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1. One Tree Hill (2003–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Half-brothers Lucas and Nathan Scott trade between kinship and rivalry both on the basketball court and in the hearts of their friends in the small, but not so quiet town of Tree Hill, North Carolina.
Stars: Chad Michael Murray, James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton Morgan, Bethany Joy Lenz
Votes: 87,400
2. Juno (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes a selfless decision regarding the unborn child.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman
Votes: 550,061 | Gross: $143.50M
3. Waves (I) (2019)
R | 135 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Traces the journey of a suburban family - led by a well-intentioned but domineering father - as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.
Director: Trey Edward Shults | Stars: Taylor Russell, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Alexa Demie, Bill Wise
Votes: 30,980
4. A Cinderella Story (2004)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Samantha Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance.
Director: Mark Rosman | Stars: Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray, Jennifer Coolidge, Dan Byrd
Votes: 94,224 | Gross: $51.44M
5. Varsity Blues (1999)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A back-up quarterback is chosen to lead a Texas football team to victory after the star quarterback is injured.
Director: Brian Robbins | Stars: James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Paul Walker, Ron Lester
Votes: 49,178 | Gross: $52.89M
6. Atypical (2017–2021)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, decides it's time to find a girlfriend, which sets Sam's mom on her own life-changing path as her son seeks more independence.
Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Keir Gilchrist, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Michael Rapaport
Votes: 103,895
7. The Way Back (I) (2020)
R | 108 min | Drama, Sport
Jack Cunningham was a high school basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he may get one last shot at redemption.
Director: Gavin O'Connor | Stars: Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Janina Gavankar, Michaela Watkins
Votes: 53,084 | Gross: $13.59M
8. Coach Carter (2005)
PG-13 | 136 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.
Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Rick Gonzalez, Robert Ri'chard, Rob Brown
Votes: 172,584 | Gross: $67.26M
9. The Spectacular Now (2013)
R | 95 min | Drama, Romance
A hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical "nice girl."
Director: James Ponsoldt | Stars: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Votes: 161,619 | Gross: $6.85M
10. Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
R | 104 min | Horror
Set a few days after the original, a championship basketball team's bus is attacked by The Creeper, the winged, flesh-eating terror, on the last day of his 23-day feeding frenzy.
Director: Victor Salva | Stars: Jonathan Breck, Ray Wise, Nicki Aycox, Garikayi Mutambirwa
Votes: 70,719 | Gross: $35.67M
11. One Dark Night (1982)
PG | 89 min | Horror
As part of an initiation into a club called the Sisters, a young girl must spend the night in a mausoleum.
Directors: Tom McLoughlin, Michael Schroeder | Stars: Meg Tilly, Melissa Newman, Robin Evans, Leslie Speights
Votes: 3,772
12. Hoosiers (1986)
PG | 114 min | Drama, Sport
A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small-town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the state championship in 1950s Indiana.
Director: David Anspaugh | Stars: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley
Votes: 51,193 | Gross: $28.61M
13. The Hole (2001)
R | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.
Director: Nick Hamm | Stars: Thora Birch, Desmond Harrington, Daniel Brocklebank, Laurence Fox
Votes: 48,304
14. Swimfan (2002)
PG-13 | 85 min | Drama, Thriller
A high school senior with a promising swimming career has a one-night stand with consequences.
Director: John Polson | Stars: Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Kate Burton
Votes: 21,233 | Gross: $28.56M
15. Ice Princess (2005)
G | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
With the help of her coach, her mom, and the boy who drives the Zamboni machine, nothing can stop Casey (Trachtenberg) from realizing her dream to be a champion figure skater.
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Michelle Trachtenberg, Kim Cattrall, Trevor Blumas, Joan Cusack
Votes: 28,965 | Gross: $24.38M
16. American Dreams (2002–2005)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, History
In the 1960s, a family experiences life and the struggles of the era, accompanied by the well-known pop songs of the period.
Stars: Gail O'Grady, Tom Verica, Brittany Snow, Jonathan Adams
Votes: 3,264
17. The Lookout (2007)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.
Director: Scott Frank | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Isla Fisher
Votes: 60,602 | Gross: $4.60M
18. Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV Movie)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Sent by her parents to live with her two eccentric aunts, Sabrina Sawyer discovers on her 16th birthday that she's a witch.
Director: Tibor Takács | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Sherry Miller, Charlene Fernetz, Michelle Beaudoin
Votes: 7,882
19. Boston Public (2000–2006)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
The lives of 10 faculty members at a high school in Boston weave in and out of dealing with trouble-makers, having a personal life, and keeping sanity.
Stars: Loretta Devine, Anthony Heald, Fyvush Finkel, Chi McBride
Votes: 6,310
20. Keith (I) (2008)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Romance
Natalie, head of her curriculum activities in high school and riding on a tennis scholarship for college, gets Keith as her Chemistry lab partner. As Natalie can be uptight, Keith proves to be the opposite, even while hiding a secret.
Director: Todd Kessler | Stars: Elisabeth Harnois, Jesse McCartney, Margo Harshman, Ignacio Serricchio
Votes: 37,429
21. Above the Rim (1994)
R | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.
Director: Jeff Pollack | Stars: Duane Martin, Tupac Shakur, Leon, David Bailey
Votes: 17,140 | Gross: $16.04M
22. Overcomer (2019)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Family, Sport
A high-school basketball coach is asked to take over the cross-country program, where he encounters a troubled teen.
Director: Alex Kendrick | Stars: Alex Kendrick, Priscilla C. Shirer, Cameron Arnett, Shari Rigby
Votes: 5,721 | Gross: $26.25M
23. The New Kids (1985)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A brother and sister arrive in a small town to help their relatives run an amusement park, and they find the town is terrorized by a local street gang.
Director: Sean S. Cunningham | Stars: Shannon Presby, Lori Loughlin, James Spader, John Philbin
Votes: 4,071 | Gross: $0.20M
24. The '60s (1999)
PG-13 | 86 min | Drama
The events of the 1960s affect the lives of two families, one white and one black.
Stars: Josh Hamilton, Julia Stiles, Jerry O'Connell, Jeremy Sisto
Votes: 2,656
25. The Final Season (2007)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Sport
Kent Stock disrupts his life to become coach of the Norway High School baseball team and try to lead them to victory.
Director: David Mickey Evans | Stars: Sean Astin, Powers Boothe, Rachael Leigh Cook, Jesse Henecke
Votes: 2,788 | Gross: $1.16M
26. Get Real (1998)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A tenderly romantic coming-of-age story as two boys in a British school fall in love.
Director: Simon Shore | Stars: Ben Silverstone, Brad Gorton, Charlotte Brittain, Stacy Hart
Votes: 14,691 | Gross: $1.20M
27. South of Nowhere (2005–2008)
22 min | Drama, Romance
A family moves from Ohio to Los Angeles, where they realize they are unprepared for the city's fast pace and the overcrowded public school that the three teenagers will attend.
Stars: Gabrielle Christian, Mandy Musgrave, Matt Cohen, Maeve Quinlan
Votes: 5,199
28. Book of Love (2004)
R | 83 min | Comedy, Drama
Living among fusty academics, an unusual young man gets between a high school history teacher and his wife.
Director: Alan Brown | Stars: Frances O'Connor, Simon Baker, Gregory Smith, Bryce Dallas Howard
Votes: 1,807
29. Hoovey (2015)
PG | 91 min | Drama
Life can change in an instant, and turn your whole world upside down. And that is exactly what happens to firefighter Jeff Elliott and his wife Ruth who are living their dream in the golden... See full summary »
Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: Cody Linley, Patrick Warburton, Lauren Holly, Alyson Stoner
Votes: 1,096
30. Jacknife (1989)
R | 102 min | Drama
Two Vietnam vets search for the strength to face up to their horrific war experiences, but their friendship begins to splinter when one becomes romantically involved with the other's sister.
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Robert De Niro, Kathy Baker, Ed Harris, Sloane Shelton
Votes: 6,519 | Gross: $2.05M
31. No One Would Tell (2018 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Drama
Laura is happy for her daughter Sarah when she begins to date her popular classmate Rob--but he soon starts to reveal his darker, more possessive side.
Director: Gail Harvey | Stars: Shannen Doherty, Mira Sorvino, Matreya Scarrwener, Callan Potter
Votes: 907
32. Night Screams (1987)
85 min | Horror
A football star throws a party for his friends. Two insane killers escape from a nearby asylum on that same night, and in their efforts to elude authorities, wind up at the party.
Director: Allen Plone | Stars: Joseph Paul Manno, Ron Thomas, Randy Lundsford, Megan Wyss
Votes: 674
33. 23 Blast (2014)
PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, Sport
When a high-school football star is suddenly stricken with irreversible, total blindness, he must decide whether to accept his new reality or attempt a return to the game he still loves.
Director: Dylan Baker | Stars: Mark Hapka, Bram Hoover, Stephen Lang, Max Adler
Votes: 2,196 | Gross: $0.49M
34. To Save a Life (2009)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama
After a childhood friend's death, Jake Taylor, an all-star athlete must change his life - and sacrifice his dreams to save the lives of others.
Director: Brian Baugh | Stars: Randy Wayne, Deja Kreutzberg, Joshua Weigel, Steven Crowder
Votes: 5,875 | Gross: $3.77M
35. Going to the Mat (2004 TV Movie)
G | 92 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Jace Newfield has a problem: Besides being blind and being the new kid at school, his problem is that the kids at his new school thinks he's a jerk. Jace needs to find a way to be accepted ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Gillard | Stars: Andrew Lawrence, Khleo Thomas, Alessandra Torresani, Wayne Brady
Votes: 1,588
36. Undefeated (2011)
PG-13 | 113 min | Documentary, Sport
Chronicles three underprivileged students from inner-city Memphis and their volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field.
Directors: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin | Stars: Bill Courtney, O.C. Brown, Montrail 'Money' Brown, Chavis Daniels
Votes: 7,349 | Gross: $0.56M
37. Billie (1965)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
A 16-year-old tomboy and high school athlete finds herself caught between being beating boys at sports and having a boyfriend, while her conservative father opposes women's rights in his campaign for mayor.
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Patty Duke, Jim Backus, Jane Greer, Warren Berlinger
Votes: 491
38. Wolves (I) (2016)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Anthony hopes his basketball skills will get him into Cornell after high school. His only obstacle is his dad's gambling.
Director: Bart Freundlich | Stars: Taylor John Smith, Michael Shannon, Carla Gugino, Zazie Beetz
Votes: 1,355
39. Always a Winner (2023)
85 min | Drama, Sport
A girl transfers to a Christian school for her senior year determined to repeat as state golf champion. As she begins that quest, she is greatly affected by her golf Coach and comes to learn what is really most important in life.
Director: Dave Christiano | Stars: Jenn Cooke, Amelia Still, Evangeline Griffin, Ashley Brant
Votes: 38
40. 16-Love (2012)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When the number one junior player in the country is injured, she begins to discover the teenage life she never got to live... and find the love she never thought she'd have.
Director: Adam Lipsius | Stars: Lindsey Shaw, Chandler Massey, Keith Coulouris, Lindsey Black
Votes: 1,747
41. The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
With the support of her parents (Sharon Gless and Frank Converse), an Arizona adolescent (Helen Hunt) overcomes severe injuries to run in a 10K race.
Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Sharon Gless, Frank Converse, Helen Hunt, Bill Beyers
Votes: 206
42. American Teen (2008)
PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary
A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.
Director: Nanette Burstein | Stars: Hannah Bailey, Jake Tusing, Megan Krizmanich, Colin Clemens
Votes: 4,230 | Gross: $0.94M
43. The Climb (1997)
PG-13 | 98 min | Drama
Chuck, a crusty old civic engineer, has an arsenal full of memories. With irreverent wit, he rattles on, in his irascible humorous style, burning his spicy stories into the imagination of a young neighbor kid Danny.
Director: Bob Swaim | Stars: John Hurt, Gregory Smith, David Strathairn, Stephen McHattie
Votes: 422
44. Beware the Gonzo (2010)
TV-14 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young muckraker decides to start his own underground newspaper at his high school.
Director: Bryan Goluboff | Stars: Ezra Miller, Zoë Kravitz, Griffin Newman, Stefanie Y. Hong
Votes: 1,830
45. Not Another High School Show (2007 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A parody of popular teen TV dramas such as "Beverly Hills, 90210", "Dawson's Creek", and "Laguna Beach."
Director: Joel Gallen | Stars: John Keefe, Jocelin Donahue, Rachel Specter, Jeffrey Todd
Votes: 228
46. Take Down (1979)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
An unqualified teacher finds himself saddled with coaching duties after a small group of high school seniors form a wrestling team in a last ditch effort to end a 9-year losing streak against a rival school.
Director: Kieth Merrill | Stars: Edward Herrmann, Kathleen Lloyd, Lorenzo Lamas, Maureen McCormick
Votes: 260
47. The Wrong Tutor (2019 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
When star high school athlete Eric needs help with his school work, Emily convinces Eric's mother Carol, that she is perfect tutor for her son but she has other reasons to that stem beyond helping him with his homework.
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Vivica A. Fox, Nate Wyatt, Li Eubanks, Ivy Matheson
Votes: 302
48. Remember the Goal (2016)
PG | 88 min | Drama, Sport
A new female coach fresh out of college takes over the cross country program at an all girls private Christian school and tries to lead them to their first state title.
Director: Dave Christiano | Stars: Allee Sutton Hethcoat, Quinn Alexis, Sydney Marks, Jayla Palmer
Votes: 384 | Gross: $0.12M
49. Wheatus: Teenage Dirtbag (2000 Music Video)
4 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Music video for Wheatus's song, 'Teenage Dirtbag'.
Director: Jeff Gordon | Stars: Jason Biggs, Brendan B. Brown, Peter McCarrick Brown, Philip A. Jimenez
Votes: 95
50. Waterboys (2001)
91 min | Comedy, Sport
In a Japanese high school, a class of adolescent geeks joins the new synchronized swimming teacher and takes up the challenge to take part in the competition, in spite of the mockeries of the "real sportsmen".
Director: Shinobu Yaguchi | Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Hiroshi Tamaki, Akifumi Miura, Kôen Kondô
Votes: 3,065