Films about school and college, as a rule, come in three genres. Comedy, romance or thriller. Often genres are intertwined. But the fact that most of them deserve attention is a fact. Which ones? This is worth mentioning.
"College"
This is the case when the name speaks for itself. In the list of films about school and college, you definitely need to include this comedy of 2008 release.
The plot focuses on three freshman buddies. They barely graduated from school and are eager for an independent life. It seems to them that studying in college is a serene and happy period, involving parties, new acquaintances and beautiful girls. That's just the main rule of any freshman - do not make enemies from the very first day. The guys have problems with this. On the first day, they get acquainted with the most beautiful girls of the college, which is why they attract the unkind attention of the student brotherhood. Representatives of which without thinking twice organize the guys a “fun” life. True, not quite what they dreamed about.
"Scream in the hostel"
As stated at the very beginning, films about school and college are often shot in the thriller genre. "Shout in the hostel" is just that.
The film begins with a party. She takes place in a girl's dormitory. In one of the rooms is a romantic date between a girl Megan and a guy named Garrett, who is constantly cheating on her. She knows about this and, together with six friends, decided to take revenge on him. During the meeting, she "dies" in his arms - as a joke, pretending to be. The guy in a panic, runs to her friends, and they assure the voice, examining Megan, that she is dead. They decide to get rid of the body. Having loaded Megan into the car, everyone goes to the swamp. The guys decide to dismember the "body". The girls begin to look for sharp objects for this, and Garrett grabs the balloon key and ... sticks it into Megan's lungs. To release air from them, the body will not float.
The girl is truly dying. The guys dump the body into a coal mine, deciding to forget what happened. But after 8 months, on graduation day, something terrible begins. Megan begins to kill the culprits of death one after another with the same balloon key ... Will anyone survive and who is the killer?
"American Pie"
It can be said a comedy that has already become a cult. More precisely, a series of films consisting of 4 originals and 4 spin-offs.
The first part is considered the best. In the center of the plot are guys graduating from school - Jim, Chris, Kevin and Paul. They are not only friends, but also “partners” who have concluded an agreement among themselves, obliging them to help each other. In what? At the beginning of adulthood! Which, as in any comedy of this genre, is a "test of sex."
Only they are chronically unlucky, and yet none of them knows how to communicate with girls. They are waiting for a bunch of funny and funny adventures on the way to their goal, which, by the way, each in its own way achieved.
"Simple"
Listing films about school and college, one can not help but notice this comedy. This comedy-melodrama tells about an ordinary girl named Bianca, whose girlfriend is much more popular than her. And she lives next door to the most popular guy at school - Wesley. But she likes musician Toby.
At one point, Wesley, seeing the girl’s uncomfortable position in society, opens her eyes - he explains that she plays the role of “JUPA”, the Fat Ugly Girlfriend. Bianca is offended, but nonetheless understands - the guy is right. She asks him to help her change, and the guys begin "classes." The bullying of schoolchildren over the girl only intensifies, but she does not give up. After all, the graduation is at stake, as well as her article on this event, which is the most important of the year for all young people.
"Crazy teachers"
Well, all of the above films about school and college are interesting in their own way, but only they talk about students and students. But in the French comedy “Mad Teachers”, a teaching theme is also being revealed in parallel.
In the center of the plot is the Lyceum named after Jules Ferry. He is recognized as the worst in all of France. And schoolchildren's performance indicators are so low that they plan to close the institution. Naturally, no one likes it - neither students nor teachers.
And the teaching staff is very colorful. Brutal bodybuilder Eric leads physical education classes. Crazy puffy "tear" Gladys with a chainsaw teaches English. A peasant Kutiro, leading an unidentified discipline, loves the "weed", and in his office hung a hammock, so it was more convenient to conduct lessons. The story is led by a guy in a Napoleon costume, French - a sexy dark-skinned beauty, chemistry - a fanatical experimenter, philosophy - some kind of bore. And it is with this composition that they will have to save the lyceum from closure. Already this fact makes you smile, but with what crazy methods they will achieve their plan - and even more so. No wonder this comedy is boldly entered into a list called "The Best Youth Films About School / College."
With elements of fiction
There are films in which there is something unusual - something that, as it seems, does not happen. And such films about school and college (American, as a rule) are very popular. And which of them are considered the most famous:
- "Daddy is 17 again". The plot focuses on a 37-year-old man whose life is not the best. The wife filed for divorce, problems at work, the children do not even want to communicate with him, but they have to live with a friend. But at one point he wakes up with a 17-year-old boy, who was 20 years ago - full of strength, energy and desire to live.
- "Boy in a girl." Romantic comedy, the main characters of which are a guy and a girl who are neighbors, sworn enemies and opposites. Which at one moment exchange bodies. What they have to live with is impossible to do without establishing contacts. However, everything ends quite unexpectedly - each, being in the body of another, helps him to come to unprecedented success.
- Freaky Friday. The idea of ​​this comedy is also built on the exchange of bodies. That's just not a guy and a girl, but mothers and daughters. A woman has to get used to the image of a loose rocker, and a girl has to become a serious careerist.
These are great comedy films about school (college), albeit not new ones. But they are definitely worth a look.
“She is a man”
Listing youth films about school, college, love and adventure, one can not help but notice this comedy.
It talks about a girl named Viola, who has a twin brother, Sebastian. A guy dreams of a musician career, and a girl dreams of football. By the way, she plays great, better than many young men.
Her brother is expelled from school - he needs to continue to study in Illyria. But he was not leaving for a new school, but in London for a music festival, asking Viola to cover him and call the lyceum on behalf of their parents. She agrees, but does even more interesting - she goes there instead of her brother, disguised as a guy, and gets a job in a football team. She pursues only one goal. Namely, to win the match with a team, the captain of which is her ex-boyfriend, who considers football not a female occupation. And in general, Viola succeeds. It’s just that she repeatedly finds herself in the balance of failure, and a girl falls in love with her ... But this is far from all the problems and adventures she will have to face.
What else can I see?
There are many more films about school, college and love. “King of parties”, for example. About a guy who has been in college for 6 years and cannot finish it, because he likes the life of an “eternal student”. Or “Excellent student of easy virtue” - about a modest girl who for some reason lied to her friend that she allegedly had an intimacy (which is not true), after which there were rumors that made her an outcast. True, the main character has a great sense of humor, her mind and ability not to lose heart - so she can cope with the problem.
“American Virgin” is also a good film, in which, despite the name, there are practically no jokes and images from the category “below the belt” (in comparison with the same cult “American Pie”).
In general, there are still a lot of interesting films that you can watch and not regret it. And the above are especially liked by the audience.