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The 18 Best High School Movies

If you read my blog then you know movie night is a big night in our home. I’m always up for any excuse to cuddle on the couch with the family.

Regardless of your age, there are some high school movies that never lose their shine. The “coming of age” theme is one we can all relate to.  I lean towards comedy, but threw in a few classics for good measure. (*Please check the ratings as some are UR, PG, PG-13, and R.)

Grab your popcorn and enjoy!

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fastimes1. To Sir, With Love

2. Fast Times At Ridgemont High

3. American Graffiti

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4. 17 Again

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5. The Breakfast Club

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6. Grease

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7. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

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8. Sixteen Candles

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9. Mean Girls

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10. Superbad

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11. Rebel Without A Cause

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12. High School Musical

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13. Dead Poets Society

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14. Napoleon Dynamite

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15. American Pie

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16. Clueless

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17. Risky Business

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18. Election

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What is your favorite high school movie?

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Comments

  1. Mary says

    November 29, 2014 at 9:55 am

    Wonderful list! I think Breakfast Club was my favorite of them all. I could watch that for days.

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  2. Dawn Robinson says

    November 29, 2014 at 5:02 pm

    Great list of movies. There area few I’ve heard of but never watched but you have a great list of classics.

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  3. Cathy Chester says

    November 29, 2014 at 7:43 pm

    What a great list, Linda! I’ll have to watch the ones I’ve never seen and get the popcorn ready!

    Reply
  4. Heidi Sloss says

    November 29, 2014 at 10:03 pm

    Loved most of these and ate constantly playing in our home too! Didn’t see one of my top 5 favorites: 10 Things I Hate About You.

    Reply
  5. Carol Graham says

    November 29, 2014 at 10:24 pm

    I have seen them all – some better than others 🙂 I also saw the play Grease LIVE with Chubby Checker. Too cool Thanks for the memories

    Reply
  6. Judy Rothman Rofé says

    November 29, 2014 at 10:46 pm

    Great list, including some of my kids’ faves. Can we expand to 15 and add Rushmore, Election, Dazed and Confused, the Last Picture Show…and Bye Bye Birdie?

    Reply
  7. Elin Stebbins Waldal says

    November 30, 2014 at 1:00 pm

    Great list, I loved Dead Poet Society. And some of your classics? The best, high school or not.

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  8. Jana says

    November 30, 2014 at 7:00 pm

    Awesome list. I loved Can’t Hardly Wait also. I think it is a very underrated high school movie!

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  9. Ruth Curran says

    November 30, 2014 at 11:00 pm

    To Sir With Love – hands down, no questions! Great list Linda!

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