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

1. Mean Girls (2004)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy

Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Jonathan Bennett, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey

Votes: 437,108 | Gross: $86.06M

2. The Breakfast Club (1985)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama

Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.

Director: John Hughes | Stars: Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy

Votes: 438,115 | Gross: $45.88M

3. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City.

Director: Jon Watts | Stars: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei

Votes: 722,259 | Gross: $334.20M

4. Back to the Future Part II (1989)

PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Tom Wilson

Votes: 574,568 | Gross: $118.50M

5. Irish Wish (2024)

TV-PG | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

When the love of Maddie's life gets engaged to her best friend, she puts her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid at their wedding in Ireland.

Director: Janeen Damian | Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Ed Speleers, Alexander Vlahos, Ayesha Curry

Votes: 15,233

6. Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003)

TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Sabrina is a normal teenager, except for one thing - she's a witch. Guided by her aunts, who come from a long line of witches, and Salem, a mischievous warlock doing penance as a cat, Sabrina continually struggles to harness her powers.

Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick, Nick Bakay

Votes: 43,120

7. Rumble Fish (1983)

R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Dennis Hopper

Votes: 37,917 | Gross: $2.49M

8. Freedom Writers (2007)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school.

Director: Richard LaGravenese | Stars: Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn

Votes: 85,590 | Gross: $36.61M

9. Dear Evan Hansen (2021)

PG-13 | 137 min | Drama, Musical

Film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical about Evan Hansen, a high-school senior with social anxiety disorder, and his journey of self-discovery and acceptance after a classmate's suicide.

Director: Stephen Chbosky | Stars: Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams

Votes: 18,706

10. Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–2011)

TV-14 | 15 min | Animation, Comedy, Music

Animated MTV series about two teenage heavy-metal music fans who occasionally do idiotic things because they're bored. For them, everything is "cool" or "sucks."

Stars: Mike Judge, Kristofor Brown, Dale Revo, Tracy Grandstaff

Votes: 34,336

11. Prom Night (1980)

R | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

At a high-school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a classmate six years previously.

Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Stevens, Anne-Marie Martin

Votes: 21,105 | Gross: $14.80M

12. Rebelde (2004–2006)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Six teenagers with different lives and personalities attend a prominent private school with only one thing in common: their vocation and passion for music.

Stars: Dulce María, Rodrigo Nehme, Alfonso Herrera, Christopher Von Uckermann

Votes: 6,200

13. The Blob (1958)

Approved | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.

Directors: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., Russell S. Doughten Jr. | Stars: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howland

Votes: 29,479

14. The Kid Detective (2020)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A once-celebrated kid detective, now 32, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity; until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' case to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend.

Director: Evan Morgan | Stars: Kaitlyn Chalmers-Rizzato, Adam Brody, Kaleb Horn, Wendy Crewson

Votes: 22,642

15. Wildcats (1986)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Sport

A rookie high school football coach has a harder time than she expected trying to whip her tough inner city team into shape.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Swoosie Kurtz, Robyn Lively, Brandy Gold

Votes: 14,644 | Gross: $26.29M

16. Premature (2014)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A high school senior has to re-live losing his virginity over and over again until he gets it right, with the right girl.

Director: Dan Beers | Stars: John Karna, Caroline Traywick, Kate Kneeland, Steve Coulter

Votes: 10,725

17. Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical

A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.

Director: John McPhail | Stars: Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux

Votes: 15,671 | Gross: $0.55M

18. Man of God (2021)

111 min | Biography, Drama

Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his enemies while preaching the Word of God.

Director: Yelena Popovic | Stars: Aris Servetalis, Alexander Petrov, Mickey Rourke, Christos Loulis

Votes: 4,317 | Gross: $0.87M

19. Peyton Place (1957)

Approved | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A peaceful New England town hides secrets and scandals.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Lana Turner, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, Arthur Kennedy

Votes: 6,631 | Gross: $25.60M

20. Double Jeopardy (1992 TV Movie)

R | 99 min | Thriller

Jack is married to a lawyer and has a daughter. Lisa, an ex, pops up after ten years. Lisa kills a man raping her in her apartment. Complications - Jack just left her after sex.

Director: Lawrence Schiller | Stars: Rachel Ward, Bruce Boxleitner, Sela Ward, Sally Kirkland

Votes: 751

21. We Are Columbine (2018)

Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary

Nearly 20 years after one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, four survivors return to Columbine High School to share their experiences and journeys toward healing.

Director: Laura Farber | Stars: Gustavo D'Arthenay, Jaimi Norden, Amy Staley, Zach Martin

Votes: 384

22. Return to Peyton Place (1961)

Approved | 123 min | Drama

The residents of Peyton Place are not happy when its most famous resident, Alison Mackenzie, writes a "shocking" novel detailing the sinful secrets of the town.

Director: José Ferrer | Stars: Carol Lynley, Jeff Chandler, Eleanor Parker, Mary Astor

Votes: 1,008

23. Almost Mercy (2015)

Not Rated | 85 min | Horror

Jackson and Emily aren't like the other kids. Two burgeoning sociopaths on the brink of total meltdown. Ticking time bombs seeking revenge. Who will unravel first?

Director: Tom DeNucci | Stars: Bill Moseley, Kane Hodder, Nick Principe, Ian Lyons

Votes: 1,180

24. Zaklina (2012)

33 min | Short

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Director: Marcin Szuwarowski | Stars: Monika Fronczek, Filip Piotrowicz, Adam Bobik, Izabela Dabrowska

Votes: 65

25. Nightmare in the Daylight (1992 TV Movie)

96 min | Drama, Thriller

A married Wisconsin teacher fears a Los Angeles lawyer who has mistaken her for his long-lost wife.

Director: Lou Antonio | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Christopher Reeve, Tom Mason, Glynnis O'Connor

Votes: 237

26. Nackt über Berlin (2023)

Comedy, Drama

Tai and Jannik are outsiders at their school who are also bullied by their classmates. They manage to lock their school principal, Mr. Lamprecht, in his apartment and torture him via a PC. ... See full summary »

Stars: Lorenzo Germeno, Thorsten Merten, Anh Khoa Tran, Alwara Höfels

Votes: 100

27. Decision (2012)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Family

A family in despair rediscovers its faith in this uplifting drama from the producers of WWJD: What Would Jesus Do?

Director: Thomas Makowski | Stars: Natalie Grant, Billy Dean, Mikey Rosenbaum, Rusty Whitener

Votes: 88

28. Pride of Lions (2009)

Documentary

PRIDE OF LIONS presents Sierra Leone in a new light - the story of what it means for a country and its people brutalized by an 11-year civil war to move beyond their scars. Through personal... See full summary »

Directors: John Woehrle, Louise Woehrle

29. The Urban Crisis and the New Militants: Black Moderates and Black Militants (1969)

9 min | Documentary, Short

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Star: Bobby Rush

Votes: 15

30. Good Times (1974–1979)
Episode: Junior the Senior (1974)

TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy

It looks like J.J. will be held back a grade.

Director: Herbert Kenwith | Stars: Esther Rolle, John Amos, Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter

Votes: 97

31. Maude (1972–1978)
Episode: Maude's Musical (1973)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Maude is in charge of organizing a benefit show to raise money for the library. Since it is a tribute to burlesque, she wants all the bumps and grinds to jazz up the show.

Director: Hal Cooper | Stars: Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, Adrienne Barbeau, Conrad Bain

Votes: 92

32. Smallville (2001–2017)
Episode: Hothead (2001)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When Coach Walt Arnold's football legacy is threatened by a cheating scandal, the coach entices Clark onto the team. Meteor Rocks in the coach's sauna infects him with the ability to generate fire, and his enemies start getting burned.

Director: Greg Beeman | Stars: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Eric Johnson

Votes: 1,831

33. Your Honor (2020–2023)
Episode: Part Four (2020)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Tensions escalate as Adam moves from one dangerous liaison to another. Elizabeth steps in to protect her grandson. Family dinner at the Desiatos is plagued by secrets and lies.

Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Hunter Doohan, Carmen Ejogo, Hope Davis

Votes: 2,210

34. Stargirl (2020–2022)
Episode: Summer School: Chapter One (2021)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Crime

With summer break around the corner, Pat suggests the family take a vacation; Beth stumbles upon a major secret her parents have been keeping from her; Rick secretly tracks Solomon Grundy after suspecting he may be still in the area.

Director: Andi Armaganian | Stars: Brec Bassinger, Yvette Monreal, Anjelika Washington, Cameron Gellman

Votes: 949

35. Two Sentence Horror Stories (2017–2022)
Episode: Bag Man (2021)

TV-14 | 20 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Five high school seniors in their first detention find themselves falling prey to a terrifying monster.

Director: Kimani Ray Smith | Stars: Bzhaun Rhoden, Doralynn Mui, Keeya King, Rob LaBelle

Votes: 244

36. Just Beyond (2021)
Episode: Leave Them Kids Alone (2021)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A young activist is sent to a school for difficult girls, where manners mask a dark secret.

Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Mckenna Grace, Leeann Ross, Lauren Lindsey Donzis, Nasim Pedrad

Votes: 381

37. Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)
Episode: ...betrayed a friend (2021)

TV-14 | 27 min | Comedy, Drama

While attempting to cover her trail for fueling gossip about Aneesa, Devi's guilt grows. Nalini warms up to a nemesis. Kamala gets a rude shock.

Directors: Lena Khan, Anu Valia | Stars: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Richa Moorjani, Darren Barnet, Jaren Lewison

Votes: 868

38. Walker (2021–2024)
Episode: They Started It (2021)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Walker realizes his life is at risk and confronts Captain James who confesses to him the real reason Micki went undercover. The Davidsons' return home sets Abeline on edge as there is dark history between the two families.

Director: Steve Robin | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Lindsey Morgan, Molly Hagan, Keegan Allen

Votes: 1,853

39. Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (2023)
Episode: If You Can't Be an Athlete, Be an Athletic Supporter (2023)

TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

The administration is determined to squash the brewing teenage rebellion at Rydell. A new scandal galvanizes Olivia to take action, but causes Jane to consider giving up.

Director: Marie Jamora | Stars: Marisa Davila, Cheyenne Isabel Wells, Ari Notartomaso, Tricia Fukuhara

Votes: 309

40. Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (2023)
Episode: Too Pure to Be Pink (2023)

TV-14 | 51 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Jane, Olivia, Cynthia, and Nancy officially become the Pink Ladies when a moral panic drives them to create their own narrative.

Director: Alethea Jones | Stars: Marisa Davila, Cheyenne Isabel Wells, Ari Notartomaso, Tricia Fukuhara

Votes: 434

41. Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (2023)
Episode: Sloppy Seconds Ain't My Style (2023)

TV-14 | 48 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

With the election over, Cynthia questions whether the Pink Ladies' relationship will be the same as she rehearses for the play. As the girls consider who they are without each other, they ... See full summary »

Director: Jamal Sims | Stars: Marisa Davila, Cheyenne Isabel Wells, Ari Notartomaso, Tricia Fukuhara

Votes: 263

42. The Great North (2021– )
Episode: The Yawn of the Dead Adventure (2021)

TV-14 | Animation, Comedy

Moon, Judy and Ham attempt to survive the darkest day in the history of Alaska; Wolf and Honeybee try to replace Beef's favorite shirt.

Directors: Joel Moser, Tony Gennaro | Stars: Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate, Will Forte, Dulcé Sloan

Votes: 193

43. Bob's Burgers (2011– )
Episode: The Pumpkinening (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Linda receives a mysterious note on Halloween and must go to her old hometown with Gayle to answer for a misdeed they committed 27 years ago.

Directors: Chris Song, Tony Gennaro | Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Larry Murphy

Votes: 519

44. Astrid and Lilly Save the World (2022)
Episode: Teeth (2022)

43 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A monster attacks bullies at school. Will Astrid and Lilly decide to join her or defeat her?

Director: Jill Carter | Stars: Jana Morrison, Samantha Aucoin, Olivier Renaud, Geri Hall

Votes: 82

45. Astrid and Lilly Save the World (2022)
Episode: Toenail (2022)

43 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Principal Varshidi gets possessed with a demonic ego, and Astrid and Lilly must perform the exorcism.

Director: Audrey Cummings | Stars: Jana Morrison, Samantha Aucoin, Olivier Renaud, Geri Hall

Votes: 66

46. Ochránce (2021– )
Episode: Hidzáb (2021)

67 min | Drama

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Director: Tomas Masin | Stars: Lukás Vaculík, Pavel Reznícek, Daniela Hirsh, Markéta Plánková

Votes: 18

47. Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2015)
Episode: Don't Let Me Get Me: Part 2 (2010)

TV-PG | 22 min | Drama, Romance

When her parents are asked to the school after fighting Bianca, they discover through her file all of her rebelliousness throughout the last few years at Degrassi. Consequently, Alli ... See full summary »

Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Raymond Ablack, Charlotte Arnold, Aislinn Paul, Munro Chambers

Votes: 264

48. Haven (2010–2015)
Episode: The Hand You're Dealt (2010)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Audrey tries to delve deeper into the Colorado Kid mystery with the help of Duke. Meanwhile, a series of explosions/fire related incidents take the lives of some of the townsfolk, which ... See full summary »

Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Michelle Monteith, Nicholas Campbell

Votes: 518

49. Superman & Lois (2021–2024)
Episode: Anti-Hero (2022)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Drama

Superman pleads with Lt. Anderson to investigate Ally Allston; Lois receives some very upsetting news; Lois helps Lana prepare to fight the good fight; Jordan is still irritated with Jonathan for lying to him.

Director: Elizabeth Henstridge | Stars: Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Jordan Elsass, Alex Garfin

Votes: 1,144

50. All American (2018– )
Episode: Liberation (2022)

TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Sport

After finally getting a handle on his football schedule, Spencer must figure out how to balance everything mentally before it costs him. Billy is settling into his new role and finds ... See full summary »

Director: Avi Youabian | Stars: Daniel Ezra, Greta Onieogou, Samantha Logan, Michael Evans Behling

Votes: 104