Movies and TV series about high school

The 60 best titles about high school, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

Pan's Labyrinth
iRank88
2006 · Guillermo del Toro
MovieFantasyDramaWar
In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she m
Your Name.
iRank87
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
MovieAnimationDramaRomance
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence conti
Slam Dunk
iRank87
1993
SeriesAnimationComedy
Sakuragi Hanamichi is a junior high punk used to getting into fights and being rejected by girls but upon entering high school he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko Akagi. He will do anything in ord
Kamisama Kiss
iRank86
2012 · Sadakazu Kikuchi
SeriesAnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Nanami was just a normal high school girl down on her luck until a stranger’s lips marked her as the new Land God and turned her world upside down. Now, she’s figuring out the duties of a deity with t
Haikyu!!
iRank86
2014 · Yoshihisa Heishi
SeriesAnimationComedyDrama
Inspired by a small-statured pro volleyball player, Hinata creates a volleyball team in his last year of middle school. Unfortunately the team is matched up against the "King of the Court" Tobio Kagey
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
iRank86
2020 · Yohei Fukui
SeriesAnimationMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
To be united with her crush, a hopeless romantic summons the ghost in the girls' bathroom at her school. But she's shocked when the ghost is a boy!
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
iRank86
2016 · Yoon Ha-lim
SeriesComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
Love, Victor
iRank86
2020 · Adam Fishbach
SeriesComedyDrama
Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation. When it all seems
Heartstopper
iRank86
2022
SeriesDrama
Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series.
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
iRank85
2019
SeriesAnimationComedy
Considered a genius due to having the highest grades in the country, Miyuki Shirogane leads the prestigious Shuchiin Academy's student council as its president, working alongside the beautiful and wea
Dan Da Dan
iRank85
2024 · Toshihiro Maeda
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
In a bet to prove whether ghosts or aliens exist, two high schoolers face terrifying paranormal threats, gain superpowers and maybe even fall in love?!
Moonlight
iRank85
2016 · Barry Jenkins
MovieDrama
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while gra
High School DxD
iRank85
2012
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
Issei Hyodo is your average perverted high school student whose one wish in life is to have his own harem, but he's got to be one of the unluckiest guys around. He goes on his first date with a girl o
Maid Sama!
iRank85
2010
SeriesAnimationComedy
Misaki Ayuzawa is the first female student council president at a once all-boys school turned co-ed. She rules the school with strict discipline demeanor. But she has a secret, she works at a maid caf
Girl from Nowhere
iRank85
2018 · Ekachai Uekrongtham
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
A mysterious, clever girl named Nanno transfers to different schools, exposing the lies and misdeeds of the students and faculty at every turn.
Teen Wolf
iRank85
2011 · Marty Adelstein
SeriesComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his pr
My Dress-Up Darling
iRank85
2022 · Hirotaka Kaneko
SeriesAnimationComedyDrama
High schooler Wakana Gojo wants to become a kashirashi—a master craftsman who makes traditional Japanese Hina dolls. Though he's gung-ho about the craft, he knows nothing about the latest trends, and
Riverdale
iRank84
2017 · Jon Goldwater
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riv
Rebelde
iRank84
2004 · Pedro Damián
SeriesComedyDrama
A group of young adults will spend their adolescence at the Elite Way School, where they will learn about love, life and live their passion for music.
Bleach
iRank84
2004
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. Now
The Quintessential Quintuplets
iRank84
2019 · Yoshio Kaneko
SeriesAnimationComedyDrama
Fuutarou Uesugi is a poor, antisocial ace student who one day meets the rich transfer student Itsuki Nakano. They argue but when Uesugi realizes he is to be her tutor, he tries to get on better terms.
Kuroko's Basketball
iRank84
2012
SeriesAnimationComedyDrama
In the story, Kagami Taiga has just enrolled into Seirin High School when he meets Kuroko Tetsuya of the school's basketball team. Kuroko happens to be the shadowy sixth member of the legendary Genera
Donnie Darko
iRank84
2001 · Richard Kelly
MovieFantasyDramaMystery
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Twin Peaks
iRank84
1990 · Sabrina S. Sutherland
SeriesDramaMystery
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web
The Wonder Years
iRank83
1988 · Carol Black
SeriesComedyDramaFamily
The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during the 1960s and 70s. Told through narration from an adult Kevin, Kevin faces the difficulties of maintaining
Parasyte -the maxim-
iRank83
2014
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDrama
A species of parasitic aliens descends on Earth and quickly infiltrates humanity by entering the brains of vulnerable targets; insatiable beings that gain total control of their host and are capable o
Danny Phantom
iRank83
2004 · Butch Hartman
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
Danny Fenton was once your typical kid until he accidentally blew up his parents' laboratory and became ghost-hunting superhero Danny Phantom. Now half-ghost, Danny's picked up paranormal powers, but
The Daily Life of the Immortal King
iRank83
2020
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
As a cultivation genius who has achieved a new realm every two years since he was a year old, Wang Ling is a near-invincible existence with prowess far beyond his control. But now that he’s sixteen, h
Girl Meets World
iRank83
2014 · Michael Jacobs
SeriesComedyFamily
The adventures of relatable and adventurous Riley Matthews, the tween daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews, and her bold best friend Maya as they traverse the twists and turns of teenage years at Man
The Hate U Give
iRank83
2018 · George Tillman Jr.
MovieCrimeDrama
Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two ver
All of Us Are Dead
iRank83
2022
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.
Boy Meets World
iRank83
1993 · David Kendall
SeriesComedyDramaFamily
The coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man.
Charlotte
iRank83
2015
SeriesAnimationDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
All thanks to the special ability that he developed, Yuu was able to cheat his way into a very prestigious high school. With his power, he thought nothing was going to stand in his way, until he met
Boys Over Flowers
iRank83
2009
SeriesComedyDrama
Unassuming high school girl Jan-di stands up to — and eventually falls for — a spoiled rich kid who belongs to the school's most powerful clique.
True Beauty
iRank83
2020 · Kim Young-kyu
SeriesComedyDrama
After being bullied and discriminated because of her ugly looks, a high school girl transforms herself into a gorgeous "goddess" and quickly rises to fame after mastering the art of makeup via online
Daria
iRank82
1997
SeriesAnimationComedy
After moving to a new town with her stressed-out parents and relentlessly popular little sister, Daria uses her acerbic wit and keen powers of observation to contend with the mind-numbingly ridiculous
Sex Education
iRank82
2019 · Clare Couchman
SeriesComedyDrama
Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
Toradora!
iRank82
2008
SeriesAnimationComedyDrama
Menacing in appearance but gentle at heart, second year high school student Ryuuji forms an unlikely friendship with classmate Taiga, a tiny girl with a sharp tongue and a tough attitude.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
iRank82
2018 · Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Magic and mischief collide as half-human, half-witch Sabrina navigates between two worlds: mortal teen life and her family's legacy, the Church of Night.
Say Anything...
iRank82
1989 · Cameron Crowe
MovieComedyDramaRomance
Average student and eternal optimist Lloyd Dobler seeks to capture the heart of Diane Court, a beautiful but unattainable valedictorian classmate. He surprises just about everyone - including himself
Freaks and Geeks
iRank82
1999 · Judd Apatow
SeriesComedyDrama
High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy fri
Carrie
iRank82
1976 · Brian De Palma
MovieHorrorThriller
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a
The Fabelmans
iRank82
2022 · Steven Spielberg
MovieDrama
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of f
Gossip Girl
iRank82
2007 · Stephanie Savage
SeriesDrama
An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.
Normal People
iRank81
2020 · Anna Ferguson
SeriesDrama
Marianne and Connell weave in and out of each other's lives in this exploration of sex, power and the desire to love and be loved.
A Silent Voice: The Movie
iRank81
2016 · Naoko Yamada
MovieAnimationDramaRomance
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. Whe
XO, Kitty
iRank81
2023
SeriesComedyDrama
Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey thinks she knows everything there is to know about love. But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she'll soon realise t
Never Have I Ever
iRank81
2020 · Mindy Kaling
SeriesComedyDrama
After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular -- but friends, family and feeling won't make it easy on her.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
iRank81
1997 · Marti Noxon
SeriesComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spre
Atypical
iRank81
2017 · Robia Rashid
SeriesComedyDrama
Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family.
Booksmart
iRank80
2019 · Olivia Wilde
MovieComedy
Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out
X-Men: Evolution
iRank80
2000
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDrama
Teenagers Cyclops, Jean Grey, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, and Spike fight for a world that fears and hates them.
Battle Royale
iRank80
2000 · Kinji Fukasaku
MovieActionDramaThriller
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Pretty Little Liars
iRank80
2010 · Charles Grant Craig
SeriesDramaMystery
Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappe
ted
iRank80
2024 · Seth MacFarlane
SeriesComedy
It's 1993 and Ted the bear's moment of fame has passed, leaving him living with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett, who lives in a working-class Boston home with his parents and cousin. Ted may
Love, Simon
iRank80
2018 · Greg Berlanti
MovieComedyDramaRomance
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anony
Gilmore Girls
iRank79
2000
SeriesComedyDrama
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
Superbad
iRank79
2007 · Greg Mottola
MovieComedy
Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.
The Fallout
iRank79
2021 · Megan Park
MovieDrama
In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.
Spider-Man: Homecoming
iRank79
2017 · Jon Watts
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fi