Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "high-school-graduate"

1. Masters of the Universe (1987)

PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The heroic warrior He-Man battles against the evil lord Skeletor and his armies of darkness for control of Castle Grayskull.

Director: Gary Goddard | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster, Billy Barty

Votes: 44,558 | Gross: $17.34M

2. Monte Carlo (2011)

PG | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Three young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress.

Director: Thomas Bezucha | Stars: Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy, Cory Monteith

Votes: 48,759 | Gross: $23.19M

3. The To Do List (2013)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Romance

Feeling pressured to become more sexually experienced before she goes to college, Brandy Klark makes a list of things to accomplish before hitting campus in the fall.

Director: Maggie Carey | Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Johnny Simmons, Bill Hader, Alia Shawkat

Votes: 41,994 | Gross: $3.45M

4. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

R | 100 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller

Jason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave and ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high-school students headed to Manhattan, New York.

Director: Rob Hedden | Stars: Jensen Daggett, Kane Hodder, Todd Caldecott, Tiffany Paulsen

Votes: 43,255 | Gross: $14.34M

5. Spontaneous (II) (2020)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Get ready for the outrageous coming-of-age love story about growing up...and blowing up. When students in their school begin exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last.

Director: Brian Duffield | Stars: Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Yvonne Orji, Hayley Law

Votes: 17,487

6. The Last Summer (2019)

TV-14 | 109 min | Comedy, Romance

Standing on the precipice of adulthood, a group of friends navigate new relationships, while reexamining others, during their final summer before college.

Director: William Bindley | Stars: K.J. Apa, Maia Mitchell, Norman Johnson Jr., Jacob Latimore

Votes: 14,344

7. Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Comedy

A prequel to Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), the two BFF girls make it to LA 1990, where they get arrested. They make a friend in jail and stay at her place. They make more friends.

Director: Robin Schiff | Stars: Katherine Heigl, Alexandra Breckenridge, Kelly Brook, Scott Vickaryous

Votes: 1,219

8. There Goes My Baby (1994)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama

Graduates of a Los Angeles high school in 1965 see America's culture and politics gradually change.

Director: Floyd Mutrux | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Ricky Schroder, Kelli Williams, Noah Wyle

Votes: 1,173 | Gross: $0.12M

9. Ida Red (2021)

R | 111 min | Drama, Thriller, Western

Ida "Red" Walker may not survive her terminal illness while incarcerated for armed robbery. She turns to her son, Wyatt, for one last job and a chance to regain her freedom.

Director: John Swab | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Frank Grillo, Melissa Leo, Sofia Hublitz

Votes: 2,297 | Gross: $0.02M

10. Undergrads (2001)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

The misadventures of a group of childhood friends who keep in touch while attending separate colleges.

Stars: Pete Williams, Josh A. Cagan, Rob Tinkler, Jene Yeo

Votes: 2,941

11. What Richard Did (2012)

TV-MA | 88 min | Drama

A promising young man about to start university suddenly throws his life into uncertainty when he accidentally commits a serious crime.

Director: Lenny Abrahamson | Stars: Jack Reynor, Fionn Ó Loingsigh, Gavin Drea, Patrick Gibson

Votes: 5,335

12. Time (I) (2020)

PG-13 | 81 min | Documentary, Biography

Fox Rich fights for the release of her husband, Rob, who is serving a 60-year sentence in prison.

Director: Garrett Bradley | Stars: Sibil Fox Richardson, Robert G. Richardson, Mahlik Richardson, Remington B. Richardson

Votes: 6,311

13. AWOL (2016)

Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Romance

A young woman Joey is in search of direction in her small town. A visit to an army recruiting office appears to provide a path, but when she meets and falls in love with Rayna that path diverges in ways that neither woman anticipates.

Director: Deb Shoval | Stars: Lola Kirke, Kyle Monaghan, Dale Soules, Madeline Hindmarch

Votes: 1,531

14. Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Four high school friends that grew up together in a tiny Texas town, plan to leave for the big city the day after graduation. Over a week's time, their backstory and present day realities collide to determine how their plans play out.

Director: Tim McCanlies | Stars: Breckin Meyer, Peter Facinelli, Eddie Mills, Ethan Embry

Votes: 2,601 | Gross: $0.57M

15. Cherry Hill High (1977)

R | 87 min | Comedy

Five sexy high school graduates try to lose their virginity in a creative manner.

Director: Alex E. Goitein | Stars: Nina Carson, Lynn Hastings, Gloria Upson, Stephanie Lawlor

Votes: 169

16. Colma: The Musical (2006)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Best pals Rodel, Billy, and Maribel live in Colma. After graduating from high school the trio is having too much fun doing nothing or crashing college parties. But newfound revelations and romances force them to assess what to hold onto.

Director: Richard Wong | Stars: Jake Moreno, H.P. Mendoza, L.A. Renigen, Sigrid Sutter

Votes: 495 | Gross: $0.13M

17. Higher Principle (1960)

104 min | Drama, War

The story of High school in Czechia (then Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia) during occupation by Nazi Germany, where three students are arrested by Gestapo.

Director: Jirí Krejcík | Stars: Frantisek Smolík, Jana Brejchová, Ivan Mistrík, Alexander Postler

Votes: 669

18. One Summer Night (2019)

Not Rated | 147 min | Drama, Romance

Before heading off to college, an overthinking teenager asks out a former girlfriend in an effort to reconnect and hold on to his past.

Director: Conner Keesling | Stars: Julia Dent, Conner Keesling

Votes: 43

19. Gun Town (2009)

78 min | Action, Horror, Mystery

A group of friends go on a road trip soon after their high school graduation and get lost in the middle of nowhere. They stumble upon an abandoned Wild West tourist attraction that was ... See full summary »

Director: Lee Vervoort | Stars: Christianna Aronstam, Tim Emery, Lee Vervoort, Andy Grace

Votes: 57

20. Jutro idziemy do kina (2007 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama, Romance, War

Just as three high-school graduates get to the brink of adulthood, the outbreak of World War II destroys all their dreams and plans.

Director: Michal Kwiecinski | Stars: Mateusz Damiecki, Antoni Pawlicki, Jakub Wesolowski, Anna Gzyra

Votes: 799

21. Just Add Pepper (2002)

Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Romance

Pepper has always been in love with Sarah, but Sarah was way out of his league--the prettiest and most popular girl in town, she had her pick of boys, and Pepper wasn't one of them (... See full summary »

Director: Peter Paul Basler | Stars: Matthew D. McCallum, Jessica Gannon, David Ranson, Darrin Bennett

Votes: 34

22. Sister to Judas (1932)

Passed | 65 min | Drama

A young writer saves a desperate young woman from committing suicide. They eventually fall in love and marry, but their marriage faces some serious roadblocks.

Director: E. Mason Hopper | Stars: Claire Windsor, Holmes Herbert, John Harron, Lee Moran

Votes: 42

23. Wilde Jungs (2003 TV Movie)

90 min | Comedy

Two extremely cool high school graduates are to help their shy classmate to have an intimate encounter with the opposite sex

Director: Boris von Sychowski | Stars: Vinzenz Kiefer, Kristian Kiehling, Michael Krabbe, Karoline Schuch

Votes: 37

24. Material Test (1981)

82 min | Documentary

Documentary about the lives of three generations of residents of Warsaw's Wola district.

Director: Kazimierz Karabasz | Stars: Zdzislaw Mrozewski, Mariusz Trelinski, Janusz Wróblewski

25. The First Measured Century (2000 TV Movie)

Documentary, Crime, War

A history of the twentieth century, by the numbers.

Stars: Ben Wattenberg, Betsy Ames, Betty Friedan, Milton Friedman

26. Homeboy (II) (2019)

17 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

A young man wants to travel around the world finds himself stuck in a space loop within his own house.

Director: Bryan Christian | Stars: Emeka Nwafor, Maya Allicock, Angela McKee, Greg Mays

27. On the Threshold (1965)

23 min | Documentary, Short

Examines the hopes and aspirations of a group of 18-year-old girls following their graduation from a college in Warsaw.

Director: Kazimierz Karabasz

Votes: 11

28. So You Think You Can Dance (2005– )
Episode: New York and Charleston Auditions (2006)

TV-PG | 60 min | Music, Reality-TV

With new show host, Cat Deeley, the judges/choreographers critique each auditioning dancer in New York City and Charleston.

Directors: Nigel Lythgoe, Don Weiner | Stars: Ian Bernardo, Christopher Bryant, Claire Callaway, Claire Calloway

Votes: 27

29. Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
Episode: Oh Look! Al-Qaeda! (2012)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Jake and Eldridge make an important decision about their future after they graduate from high school and get fired from their jobs at Walden's new company.

Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Conchata Ferrell

Votes: 1,006

30. Shameless (2011–2021)
Episode: Survival of the Fittest (2013)

TV-MA | 57 min | Comedy, Drama

Lip is graduating from high school, so Fiona and the family prepare a surprise party for him. Frank wins a bet and uses the winnings to take out Lip for lobster and some quality father/son time.

Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Ethan Cutkosky

Votes: 2,581

31. The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
Why Are Major Airlines Shipping Thousands of Illegal Migrants Across the Country? (2023 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

Add a Plot

Director: Mark Jones | Star: Matt Walsh

Votes: 7