The Top 50 Best High School Movies

J.R. Hudson

J.R. Hudson

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I hold some disdain for Entertainment Weekly. It has been delivered to my front door for going on 3 years; courtesy of my in-law's and their frequent flier miles. It makes for one of those reads while soaking up a bath or sitting on the throne hashing out the master plan.

I recently stumbled across their article on The Top 50 Best High School Movies and was literally appalled at not only the selection, but the omissions and placement of these films on the list.

Sixteen Candles placing at 49, Clueless chiming in at Number 7, Rebel Without a Cause placing at Number 4 (although I'd have at 3 probably) ...

Risky Business at 40 ? Harry Potter showing up on the list ? And not a whisper of Blackboard Jungle.

Here is the list by EW. I'll be making my Top 50. Feel free to mix these up or add your own.

No Effin Footloose ?!

50. Splendor in the Grass 1961
49. Sixteen Candles 1984
48. Just One of the Guys 1985
47. Napoleon Dynamite 2004
46. Flirting 1992
45. My Bodyguard 1980
44. Can't Hardly Wait 1998
43. Stand and Deliver 1988
42. Fame 1980
41. Can't Buy Me Love 1987
40. Risky Business 1983
39. The Virgin Suicides 2000
38. Bye Bye Birdie 1963
37. Friday Night Lights 2004
36. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005
35. Brick 2006
34. Get Real 1999
33. Hoop Dreams 1994
32. Scream 1996
31. The Karate Kid 1984
30. Bring It On 2000
29. Gregory's Girl 1982
28. Back to the Future 1985
27. To Sir, With Love 1967
26. Pretty in Pink 1986
25. Hoosiers 1986
24. Rushmore 1998
23. Cooley High 1975
22. American Pie 1999
21. Grease 1978
20. Dead Poets Society 1989
19. The Last Picture Show 1971
18. Rock 'n' Roll High School 1979
17. Peggy Sue Got Married 1986
16. Lucas 1986
15. Carrie 1976
14. Donnie Darko 2001
13. High School 1968
12. Mean Girls 2004
11. Say Anything 1989
10 Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986
9 Election 1999
8 Boyz N the Hood 1991
7 Clueless 1995
6 American Graffiti 1973
5 Heathers 1989
4 Rebel Without a Cause 1955
3 Dazed and Confused 1993
2 Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982
1 The Breakfast Club No. 1
 
"Over The Edge" and "Three O'Clock High" didn't even make the cut. What a shame. I subscribe to EW, too. Although I don't agree with 'em most of the time, it makes a great bathroom read.

Oh yeah, "Mean Girls" at #12? WTF? LAME!
 
This is a quick reshuffle of mine. I cannot even come up with 50

Green are additions


47. Rebel Without a Cause
46. Napoleon Dynamite
45. Mean Girls
44. Scream
43. Stand and Deliver
42. Fame
41. American Pie
40. Blackboard Jungle
39. 3 O'clock High
38. Hairspray
37. Weird Science
36. Crybaby
35. Rushmore
34. Donnie Darko
33. Just One of the Guys
32. Can't Buy Me Love
31. Rumble Fish
30. Better Off Dead
29. Go
28. Summer School
27. The Legend of Billie Jean
26. Pretty in Pink
25. Heathers
24. Teachers
23. Christine
22. The Karate Kid
21. Back to the Future
20. Some Kind of Wonderful
19. Hoosiers
18. The Last Picture Show
17. The Lost Boys
16. Carrie
15. Lucas
14. My Bodyguard
13. Risky Business
12. River's Edge
11. Say Anything
10 Dazed and Confused
9 Porky's
8 Grease
7 Ferris Bueller's Day Off
6 Footloose
5 American Graffiti
4 The Outsiders
3 Sixteen Candles
2 Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1 The Breakfast Club
 
I never thought of Harry Potter as a High School Movie. Glad to see my Fast Times At Ridgemont High ranked #2, wish was #1 but I can handle #2. What about Private School, The Last American Virgin, Class to name a few.
 
Richie White said:
"Over The Edge" and "Three O'Clock High" didn't even make the cut. What a shame. I subscribe to EW, too. Although I don't agree with 'em most of the time, it makes a great bathroom read.

Oh yeah, "Mean Girls" at #12? WTF? LAME!
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I second Three O'Clock High. It's very underrated. I can't believe Rushmore is 24, and Fast Times is 2, instead of 1.
 
Goonies? The Lost Boys?

And Just One of the Boys wouldn't be on my top 100 films if not for the great full frontal shot... because of that it cracks my top ten.
 
Jeremy Ordan said:
Goonies? The Lost Boys?

And Just One of the Boys wouldn't be on my top 100 films if not for the great full frontal shot... because of that it cracks my top ten.
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She's a ****in' babe.

And, John, where the **** is The Warriors?
 
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