Most Popular High School Newspaper Movies and TV Shows
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1. Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000)
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: 30,374
2. My Friend Dahmer (2017)
14A | 107 min | Biography, Drama
A young Jeffrey Dahmer struggles to belong in high school.
Director: Marc Meyers | Stars: Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Anne Heche, Zachary Davis Brown
Votes: 15,123 | Gross: $1.36M
3. Just One of the Guys (1985)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
Terry feels discriminated against when the summer jobs at Sun Tribune go to 2 guys. She decides to do something about it. She dresses like a guy and gets a haircut. Will students at the other high school notice? Girls notice "him".
Director: Lisa Gottlieb | Stars: Joyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, Billy Jayne, Toni Hudson
Votes: 13,483 | Gross: $11.50M
4. World's Greatest Dad (I) (2009)
14A | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
When his son's body is found in a humiliating accident, a lonely high school teacher inadvertently attracts an overwhelming amount of community and media attention after covering up the truth with a phony suicide note.
Director: Bobcat Goldthwait | Stars: Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara, Morgan Murphy, Naomi Glick
Votes: 36,650 | Gross: $0.22M
5. Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extra-curricular criminal activities.
Director: Justin Lin | Stars: Parry Shen, Jason Tobin, Sung Kang, Shirley Anderson
Votes: 8,917 | Gross: $3.80M
6. Who's Your Daddy? (2002 Video)
R | 105 min | Comedy
An adopted Ohio high school senior discovers he is the inherited heir to a porn empire. Dropped into a bitter power struggle, his new flock of beautiful co-workers come to his aid.
Director: Andy Fickman | Stars: Brandon Davis, Colleen Camp, Kadeem Hardison, Christine Lakin
Votes: 4,296
7. Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005 Video)
18A | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
On a prom-night dare, a trio of high school friends chant an incantation, unleashing an evil spirit from the past with deadly consequences.
Director: Mary Lambert | Stars: Kate Mara, Robert Vito, Tina Lifford, Ed Marinaro
Votes: 7,611
8. Assassination of a High School President (2008)
14A | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
At a Catholic high school, a sophomore newspaper reporter investigates a case of stolen SAT exams. He thinks he's nailed the suspect and managed to get the popular girl when he realises a larger conspiracy is afoot.
Director: Brett Simon | Stars: Reece Thompson, Mischa Barton, Bruce Willis, Michael Rapaport
Votes: 15,336
9. Hamlet 2 (2008)
14A | 92 min | Comedy, Music
In this irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Director: Andrew Fleming | Stars: Steve Coogan, Elisabeth Shue, Catherine Keener, Joseph Julian Soria
Votes: 16,378 | Gross: $4.88M
10. Get Real (1998)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A tenderly romantic coming-of-age story as two boys in a British school fall in love.
Director: Simon Shore | Stars: Ben Silverstone, Brad Gorton, Charlotte Brittain, Stacy Hart
Votes: 12,171 | Gross: $1.20M
11. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
G | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
A high school girl falls for a playboy artist, with screwball results.
Director: Irving Reis | Stars: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple, Rudy Vallee
Votes: 7,556
12. There Goes My Baby (1994)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
Graduates of a Los Angeles high school in 1965 see America's culture and politics gradually change.
Director: Floyd Mutrux | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Ricky Schroder, Kelli Williams, Noah Wyle
Votes: 993 | Gross: $0.12M
13. Kids in America (2005)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy
A diverse group of high school students band together to peacefully stick it to their overbearing principal.
Director: Josh Stolberg | Stars: Gregory Smith, Julie Bowen, Malik Yoba, Stephanie Sherrin
Votes: 2,587 | Gross: $0.54M
14. Dangerously Close (1986)
95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A rebel without a cause at an elite uptight High School discovers some of his classmates have formed an even more elite clique hell-bent on ridding the school of what they deem to be its undesirables because of ethnicity, politics, etc.
Director: Albert Pyun | Stars: John Stockwell, J. Eddie Peck, Carey Lowell, Bradford Bancroft
Votes: 1,086 | Gross: $2.39M
15. Noriko no shokutaku (2005)
159 min | Drama, Horror
A teenager called Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Tokoyama, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko's "family circle", ... See full summary »
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Kazue Fukiishi, Tsugumi, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Shirô Namiki
Votes: 4,019
16. Archie's Weird Mysteries (1999–2000)
30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Based on the comic book series of the same name, Archie Andrews and the gang tackle "weird mysteries" and write about them in the school newspaper
Stars: Ben Beck, Jill Anderson, Terry Berner, Jerry Longe
Votes: 562
17. Campus Confidential (2005 TV Movie)
81 min | Comedy, Family
School... there is the popular crowd. Teachers favor some students over others. Because of this, Violet decides to start a school paper, which exposes many embarrassing secrets of popular kids who think they run the campus.
Director: Melanie Mayron | Stars: Christy Carlson Romano, Keri Lynn Pratt, Katey Sagal, Teddy Dunn
Votes: 715
18. Beware the Gonzo (2010)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young muckraker decides to start his own underground newspaper at his high school.
Director: Bryan Goluboff | Stars: Ezra Miller, Zoë Kravitz, Griffin Newman, Stefanie Y. Hong
Votes: 1,548
19. TV 101 (1988–1989)
60 min | Drama
Kevin Keegan is a recently divorced TV news photographer who quits his job and returns to Roosevelt High School to teach the kids how to make a weekly cable TV show. Principal Steadman ... See full summary »
Stars: Sam Robards, Brynn Thayer, Leon Russom, Andrew Cassese
Votes: 83
20. The Chicken Chronicles (1977)
95 min | Comedy
A high school senior tries to score with Margaret.
Director: Frank Simon | Stars: Phil Silvers, Ed Lauter, Steve Guttenberg, Lisa Reeves
Votes: 283
21. Maria sama ga miteru (2004– )
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: 201
22. 9B (1988– )
60 min | Drama
Bob Dawson moves to the small Canadian town of Fort Hamilton to teach in peace. However, his new students are mostly local misfits and delinquents. He tries to help them with their problems. Inspired by the career of Don Hunter.
Stars: Robert Wisden, John Bayliss, Melanie Miller, Elizabeth Beeler
Votes: 11
23. 9B (1986 TV Movie)
PG | 98 min | Drama
The story of a young idealistic teacher and his struggle with a class of difficult students in a northern British Columbia school.
Director: James Swan | Stars: Robert Wisden, Ron White, Sheila McCarthy, Joann McIntyre
Votes: 23
24. Freestyle! (1978–1981)
Drama
Six junior high school students chase down stories for 'Scoop I', school newspaper.
Stars: Kay Howell, Marc Jefferson, Jennifer McAllister, Gregg Forrest
25. Educating Cooper (2010)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Sometimes you have to skip class to learn a thing or two about life.
Director: Bryan Litt | Stars: Sean Bolger, John B. Boss, Janet Ulrich Brooks, Rae Gray
Votes: 30
26.
Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode:
Clash of the Taylors
(1997)
30 min | Comedy, Family
Tim is upset when Randy becomes critical of Binford's environmental record.
Director: Andrew Tsao | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Richard Karn
Votes: 133
27.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
Dear Lovey Hart: I Am Desperate
(1976)
46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Teenage girl reluctantly takes on an advice column for her school newspaper.
Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Susan Lawrence, Meegan King, Barbara Timko, Elyssa Davalos
Votes: 30
28.
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode:
Harry Morton's Private Secretary
(1950)
30 min | Comedy
Blanche Morton becomes jealous when her husband, Harry, hires a new secretary because she assumes his new assistant is female. Meanwhile, a pretty high school student drops by the Burns ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bill Goodwin, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 28
29.
Max Steel (2013–2015)
Episode:
Making the Grade
(2013)
PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Steel winds up mistaken as Max's "shoe warmer" science fair project, which Extroyer recognizes and steals.
Directors: Trent Carlson, Logan McPherson | Stars: Kathleen Barr, Richard Ian Cox, Brian Dobson, Michael Dobson
Votes: 11
30.
Family Matters (1989–1998)
Episode:
Opposites Attract
(1994)
30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
School newspaper reporter Laura and editor Ziggy engage in a series of conflicts ... before falling for each other.
Director: Gary Menteer | Stars: Reginald VelJohnson, Jo Marie Payton, Rosetta LeNoire, Darius McCrary
Votes: 59
31.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode:
Pravda
(2003)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young African-American reporter's girlfriend is murdered at his apartment, and focus turns towards his editor.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 174
32.
Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode:
The Karate Kid Returns
(1997)
30 min | Comedy, Family
While shopping in the mall, Mark uses karate to stop a bully from beating Randy. The incident is written in the school newspaper. Randy is embarrassed, and punches the boy who wrote the story.
Director: Geoffrey Nelson | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Votes: 142