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10 Best Movies Like Van Wilder: Freshman Year

If you loved Van Wilder: Freshman Year, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Splendor

Splendor

1999★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Van Wilder: Freshman Year for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Veronica is a white-bread beauty searching for a good man in Los Angeles. While slam dancing at a Halloween rave, she meets Abel, a sensitive poet. Then she meets Zed, a supersexy ...

#2
Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet

1958★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Van Wilder: Freshman Year for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A rugged city editor poses as a journalism student and flirts with the professor....

#3
Sex Appeal

Sex Appeal

2022★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Van Wilder: Freshman Year for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Avery, a teenager with a tendency towards perfectionism, enlists her friend Larson to help her prepare for her first time with her long-distance boyfriend....

#4
The Last Summer

The Last Summer

2019★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Van Wilder: Freshman Year for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Standing on the precipice of adulthood, a group of friends navigate new relationships, while reexamining others, during their final summer before college....

#5
Players

Players

2024★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Van Wilder: Freshman Year for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

New York sportswriter Mack has spent years devising successful hook-up "plays" with her friends, but when she unexpectedly falls for one of her targets, she must learn what it take...

#6
How I Got Into College

How I Got Into College

1989★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Van Wilder: Freshman Year for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

High school senior Marlon Bowne is smitten with overachieving classmate Jessica Kailo. But, if he wants to have a shot with her, he'll have to find a way to get into Ramsey College...

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