Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "college-professor", "singing"

1. Don't Look Up (2021)

R | 138 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.

Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett

Votes: 602,409

2. Spider-Man 3 (2007)

PG-13 | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.

Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Topher Grace, Thomas Haden Church

Votes: 638,192 | Gross: $336.53M

3. Boyhood (I) (2014)

R | 165 min | Drama

The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.

Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Elijah Smith

Votes: 367,282 | Gross: $25.38M

4. Back to School (1986)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

To help his discouraged son get through college, a funloving and obnoxious rich businessman decides to enter the school as a student himself.

Director: Alan Metter | Stars: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon

Votes: 36,232 | Gross: $91.26M

5. Heavenly Creatures (1994)

R | 99 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Two teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent

Votes: 67,432 | Gross: $3.05M

6. Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.

Director: David Wain | Stars: Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Marguerite Moreau

Votes: 60,547 | Gross: $0.29M

7. Strangers on a Train (1951)

PG | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A psychopathic man tries to forcibly persuade a tennis star to agree to his theory that two strangers can get away with murder by submitting to his plan to kill the other's most-hated person.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Leo G. Carroll

Votes: 141,092 | Gross: $7.63M

8. Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)

Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Drama professor turned theater critic balances his home life and career when he moves to the country with his wife and their four sons.

Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Doris Day, David Niven, Janis Paige, Spring Byington

Votes: 4,932 | Gross: $11.10M

9. The Sure Thing (1985)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Walter Gibson is a university freshman going through a dry spell. His old buddy arranges a "sure thing" for him in California. Gibson and his classmate Allison then take a long road trip out to Cali, and both foil each other's plans.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Anthony Edwards, Boyd Gaines

Votes: 22,196 | Gross: $18.14M

10. A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)

R | 119 min | Drama

A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.

Director: Shainee Gabel | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, John Travolta, Gabriel Macht, Deborah Kara Unger

Votes: 27,211 | Gross: $0.16M

11. The Nutty Professor (1963)

Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

A timid chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome womanizer.

Director: Jerry Lewis | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens, Del Moore, Kathleen Freeman

Votes: 19,430 | Gross: $7.63M

12. The City of the Dead (1960)

PG-13 | 76 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A young college student arrives in a sleepy Massachusetts town to research witchcraft; during her stay at an eerie inn, she discovers a startling secret about the town and its inhabitants.

Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Patricia Jessel, Dennis Lotis, Christopher Lee, Tom Naylor

Votes: 8,528

13. The Savages (2007)

R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

Director: Tamara Jenkins | Stars: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman

Votes: 38,642 | Gross: $6.61M

14. Mo (2019)

TV-MA | 76 min | Drama

Mo and her best friend Vera are caught cheating during exam by Ursu, the toughest professor in the university. After she asks him for a second chance, the professor invites them to his ... See full summary »

Director: Radu Dragomir | Stars: Dana Rogoz, Madalina Craiu, Razvan Vasilescu, Stefan Mihai

Votes: 1,005

15. Black Christmas (2019)

PG-13 | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A group of female students is stalked by a stranger during their Christmas break. That is until the young sorority pledges discover that the killer is part of an underground college conspiracy.

Director: Sophia Takal | Stars: Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Brittany O'Grady

Votes: 19,116

16. Heading South (2005)

Unrated | 108 min | Drama

Three female tourists have their eyes opened while visiting the poverty-stricken and dangerous world of 1980s Haiti.

Director: Laurent Cantet | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Karen Young, Louise Portal, Ménothy Cesar

Votes: 2,871 | Gross: $0.90M

17. Up the Sandbox (1972)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama

A bored housewife takes refuge in a fantasy world.

Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Barbra Streisand, David Selby, Ariane Heller, Terry Smith

Votes: 1,654 | Gross: $1.60M

18. Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009)

Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Drama

A graduate student (Nicholson) copes with a recent breakup by conducting interviews with various men.

Director: John Krasinski | Stars: Julianne Nicholson, Ben Shenkman, Timothy Hutton, Michael Cerveris

Votes: 3,657 | Gross: $0.03M

19. Back When We Were Grownups (2004 TV Movie)

PG | 98 min | Drama

"Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered that she had turned into the wrong person." Based on Anne Tyler's novel, the movie centers on Rebecca Davitch, a 53-year-old single ... See full summary »

Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Blythe Danner, Faye Dunaway, Peter Fonda, Jack Palance

Votes: 355

20. Black Friday (1940)

Approved | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Dr. Sovac transplants the brain of a gangster into his professor friend's body to save his life, but there is a side effect that causes a dangerous split personality.

Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Stanley Ridges, Anne Nagel

Votes: 2,879

21. Weird Woman (1944)

Passed | 63 min | Horror, Mystery

While on a South Seas trip, a professor falls in love and marries an exotic native woman. What he doesn't know is that she was raised by superstitious natives who believe her to be some ... See full summary »

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Morgan

Votes: 1,153

22. The Mad Ghoul (1943)

Passed | 65 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A university chemistry professor experiments with an ancient Mayan gas on a medical student, turning the would-be surgeon into a murdering ghoul.

Director: James P. Hogan | Stars: David Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, George Zucco, Robert Armstrong

Votes: 892

23. She's Working Her Way Through College (1952)

Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Musical

A burlesque dancer goes to college, where she romances a professor and helps put on a musical show.

Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Virginia Mayo, Ronald Reagan, Gene Nelson, Don DeFore

Votes: 686

24. Campus Rhythm (1943)

Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A radio songstress runs away from her sponsor and guardian to enroll in college under an assumed name.

Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Johnny Downs, Gale Storm, Robert Lowery, Douglas Leavitt

Votes: 138

25. La grande lessive (!) (1968)

95 min | Comedy

An addiction is spreading in Paris: Television. Literature teacher Saint-Just is confronted by overtired pupils who can no longer keep their eyes open from all the TV. He and a colleague set out on a mission to save the pupils from the TV.

Director: Jean-Pierre Mocky | Stars: Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Roland Dubillard, Jean Tissier

Votes: 450

26. Wild Wild Winter (1966)

Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Fraternity brothers at Alpine College recruit Ronnie Duke to seduce Susan Benchley because Susan has brainwashed the other female students on campus to avoid dating the boys.

Director: Lennie Weinrib | Stars: Gary Clarke, Chris Noel, Jay and the Americans, The Astronauts

Votes: 67

27. Betty Co-Ed (1946)

Passed | 68 min | Adventure, Drama, Music

A fore-runner and a semi- slight version of "Take Care of My Little Girl" from Sam Katzman, but pert-and-pretty Jean Porter had a knack for making Katzman's pictures look better than they ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Jean Porter, Shirley Mills, William Mason, Rosemary La Planche

Votes: 19

28. Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949)

Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Music, Sport

At a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football.

Director: George Sherman | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Charles Coburn, Gloria DeHaven, Joshua Shelley

Votes: 94

29. College Humor (1933)

Passed | 80 min | Action, Comedy, Music

A college professor and the school's star football player are both rivals for the same beautiful coed.

Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Richard Arlen, Mary Carlisle

Votes: 242

30. Words and Music (1929)

Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Music

Phil and Pete compete for Mary's love and also in a contest for best song written by a college student.

Director: James Tinling | Stars: Lois Moran, Tom Patricola, David Percy, Helen Twelvetrees

Votes: 91

31. The Gladiator (1938)

Not Rated | 72 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A man returns to college and is talked into joining he football team and is a real joke on the team, until he is given a drug that gives him super strength.

Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Joe E. Brown, June Travis, Man Mountain Dean, Dickie Moore

Votes: 128

32. Youth on Parade (1942)

Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Music

Gerald Payne, a psychology professor at Cotchatootamee College, irritates the students with a teaching experiment in which all students are referred to as numbers. Payne's system, which ... See full synopsis »

Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: John Hubbard, Ruth Terry, Martha O'Driscoll, Tom Brown

Votes: 73

33. '68 (1988)

R | 99 min | Drama

'68 covers exactly one year (January 1st through December 31st) in the lives of Zoltan Szabo and his family, Hungarian immigrants, working hard to make a life in San Francisco in 1968. The ... See full summary »

Director: Steven Kovacs | Stars: Eric Larson, Robert Locke, Neil Young, Sándor Técsy

Votes: 95

34. Eadie Was a Lady (1945)

Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Edithea Alden, a college girl from a wealthy family, is working at night as dancer in a nightclub. When the leading lady Rose is loosing the customers attractiong, Editha gets her job, but ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Ann Miller, Joe Besser, William Wright, Jeff Donnell

Votes: 42

35. Sarge Goes to College (1947)

Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A Marine Sergeant wounded in overseas combat service, requires an operation, and Navy psychiatrist Captain R. S. Handler, recommends to Marine Captain Russ Morgan and Colonel Winters that "... See full summary »

Director: Will Jason | Stars: Freddie Stewart, June Preisser, Frankie Darro, Warren Mills

Votes: 39

36. Chip Off the Old Block (1944)

Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

The son of a strict Navy officer falls for the daughter of a musical-comedy star.

Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Ann Blyth, Helen Vinson

Votes: 75

37. Carolina Cannonball (1955)

Approved | 73 min | Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fi

Judy and her grandpa run a trolley between a train depot and a ghost town in Nevada, near the California border. Three spies intent of tracking down an atomic missile gone astray arrive. ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Judy Canova, Andy Clyde, Ross Elliott, Sig Ruman

Votes: 51

38. The Time, the Place and the Girl (1929)

Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

A musical comedy that follows the progress of a college All America football player, Jim Crane(Grant Withers), whose swollen head is deflated when, after graduating , he takes a job as a ... See full summary »

Director: Howard Bretherton | Stars: Grant Withers, Betty Compson, Gertrude Olmstead, James Kirkwood

Votes: 16

39. The Duke Steps Out (1929)

Passed | 62 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Millionaire's son Duke wants to be a champion boxer but takes time out to enroll in college when he sees co-ed Susie. The students wonder about his having a chauffeur and house full of ... See full summary »

Director: James Cruze | Stars: William Haines, Joan Crawford, Karl Dane, Tenen Holtz

Votes: 219

40. Hi, Neighbor (1942)

Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

On graduation day at the Hattie Greenfield Agricultural College, crabby Hattie, who donated the land and buildings for the college twenty-one years previously, is angered by the students' ... See full synopsis »

Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Jean Parker, John Archer, Janet Beecher, Marilyn Hare

Votes: 9

41. In Love with Life (1934)

Passed | 66 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Professor John Sylvestus Applegate has been dismissed from his college teaching position for objecting too loudly to the predominant part that football and other sports play in the ... See full summary »

Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Lila Lee, Onslow Stevens, Claude Gillingwater, Dickie Moore

Votes: 81

42. Knowmore College (1932)

Short, Comedy, Musical

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Director: Aubrey Scotto | Stars: Rudy Vallee, Chester Clute, Mae Questel

Votes: 7

43. She's for Me (1943)

Approved | 61 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Two lawyers fall for their beautiful client.

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: David Bruce, Grace McDonald, Lois Collier, George Dolenz

Votes: 16

44. Devin Millar: Blush (2023 Music Video)

Animation, Musical

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Director: Devin Millar | Star: Devin Millar

45. Undeclared (2001–2003)
Episode: The Assistant (2001)

TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy

The gang's friend Perry invites Adam Sandler to visit the campus and meet his friends. He warns the gang not to make things awkward. Things get awkward. On top of that, Lizzie and Rachel fall for dickish Sandler and his grungy assistant.

Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Jay Baruchel, Carla Gallo, Charlie Hunnam, Monica Keena

Votes: 249