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1. Dazed and Confused (1993)
R | 103 min | Comedy
The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Matthew McConaughey, Rory Cochrane
Votes: 200,497 | Gross: $7.99M
2. Sideways (2004)
R | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
Votes: 204,991 | Gross: $71.50M
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Greg Heffley is a 12 year old who is fresh out of elementary and transitions to middle school, where he has to learn the consequences and responsibility to survive the year.
Director: Thor Freudenthal | Stars: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn
Votes: 58,406 | Gross: $64.00M
4. About Dry Grasses (2023)
Not Rated | 197 min | Drama
A young teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after four years of mandatory service in a remote village, but is accused of inappropriate contact by two students. After losing hope, a colleague offers him new perspectives on life.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Deniz Celiloglu, Merve Dizdar, Musab Ekici, Ece Bagci
Votes: 12,316
5. 13 Going on 30 (2004)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Unpopular schoolgirl Jenna Rink makes an unusual wish on her birthday. Miraculously, her wish comes true and the 13-year-old Jenna wakes up the next day as a 30-year-old woman.
Director: Gary Winick | Stars: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis
Votes: 218,071 | Gross: $57.23M
6. Casper (1995)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits.
Director: Brad Silberling | Stars: Bill Pullman, Christina Ricci, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle
Votes: 147,252 | Gross: $100.33M
7. Incredibles 2 (2018)
PG | 118 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Incredibles family takes on a new mission which involves a change in family roles: Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) must manage the house while his wife Helen (Elastigirl) goes out to save the world.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner
Votes: 332,805 | Gross: $608.58M
8. A Separation (2011)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini
Votes: 259,292 | Gross: $7.10M
9. Let Me In (I) (2010)
R | 116 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.
Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz, Richard Jenkins, Cara Buono
Votes: 127,596 | Gross: $12.13M
10. The Upside of Anger (2005)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
When her husband unexpectedly disappears, a sharp-witted suburban wife and her daughters juggle their mom's romantic dilemmas and family dynamics.
Director: Mike Binder | Stars: Joan Allen, Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, Evan Rachel Wood
Votes: 23,052 | Gross: $18.76M
11. Half Nelson (2006)
R | 106 min | Drama
An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.
Director: Ryan Fleck | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Anthony Mackie, Shareeka Epps, Jeff Lima
Votes: 92,186 | Gross: $2.69M
12. Assassination Classroom (2013–2016)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A powerful creature claims that within a year, Earth will be destroyed by him, but he offers mankind a chance by becoming a homeroom teacher where he teaches his students about how to kill him. An assassination classroom begins.
Stars: Jun Fukuyama, Mai Fuchigami, Bryce Papenbrook, Vic Mignogna
Votes: 21,069
13. The Squid and the Whale (2005)
R | 81 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
Director: Noah Baumbach | Stars: Owen Kline, Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg
Votes: 90,688 | Gross: $7.36M
14. Sleepover (2004)
PG | 89 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Desperate to improve their social status, four best friends enter into an all-night scavenger hunt against the popular clique in their school.
Director: Joe Nussbaum | Stars: Alexa PenaVega, Mika Boorem, Scout Taylor-Compton, Jane Lynch
Votes: 18,077 | Gross: $9.44M
15. Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
An awkward seventh-grader struggles to cope with inattentive parents, snobbish class-mates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister and her own insecurities in suburban New Jersey.
Director: Todd Solondz | Stars: Heather Matarazzo, Christina Brucato, Victoria Davis, Christina Vidal
Votes: 37,306 | Gross: $4.77M
16. Air Bud (1997)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
An unexpected player joins the school basketball team - a circus dog who escaped from a cruel master.
Director: Charles Martin Smith | Stars: Michael Jeter, Kevin Zegers, Wendy Makkena, Bill Cobbs
Votes: 19,578 | Gross: $24.63M
17. The Addams Family (2019)
PG | 86 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The eccentrically macabre family moves to a bland suburb where Wednesday Addams' friendship with the daughter of a hostile and conformist local reality show host exacerbates conflict between the families.
Directors: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard
Votes: 45,032 | Gross: $100.04M
18. Rebelde (2004–2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Six teenagers with different lives and personalities attend a prominent private school with only one thing in common: their vocation and passion for music.
Stars: Dulce María, Rodrigo Nehme, Alfonso Herrera, Christopher Von Uckermann
Votes: 6,200
19. Another (2012)
TV-MA | 286 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A young man named, Koichi Sakakibara, transfers to a new school where he finds himself drawn into a mystery involving a mysterious girl and a series of gruesome deaths.
Stars: Atsushi Abe, Natsumi Takamori, Tomoaki Maeno, Monica Rial
Votes: 18,371
20. All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
Unrated | 146 min | Crime, Drama, Music
The problematic lives of teenager students for whom the singer Lily Chou-Chou's dreamy music is the only way to escape an alienating, violent and insensitive society.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Hayato Ichihara, Shûgo Oshinari, Ayumi Ito, Takao Osawa
Votes: 11,303 | Gross: $0.02M
21. Over the Edge (1979)
PG | 95 min | Crime, Drama
A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada after the death of one of their own.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Matt Dillon, Michael Eric Kramer, Pamela Ludwig, Vincent Spano
Votes: 8,162
22. The Mighty (1998)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Two young boys are social outcasts in their community due to their disabilities and broken home lives. When they are paired together, they form a bond over their shared circumstances.
Director: Peter Chelsom | Stars: Kieran Culkin, Elden Henson, Sharon Stone, Harry Dean Stanton
Votes: 13,931 | Gross: $2.64M
23. The Burning Bed (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An abused battered wife has had enough of her husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.
Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie
Votes: 3,459
24. Simon Birch (1998)
PG | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.
Director: Mark Steven Johnson | Stars: Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt
Votes: 22,245 | Gross: $18.25M
25. The Thirteenth Year (1999 TV Movie)
TV-G | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
After he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday, Cody learns that his birthmother is a mermaid.
Director: Duwayne Dunham | Stars: Chez Starbuck, Justin Jon Ross, Courtnee Draper, Brent Briscoe
Votes: 6,119
26. Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1987–1989)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Recently-widowed Miss Carrie Bliss (Hayley Mills) teaches at a middle school in Indianapolis, where she helps her students tackle life lessons.
Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Hayley Mills, Dustin Diamond, Dennis Haskins
Votes: 2,125
27. Doug (1991–1994)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The life of a young boy as he meets friends, falls in love, maneuvers his way through grade 6 and writes all about it in his journal.
Stars: Billy West, Fred Newman, Constance Shulman, Doug Preis
Votes: 20,105
28. Sidekicks (1992)
PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A bullied teen who fantasizes about being Chuck Norris' sidekick trains in martial arts to fulfill his dreams.
Director: Aaron Norris | Stars: Chuck Norris, Beau Bridges, Jonathan Brandis, Mako
Votes: 9,811 | Gross: $17.18M
29. Underdog (2007)
PG | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A Beagle must use his newly-bestowed superpowers to defend Capitol City from mad scientist Simon Barsinister.
Director: Frederik Du Chau | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Jason Lee, Amy Adams, Jim Belushi
Votes: 22,771 | Gross: $43.76M
30. Hick (2011)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
A Nebraska teen gets more than she bargained for when she sets out for the bright lights of Las Vegas.
Director: Derick Martini | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Blake Lively, Rory Culkin, Eddie Redmayne
Votes: 20,866
31. Mean Creek (2004)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama
When a teen is bullied, his brother and friends lure the bully into the woods to seek revenge.
Director: Jacob Estes | Stars: Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan
Votes: 33,407 | Gross: $0.60M
32. Unfabulous (2004–2007)
TV-G | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Addie is a teenage middle school student. She has two BFFs and an annoying big brother.
Stars: Emma Roberts, Melise, Jordan Calloway, Brandon Kelly
Votes: 3,735
33. A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Approved | 128 min | Drama
A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands
Votes: 9,611
34. Rebound (2005)
PG | 86 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
An acclaimed college basketball coach is demoted to a junior varsity team after a public meltdown.
Director: Steve Carr | Stars: Martin Lawrence, Megan Mullally, Breckin Meyer, Wendy Raquel Robinson
Votes: 13,623 | Gross: $16.81M
35. First Kid (1996)
PG | 101 min | Comedy, Family
A former boxer turned Secret Service agent is assigned to protect the President's son, who seems determined to make life difficult for his new protector.
Director: David Mickey Evans | Stars: Sinbad, Brock Pierce, Blake Boyd, Timothy Busfield
Votes: 11,584 | Gross: $26.46M
36. Tokyo Sonata (2008)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama
An ordinary Japanese family slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyôko Koizumi, Yû Koyanagi, Kai Inowaki
Votes: 11,897 | Gross: $0.28M
37. Running with Scissors (2006)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama
A teenage boy comes of age in the 1970's, sent by his neurotic, pretentious mother to live with a jolly, vulgar psychiatrist and his eccentric extended family.
Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Gwyneth Paltrow
Votes: 23,182 | Gross: $6.75M
38. King of the Hill (1993)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, History
A young boy struggles on his own in a run-down hotel after his parents and younger brother are separated from him in 1930s Depression-era Midwest.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Jesse Bradford, Jeroen Krabbé, Lisa Eichhorn, Karen Allen
Votes: 8,841 | Gross: $1.30M
39. Remember the Daze (2007)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
A glimpse into the teenage wasteland of suburbia 1999 that takes place over 24 hours, and the teenagers who make their way through the last day of high school.
Director: Jess Bond | Stars: Katrina Begin, Charles Chen, Melonie Diaz, Sunny Doench
Votes: 3,940
40. Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
G | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
Story of a golden retriever who can play football.
Director: Richard Martin | Stars: Kevin Zegers, Cynthia Stevenson, Tim Conway, Dick Martin
Votes: 6,203 | Gross: $10.22M
41. Stuck in the Suburbs (2004 TV Movie)
TV-G | 76 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Bored with her suburban life, teenage Brittany finds excitement when her phone is switched with the phone of Jordan Cahill, only THE top teen pop singer, who has come to her town to make a music video.
Director: Savage Steve Holland | Stars: Danielle Panabaker, Brenda Song, Amanda Shaw, CiCi Hedgpeth
Votes: 4,463
42. The Substitute (2007)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A group of sixth-graders is convinced their new substitute teacher is actually a menacing alien.
Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: Paprika Steen, Ulrich Thomsen, Jonas Wandschneider, Nikolaj Falkenberg-Klok
Votes: 3,433
43. Mr. Woodcock (2007)
PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
Taken aback by his mother's wedding announcement, a young man returns home in an effort to stop her from marrying his old high school gym teacher, a man who made middle school hell for generations of students.
Director: Craig Gillespie | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott, Susan Sarandon, Amy Poehler
Votes: 37,072 | Gross: $25.63M
44. Attack on Titan: Junior High (2015)
TV-14 | 17 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After his lunch is eaten by a Titan on the first day of junior high, young Eren Jaeger vows to destroy the human food-stealing creatures with the help of his classmates and hilarity ensues.
Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Kishô Taniyama
Votes: 2,949
45. Skipped Parts (2000)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An ungrounded young mother and her thoughtful teenage son are banished to a remote provincial town by her domineering father.
Director: Tamra Davis | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mischa Barton, Bug Hall
Votes: 3,691
46. Stacy's Mom (2010)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy
When four early teenagers fall in love with their friend's mother, their homework isn't the only thing that starts to get hard! Enter prepubescent sexual angst with Tommy, Mark, Roland, and... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Sayre | Stars: Brittney Powell, Logan Manus, Jesse Stevenson, Rashad Monson
Votes: 332
47. What They Had (2018)
R | 101 min | Drama
Bridget returns home at her brother's urging to deal with her ailing mother and her father's reluctance to let go of their life together.
Director: Elizabeth Chomko | Stars: Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, Blythe Danner
Votes: 4,754 | Gross: $0.26M
48. Wild Tigers I Have Known (2006)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
A lyrical telling of the coming of age of a 13-year-old boy who learns to cope with his newfound sexuality and his unrequited love for the cool kid in school.
Director: Cam Archer | Stars: Malcolm Stumpf, Patrick White, Max Paradise, Fairuza Balk
Votes: 2,288 | Gross: $0.01M
49. Tsukigakirei (2017)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
A romance forms between two shy third year middle school students.
Stars: Shoya Chiba, Konomi Kohara, Rie Murakawa, Amber Lee Connors
Votes: 2,509
50. Genius (1999 TV Movie)
TV-G | 82 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Charlie Boyle finds that even his high IQ can't solve all of his problems when he takes on a double life in order to make friends his own age.
Director: Rod Daniel | Stars: Trevor Morgan, Emmy Rossum, Charles Fleischer, Yannick Bisson
Votes: 2,114