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Plot Summary:
Inspired by real events, this ribald comedy pits an unlikely gang of students against their principal after she bars safe-sex activities on campus. Protesting Principal Weller's muzzling of free speech, the teens stage a bold and hilarious rebellion.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, funny, teen
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One More Saturday Night (1986)
Plot Summary:
The problems faced by both teenagers and adults in a small Minnesota town who are trying to get dates for a Saturday night.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 87%
Campus Man (1987)
Plot Summary:
Todd Barret is an aspiring businessman. He's got what it takes, but what he doesn't have is enough money to stay in college. So he cooks up a plan to make the first ever all male sports calendar. He eventually convinces Cactus Jack, a very shadowy and tough loan shark, to give him enough money to make the deal. Todd makes enough to pay for his education, but what about the money he owes Cactus Jack?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 595
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious, homoerotic
Similar in 86%
Strangers with Candy (2005)
Plot Summary:
A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year-old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her life over.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, parody, satirical, stylized, semi serious, absurd, dark comedy, black comedy, sexy, independent film
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The Hollywood Knights (1980)
Plot Summary:
Led by their comedic and pranking leader, Newbomb Turk, the Hollywood Knights car gang raise hell throughout Beverly Hills on Halloween Night, 1965. Everything from drag racing to Vietnam to high school love.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, grindhouse, humorous, sex comedy, feel good, realistic, not serious, independent film, parody, funny
Similar in 78%
Up the Academy (1980)
Plot Summary:
This puber-comedy is a kind of mixture between 'Animal House' and 'Police Academy'. Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to a the Sheldon R. Wienberg military academy. The life of dicipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make a party out of the hard times. Will they be 'real men' after one year? Written by Evert Poppen.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, spoof, sex comedy, anime, not serious, parody, funny, rough, sexy, melancholic
Similar in 79%
The Kid & I (2005)
Plot Summary:
Aaron Roman (Gores) is a teenager with cerebral palsy who dreams of starring in a big-time action movie. When his father (Mantegna) grants Aaron his wish for his 18th birthday, he experiences the reality a bit hard to manage.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, funny, semi autobiographical
Similar in 84%
High School (2010)
Plot Summary:
A high school valedictorian who gets baked with the local stoner finds himself the subject of a drug test. The situation causes him to concoct an ambitious plan to get his entire graduating class to face the same fate, and fail.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, not serious, funny, entertaining, black comedy, indie film, offbeat, realistic, independent film
Similar in 87%
Crash Course (1988)
Plot Summary:
Some students taking driver's ed during the summer. Among the students is Riko, a cocky guy; Chad, a guy from a privileged background, who's terrified to get behind the wheel; Vanessa, who's over protective mom who wouldn't allow her to take the course, who went behind her back; and Maria, a spoiled foreign student. Now the principal wants the students to pass so he tells the instructor, who's still not over his wife leaving and is not exactly up to the task, that it's important for the students to pass so he brought in a special instructor, who's very tough. And the principal also tells one of his teachers to let, one of the students Maslanski who's the school football star, pass the test he failed so that he can concentrate on driver's ed. But the teacher, seeing this as an opportunity to expose the principal as not doing his job and thus paving the way for him to be the new principal, makes Maslanski take a make up test.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 503
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 79%
License to Drive (1988)
Plot Summary:
Teenager Les Anderson thinks his life can't get any worse after he flunks his driver's exam, but he's wrong. Even though he didn't receive his license, Les refuses to break his date with the cool Mercedes Lane, and he decides to lift his family's prize luxury car for the occasion. Unfortunately, Mercedes sneaks some booze along and passes out drunk, and a confused Les makes the bad decision of enlisting his rebellious friend, Dean, to help.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, light, road movie, entertaining, humorous, not serious, feel good, colorful, realistic, hilarious
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Harold (2008)
Plot Summary:
A teenager with an early onset of male-pattern baldness befriends his high school's janitor.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, indie film
Similar in 76%
All I Wanna Do (1998)
Plot Summary:
If there's one thing this wild group of friends at an all-girls high school has learned, it's how to get what they want! So when word leaks out that their school is about to merge with an all-boys academy, some of the students strike back... and the girls wage an all-out assault in an outrageous battle of the sexes!.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, sweet, melancholic, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, period piece, relaxing, realistic
Similar in 82%
Bring It on Again (2004)
Plot Summary:
When new students can't get onto their college cheerleading team, they form their own squad and prepare for a cheer off.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: teen, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, entertaining, romantic, funny, light, sexy
Similar in 83%
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992)
Plot Summary:
The nerds are now in control of the university, as a result of Lewis Skolnick and the rest's actions in the two previous movies. A new generation of sportsmen arrive, however, determined on winning the school back. The principle, himself an ex-nerd fighter, helps them, and the nerds return to suppression. Harold Skolnick needs help from his uncle Lewis, the hero of the first two movies. Lewis, however, are not too proud of his nerd past, and won't reveal any of it, much less help his nephew. However, his wife makes him change his mind, and with help from his friends from the first two movies, they start the fight to win the school back, using classic nerd tricks.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, teen comedy, eighties, fun
Similar in 83%
Cheats (2002)
Plot Summary:
While other kids buy into countless hours of studying just so they can get a mark in some teacher's report book, Handsome Davis sees it as nothing more than a system of control over your mind. That's why Handsome and his three best friends Sammy, Victor and the cribsheet genius Applebee have banded together and found ways to cheat on their tests all through their school years.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, realistic
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We the Party (2012)
Plot Summary:
In Los Angeles, five high-school friends deal with romance, money, prom, college, sex, bullies, Facebook, fitting in, standing out, and finding themselves.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 849
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, feel good, light, scenic, sincere, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Expelled (2014)
Plot Summary:
Felix (Cameron Dallas) is a legendary prankster who gets expelled from his high school and, with his friend’s help, stops at nothing to hide it from his parents.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: witty, humorous, realistic, funny, disgusting, cynical, feel good, not serious, offbeat
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American High School (2009)
Plot Summary:
Small lives begin at the end of high school for this surreal society. A senior who married young must contend with her life, love, and pursuit of individuality and femininity in a narcissistic, misogynistic world of irony. Gwen Adams, her husband Holden, and school rival Hilary complete the love triangle as Principal Mann makes their lives living hell.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexy, teen sex comedy, teen, sexual, sex comedy, hot
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Bad Girls (2007)
Plot Summary:
A rebellious teen butts heads with the teachers at an all-girl charm school in Mexico City.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, dark comedy, black comedy
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18-Year-Old Virgin (2009)
Plot Summary:
In a series of sexual mishaps, a high school senior tries to lose her virginity on the last night before graduation.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, erotic, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sex comedy, mockbuster, sexy, parody, offbeat
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The Prankster (2010)
Plot Summary:
To the outer world CHRIS KARAS is a shy, handsome, "A" student, the son of a hard-working Greek contractor. But to his closest confidants he is none other than the celebrated Prince of Pranksters, a secret society dedicated to combating the inequities of high school through masterful acts of subterfuge.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 417
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, realistic
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Trippin' (1999)
Plot Summary:
Greg is near the end of his senior year in high school, wanting to go to the prom, eyeing Cinny (the school's beauty with brains) from afar, and regularly trippin', daydreaming about being a big success as a poet, a student, a lover. His mom wants him to apply to colleges, but Greg hasn't a clue. One of his teachers, Mr. Shapic, tries to inspire him, too. He finally figures out he can get close to Cinny if he asks her for help with college applications. But friendship isn't enough, he wants romance and a prom date. So, he tells a few lies and, for awhile, it seems to be working. Then, things fall apart and Greg has to figure out how to put the trippin aside and get real.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: hood, humorous, semi serious, feel good, light, entertaining, black comedy, independent film, offbeat, realistic
Similar in 89%
PCU (1994)
Plot Summary:
Nervous high school senior Tom Lawrence visits Port Chester University, where he gets a taste of politically correct college life when he's guided by fraternity wild man Droz and his housemates at The Pit. But Droz and his pals have rivals in nasty preppy Rand McPherson and the school's steely president. With their house threatened with expulsion, Droz and company decide to throw a raging party where the various factions will collide.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, entertaining, melancholic, talky, semi serious, witty, parody, teen, sex comedy
Similar in 88%
Super Sweet 16: The Movie (2007)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious, predictable, teen
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Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
Plot Summary:
A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, cult classic, teen, psychotronic, humorous, funny, surreal, exciting, offbeat, feel good
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My Life as Liz (2010)
Plot Summary:
My Life as Liz is a mockumentary style American television series that centers on the life of Liz Lee, a misfit high-school senior living in small town Texas. The series debuted on MTV on January 18, 2010. The first season finale aired on March 8, 2010. Filming for the second season began early 2010 in New York City, mostly at Pratt Institute, the college which series star Liz Lee attends. During the My Life As Liz marathon that aired on December 27, 2010, MTV previewed the season 2 trailer and officially confirmed that season two would premiere on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 11:00 PM EST. MTV's January 24 press release confirmed that Season 2 would have 12 episodes. The series was not renewed for a third season, and the series finale aired on May 3, 2011.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 968
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, mockumentary
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The New Guy (2002)
Plot Summary:
Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison has finally gotten lucky -- after purposely getting expelled, he takes lessons in 'badass cool' from a convict and enrolls at a new school. But can he keep up the ruse?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, parody, hilarious, teen, humorous, not serious, sex comedy, entertaining, realistic
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Dirty Deeds (2005)
Plot Summary:
An American Pie-like teen comedy in which a high school senior tries to become the first student in years to complete the Dirty Deeds, an outrageous series of challenges that must be completed by the Homecoming banquet at 9 a.m.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sexy, sex comedy, teen sex comedy, funny, romantic, humorous, semi serious, teen, parody, feel good
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The Outcasts (2017)
Plot Summary:
After falling victim to a humiliating prank by the high school Queen Bee, best friends and world-class geeks, Mindy and Jodi, decide to get their revenge by uniting the outcasts of the school against her and her circle of friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, captivating, independent film, touching, realistic
Similar in 81%
Hating Alison Ashley (2005)
Plot Summary:
Classmates Erica Yurgen and Alison Ashley vie with each other to become the undisputed star of their class.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 904
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Liverpool Goalie (2010)
Plot Summary:
Thirteen year old Jo is a smart thinker of a guy, and has a very vivid imagination, but is bothered by his fellow classmates, and is a rather hopeless soccer goalie. Still he tries to cope with this difficult time in life. He's doing the homework of the "bad guy" in his class, son of a rich salesman of caravans. Jo's mother is seeing dangers all around, being overprotective, and trying to hide her affair with the psychologist neighbor. Every kid in the street is trying to get hold of a football-card with the goalie of Liverpool. This is to kill for.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 870
Genere: Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious