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• Uproar

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  Set in rugby obsessed 1980s New Zealand, this school story follows a Maori student living in the shadow of his older brother, a former rugby standout.

• Booksmart

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  High school graduation is approaching, and two best friends plan to send themselves off with one extremely over the top night.

• Abbott Elementary. The Complete First Season

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  If you're more in the mood for a TV show, this amazing workplace comedy set at a public school in Philly will pull you in with the jokes and keep you watching for the remarkable characters.

• The School of Rock

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  When Dewey is kicked out of his band and hard up for money, he starts substitute teaching and pulls together a group of students to form a band.

• Rule Breakers

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  If you're looking for something a little more realistic, this movie is about an all-girls robotics team from Afghanistan and their teacher.

• Fast Times at Ridgemont High

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  Awkward and funny, smart and ridiculous, this startlingly realistic classic is just as good today as when it originally released in 1982.

• Veronica Mars. The Complete First Season

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  If you like your high school drama with a bit of murder and a lot of noir, this whip-smart series will keep you on the edge of your seat.

• 10 Things I Hate About You

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  Take Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," set it in a Washington high school and add a charismatic cast, an unforgettable musical number and some heartfelt poetry, and you've got the perfect retro back-to-school watch.

• Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

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  High school graduation is long past in this classic reunion film where a pair of friends decide to remake themselves before they meet up with their old classmates.

• Kindergarten Cop

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  A classic for a reason, this heartfelt and silly comedy is packed with memorable one liners and Schwarzenegger's delightful deliveries.

• Life of the Party

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  Going to college as an adult, at the same school and time as her daughter, Deanna's adventures explode into a truly silly amount of shenanigans in this bright comedy.

• Superbad

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  With a plan to bring booze to an upcoming party, three high school seniors find themselves swept up in the unintended consequences of their less than perfect vision.

• Love, Simon

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  If you love a teen rom-com, try this coming-out story about high schooler Simon who has an anonymous online crush.

• Night School

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  Not all school stories are about kids, as this comedy focuses on a grown-ups dealing with night classes as they try for a GED.

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