Movies and TV series about school

The 60 best titles about 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.

Tokyo Story
iRank90
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
MovieDrama
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a
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
Look Back
iRank87
2024 · Kiyotaka Oshiyama
MovieAnimationDrama
Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful ar
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
My Hero Academia
iRank86
2016 · Koichi Kakimoto
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
After he saves a bully from a Villain, a normal student is granted a superpower that allows him to attend a high school training academy for Heroes.
Cardcaptor Sakura
iRank86
1998
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Sakura Kinomoto, an elementary school student who discovers that she possesses magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards from the book they had been sealed in for years. She is
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!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
iRank86
2011 · David Yates
MovieAdventureFantasy
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects tha
JUJUTSU KAISEN
iRank86
2020
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryo
Your Lie in April
iRank86
2014 · Atsuhiro Iwakami
SeriesAnimationComedyDrama
Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric
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?!
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
iRank85
2018 · Yumi Taniike
SeriesAnimationComedyDrama
Puberty Syndrome—a rumored, mysterious syndrome that only affects those in their puberty. For example, a bunny girl suddenly appeared in front of Sakuta Azusagawa. The bunny girl's real identity is Ma
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.
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
iRank85
2004
SeriesComedyKids
The whacky adventures of Ned Bigby and his best pals Moze and Cookie at James K. Polk Middle School, as "every-kid" Ned shatters the fourth wall to share tips and tricks on navigating middle school or
Meteor Garden
iRank85
2018
SeriesDramaFamily
An ordinary girl is admitted to the most prestigious school in the country where she encounters F4, an exclusive group comprised of the four wealthiest and handsomest boys in the school - Dao Mingsi,
BEASTARS
iRank84
2019
SeriesAnimationCrimeDrama
In a world where beasts of all kinds coexist, a gentle wolf awakens to his own predatory urges as his school deals with a murder within its midst.
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
Classroom of the Elite
iRank84
2017
SeriesAnimationDramaMystery
Kiyotaka Ayanokouji enrolls at the prestigious Tokyo Koudo Ikusei Academy, but is assigned to Class 1-D, where students with behavioral problems are housed. The school awards points equivalent to 100,
Sailor Moon
iRank84
1992
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
One day, Usagi Tsukino, clumsy 2nd-year middle school student, stumbles upon a talking cat named Luna. Luna tells her that she is destined to be Sailor Moon, "champion of love and justice", and she mu
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.
Tokyo Revengers
iRank84
2021 · Haruki Satomi
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationCrime
Takemichi Hanagaki is a freelancer that’s reached the absolute pits of despair in his life. He finds out that the only girlfriend he ever had, in middle school, Hinata Tachibana, had been killed by th
Assassination Classroom
iRank84
2015
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
The students of Class 3-E have a mission: kill their teacher before graduation. He has already destroyed the moon, and has promised to destroy the Earth if he can not be killed within a year. But how
The Hunt
iRank84
2012 · Thomas Vinterberg
MovieDrama
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutal
Why the Hell Are You Here, Teacher!?
iRank84
2019
SeriesAnimationComedy
Ichiro Sato is about as average as a student can get... except for his above-average ability to land himself in totally awkward, intensely risqué situations with his no-nonsense teacher, Kana Kojima!
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
Monster
iRank83
2023 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor
iRank83
2017
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
The Alzano Imperial Magic Academy is located in the southern part of the Alzano Empire and is among most prominent magic schools in the world, where students can learn the highest forms of magic. All
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
iRank83
2018 · Kenji Nagasaki
MovieActionAdventureAnimation
All Might and Deku accept an invitation to go abroad to a floating and mobile manmade city, called 'I-Island', where they research quirks as well as hero supplemental items at the special 'I-Expo' con
MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES
iRank83
2023 · Akifumi Fujio
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
This is a world of magic where magic is used for everything. But deep in the forest exists a young man who spends his time training and bulking up. He can't use magic, but he enjoys a peaceful life wi
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
Another
iRank83
2012 · Tsuneo Takechi
SeriesAnimationDramaMystery
When Kouichi arrives at his new school, he immediately senses something frightening in the atmosphere of his new class, something that no student wants to talk about and that seems to be related to a
Komi Can't Communicate
iRank83
2021
SeriesAnimationComedyDrama
At a high school full of unique characters, Tadano helps his shy and unsociable classmate Komi reach her goal of making friends with 100 people.
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
iRank83
2019 · Soichi Masui
MovieAnimationDramaFantasy
In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Mak
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.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
iRank83
2004 · Alfonso Cuarón
MovieAdventureFantasy
Harry Potter's life is in danger once more as dangerous wizard Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison and is heading to Hogwarts.
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.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
iRank83
2000
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimation
Bullies often target someone frail and weak—someone exactly like Yûgi Muto. He treasures his Millennium Puzzle, an ancient Egyptian artifact that was brought into his grandfather's game shop. Believin
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.
DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO
iRank82
2021 · Noriyuki Akita
SeriesAnimationComedyDrama
"A girl in a lower grade just made me cry!" One day, Senpai visits the library after school and becomes the target of a super sadistic junior! The name of the girl who teases, torments, and tantalizes
Kill la Kill
iRank82
2013
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
Honnouji Academy is forcefully ruled by the iron-fisted control of its student council and its president, Satsuki Kiryuin. Transfer student, Ryuko Matoi, arrives on campus carrying a giant sword, that
Victorious
iRank82
2010 · Dan Schneider
SeriesComedyKids
Aspiring singer Tori Vega navigates life while attending a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts.
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.
Himouto! Umaru-chan
iRank82
2015 · Kazuya Tasaki
SeriesAnimationComedy
People are not always who they appear to be, as is the case with Umaru Doma, the perfect high school girl—that is, until she gets home! Once the front door closes, the real fun begins. When she dons h
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
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
Kakegurui
iRank81
2017
SeriesAnimationCrimeDrama
Run by a corrupt and sadistic school council, the “system” at Hyakkaou is based on gambling, with losers who cannot cover their debts being demeaned by their peers and forced to serve their debtholder
Monogatari
iRank81
2009
SeriesAnimationComedyDrama
Koyomi Araragi, a high school student, finds himself constantly encountering girls afflicted by supernatural "oddities." He dedicates himself to helping them, often with the aid of the eccentric speci
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
iRank81
2005 · Mike Newell
MovieAdventureFantasy
When his name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools. Signs of Voldemort's return emerge as Harry's friends hel
Prison School
iRank81
2015
SeriesAnimationComedy
There was a time when the Hachimitsu Private Academy was a revered and elite all-girls' boarding school on the outskirts of Tokyo but a recent policy revision is allowing boys into the student body. O
Young Sheldon
iRank80
2017 · Jim Parsons
SeriesComedyDramaFamily
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
The Simpsons
iRank80
1989 · James L. Brooks
SeriesAnimationComedyFamily
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands
Elite
iRank80
2018 · Ruben Goldfarb
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
When three working class kids enroll in the most exclusive school in Spain, the clash between the wealthy and the poor students leads to tragedy.
American History X
iRank80
1998 · Tony Kaye
MovieDrama
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinh
The Little Prince
iRank79
2015 · Mark Osborne
MovieAdventureAnimationFamily
Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will chan
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
iRank79
1990 · Will Smith
SeriesComedyFamily
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — a
Big Little Lies
iRank79
2017 · Andrea Arnold
SeriesDrama
The tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.