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1. Oldboy (2003)
R | 120 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong, Kim Byeong-Ok
Votes: 636,320 | Gross: $0.71M
2. Lady Bird (2017)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
In 2002, an artistically inclined 17-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
Director: Greta Gerwig | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges
Votes: 329,404 | Gross: $48.96M
3. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
In a magically realistic version of Toronto, a young man must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes one by one in order to win her heart.
Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Anna Kendrick
Votes: 465,568 | Gross: $31.49M
4. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Showgirl Deloris Van Cartier returns as Sister Mary Clarence to teach music to a group of Catholic students whose run-down school is slated for closure.
Director: Bill Duke | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Maggie Smith, Barnard Hughes
Votes: 58,511 | Gross: $57.32M
5. The Basketball Diaries (1995)
R | 102 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Director: Scott Kalvert | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Marilyn Sokol, James Madio
Votes: 121,095 | Gross: $2.42M
6. Election (1999)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Loren Nelson, Chris Klein
Votes: 104,577 | Gross: $14.88M
7. The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–2008)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Comedy about identical twins living at the Tipton Hotel with their single mother who is a lounge singer at the hotel.
Stars: Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Brenda Song, Ashley Tisdale
Votes: 39,921
8. Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Janey is new in town and soon meets Lynne, who shares her passion for dancing in general and "Dance TV" in particular.
Director: Alan Metter | Stars: Biff Yeager, Kristi Somers, Richard Blade, Ian Michael Giatti
Votes: 12,946 | Gross: $6.33M
9. Yes, God, Yes (2019)
R | 78 min | Comedy, Drama
After an innocent AOL chat turns racy, a Catholic teenager in the early 2000s discovers masturbation and struggles to suppress her new urges in the face of eternal damnation.
Director: Karen Maine | Stars: Natalia Dyer, Timothy Simons, Wolfgang Novogratz, Francesca Reale
Votes: 17,860
10. Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Romance
Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to not be defined by his condition.
Director: Thor Freudenthal | Stars: Charlie Plummer, Andy Garcia, Taylor Russell, AnnaSophia Robb
Votes: 13,554
11. Heaven Help Us (1985)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A new transfer student to St. Basil's Boys' Prep School tries to fit in while romantically pursuing a troubled young girl.
Director: Michael Dinner | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Andrew McCarthy, John Heard, Mary Stuart Masterson
Votes: 4,983 | Gross: $6.07M
12. Superstar (1999)
PG-13 | 81 min | Comedy, Romance
A nerdy Catholic schoolgirl, Mary Katherine Gallagher, dreams of superstardom.
Director: Bruce McCulloch | Stars: Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Elaine Hendrix, Harland Williams
Votes: 20,386 | Gross: $30.63M
13. My Best Friend's Exorcism (2022)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Teen best friends Abby and Gretchen grapple with an otherworldly demon that takes up residence in Gretchen's body.
Director: Damon Thomas | Stars: Elsie Fisher, Amiah Miller, Rachel Ogechi Kanu, Cathy Ang
Votes: 6,387
14. The Keepers (II) (2017)
TV-MA | 62 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
A seven-part docuseries about the unsolved murder of a nun and the horrific secrets and pain that linger nearly five decades after her death.
Stars: Gemma Hoskins, Abbie Schaub, Virginia Anzengruber, Jean Hargadon Wehner
Votes: 25,073
15. Hoop Dreams (1994)
PG-13 | 170 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport
A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
Director: Steve James | Stars: William Gates, Arthur Agee, Emma Gates, Curtis Gates
Votes: 28,023 | Gross: $7.83M
16. Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Romance
In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.
Director: Kuang-Hui Liu | Stars: Edward Chen, Jing-Hua Tseng, Leon Dai, Shih-Sian Wang
Votes: 7,908
17. The Schoolteacher Goes to Boys' High (1978)
92 min | Comedy
Edwige Fenech stars in this Italian sex-comedy as the new teacher in all-boys Catholic school. All of the boys desire for the chance to "learn" more about their new teacher, but only 1 student gets the opportunity.
Director: Mariano Laurenti | Stars: Edwige Fenech, Renzo Montagnani, Alvaro Vitali, Leo Colonna
Votes: 451
18. Yes, God, Yes (2017)
R | 11 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A good Catholic fifteen-year-old girl finds herself having tempting thoughts after an innocent AOL chat turns unexpectedly racy.
Director: Karen Maine | Stars: Natalia Dyer, John Doherty, Joe Reece, Merissa Czyz
Votes: 1,915
19. Virgin High (1991)
R | 90 min | Comedy
When Christy Murphy comes home past midnight with her boyfriend, Jerry, her parents send her to the Academy of the Blessed Virgin, a Catholic school run by kind but very strict nuns.
Director: Richard Gabai | Stars: Richard Gabai, Tracy Dali, Burt Ward, Maureen LaVette
Votes: 674
20. A Fond Kiss (2004)
R | 104 min | Drama, Romance
Sparks fly in Glasgow's south side when a young Asian man enters into a relationship with a Caucasian woman.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Atta Yaqub, Eva Birthistle, Ahmad Riaz, Shamshad Akhtar
Votes: 7,307
21. Stateside (2004)
R | 97 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The film follows a rebellious teenager on leave from the Marines who falls in love with a female musician. The relationship is threatened when she develops a mental illness...
Director: Reverge Anselmo | Stars: Jonathan Tucker, Rachael Leigh Cook, Agnes Bruckner, Val Kilmer
Votes: 1,994 | Gross: $0.17M
22. Telling Lies in America (1997)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama, Music
A loner befriends a local celebrity, Billy Magic, but he soon begins to tell lies in order to maintain the friendship and the newfound status.
Director: Guy Ferland | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Brad Renfro, Maximilian Schell, Calista Flockhart
Votes: 2,427 | Gross: $0.25M
23. Set Me Free (1999)
94 min | Drama, Romance
In the year 1963, an awkward thirteen-year-old girl comes of age during her escapism into the world of cinema, with potentially dangerous results.
Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Karine Vanasse, Pascale Bussières, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Alexandre Mérineau
Votes: 1,074 | Gross: $0.07M
24. The Jerk Theory (2008)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
The lead singer/guitarist of a high school rock band openly and unapologetically proclaims himself a newly-converted jerk; however, the right girl comes along who could change him back to his former sweet self.
Director: Scott S. Anderson | Stars: Josh Henderson, Jenna Dewan, Lauren Storm, Derek Lee Nixon
Votes: 3,845
25. Adventures in the Sin Bin (2012)
Not Rated | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A virgin finds himself in an awkward love triangle after he gets into the habit of loaning out his van to his friends for their sexual encounters.
Director: Billy Federighi | Stars: Michael Seater, Emily Meade, Bo Burnham, Brian Petsos
Votes: 630
26. Seconds Apart (2011)
R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
Seth and Jonah are twins with a dangerous ability: telekinesis. Things spiral out of control as their classmates die one by one. But jealousy soon divides them and they can no longer trust each other leading to a battle against themselves.
Director: Antonio Negret | Stars: Orlando Jones, Edmund Entin, Gary Entin, Samantha Droke
Votes: 6,423
27. Story of a Bad Boy (1999)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
17-year-old Pauly is a closeted high school kid who wants it all. His dad wants him to make the track team, his mom wants him to do well in the band, and Pauly just wants to get closer to the new student teacher doing the school play.
Director: Tom Donaghy | Stars: Jeremy Hollingworth, Christian Camargo, Stephen Lang, Julie Kavner
Votes: 475
28. The Boy Foretold by the Stars (2020)
Not Rated | 107 min | Romance
The Boy Foretold By The Stars is a romantic comedy movie about two senior high school boys, who thru help of a fortune-teller, find each other at an optional school retreat called Journey with the Lord.
Director: Dolly Dulu | Stars: Adrian Lindayag, Keann Johnson, Iyah Mina, Rissey Reyes
Votes: 198
29. 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten (2016)
Unrated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Felix is a friendless achiever in high school whose life changes after the arrival of the half-American Snyder brothers, entangling him in their dark ambitions.
Director: Petersen Vargas | Stars: Khalil Ramos, Ethan Salvador, Jameson Blake, Ana Capri
Votes: 349
30. Maria Watches Over Us (2004– )
Not Rated | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Sachiko has offered to be Yumi's soeur, the most popular girl at the school as her "sister" and guide for all her years at the academy. The whole idea has Yumi completely flustered because they hardly know each other.
Stars: Kana Ueda, Sarah Hauser, Candice Moore, Miki Itô
Votes: 290
31. Maria Holic (2009–2011)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Kanako's quest for a girlfriend takes a turn for the absurd when the girl of her dreams turns out to be a sadistic cross-dresser.
Stars: Monica Rial, Brittney Karbowski, Tiffany Grant, Molly Searcy
Votes: 345
32. The Dark Maidens (2017)
105 min | Drama, Mystery
Members of a High School literature club discover there is more to the club members than their weekly meetings would lead them to believe.
Director: Saiji Yakumo | Stars: Fumika Shimizu, Marie Iitoyo, Riria Baba, Yûdai Chiba
Votes: 263
33. Letting Go of God (2008)
130 min | Documentary
Letting Go of God is a humorous monologue by Julia Sweeney chronicling her search for God. She begins in the Catholic church, the religion her family raised her in, and takes a Bible study ... See full summary »
Director: Julia Sweeney
Votes: 689
34. But Forever in My Mind (1999)
88 min | Comedy
Silvio is sixteen and is more interested in girls than politics. When his high school is occupy by students, he takes the chance to find his soulmate. He and his friend Ponzi experience the... See full summary »
Director: Gabriele Muccino | Stars: Silvio Muccino, Giuseppe Sanfelice, Giulia Louise Steigerwalt, Giulia Carmignani
Votes: 1,683
35. Hataw na (1995)
Drama, Musical, Romance
Robbie Mallorca and Anna Alvarado are teachers from an exclusive school headed by the ever-conventional non-conformist principal. The admins of the school greatly disapprove of the students' wish to build a dance group for self-expression.
Director: Jose Javier Reyes | Stars: Gary Valenciano, Dayanara Torres, Nida Blanca, Jao Mapa
Votes: 26
36. Night's Tightrope (2016)
120 min | Mystery
Based on the novel Shojo by Kanae Minato, watch for the story of high school student Yuki who plans to see a dead body. She is more than just a little jealous of another student who has ... See full summary »
Director: Yukiko Mishima | Stars: Tsubasa Honda, Gorô Inagaki, Shizuka Ishibashi, Mackenyu
Votes: 277
37. Sacred Hearts, Holy Souls (2014)
39 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Two teenage misfits at an all-boys Catholic boarding school become unlikely comrades in a struggle against hormonal bullies and dinosaur-aged priests.
Director: Mark Thiedeman | Stars: Harrison Tanner Dean, Quinn Gasaway, Schafer Bourne, Tucker Steinmetz
Votes: 30
38. LOLA (The trials and tribulations of an immigrant girl named LOLA),
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Announced
Plot under wraps
Director: Ileana D. Vasquez
39. The Devil's Playground: Filmmaking by Faith (2008 Video)
43 min | Short, Biography, Drama
Stars: Fred Schepisi, Ian Baker, Brian Kavanagh, Arthur Dignam