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51. An Education (2009)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama
A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.
Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Olivia Williams
Votes: 138,259 | Gross: $12.57M
52. Revenge of Others (2022– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Follows the story of Ok Chan-mi as she seeks revenge for the death of her twin brother.
Stars: Shin Ye-eun, Park Solomon, Seo Ji-Hoon, Chae Sang-woo
Votes: 3,097
53. College Romance (2018–2023)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three best friends look for love, laughs and some lifelong memories while attending college together.
Stars: Apoorva Arora, Gagan Arora, Keshav Sadhna, Shreya Mehta
Votes: 28,734
54. Lean on Me (1989)
PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Drama
The dedicated but tyrannical Joe Clark is appointed the principal of a decaying inner-city school he is determined to improve by any and all means.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume, Alan North
Votes: 23,028 | Gross: $31.91M
55. With Honors (1994)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
Convinced his thesis will have him graduate with honors from Harvard University, a stuffy student finds himself at the mercy of a homeless man's demands when he holds the papers hostage.
Director: Alek Keshishian | Stars: Joe Pesci, Brendan Fraser, Moira Kelly, Patrick Dempsey
Votes: 15,961 | Gross: $20.04M
56. A Condition Called Love (2024– )
Animation, Drama, Romance
Hotaru Hinase, a first-year high school student, witnesses Saki Hananoi breaking up with his girlfriend. Hotaru finally agrees to date him after he always helps her, even though she doesn't really understand love and romance.
Stars: Kana Hanazawa, Chiaki Kobayashi, Yurika Kubo, Maaya Sakamoto
Votes: 152
57. Heaven Help Us (1985)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A new transfer student to St. Basil's Boys' Prep School tries to fit in while romantically pursuing a troubled young girl.
Director: Michael Dinner | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Andrew McCarthy, John Heard, Mary Stuart Masterson
Votes: 4,991 | Gross: $6.07M
58. Soul Eater (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Set in the Shinigami technical school, the series revolves around a partnership between a weapon meisters and a human weapons. Trying to reach a ranking of "Death Scythe" they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch.
Stars: Laura Bailey, Chiaki Omigawa, Micah Solusod, Brittney Karbowski
Votes: 14,535
59. When I Fly Towards You (2023)
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Set off by a sweet chance encounter, 16-year-old Su Zaizai finds herself helplessly drawn to Zhang Lurang - her smart, charming yet distant schoolmate.
Stars: Miaoyi Zhang, Zhou Yi Ran, Yiran Zhou, Zhinan Jiang
Votes: 1,315
60. The Misfit of Demon King Academy (2020–2024)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Tired of endless war, Demon King Anos decides to be reincarnated into a peaceful future. Enrolling in school, he doesn't get the welcome he hoped for.
Stars: Aleks Le, Kayli Mills, Brianna Knickerbocker, Griffin Puatu
Votes: 5,271
61. Hajimete No Gal (2017)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A relationship begins between a nerd and a fashionista. Will it work out?
Stars: Shintarô Asanuma, Yuki Nagaku, Ayana Taketatsu, Eri Kitamura
Votes: 2,284
62. Clique (2017–2018)
TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Thriller
When Georgia gets drawn into an elite university clique of alpha girls, her friend Holly becomes alarmed by her changing, erratic behaviour, and feels compelled to join - only to find this seductive world is deeply corrupted.
Stars: Synnove Karlsen, Sophia Brown, Rachel Hurd-Wood, David Monteath
Votes: 3,356
63. Cracks (I) (2009)
R | 104 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A look at the lives and relationships among girls at an elite boarding school.
Director: Jordan Scott | Stars: Eva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde, Imogen Poots
Votes: 21,138 | Gross: $0.02M
64. Another Country (1984)
PG | 90 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on the life of the young Guy Burgess, who would become better known as one of the Cambridge Spies.
Director: Marek Kanievska | Stars: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Michael Jenn, Robert Addie
Votes: 6,996
65. Children of a Lesser God (1986)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.
Director: Randa Haines | Stars: William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco
Votes: 18,744 | Gross: $31.85M
66. Goodbye, Children (1987)
PG | 104 min | Drama, War
A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. Occupying the next bed in the dormitory to the top student in his class, the two young boys begin to form a bond.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carré de Malberg
Votes: 36,203 | Gross: $4.54M
67. Toradora! (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Toradora tells the tale of Ryuji (dragon) and Taiga (tiger) helping each other confess to their crushes.
Stars: Rie Kugimiya, Junji Majima, Yui Horie, Hirofumi Nojima
Votes: 18,979
68. Dear White People (2017–2021)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
At a predominantly white Ivy League college, a group of black students navigate various forms of racial and other types of discrimination.
Stars: Logan Browning, Brandon P Bell, DeRon Horton, Antoinette Robertson
Votes: 26,454
69. The Class (2008)
PG-13 | 128 min | Drama
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
Director: Laurent Cantet | Stars: François Bégaudeau, Agame Malembo-Emene, Angélica Sancio, Arthur Fogel
Votes: 36,519 | Gross: $3.77M
70. Hyouka (2012)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Hyouka centers on Oreki Hotarou and his life in the Classic Literature Club. His mundane world is flipped upside down as they begin to solve various mysteries.
Stars: Yûichi Nakamura, Satomi Satô, Adam Gibbs, Madeleine Morris
Votes: 6,187
71. The Irregular at Magic High School (2014– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Siblings Miyuki and Tatsuya Shiba are turning the National Magic University Affiliated First High School campus upside down.
Stars: Yûichi Nakamura, Alejandro Saab, Saori Hayami, Anairis Quinones
Votes: 4,158
72. Rosario + Vampire (2008)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Tskune accidentally gets on a bus to a school of monsters.
Stars: Nana Mizuki, Daisuke Kishio, Todd Haberkorn, Ian Sinclair
Votes: 3,703
73. The Chair (2021)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
At a major university, the first woman of color to become chair tries to meet the dizzying demands and high expectations of a failing English department.
Stars: Sandra Oh, Jay Duplass, Bob Balaban, Nana Mensah
Votes: 19,018
74. The Paper Chase (1973)
PG | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
A first-year law student at Harvard Law School struggles with balancing his coursework and a woman, unaware that she has a connection that affects their relationship.
Director: James Bridges | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman, Graham Beckel
Votes: 8,714 | Gross: $1.85M
75. Chivalry of a Failed Knight (2015)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Follow Ikki Kurogane as he defies the odds that everyone thinks he can't do. Ikki is the lowest of the low at his acdemy. While others have magical power and are high ranking. He is the ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryôta Ôsaka, Shizuka Ishigami, Luci Christian, Bryson Baugus
Votes: 4,645
76. Tomo-chan Is a Girl! (2023)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Tomo is a tomboy who has been in love with her childhood friend Junichiro, and strives to make him see her as a romantic candidate.
Stars: Rie Takahashi, Kaito Ishikawa, Rina Hidaka, Ricco Fajardo
Votes: 2,815
77. Hellcats (2010–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
The wild world of competitive college cheerleading.
Stars: Aly Michalka, Ashley Tisdale, Robbie Jones, Heather Hemmens
Votes: 10,934
78. Charlotte (2015–2016)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Family
The story takes place in an alternate reality where a small percentage of children manifest superhuman abilities upon reaching puberty. A focus is placed on Yuu Otosaka, a high school boy who awakens the ability to temporarily possess others, which brings him to the attention of Nao Tomori, the student council president of a school founded as a haven for children with such abilities.
Stars: Kôki Uchiyama, Ayane Sakura, Momo Asakura, Takahiro Mizushima
Votes: 8,218
79. Dragon Raja -The Blazing Dawn- (2022– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An ordinary high school student, Lu Mingfei, one day received an admission letter from Cassel College, a foreign private university. After hesitating and hesitating, Lu Mingfei decided to find out.
Stars: Daiki Yamashita, Jinwen Chen, Kaede Hondo, Xiaoning Zhou
Votes: 108
80. Ladies Versus Butlers (2010)
TV-MA | Animation, Comedy, Romance
Heavenly school life? A young man joins a boarding school, surrounded by preppie girls and cute maids. What could go wrong?
Stars: Amber Lee Connors, Mariya Ise, Rie Kugimiya, Ami Koshimizu
Votes: 481
81. Ikki tousen (2003– )
TV-MA | 325 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Seven rival high schools battle each other for victory and total supremacy. The students will do what ever it takes to come out on top and see their school leading the way.
Stars: Yûko Kaida, Masumi Asano, Satoshi Hino, Kei Shindo
Votes: 1,304
82. Teasing Master Takagi-san (2024– )
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Takagi loves playing good-natured pranks on her classmate Nishikata. But try as he might, he can never prank her back - she's just too clever.
Stars: Rui Tsukishima, Soya Kurokawa
Votes: 156
83. More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers. (2022)
24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
High school student Jiro Yakuin gets paired with Akari Watanabe, a gal who finds him repulsive at first, but they agree to attain enough points so that they can switch partners to the people they really like.
Stars: Ben Balmaceda, Lindsay Sheppard, Mike Haimoto, Macy Anne Johnson
Votes: 2,532
84. Love O2O (2016– )
45 min | Drama, Romance
A story of two popular college students who fell in love through an online game.
Stars: Yang Yang, Shuang Zheng, Denny Huang, Junfeng Niu
Votes: 3,447
85. Prison School (2015)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
The student council places 5 male students in a prison on charges of peeping on the girls in the showers, and they struggle to escape.
Stars: Taishi Nakagawa, Hirona Yamazaki, Aoi Morikawa, Asana Mamoru
Votes: 566
86. Angel Beats! (2010)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Rebellious teens fight in armed combat against one dispassionate girl's supernatural powers in an afterlife high school.
Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Harumi Sakurai, Kana Hanazawa, Ryohei Kimura
Votes: 16,155
87. I'm in Love with the Villainess (2023)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Oohashi Rei, an office worker, that's overworked to death and suddenly finds herself reincarnated as Rae Taylor, the heroine of her favorite otome game, Revolution.
Stars: Yû Serizawa, Karin Nanami, Daisuke Namikawa, Ciarán Strange
Votes: 766
88. Maken-Ki! Battling Venus (2011–2014)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Takeru Ohyama is a typical perverted teenage boy. His new school doesn't require entrance exams, and it just turned co-ed! Unfortunately, his dreams of a happy high school life are dashed ... See full summary »
Stars: Ian Sinclair, Monica Rial, Tia Lynn Ballard, Morgan Laure
Votes: 605
89. Horimiya: The Missing Pieces (2023)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Drama
As graduation nears for Kyouko Hori, Izumi Miyamura and friends, they reminisce about their high school memories, cherishing the fleeting yet vibrant moments spent together.
Stars: Marisa Duran, Celeste Perez, Mauricio Ortiz-Segura, William Ofoegbu
Votes: 1,496
90. Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero (2012)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
After saving a fairy-tale kingdom, Akatsuki returns to the real world with his prize--Miu, the busty daughter of the Demon King. It's one hell of a happy ending until they're force to enroll at a school for magic users.
Stars: Colleen Clinkenbeard, Eric Vale, Felecia Angelle, Nobuhiko Okamoto
Votes: 2,081
91. The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
60 min | Drama
The trials of a group of law students under the tutelage of a strict professor.
Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 1,090
92. ReLIFE (2016–2018)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A young man, failing at life, is offered a new start as a 10 years younger high-school student.
Stars: Jessie James Grelle, Micah Solusod, Jeannie Tirado, Kristen McGuire
Votes: 6,524
93. Merlí. Sapere Aude (2019–2021)
TV-MA | 50 min | Comedy, Drama
When Pol enrolls in university in pursuit of a philosophy degree, he's challenged and enticed by new friends and an intimidating professor.
Stars: Carlos Cuevas, María Pujalte, Pablo Capuz, Boris Ruiz
Votes: 3,636
94. K-On! (2009–2010)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
K-ON is about 5 high school girls who become friends through the Light Music Club. Yui the lead guitarist, Tsumugi the keyboardist, Mio the bassist, Azusa the rhythm guitarist, and Ritsu the drummer. K-ON is the story of 5 aspiring musicians and their journey through high school together.
Stars: Aki Toyosaki, Yôko Hikasa, Satomi Satô, Minako Kotobuki
Votes: 4,525
95. Nichijou: My Ordinary Life (2011)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy
Follow the adventures of three ordinary girls as they learn their most important lessons the hard way. Meanwhile, a pocket-sized professor makes life difficult for a robot who just wants to be normal.
Stars: Shizuka Furuya, Hiromi Konno, Mariko Honda, Minoru Shiraishi
Votes: 3,543
96. Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Approved | 101 min | Crime, Drama
A new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Margaret Hayes
Votes: 9,909
97. The Emperor's Club (2002)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama
An idealistic prep school teacher attempts to redeem an incorrigible student.
Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Joel Gretsch, Embeth Davidtz
Votes: 17,899 | Gross: $14.06M
98. Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends (2011–2013)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A friendless teenager, feared by his fellow classmates, joins a club hoping to finally make some friends.
Stars: Ryohei Kimura, Marina Inoue, Kanae Itô, Jerry Jewell
Votes: 2,736
99. Indignation (2016)
R | 110 min | Drama, Romance
In 1951, Marcus, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with sexual repression and cultural disaffection, amid the ongoing Korean War.
Director: James Schamus | Stars: Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Tijuana Ricks, Sue Dahlman
Votes: 12,641 | Gross: $3.40M
100. Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor (2017)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The new teacher at a magical academy doesn't seem to care about anything until a threat to the school shows a whole new side of him.
Stars: Sôma Saitô, Akane Fujita, Yume Miyamoto, Ari Ozawa
Votes: 2,910