Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "freshman"

1. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)

R | 109 min | Comedy

At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

Director: John Landis | Stars: John Belushi, Karen Allen, Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst

Votes: 129,436

2. Air (I) (2023)

R | 111 min | Drama, Sport

Follows the history of sports marketing executive Sonny Vaccaro, and how he led Nike in its pursuit of the greatest athlete in the history of basketball, Michael Jordan.

Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Chris Messina

Votes: 167,967

3. Monsters University (2013)

G | 104 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A look at the relationship between Mike Wazowski and James P. "Sully" Sullivan during their days at Monsters University, when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.

Director: Dan Scanlon | Stars: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren

Votes: 390,489 | Gross: $268.49M

4. Porky's (1981)

R | 94 min | Comedy

In 1954, a group of Florida high-school guys try to help their buddy lose his virginity, which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them.

Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Wyatt Knight, Roger Wilson

Votes: 45,778 | Gross: $111.29M

5. What Lies Beneath (2000)

PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she is losing her mind.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Katharine Towne, Miranda Otto

Votes: 135,838 | Gross: $155.46M

6. The Freshman (1990)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Crime

An N.Y.C. film school student accepts a job with a local mobster who resembles a famous cinema godfather and who takes the young man under his wing, after demanding total loyalty.

Director: Andrew Bergman | Stars: Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Bruno Kirby, Penelope Ann Miller

Votes: 22,060 | Gross: $21.46M

7. The Roommate (I) (2011)

PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

When college freshman Sara arrives on campus for the first time, she befriends her roommate, Rebecca, unaware that the girl is becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

Director: Christian E. Christiansen | Stars: Minka Kelly, Leighton Meester, Cam Gigandet, Aly Michalka

Votes: 41,374 | Gross: $37.30M

8. Sleepover (2004)

PG | 89 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Desperate to improve their social status, four best friends enter into an all-night scavenger hunt against the popular clique in their school.

Director: Joe Nussbaum | Stars: Alexa PenaVega, Mika Boorem, Scout Taylor-Compton, Jane Lynch

Votes: 18,037 | Gross: $9.44M

9. D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)

PG | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

The unruly team of hockey misfits grows up a bit and receives scholarships to a prestigious prep school, where they take on the snotty varsity team.

Director: Robert Lieberman | Stars: Emilio Estevez, Jeffrey Nordling, David Selby, Heidi Kling

Votes: 28,634 | Gross: $22.94M

10. God's Not Dead (2014)

PG | 113 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

College philosophy professor Mr. Radisson's curriculum is challenged by his new student, Josh, who believes God exists.

Director: Harold Cronk | Stars: Shane Harper, Kevin Sorbo, David A.R. White, Dean Cain

Votes: 44,987 | Gross: $60.76M

11. We Are Marshall (2006)

PG | 131 min | Drama, Sport

When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.

Director: McG | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie, David Strathairn

Votes: 64,849 | Gross: $43.55M

12. Mistress America (2015)

R | 84 min | Comedy, Drama

A lonely college freshman's life is turned upside-down by her impetuous, adventurous stepsister-to-be.

Director: Noah Baumbach | Stars: Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Shana Dowdeswell, Shelby Rebecca Wong

Votes: 28,764 | Gross: $2.46M

13. Bratz (2007)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Family, Music

During their first year of high school, four best girlfriends face off against the domineering student body President, who wants to split them up into different social cliques.

Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: Skyler Shaye, Janel Parrish, Logan Browning, Nathalia Ramos

Votes: 24,891 | Gross: $10.01M

14. American Dragon: Jake Long (2005–2007)

TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A teenage slacker is given the ability to turn into the American Dragon and defends all mythical creatures that secretly reside in the human world.

Stars: Dante Basco, Charlie Finn, kittie KaBoom, Keone Young

Votes: 13,619

15. Biohackers (2020–2021)

TV-MA | 44 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A fast-paced thriller following medical student Mia Akerlund who discovers the use of highly advanced biohacking technology in her university town.

Stars: Luna Wedler, Jessica Schwarz, Thomas Prenn, Adrian Julius Tillmann

Votes: 11,477

16. The Novice (2021)

R | 97 min | Drama, Sport

A college freshman joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.

Director: Lauren Hadaway | Stars: Isabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Dilone, Jonathan Cherry

Votes: 6,979

17. Unicorn Academy (2023– )

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When a dark force threatens to destroy Unicorn Island, a brave teen and her five schoolmates must rise up to protect their beloved magical academy.

Stars: Sara Garcia, Sadie Laflamme-Snow, Kamaia Fairburn, Gabbi Kosmidis

Votes: 271

18. Incoming (2024)

R | Comedy | Completed

Four freshmen navigate the terrors of adolescence at their first-ever high school party.

Directors: Dave Chernin, John Chernin | Stars: Raphael Alejandro, Bobby Cannavale, Kaitlin Olson, Scott MacArthur

19. Exploited (2022)

Unrated | 81 min | Horror, Thriller

A college freshman becomes obsessed with the previous owner of his school issued laptop.

Director: Jon Abrahams | Stars: Jordan Ver Hoeve, Andrew Matthew Welch, Makenzie Vega, Hannah Rose May

Votes: 1,062

20. Cherry (I) (2010)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama

An Ivy League freshman gets an unexpected education when he falls for an older woman and her 14 year-old daughter develops a crush on him.

Director: Jeffrey Fine | Stars: Kyle Gallner, Laura Allen, Britt Robertson, Matt Walsh

Votes: 5,210 | Gross: $0.01M

21. Happy Together (1989)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Romance

Serious wannabe writer Chris starts college at UCLA and shares a room with Alex, who turns out to be a cute party girl. He wants to move--at first.

Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Helen Slater, Dan Schneider, Kevin Hardesty

Votes: 2,138

22. Mad Bull 34 (1990–1992)

195 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

The most dangerous area in New York City, the 34th precinct, is patrolled by the most brutal cop, Sleepy John Estes the Mad Bull.

Stars: Akio Ôtsuka, Yasunori Matsumoto, Mari Yokô, Kikuko Inoue

Votes: 463

23. Aces High (1976)

PG | 114 min | Action, Drama, War

In World War I, the high casualty rate amongst the rookie pilots of the Royal Flying Corps puts an enormous strain on the survivors.

Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Christopher Plummer, Simon Ward, Peter Firth

Votes: 2,992

24. What We Found (2020)

Not Rated | 110 min | Thriller

A trio of friends are starting high school when their friend vanishes. With the police unable--or unwilling?--to find her, they take it upon themselves to find out what happened, undertaking a harrowing journey that will change them all.

Director: Ben Hickernell | Stars: Elizabeth Mitchell, Giorgia Whigham, James Ransone, Oona Laurence

Votes: 840

25. Eden's Curve (2003)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Romance

A coming of age romantic drama set in 1972 based on real life events.

Director: Anne Misawa | Stars: Trevor Lissauer, Samuel A. Levine, Amber Taylor, Bryan Carroll

Votes: 465

26. Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy

Belvedere discovers that he is ineligible for an honorary award because he never attended college. So he enrolls as a freshman in a major university, becoming the target for hazing from obnoxious upper class-man Alan Young.

Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Clifton Webb, Shirley Temple, Tom Drake, Alan Young

Votes: 856

27. Daytime Shooting Star (2017)

119 min | Family, Romance

Suzume Yosano's parents have decided to move to Bangladesh when her father's job gets transferred there. However, they're not taking her with them. So, Suzume moves to Tokyo to live with ... See full summary »

Director: Takehiko Shinjô | Stars: Mei Nagano, Shôhei Miura, Alan Shirahama, Maika Yamamoto

Votes: 711

28. Days (2016)

24 min | Animation, Drama, Sport

Tsukushi Tsukamoto is a freshman at Seiseki High School. That school is known for its football team.

Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Takuto Yoshinaga, Hiro Shimono, Atsumi Tanezaki

Votes: 462

29. 5 Against the House (1955)

Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Four vets attending college on the GI Bill and a cabaret singer try to rob a Reno Casino and pull off the perfect crime.

Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Guy Madison, Kim Novak, Brian Keith, Alvy Moore

Votes: 2,057

30. A Story of Yonosuke (2012)

160 min | Drama

Were people's lives changed by having known Yonosuke?

Director: Shûichi Okita | Stars: Ayumi Ito, Kengo Kôra, Gô Ayano, Jun Kunimura

Votes: 2,312

31. Shankar Dada MBBS (2004)

174 min | Comedy

A doctor treats patients with humanity (not with medicines).

Director: Jayant Paranji | Stars: Chiranjeevi, Meka Srikanth, Sonali Bendre, Paresh Rawal

Votes: 2,019

32. Cupid's Chocolates (2015–2018)

Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

Jiang Haoyi is an ordinary freshman high school student. One day, he is approached by a group of girls he does not recognize, and the girls confess their love to him, causing quite the ... See full summary »

Star: Gui Niang

Votes: 205

33. College (1927)

Not Rated | 66 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

Ronald's high-school valedictory address praises books and condemns sports. His girlfriend Mary condemns his attitude. Fearing to lose her to rival Jeff, he decides to go to college and pay more attentions to sports.

Directors: James W. Horne, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall, Flora Bramley, Harold Goodwin

Votes: 5,478

34. The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker (2007 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Drama

Promising 18-year-old track star Jessie Brenner struggles with binge-drinking during her first year of college.

Director: David Wu | Stars: Sara Paxton, Chelsea Hobbs, James Kirk, Nancy Travis

Votes: 845

35. Campus Ladies (2006–2007)

30 min | Comedy

Longtime friends and newly=single ladies Joan and Barri suddenly decide to enroll as first=time college freshmen in their 40s after Joan's husband dies suddenly and Barri walks in on her husband cheating on her.

Stars: Christen Sussin, Carrie Aizley, Derek Carter, Amir Talai

Votes: 439

36. Dean Slater: Resident Advisor (2013)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy

Three college freshmen tackle their first semester under the guidance of their legendary stand-in R.A.

Director: Colin Sander | Stars: Mitchell Jarvis, Nick Renaud, Glenn McCuen, Jimmy Wong

Votes: 240

37. An Innocent Love (1982 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama, Romance

A gifted 14-year-old junior at the University of Washington replies to an ad of a 19-year-old freshman to be her maths tutor, paving the way for a friendship and a silent first crush. Will the kind genius master the lessons of the heart?

Director: Roger Young | Stars: Melissa Sue Anderson, Doug McKeon, Steven Bauer, Kristoff St. John

Votes: 118

38. 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

39. Ad Fundum (1993)

98 min | Drama

College initiation rites on one Belgian campus end in tragic death of one freshman. His friends are determined to see the justice done.

Director: Erik Van Looy | Stars: Tom Van Landuyt, Mathias Sercu, Tom Van Bauwel, Sven De Ridder

Votes: 1,414

40. Black Boots (2013– )

Drama

Brooks University freshman Grant Boyer is fascinated with joining a certain fraternity on his campus. But will the toll of the rigorous pledging process combined with campus scandal and the... See full summary »

Stars: Courtney Burrell, Ashley A. Williams, Myles Grier, Jerrel O'Neal

Votes: 40

41. Bring on the Melody (2017)

Drama, Music, Mystery

Haruta and Chika were childhood friends until the former's family moved away. It is a new year at high school, freshmen are enrolling and the two meet again. Chika wants to be a member of ... See full summary »

Director: Masahide Ichii | Stars: Kanna Hashimoto, Shori Sato, Takuma Hiraoka, Moka Kamishiraishi

Votes: 150

42. Playboy: Freshman Class (1998 Video)

Unrated | 59 min | Documentary

They're sweet, wide-eyed innocents living away from home for the first time. Or are they? Playboy's Freshman Class gives you an uncensored look into the freshman dorms. What really goes on when girls first hit campus?

Director: Lawrence Lanoff | Stars: Jacqueline Lovell, Malisia Petropoulos, Laura Selway, Yvette Garcia

Votes: 60

43. Red Hot Mamma (1934)

R | 7 min | Animation, Short

Betty Boop, sleepless on a freezing night, builds a nice hot fire which proves too much of a good thing; in a dream she visits Hell, sings "Hell's Bells, " and makes Hell freeze over!

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Star: Bonnie Poe

Votes: 324

44. Detectives of Seonam Girls High School (2014–2015)

TV-14 | Drama

Five high school girls form an after school detective club and solve mysteries involving their classmates. Along the way, they learn lessons about life and deal with problems that modern high school girls face.

Stars: Lee Hyeri, Lee Seung-yun, Kim So-hye, Kang Sung-ah

Votes: 93

45. Living in Hope (2002)

84 min | Comedy

A comedy about student life, friendship and loyalty at that point in life when you are away from home for the first time. Posh, Liam, Harry, Animal and Footsie are five young men who meet ... See full summary »

Director: John Miller | Stars: Tom Harper, Paul Foster, Liam McMahon, Bennet Thorpe

Votes: 76

46. Hold 'Em Navy (1937)

Approved | 64 min | Drama, Sport

Two football players fight over the same girl.

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Lew Ayres, Mary Carlisle, John Howard, Benny Baker

Votes: 25

47. Por Um Triz (2015– )

24 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A dark comedy-drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in an Portuguese coastal town in the mid-2010s.

Stars: Luís Ganito, Nuno Pardal, Adelaide Teixeira, Jorge Loureiro

48. Obituary: A Grave Beginning (2016 TV Short)

TV-PG | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Obituary is a cartoon series about June Crocker, a girl who was raised by ghosts, and her life among the living and deceased.

Directors: Michael Barryte, Zachary Barryte | Stars: Kellie Whisler, Kimia Behpoornia, Ashley Strumwasser, Catherine Wayne

Votes: 200

49. The Boy Who Had Everything (1985)

R | 94 min | Drama

In '60's-era Australia, a college freshman must navigate freshman hazing, a distant mother, and a shaky relationship with his girlfriend.

Director: Stephen Wallace | Stars: Jason Connery, Diane Cilento, Laura Williams, Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Votes: 86

50. Daughter of the Deep

Adventure, Family, Fantasy | Pre-production

Follows Ana Dakkar, who is a freshman at a high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world.