Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "dropping-out-of-school"

1. Promising Young Woman (2020)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Nothing in Cassie's life is what it appears to be - she's wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she's living a secret double life. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs from the past.

Director: Emerald Fennell | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown

Votes: 211,881

2. Twenty Five Twenty One (2022)

TV-14 | 70 min | Drama, Romance

In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life.

Stars: Nam Joo-hyuk, Kim Ji-yeon, Choi Hyun-wook, Lee Joo-myung

Votes: 13,606

3. Mommy (I) (2014)

R | 139 min | Drama

A widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household.

Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Anne Dorval, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Suzanne Clément, Patrick Huard

Votes: 61,859 | Gross: $3.49M

4. 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: 138,169 | Gross: $12.57M

5. 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: 8,695 | Gross: $1.85M

6. Cougars Inc. (2011)

R | 81 min | Comedy, Drama

Sam has been expelled from every school and is now looking for a creative way to pay for school. He finds it in escort business called Cougars, Inc., which gives him lessons he never expected.

Director: K. Asher Levin | Stars: Kyle Gallner, Sarah Hyland, Jim Belushi, Maeve Quinlan

Votes: 4,194

7. Girlhood (2014)

Unrated | 113 min | Drama

A girl with few real prospects joins a gang, reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process. However, she soon finds that this new life does not necessarily make her any happier.

Director: Céline Sciamma | Stars: Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Mariétou Touré

Votes: 10,051

8. That'll Be the Day (1973)

PG | 91 min | Drama, Music

Musical drama set in the 1950s ,starring David Essex and Ringo Starr, loosely-based on John Lennon's early years. A gifted but wayward young man finally discovers a sense of purpose when he decides to turn his love of music into a career.

Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: David Essex, Ringo Starr, Rosemary Leach, James Booth

Votes: 1,379

9. Goodbye First Love (2011)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Romance

A chronicle of the romance between Camille and Sullivan, which begins during their adolescence and picks up after Sullivan's 8-year absence from exploring the world.

Director: Mia Hansen-Løve | Stars: Lola Créton, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Magne-Håvard Brekke, Valérie Bonneton

Votes: 5,733 | Gross: $0.06M

10. Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Romance

Stagestruck adolescent learns about love the hard way while interning in Cleveland summer stock during the early '50's.

Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Frank Langella, Glynnis O'Connor, Tom Hulce, Jerry Stiller

Votes: 330 | Gross: $0.06M

11. Ritual (2000)

78 min | Drama

Sensing there is something terribly wrong at home, a young man drops out of college and tries to 'fix' his family.

Director: Stanley Bennett Clay | Stars: Clarence Williams III, Denise Nicholas, Shawn Michael Howard, Angelle Brooks

Votes: 101

12. Life Back Then (2011)

131 min | Drama

Two young lonely people form a bond as they go through the homes of the recently departed people.

Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Masaki Okada, Nana Eikura, Takuro Atsuki, Rei Dan

Votes: 143

13. María y los niños pobres (2010)

80 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Due to different circumstances several kids work in the streets of La Paz (Bolivia). While a group of Catholic priests help them they are endangered by organ thieves and drug dealers. When ... See full summary »

Director: Leonidas Zegarra | Stars: Mariana Liquitaya, Sebastián Obermaier, Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato, Mauricio Aparicio

Votes: 23

14. Day of the Wag (1976)

11 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: John Dick | Stars: Sue Berney, Joe Di Sario, Judy Dick, Doug Gautier

15. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode: You'd Better Shop Around (1994)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Will goes with Phillip and Carlton to buy a new car. When Carlton wants Phillip to buy a car that Will thinks is dull, Will convinces Phillip to get a convertible. The owner of the lot ... See full summary »

Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Daphne Reid, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 605

16. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
Episode: Alice Oakley Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1992)

Drama

John Morgan makes up a story about his mother joining the rodeo, while Forrest finds a witness and Slocum's father kicks him out of the house.

Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch

17. Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
Episode: High Air (1956)

30 min | Drama

A father and his estranged son, both tunnel workers in New York City, are forced to deal with each other during a dangerous collapse.

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: William Bendix, Dennis Hopper, John Alderson, Leo Gordon

Votes: 61

18. The Life of Riley (1948–1950)
Episode: Junior Drops Out (1950)

30 min | Comedy

The Rileys are concerned that the icebox has broken down and the landlord is refusing to replace it. Junior announces he wants to quit school. Riley allows it thinking the boy will be sick ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert I. Leeds | Stars: Jackie Gleason, Rosemary DeCamp, Gloria Winters, Lanny Rees

Votes: 13

19. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Memo from the Dark Side (2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The shooting death of a veteran of the War on Terror leads to an investigation and conspiracy indictment against a former Bush Justice Department employee on conspiracy charges involving the torture of prisoners.

Director: Fred Berner | Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Anthony Anderson, S. Epatha Merkerson, Linus Roache

Votes: 330

20. TopTenz (2010– )
Episode: Top 10 Shamings of the Internet that Ruined People's Lives (2016)

11 min | Documentary

Here are the experiences of some people that can serve as lessons about how to behave in public especially on the Internet or anywhere your behavior can be recorded even if you feel it is ... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

21. Ta paidia tis Niovis (2004–2005)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2004)

Drama

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Director: Kostas Koutsomytis | Stars: Grigoris Valtinos, Maria Tzobanaki, Antzela Gerekou, Antonis Fragakis

22. Power Rangers Ninja Steel (2017–2018)
Episode: Echoes of Evil (2018)

TV-Y7 | 24 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Madame Odius returns to Earth to track down the Ninja Nexus Prism.

Director: Charlie Haskell | Stars: William Shewfelt, Nico Greetham, Zoë Robins, Peter Adrian Sudarso

Votes: 44

23. Boku wa Mari no naka (2017– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2017)

30 min | Adventure, Fantasy

There is little strange or unusual about a man who has fallen for a girl. It is strange, however, when the man begins following the schoolgirl he likes only to wake up one morning and find ... See full summary »

Directors: Smith, Hiroto Totsuka, Hatsuki Yokoo | Stars: Elaiza Ikeda, Ryô Yoshizawa, Yurika Nakamura, Naomi Nishida

Votes: 8