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1. Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000)
TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Romance
A group of friends living in Beverly Hills, California make their way through life from their school days into adulthood.
Stars: Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Luke Perry, Jennie Garth
Votes: 37,585
2. All Good Things (2010)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
David Marks, a real estate scion, is suspected of killing his wife Katie, who disappeared in 1982.
Director: Andrew Jarecki | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella, Lily Rabe
Votes: 60,099 | Gross: $0.58M
3. A Man Called Otto (2022)
PG-13 | 126 min | Comedy, Drama
Otto is a grump who's given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, John Higgins
Votes: 158,453 | Gross: $62.47M
4. Into the Wild (2007)
R | 148 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener, Marcia Gay Harden
Votes: 658,203 | Gross: $18.35M
5. Shiva Baby (2020)
Not Rated | 77 min | Comedy, Drama
At a Jewish funeral service with her parents, a college student runs into her sugar daddy and ex girlfriend.
Director: Emma Seligman | Stars: Rachel Sennott, Danny Deferrari, Fred Melamed, Polly Draper
Votes: 33,243
6. Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama
A free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 1950s Wellesley girls to question their traditional social roles.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Votes: 90,949 | Gross: $63.86M
7. Reality Bites (1994)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A documentary filmmaker and her fellow Generation X graduates face life after college, looking for work and love in Houston.
Director: Ben Stiller | Stars: Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo, Steve Zahn
Votes: 53,642 | Gross: $20.98M
8. The Nanny Diaries (2007)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.
Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Paul Giamatti, Donna Murphy
Votes: 64,077 | Gross: $25.93M
9. Shutter (II) (2004)
Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young photographer and his girlfriend discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after a tragic accident. They soon learn that you can not escape your past.
Directors: Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom | Stars: Ananda Everingham, Natthaweeranuch Thongmee, Achita Sikamana, Unnop Chanpaibool
Votes: 49,168
10. The Tender Bar (2021)
R | 106 min | Biography, Drama
A boy growing up on Long Island seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar.
Director: George Clooney | Stars: Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Daniel Ranieri, Lily Rabe
Votes: 33,820
11. The Kite Runner (2007)
PG-13 | 128 min | Drama
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Khalid Abdalla, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub
Votes: 82,553 | Gross: $15.80M
12. Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
G | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Herbie, Number 53, the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own, puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.
Director: Angela Robinson | Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton, Cheryl Hines, Breckin Meyer
Votes: 50,837 | Gross: $66.02M
13. Sorority Row (2009)
R | 101 min | Horror, Mystery
A group of sorority sisters try to cover up the death of their house-sister after a prank gone wrong, only to be stalked by a serial killer.
Director: Stewart Hendler | Stars: Briana Evigan, Rumer Willis, Carrie Fisher, Teri Andrez
Votes: 32,409 | Gross: $11.96M
14. The Sessions (2012)
R | 95 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.
Director: Ben Lewin | Stars: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood
Votes: 43,984 | Gross: $6.00M
15. Kicking and Screaming (1995)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A bunch of guys hang around their college for months after graduation, continuing a life much like the one before graduation.
Director: Noah Baumbach | Stars: Josh Hamilton, Eric Stoltz, Samuel Gould, Catherine Kellner
Votes: 15,185 | Gross: $0.70M
16. Antitrust (2001)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.
Director: Peter Howitt | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Tim Robbins, Rachael Leigh Cook, Claire Forlani
Votes: 30,318 | Gross: $10.97M
17. Elegy (I) (2008)
R | 112 min | Drama, Romance
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life, which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood," thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.
Director: Isabel Coixet | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Penélope Cruz, Patricia Clarkson, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 23,215 | Gross: $3.58M
18. 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: 22,946 | Gross: $18.76M
19. New Best Friend (2002)
R | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A North Carolina sheriff investigates the near-fatal drug overdose of an underachieving college girl, and uncovers many sordid details of her life before and during her descent into drugs and debauchery.
Director: Zoe Clarke-Williams | Stars: Taye Diggs, Dominique Swain, Mia Kirshner, Meredith Monroe
Votes: 3,468 | Gross: $0.03M
20. Descent (2007)
R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller
A college co-ed is brutally raped and struggles alone to rebuild her life.
Director: Talia Lugacy | Stars: Rosario Dawson, Chad Faust, Marcus Patrick, Vanessa Ferlito
Votes: 3,271 | Gross: $0.13M
21. Glory Daze (1995)
R | 100 min | Comedy
With college graduation pending, the old gang tries to avoid the inevitability of breaking up and going forward with their lives.
Director: Rich Wilkes | Stars: Ben Affleck, Sam Rockwell, Megan Ward, French Stewart
Votes: 3,750
22. Abandon (2002)
PG-13 | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
An investigation of a college student's missing boyfriend becomes quite strange when she begins to see him periodically.
Director: Stephen Gaghan | Stars: Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam, Zooey Deschanel
Votes: 10,164 | Gross: $10.73M
23. Mumford (1999)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
In the small town of Mumford, a psychologist of the same name moves in and quickly becomes very popular, despite a questionable past.
Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: Loren Dean, Hope Davis, Jason Lee, Alfre Woodard
Votes: 9,503 | Gross: $4.55M
24. The Central Park Five (2012)
Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime.
Directors: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon | Stars: Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Kharey Wise, Raymond Santana
Votes: 7,936 | Gross: $0.27M
25. The New Romantic (2018)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Frustrated with the lack of chivalrous guys her own age, a college senior gives up on dating for love to date an older man in exchange for gifts instead.
Director: Carly Stone | Stars: Jessica Barden, Hayley Law, Brett Dier, Camila Mendes
Votes: 2,419
26. Where Are You Going, Habibi? (2015)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ibrahim falls in love with Alexander, a blond, blue eyed German criminal and show wrestler who is straight - an impossible friendship that surpasses the both of them.
Director: Tor Iben | Stars: Cem Alkan, Martin Walde, Tuncay Gary, Ilknur Boyraz
Votes: 1,095
27. RBG (2018)
PG | 98 min | Documentary, Biography
The exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.
Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West | Stars: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ann Kittner, Harryette Helsel, Nina Totenberg
Votes: 15,064 | Gross: $14.02M
28. Trouble Along the Way (1953)
Approved | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An ex-football coach is hired by a small Catholic college to train its football team in the hopes of winning games and making money to save the school from bankruptcy.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Coburn, Tom Tully
Votes: 2,152
29. Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Approved | 126 min | Musical, Romance
A wealthy American has a chance encounter with a joyful young French woman, and anonymously pays for her education. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor, nicknaming him from the description given by some of her fellow orphans.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Thelma Ritter
Votes: 4,283
30. Dark Matter (I) (2007)
R | 88 min | Drama
Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics.
Director: Shi-Zheng Chen | Stars: Ye Liu, Aidan Quinn, Meryl Streep, Peng Chi
Votes: 3,658 | Gross: $0.03M
31. My Golden Days (2015)
R | 123 min | Drama, Romance
Paul is preparing to leave Tajikistan, while thinking back on his adolescent years. His childhood, his mother's madness, the parties, the trip to the USSR where he lost his virginity, the friend who betrayed him and the love of his life.
Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Quentin Dolmaire, Lou Roy-Lecollinet, Mathieu Amalric, Dinara Drukarova
Votes: 3,800 | Gross: $0.27M
32. Second Chorus (1940)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
When perennial college students Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are forced to make it on their own, the competitive pair get jobs with Artie Shaw's band and reunite with ex-manager Ellen Miller.
Director: H.C. Potter | Stars: Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Artie Shaw, Charles Butterworth
Votes: 1,761
33. So Big (1953)
Approved | 101 min | Drama, Romance, Western
In the late 1890s, a young widow becomes a successful farmer and can send her son, nicknamed 'So Big', to college. After graduating, he finds a job as an architect, but forgoes his dream in favor of an immediate financial success.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Jane Wyman, Sterling Hayden, Nancy Olson, Steve Forrest
Votes: 820
34. The Paper Store (2016)
99 min | Drama, Romance
A revenge tale about a former college student who forges essays for cash, the client who becomes her lover, and their professor.
Director: Nicholas Gray | Stars: Stef Dawson, Penn Badgley, Richard Kind, Clifton Dunn
Votes: 242
35. Flirtation Walk (1934)
Passed | 97 min | Musical
Musical-romance with Powell as private in Hawaii involved with general's daughter Keeler. Break up to avoid scandal but reunite years later when he produces play at West Point starring her.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Pat O'Brien, Ross Alexander
Votes: 871
36. Rings of the Unpromised (2023)
69 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In a world of broken promises, one woman finds the answer to fulfill the only promise that truly matters.
Director: Michelle Arthur | Stars: Michelle Arthur, Kat Kramer, Linney Allen, Jeff Vernon
Votes: 20
37. Strange Planet (1999)
96 min | Comedy, Romance
3 girls in Sydney share an apartment and friendship. The movie follows them as well as 3 guys for a year from New Year's Eve 1998. They'll meet each other before the year ends.
Director: Emma-Kate Croghan | Stars: Claudia Karvan, Naomi Watts, Alice Garner, Tom Long
Votes: 986
38. Daddy Long Legs (1931)
80 min | Comedy, Romance
Wealthy Jervis Pendleton acts as benefactor for orphan Judy Abbott, anonymously sponsoring her in her boarding school. But as she grows up, he finds himself falling in love with her, and ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Janet Gaynor, Warner Baxter, Una Merkel, John Arledge
Votes: 167
39. Disputed Passage (1939)
Passed | 87 min | Drama, Romance, War
A doctor's medical studies are threatened by his infatuation with a Chinese girl. The girl returns to China, but complications ensue when she runs into him in Nanking during a Japanese bombing raid.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff, John Howard, Judith Barrett
Votes: 161
40. Summer (2002)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three childhood friends graduate from university and try, against steadily increasing odds, to enjoy one last summer of immaturity.
Director: Phil Price | Stars: Joe Cobden, Karen Cliche, Michael Rubenfeld, Amy Sloan
Votes: 188
41. Little Black Dress (2011)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
After graduating from university a group of five close friends have to define their own lives in ways that challenge their friendship.
Director: Heo In-moo | Stars: Yoon Eun-hye, Park Han-byeol, Cha Ye-ryun, Yoo In-na
Votes: 506
42. Along the Way (2007)
R | 97 min | Drama
A powerful memoir of the summer of 1996 and the events that shattered the lives of four close friends.
Director: Andrew Bowen | Stars: Briel DiCristofaro, Andrew Bowen, Michael Cade, John McLoughlin
Votes: 298
43. His First Flame (1927)
Passed | 48 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
A misogynist Fire chief counsels his nephew to avoid matrimony at all costs. Uhe love-struck Harry is determined to marry his sweetheart Ethel.
Director: Harry Edwards | Stars: Harry Langdon, Natalie Kingston, Ruth Hiatt, Vernon Dent
Votes: 180
44. Community College (2009)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy
Community College is a love story between four dudes and their ability to get free drinks. However, that privilege is threatened when their favorite bar is on the verge of closing for good!... See full summary »
Director: Tommy Avallone | Stars: Jordan McSorley, Jon Dean, Tim Dean, Tommy Avallone
Votes: 120
45. Box Elder (2008)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy
Box elder bugs are loud, scary looking, and dependent on group swarming. Yet, they're also completely harmless and extremely passive aggressive. Using this metaphor to address a generation ... See full summary »
Director: Todd Sklar | Stars: Hina Abdullah, Kyle Ayers, Andy Cohen, David Crespy
Votes: 322 | Gross: $0.05M
46. Circles (II) (1997)
87 min | Drama
Jeremy is a college student whose only care in the world is the number of girls he's seeing that week.
Director: Adam Kreutner | Stars: Neal McDonough, Antonio Sabato Jr., Teresa Hill, John Bennett Perry
Votes: 114
47. Brown Eyed Girl (2001)
36 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A college student falls in love with a coed who causes him to re-think his life plan.
Director: Jackson Douglas | Stars: Jon Wellner, Lindsay Mechanic, Irene White, Alex Borstein
Votes: 14
48. No Look Pass (2011)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
NO LOOK PASS is the coming-of-age American Dream story of Emily 'Etay' Tay, a first generation Burmese immigrant and basketball superstar living a double life at Harvard who strives to play... See full summary »
Director: Melissa Johnson
Votes: 54
49. You Can't Buy Everything (1934)
Passed | 82 min | Drama, Romance
Hannah is so tight with her money that she takes her son, Donnie, to the charity ward a week after he hurts his leg. But she has always hoarded her money since her late husband wasted most ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: May Robson, Jean Parker, Lewis Stone, Mary Forbes
Votes: 225
50. The Waterhole (2009)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Romance
At the end of their college years, Miller finds that he and his college buddies are growing apart as they choose different paths into the future. They are regulars at Murphy's, a popular ... See full summary »
Director: Ely Mennin | Stars: Jade Carter, Patrick J. Adams, Jessica Barth, Dan Bayat
Votes: 92