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1. Grease (1978)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?

Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway

Votes: 301,067 | Gross: $188.76M

2. Easy A (2010)

PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When Olive lies to her best friend about losing her virginity to one of the college boys, a girl overhears their conversation. Soon, her story spreads across the entire school like wildfire.

Director: Will Gluck | Stars: Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley, Dan Byrd

Votes: 418,529 | Gross: $58.40M

3. Zapped! (1982)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A high school science nerd gains telekinetic powers after a laboratory accident and uses them for revenge upon bullies.

Director: Robert J. Rosenthal | Stars: Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Robert Mandan, Felice Schachter

Votes: 7,641 | Gross: $16.90M

4. Varsity Blues (1999)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A back-up quarterback is chosen to lead a Texas football team to victory after the star quarterback is injured.

Director: Brian Robbins | Stars: James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Paul Walker, Ron Lester

Votes: 49,133 | Gross: $52.89M

5. Sorry to Bother You (2018)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed.

Director: Boots Riley | Stars: LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick

Votes: 88,374 | Gross: $17.49M

6. A Cinderella Story (2004)

PG | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Samantha Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance.

Director: Mark Rosman | Stars: Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray, Jennifer Coolidge, Dan Byrd

Votes: 94,121 | Gross: $51.44M

7. Lucas (1986)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A socially inept fourteen-year-old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends - Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love - fall for each other.

Director: David Seltzer | Stars: Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen, Courtney Thorne-Smith

Votes: 17,559 | Gross: $8.20M

8. Bring It on: All or Nothing (2006 Video)

PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Sport

A transfer student to a rough high school tries joining the cheer-leading squad and she not only faces off against the head cheerleader, but against her former school in preparation for a cheer-off competition.

Director: Steve Rash | Stars: Hayden Panettiere, Jake McDorman, JoJo Wright, Emme Rylan

Votes: 22,293

9. American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005 Video)

R | 87 min | Comedy

Matt Stifler wants to be just like his big bro, making porn movies and having a good time in college. After sabotaging the school band, he gets sent to band camp where he really doesn't like it at first but then learns how to deal with the bandeez.

Director: Steve Rash | Stars: Eugene Levy, Tad Hilgenbrink, Arielle Kebbel, Jason Earles

Votes: 75,672

10. Disturbing Behavior (1998)

R | 84 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

The new kid in Cradle Bay, Washington stumbles across something sinister about the town's method of transforming its unruly teens into upstanding citizens.

Director: David Nutter | Stars: James Marsden, Katie Holmes, Nick Stahl, Tobias Mehler

Votes: 25,322 | Gross: $17.41M

11. Speak (2004)

PG-13 | 89 min | Drama

After a blurred trauma over the summer, Melinda enters high school a selective mute. Struggling with school, friends, and family, she tells the dark tale of her experiences, and why she has chosen not to speak.

Director: Jessica Sharzer | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Elizabeth Perkins, Richard Hagerman, Allison Siko

Votes: 29,466

12. Sugar & Spice (2001)

PG-13 | 81 min | Comedy, Crime

A popular high-school cheerleader becomes pregnant by the star quarterback and turns to crime to support her desired lifestyle.

Director: Francine McDougall | Stars: Marla Sokoloff, Marley Shelton, Melissa George, Mena Suvari

Votes: 15,347 | Gross: $13.28M

13. The Hollywood Knights (1980)

R | 91 min | Comedy

Led by their comedic leader, Turk, the Hollywood Knights car club raise hell throughout Beverly Hills on Halloween Night, 1965.

Director: Floyd Mutrux | Stars: Tony Danza, Michelle Pfeiffer, Julius Averitt, Steve Ballard

Votes: 5,162 | Gross: $10.00M

14. All the Right Moves (1983)

R | 91 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

An ambitious young football star is trapped in a dying mill town--unless his gridiron skills can win him a way out.

Director: Michael Chapman | Stars: Tom Cruise, Lea Thompson, Craig T. Nelson, Charles Cioffi

Votes: 20,420 | Gross: $17.23M

15. Wildlife (2018)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama

A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.

Director: Paul Dano | Stars: Ed Oxenbould, Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Travis W Bruyer

Votes: 31,413 | Gross: $1.03M

16. 21 & Over (2013)

R | 93 min | Comedy

The night before his big medical school interview, a promising student celebrates his 21st birthday with his two best friends.

Directors: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore | Stars: Miles Teller, Justin Chon, Jonathan Keltz, Sarah Wright

Votes: 77,221 | Gross: $25.68M

17. Grease Live! (2016 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 140 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

After enjoying a summer romance, high school students Danny and Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High. There Sandy must contend with cynical Rizzo and the Pink Ladies in attempt to win Danny's heart again.

Directors: Thomas Kail, Alex Rudzinski | Stars: Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit, Vanessa Hudgens, Keke Palmer

Votes: 9,947

18. Death of A Cheerleader (1994 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 91 min | Crime, Drama

Who could have stabbed popular, beautiful cheerleader Stacy to death? It could have been antisocial Goth girl Monica, it could've been angst-ridden Jill--or maybe it was the plain girl nobody suspected.

Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Kellie Martin, Tori Spelling, James Avery, Eugene Roche

Votes: 2,573

19. Everybody's All-American (1988)

R | 127 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

A Louisiana football legend struggles to deal with life's complexities after his college career is over.

Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Jessica Lange, Dennis Quaid, Timothy Hutton, John Goodman

Votes: 3,459 | Gross: $12.64M

20. Quarterback Princess (1983 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Sport

Tami, a young girl who has just moved to Oregon, stands up against her coach and the naysayers of her small town to prove that she's capable of being a talented football quarterback despite her gender.

Director: Noel Black | Stars: Don Murray, Barbara Babcock, Dana Elcar, John Stockwell

Votes: 1,117

21. Freak Show (2017)

Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama

Follows the story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.

Director: Trudie Styler | Stars: Alex Lawther, Ian Nelson, AnnaSophia Robb, Celia Weston

Votes: 4,565 | Gross: $0.02M

22. I Accuse (2003)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A chilling tale based on a real event in which a doctor stepped out of line and sexually assaulted a patient when drugged.

Director: John Ketcham | Stars: Estella Warren, John Hannah, John Kapelos, Brad Grass

Votes: 1,061

23. Crime + Punishment in Suburbia (2000)

R | 100 min | Drama, Thriller

A darkly romantic story of murder and redemption, set against an eerily familiar American landscape.

Director: Rob Schmidt | Stars: Monica Keena, Ellen Barkin, Michael Ironside, Vincent Kartheiser

Votes: 3,516 | Gross: $0.03M

24. Unexpected (2015)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

An inner-city high school teacher discovers she is pregnant at the same time as one of her most promising students and the two develop an unlikely friendship while struggling to navigate their unexpected pregnancies.

Director: Kris Rey | Stars: Cobie Smulders, Anders Holm, Gail Bean, Elizabeth McGovern

Votes: 3,243

25. LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton (2001 TV Movie)

89 min | Documentary

This documentary follows a Mississippi Delta school district and a single Delta family as they struggle against the crippling effects of poverty in the wake of more than one hundred years of slavery.

Directors: Deborah Dickson, Susan Froemke, Albert Maysles | Stars: LaLee Wallace, Reggie Barnes

Votes: 245

26. London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder (2012 TV Special)

352 min | Documentary, Family, Game-Show

The world's best all-round sporting event returns in 2012, this time in London, and England's capital has a lot in store.

Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Kirstie Abbott, Afia Abusham, Sarah Jane Adams, Nona Ahamat

Votes: 3,229

27. Holiday Joy (2016 TV Movie)

PG | 87 min | Comedy, Fantasy

A shy high school student's Christmas wish comes true only it isn't exactly as wonderful as she'd hoped.

Director: Kirk D'Amico | Stars: Bailee Madison, Jennifer Robertson, Sandy Jobin-Bevans, French Stewart

Votes: 1,038

28. Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama

A real-life story about a high school teacher and football coach who is diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease but refuses to give in.

Director: Roy Campanella II | Stars: Pam Dawber, Michael Nouri, Bess Meyer, Peter Berg

Votes: 164

29. Backfield in Motion (1991 TV Movie)

94 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

"Mothers vs. sons" football game.

Director: Richard Michaels | Stars: Roseanne Barr, Tom Arnold, Colleen Camp, Conchata Ferrell

Votes: 275

30. The Male Animal (1942)

Passed | 101 min | Comedy, Romance

A college English teacher suddenly finds himself the center of a free-speech debate on campus.

Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Joan Leslie, Jack Carson

Votes: 1,439

31. Go Tigers! (2001)

R | 103 min | Documentary, Sport

"Go Tigers!" is a rare behind-the-scenes chronicling of a remarkable season for the Massillon Tigers high school football team, played out in a small rustbelt town that draws its identity ... See full summary »

Director: Kenneth A. Carlson | Stars: Dave Irwin, Ellery Moore, Joe Paterno, Danny Studer

Votes: 841 | Gross: $0.15M

32. Salute (1929)

Passed | 84 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Fraternal rivalry intensifies when two brothers play on opposing teams in a big Army-Navy football match.

Directors: David Butler, John Ford | Stars: George O'Brien, Helen Chandler, William Janney, Stepin Fetchit

Votes: 261

33. So This Is College (1929)

Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Biff and Eddie are the best of friends. They are college seniors, roommates at the fraternity, and star teammates on the USC football team. Then a flapper named Babs enters the picture. ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Elliott Nugent, Robert Montgomery, Cliff Edwards, Sally Starr

Votes: 284

34. Maybe It's Love (1930)

Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A college football player (Joe E. Brown) persuades a beautiful young woman (Joan Bennett) to individually flirt with an entire team of All-American football players, in order to entice them... See full summary »

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Joan Bennett, Joe E. Brown, James Hall, Laura Lee

Votes: 356

35. Freddy the Freshman (1932)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Freddy comes to a party and is a hit; he then goes on to be the star quarterback at the football game.

Director: Rudolf Ising | Stars: Rudolf Ising, The King's Men, Johnny Murray

Votes: 257

36. West Point (II) (1927)

Passed | 95 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Wealthy Brice Wayne enters West Point, excelling at football but angering fellow cadets with arrogance until he resigns, but returns to lead the team and reunite with Betty Channing.

Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: William Haines, Joan Crawford, William Bakewell, Neil Neely

Votes: 1,976

37. London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music (2012 TV Special)

200 min | Documentary, Family, Game-Show

The Closing Ceremony to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London with such acts including The Spice Girls, Russell Brand and reenactments of both British Royalty and Loyalty

Director: Kim Gavin | Stars: Ben Ainslie, Alessandra Ambrosio, Gem Archer, Mel B

Votes: 540

38. Henry Aldrich for President (1941)

Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Family

Complications arise when Henry Aldrich runs for Centerville High School Student Body President.

Director: Hugh Bennett | Stars: Jimmy Lydon, June Preisser, Mary Anderson, Charles Smith

Votes: 151

39. Rose Bowl (1936)

Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

Paddy O'Riley and Ossie Merrill, Bellport high school football heroes, enroll in distant colleges; Paddy at a small school in the East, where he is barely a substitute, and Ossie at a ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Eleanore Whitney, Tom Brown, Buster Crabbe, William Frawley

Votes: 39

40. Hold That Co-ed (1938)

Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Sport

While running for governor, a politician aids a needy college by plotting to assure victory for their football team. Thought to be a parody of Huey Long and his machine.

Director: George Marshall | Stars: John Barrymore, George Murphy, Marjorie Weaver, Joan Davis

Votes: 207

41. That's My Boy (1932)

71 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Tommy Scott goes to a Connecticut college to become a doctor, but is soon discovered to be a prodigious football talent. He becomes a national star and falls in love, but fame and ill-advised financial deals threaten to ruin his future.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Richard Cromwell, Dorothy Jordan, Mae Marsh, Arthur Stone

Votes: 156

42. The Spirit of Stanford (1942)

Approved | 73 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

The Spirit of Stanford finds high school quarterback Frankie Albert, cocky because of his football abilities, heading for Stanford while his teammate, Cliff Bernard, opts for the University... See full summary »

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Frankie Albert, Marguerite Chapman, Matt Willis, Shirley Patterson

Votes: 52

43. Sally Sargent (1968 TV Short)

10 min | Animation, Short, Action

Sally Sargent, the high school girl and secret agent, and Boris Bartok, the monster movie actor, are in danger of the revenge-seeking gangster, Rico Stark.

Director: Fred Calvert | Stars: Gary Owens, Janet Waldo

Votes: 31

44. Bari Weiss to the Woodshed (2019 Video)

414 min | Documentary, News

In this seven-hour video for Patreon, Ryan Dawson blasts Bari Weiss for spouting Zionist propaganda on Joe Rogan's podcast.

Stars: Ryan Dawson, Bari Weiss, Joe Rogan, Nathan Phillips

Votes: 15

45. The Big Game (1936)

Passed | 74 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Gamblers kidnap Atlantic's star quarterback Clark Jenkins.

Directors: George Nicholls Jr., Edward Killy | Stars: Phillip Huston, James Gleason, June Travis, Bruce Cabot

Votes: 142

46. Two Minutes to Play (1936)

Passed | 74 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Martin Granville Jr., a star track-and-field athlete, has intentions of going to Claxton College, but changes his mind when he meets Pat Meredith, a co-ed at a rival college.

Director: Robert F. Hill | Stars: Bruce Bennett, Edward J. Nugent, Jeanne Martel, Betty Compson

Votes: 39

47. Campus Capers (1949)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

This one features a cat-versus-mouse football game between two cat-and-mouse colleges, called Harbard and Quinceton, and there is nothing Ivy-League about either school. The highlights are ... See full summary »

Directors: Bill Tytla, George Germanetti | Stars: Mae Questel, Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Arnold Stang

Votes: 56

48. Campus Capers (1942)

Approved | 18 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

Universal musical short (production number 6226) in which Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra play college and gridiron songs and music related to the teams if the 1941 Rose, Orange, Cotton ... See full summary »

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Jack Teagarden, Jack Teagarden's Orchestra, Susan Miller, Kenny Stevens

49. 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001)
Episode: Collect Call for Dick (1998)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

Starting as a promotional giveaway at Rusty's Burgers, Dick becomes addicted to collecting Fuzzy Buddies dolls at all cost. Tommy is forced by the basketball coach to show pep by dressing up as Hootie the mascot.

Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Votes: 329

50. Close to Home (2005–2007)
Episode: The Shot (2006)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Annabeth prosecutes a high-school basketball player for the murder of his teammate.

Director: Kevin Dowling | Stars: Jennifer Finnigan, Kimberly Elise, John Carroll Lynch, Christian Kane

Votes: 121