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10 Best Movies Like High School

If you loved High School, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Nightbreed

Nightbreed

1990★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to High School for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a ...

#2
A Special Day

A Special Day

1977★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to High School for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two neighbours — a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife — forge a strong bond on the day of Adolf Hitler's historic 1938 visit to Rome....

#3
The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve

1941★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to High School for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When C...

#4
Requiem for the American Dream

Requiem for the American Dream

2015★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to High School for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Through interviews filmed over four years, Noam Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented inequality – tracing a half-cent...

#5
Faces

Faces

1968★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to High School for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Middle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a night on the town with her fr...

#6
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

2018★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to High School for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic an...