Top Ten Back-to-School Movies
AMC Movie List

Top Ten Back-to-School Movies

So long, summer. How would you rank these nostalgic pics?

rank title points votes your vote
1 Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Director Amy Heckerling follows a cross section of typical California teens as they enter a new school year. 167 371
2 Grease
No movie captures the first day of school more definitively than this musical romance about young summer (and school-year) love. 145 403
3 The Karate Kid
When Daniel (Ralph Macchio) moves to Los Angeles just in time for the new school year, he doesn't get the warmest welcome. 87 347
4 Dead Poets Society
At super-formal all-male prep school Welton Academy, a new teacher (Robin Williams) makes all the difference. 66 342
5 Back to School
This Rodney Dangerfield pic nails the experience of going back to school, from the perspective of a grown man who parties too hard. 61 341
6 Mean Girls
New kid Cady (Lindsay Lohan) gets a huge reality check when she shows up at her new school after being home-schooled in Africa. 45 357
7 Can't Buy Me Love
Nerdy Ronald Miller (Patrick Dempsey) vows to become popular during senior year, even if he has to bribe a cheerleader to make it happen. 24 298
8 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
After spending their summers in the Muggle world, Harry, Hermione, and Ron catch up on the train to Hogwarts each year. 9 347
9 Never Been Kissed
A copy editor (Drew Barrymore) goes undercover at a high school to report on student life. Awkwardness ensues. -7 321
10 Bring It On
Torrance (Kirsten Dunst) kicks off the school year by making captain of the cheering squad, but there's trouble on the horizon. -63 325