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A user-created list of 31 movies featuring boarding school settings, genres and themes. Includes classics like Dead Poets Society and Harry Potter, as well as recent releases like The Blackcoat's Daughter and Wild Child.
- Flirting (1991) This is the best of all the coming-of-age high school genre films. It is set in the mid-1960s Australia at an all-boys school. The protagonist of the film is a sympathetic yet strong/intelligent character.
- Never Let Me Go (2010) ‘Never Let Me Go’ is one of the most distressing and depressing films you’ll ever see, so it’s easy to imagine why this film, despite a wealth of positive reviews, failed at the American box office so badly.
- Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) Louis Malle’s critically appreciated autobiographical movie ‘Au Revoir Les Enfants’ narrates the story of a Catholic boarding school in occupied France during the Second World War and its raid by the Gestapo to catch hold of three hiding Jewish students.
- Lost and Delirious (2001) This movie is about following your beliefs and living what you feel. It is about recognizing what you “live for” going after it with all you’ve got.
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) Directed by Chris Columbus. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson. Adventure, Family, Fantasy (2h 32m)
- Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987) Directed by Louis Malle. Starring Gaspard Manesse, Raphaël Fejtö, Francine Racette. Drama, War (1h 44m) 8.0 on IMDb — 97% on RT.
- Scent of a Woman (1992) Directed by Martin Brest. Starring Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn. Drama (2h 36m) 8.0 on IMDb — 85% on RT. Scent of a Woman comes in at number three on this list because it teaches the importance of standing up for yourself and what you think is right (even more effectively than Dead Poets Society).
- Dead Poets Society (1989) Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke. Comedy, Drama (2h 8m) 8.1 on IMDb — 84% on RT.
A list of 18 movies featuring boarding school settings, genres and themes, created by IMDb user Vanny614. Includes titles such as Tanner Hall, Wild Child, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and more.
- Pacific Coast Academy
- Welton Academy
- Rushmore Academy
- Sheldon R. Weinberg Academy
- Madison Preparatory School
- St. Vladimir's Academy
- Greenhouse Academy
- Illyria High School
- Spenser Academy
- The Umbrella Academy
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Pacific Coast Academy was a dream school for anyone who grew up watching Zoey 101. PCA had everything and it was always stylish whether the characters were in the dining halls, the huge dorm rooms, or the on-campus restaurants that even included a sushi bar. On top of the great amenities on campus, there was also a core group of friends that every ...
Welton Academy starts off as a boring boarding school that the main characters don't enjoy attending because of its strict policies. They're all dedicated to their studies because they know it would disappoint their parents and affect their future, but everything changes when their new teacher Mr. Keating arrives. Every teacher wants to be Robin Wi...
Rushmore is a movie by Wes Andersonthat centers on a gifted and ambitious student who attends Rushmore Academy and quickly falls for a first-grade teacher who teaches at the prep school. The academy has the typical aesthetic that Wes Anderson movies are known for and would be a delight for anyone to attend.
Up the Academy is a little-known 1980s comedy from Mad TV about a group of trouble makers who become friends when they're sent to a boarding school that's similar to a military school. The leadership is awful and strict, but the group bonds over it and eventually decides to fight back against authority. While Sheldon R. Weinberg Academy doesn't sta...
Major Payne portrays a military type of boarding school in a comedy movie setting called Madison Preparatory School. The movie follows Major Payne becoming an ROTC instructor for a boarding school after he's honorably discharged from the Marines and can't adjust to civilian life. The school begins with a tough environment but the students quickly r...
Based on the book of the same name, Vampire Academytakes place at a paranormal boarding school filled with vampire guardians in training. The Moroi are peaceful vampires who live a mortal life, and the dhampirs are half-human, half-vampire guardians. The dhampirs take classes like Advanced Guardian Combat Techniques, Weight Training and Conditionin...
Made up of two competing houses, the Greenhouse Academy from the titular Netflix series is an elite boarding school that attracts intelligent and gifted students who hope for a bright future. Brother and sister Hayley and Alex Woods attend in hopes of following in their astronaut mother's footsteps after her passing. But when the two houses come ac...
She's the Man gave the audience a boarding school full of clueless teachers and staff that would make getting away with anything easy as pie. Viola (Amanda Bynes) attended Illyria High School disguised as her fraternal twin brother Sebastian, and no one noticed. RELATED: 10 Best Channing Tatum Movies (According To Rotten Tomatoes) It was also a tre...
The Sons of Ipswich, the descendants of Massachusetts witches, attend Spenser Academy under the guise of competitive student swimmers. Their powers and uncanny good looks make them the kings of the school, until the fifth Son of Ipswich, descended from the banished ancestor, makes a reappearance. A boarding school that never suspects generations of...
The Netflix adaptation of the comic book of the same name features a dysfunctional superhero family, all adopted as children and raised to save the world. But things don't pan out, and they disband. When their adoptive father, Sir Reginald, is mysteriously killed, the surviving members of the original academy join forces to solve the murder. They f...
A list of boarding schools featured in movies and TV shows, from Zoey 101 to Vampire Academy. Find out which schools have the best amenities, teachers, and students, and how they deal with drama, magic, and danger.
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Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Boarding School movies. #1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Rating: 8.4/10. Length: 1h 57min. Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Science Fiction. Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey|1 more credit »
Catch all the fun, drama, and mystique unfold in the shows and movies below! Pack your bags! We're heading off to #boardingschool, but is it as glamorous as it seems?
