1. The Breakfast Club

The quintessential high school movie with five characters that we can all identify with in different ways.

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2. Easy a

Emma Stone stars as a smart high school girl who falls victim to the vicious teen rumor mill.

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3. Bring It on

The high school cheerleading movie starring Kirsten Dunst that took the world by storm in the 90s.

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4. Heathers

A high school movie with a twist about young love that gets super dangerous, super fast!

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5. Mean Girls

A modern masterpiece from the genius mind of Tina Fey - an absolute must see in the high school genre!

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6. The Craft

Forget Sabrina, these four teen witches were the talk of the school in the 90s.

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7. Grease

A timeless high school musical about love, lust and everything in between!

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8. 10 Things I Hate about You

A great modern retelling of a Shakespeare classic starring the late great Heath Ledger.

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9. Pretty in Pink

Another one of John Hughes’ 80s high school classics starring young actress of the decade Molly Ringwald.

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10. Sixteen Candles

John Hughes and Molly Ringwald combine again for fun comedy about a girl whose birthday is forgotten by her family.

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11. The Princess Diaries

Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews are a dream team as a dowdy high schooler discovers she is a princess.

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12. The Faculty

We’ve all wondered if our teachers were aliens, but in this film, they actually were!

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13. The Spectacular Now

A great modern high school film about the complications of love starring Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller.

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14. She’s All That

Another 90s classic, this time starring one of the decade’s biggest heartthrobs, Freddie Prinze Jr.

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15. Clueless

Perhaps the most iconic high school film of all, Clueless showed 90s’ teens how the rich kids lived!

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16. Paper Towns

Adapted from a John Green novel, Paper Towns is a fun romance about a high school boy who goes in search of his one true love.

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17. 21 Jump Street

A hilarious remake of the 80s TV show starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill.

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18. American Pie

The original raunchy high school sex comedy that sparked a whole new modern genre.

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19. Ferris Bueller’s Day off

An 80s classic that made all of us want to skip school for the day and run riot!

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20. 17 Again

A middle aged man gets the chance to rewrite his high school days when he wakes up as a 17 year old again.

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21. Carrie

A creepy remake of the original starring Chloe Grace Moretz as the high school girl with supernatural powers.

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22. Dead Poets Society

The late great Robin Williams gives a performance as the high school teacher that we all wish we’d had.

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23. Say Anything

John Cusack gives a memorable performance in one of the most beloved high school romances films of the 80s.

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24. Napoleon Dynamite

There is nothing quite like Napoleon Dynamite; a hilarious high school comedy that is truly original!

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25. Never Been Kissed

Drew Barrymore plays a journalist who enrolls back at her old high school as part of a news story.

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26. Can’t Hardly Wait

Full of different characters and crazy situations, Can’t Hardly Wait gives the audience a fun insight in to graduating from high school.

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27. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Lindsay Lohan stars as a drama queen city girl whose family chooses to move to the suburbs.

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28. The Karate Kid

A bullied high school boy learns to defend himself with the help of a faithful martial arts teacher.

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29. Rushmore

A unique film by Wes Anderson about the life and loves of a bizarre but genius high school student.

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30. Dangerous Minds

An ex-marine turned teacher fights against the odds to give her class of inner city kids a chance to graduate.

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31. Scream

An iconic movie that spawned an entirely new genre of horror starring Neve Campbell.

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32. It Follows

A great modern horror about a group of high school students plagued by a curse that is passed through sex.

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33. Friday Night Lights

A moving tale based on a true story about a Southern high school football team.

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34. Can’t Buy Me Love

The school nerd pays the popular girl in school to pretend to be his girlfriend.

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35. Fame

A classic movie about a group of young and aspiring performers at a talent academy in New York.

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36. Dazed and Confused

An insight in to the crazy days of a group of high school students in 1976.

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37. Back to the Future

A charismatic high schooler is sent back in time to ensure that his parents get together in their own high school days.

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38. Fast Times at Ridgemont High

A group of Californian high school students excel at their favorite subjects: sex, drugs and rock and roll!

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39. Election

A fun high school comedy about the internal politics and struggles of a student council election.

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40. Donnie Darko

A cult classic about a troubled teenage boy who sees visions of a human sized bunny rabbit.

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41. The Last Picture Show

A classic coming of age tale about a group of high schools kids in 1950s Texas.

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42. Cracks

A tense and dramatic tale about a group of private school girls and the teacher whom they adore.

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43. To Sir, with Love

Sidney Poitier stars as an inspiring teacher who must confront race issues in an all-white East London school in the 60s.

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44. The History Boys

A fun film about a group of gifted teenage boys as they strive to get in to Oxford and Cambridge.

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45. Sister Act 2

Whoopi Goldberg goes back in disguise to coach a talented high school choir to competition glory.

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46. Twilight

The modern phenomenon about an awkward high school girl who falls madly in love with a vampire.

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47. The Perks of Being a Wallflower

A charming tale about a shy freshman who is befriended by two of his high school’s oddest students.

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48. The DUFF

A recent comedy starring Mae Whitman about who discovers she is her friendship group’s DUFF – designated ugly fat friend.

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49. The Outsiders

A gripping drama about high schools gangs and the violence that can ensue between them.

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50. Juno

A charming and memorable comedy drama about a high school girl who becomes pregnant and decides to give the baby up for adoption.

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What’s your favorite high school movie? I love Pretty in Pink because the soundtrack just speaks to me.