the Sea (Studio Ghibli)
If I had to stick to movies, I'll take:
Dazed and Confused
I Can Hear the Sea (Studio Ghibli)