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1. Rushmore (1998)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A teenager at Rushmore Academy falls for a much older teacher and befriends a middle-aged industrialist. Later, he finds out that his love interest and his friend are having an affair, which prompts him to begin a vendetta.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Seymour Cassel
Votes: 198,430 | Gross: $17.11M
2. Finding Forrester (2000)
PG-13 | 136 min | Drama
Forrester, the author of a famous book, decides to help Jamal, a 16-year-old student, discover his writing prowess by mentoring him and enrolling him into a prestigious private school.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin
Votes: 89,706 | Gross: $66.40M
3. 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: 36,348 | Gross: $91.26M
4. 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: 13,697
5. School Ties (1992)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama
In 1959, a star quarterback from a working-class family is given an opportunity to attend an elite New England preparatory school, but he is conflicted about whether or not to tell his Evangelical classmates that he is Jewish.
Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell, Randall Batinkoff
Votes: 27,466 | Gross: $14.72M
6. The Perfect Score (2004)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Six high school seniors decide to break into the Princeton Testing Center so they can steal the answers to their upcoming SAT tests and all get perfect scores.
Director: Brian Robbins | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Erika Christensen, Chris Evans, Leonardo Nam
Votes: 26,265 | Gross: $10.39M
7. The Promoter (1952)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy
Edward Machin, an Edwardian-era young rogue of lowly origin, decides he must do what he can to raise his living standards in order to see the world and shape his own destiny.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson, Petula Clark
Votes: 1,871
8. Topaze (I) (1933)
Approved | 78 min | Comedy, Drama
An honest and naive schoolteacher gets a lesson in how the world works outside the classroom, when a rich Baron and his mistress use the teacher's name and outstanding reputation in a crooked business scheme.
Director: Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast | Stars: John Barrymore, Myrna Loy, Reginald Mason, Jobyna Howland
Votes: 1,041
9. Cheaters (2000 TV Movie)
R | 108 min | Drama
Eleven students conspire with their teacher to cheat on an academic competition.
Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Jena Malone, Paul Sorvino, Luke Edwards
Votes: 3,855
10. Cheats (2002)
PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy
A group of friends cheat their way through high school.
Director: Andrew Gurland | Stars: Trevor Fehrman, Matthew Lawrence, Elden Henson, Kathryn Anderson
Votes: 4,543
11. A+ (2013)
51 min | Drama
Alex Fellar is a bright and articulate--yet impoverished--college student. But fate intervenes, when Alex realizes the key to financial freedom lies simply in doing the work that nobody has time to do--writing term papers.
Director: Augustin Kennady | Stars: Kevin Allesee, Gordon Tobul, Melissa Cabana, Allan Dittmer
Votes: 16
12.
The Adventurer (1972–1974)
Episode:
Skeleton in the Cupboard
(1972)
25 min | Adventure
Why should a respected University Professor turn thief, fake his own death and place his whole future in jeopardy? The Adventurer finds himself very personally involved.
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Gene Barry, Barry Morse, Sylvia Syms, Basil Dignam
Votes: 11
13.
Mission Hill (1999–2002)
Episode:
Kevin vs. the SAT
(2000)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Kevin tries to crack the code for the SAT to get a perfect score rather than study for it. Posey's ad in the paper for her massage services has a typo that sends the wrong message.
Director: Ilya Skorupsky | Stars: Wallace Langham, Vicki Lewis, Scott Menville, Brian Posehn
Votes: 103
14.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
The Invisible Woman
(2002)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A middle-aged woman chokes to death in her apartment, and is found dead a week later.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 1,853