Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "college-application"

1. Flight (I) (2012)

R | 138 min | Drama, Thriller

Troubling questions arise after airline pilot Whip Whitaker makes a miracle landing after a mid-air catastrophe.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez, Don Cheadle, John Goodman

Votes: 376,805 | Gross: $93.77M

2. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

High schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.

Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Stars: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman

Votes: 138,645 | Gross: $6.74M

3. The Spectacular Now (2013)

R | 95 min | Drama, Romance

A hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical "nice girl."

Director: James Ponsoldt | Stars: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Votes: 161,664 | Gross: $6.85M

4. The Tender Bar (2021)

R | 106 min | Biography, Drama

A boy growing up on Long Island seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar.

Director: George Clooney | Stars: Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Daniel Ranieri, Lily Rabe

Votes: 33,990

5. Shelter (II) (2007)

R | 97 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

When his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.

Director: Jonah Markowitz | Stars: Trevor Wright, Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes, Jackson Wurth

Votes: 24,105 | Gross: $0.14M

6. The Stepfather (2009)

PG-13 | 101 min | Mystery, Thriller

Michael Harding (Penn Badgely) returns home from military school to find his mother Susan (Sela Ward) happily in love and living with her new boyfriend David (Dylan Walsh). As the two men get to know each other, he becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there to help.

Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Penn Badgley, Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward, Amber Heard

Votes: 38,771 | Gross: $29.06M

7. Another Cinderella Story (2008 TV Movie)

PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Music

Mary lives with her evil stepmom/sisters and slaves for them. At the high school masquerade ball, she gets to dance with her pop idol, Joey. Running home before midnight, she drops her Zune. Joey tries to find the girl who fits the Zune.

Director: Damon Santostefano | Stars: Selena Gomez, Drew Seeley, Jane Lynch, Katharine Isabelle

Votes: 31,123

8. To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021)

TV-14 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Lara Jean's senior year of high school takes center stage when she returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans--with and without Peter.

Director: Michael Fimognari | Stars: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish, Anna Cathcart

Votes: 33,475

9. Umma (2022)

PG-13 | 83 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.

Director: Iris K. Shim | Stars: Sandra Oh, Fivel Stewart, Dermot Mulroney, Odeya Rush

Votes: 10,635

10. When You Finish Saving the World (2022)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama

Evelyn and her oblivious son Ziggy seek out replacements for each other as Evelyn desperately tries to parent an unassuming teenager at her shelter, while Ziggy fumbles through his pursuit of a brilliant young woman at school.

Director: Jesse Eisenberg | Stars: Julianne Moore, Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk, Alisha Boe

Votes: 4,436

11. Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A group of over-achieving East Asian American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extracurricular criminal activities.

Director: Justin Lin | Stars: Parry Shen, Jason Tobin, Sung Kang, Shirley Anderson

Votes: 10,478 | Gross: $3.80M

12. Tex (1982)

PG | 103 min | Drama

After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.

Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly, Bill McKinney

Votes: 2,463 | Gross: $7.00M

13. P.S. (2004)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

An unfulfilled divorced woman gets the chance to relive her past when she meets a young man who appears to be her high school sweetheart who died many years before.

Director: Dylan Kidd | Stars: Laura Linney, Topher Grace, Marcia Gay Harden, Gabriel Byrne

Votes: 6,560 | Gross: $0.18M

14. Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018)

PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A case of mistaken identity results in unexpected romance when the most popular girl and the biggest loser in high school must unite to win over their crushes.

Director: Ian Samuels | Stars: Shannon Purser, Kristine Froseth, RJ Cyler, Noah Centineo

Votes: 41,217

15. November Criminals (2017)

PG-13 | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After his friend is murdered, a Washington, D.C. teenager undertakes his own investigation of the crime.

Director: Sacha Gervasi | Stars: Ansel Elgort, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Strathairn, Catherine Keener

Votes: 10,857

16. Prom (2011)

PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A group of teenagers get ready for their high school prom.

Director: Joe Nussbaum | Stars: Aimee Teegarden, Thomas McDonell, DeVaughn Nixon, Danielle Campbell

Votes: 15,729 | Gross: $10.13M

17. Infinitely Polar Bear (2014)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A father struggling with bipolar disorder tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.

Director: Maya Forbes | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Imogene Wolodarsky, Ashley Aufderheide

Votes: 17,064 | Gross: $1.43M

18. Babysitter's Black Book (2015 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 88 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Friends start a babysitting business to save up for college, but when the babysitting money just isn't cutting it, they start a prostitution business as well.

Director: Lee Friedlander | Stars: Spencer Locke, Ryan McPartlin, Perrey Reeves, Angeline Appel

Votes: 2,287

19. The Deep End (2001)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A woman spirals out of control while trying to keep her son from being found culpable in a murder investigation.

Directors: Scott McGehee, David Siegel | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Goran Visnjic, Jonathan Tucker, Peter Donat

Votes: 12,000 | Gross: $8.82M

20. Unexpected (2015)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

An inner-city high school teacher discovers she is pregnant at the same time as one of her most promising students and the two develop an unlikely friendship while struggling to navigate their unexpected pregnancies.

Director: Kris Rey | Stars: Cobie Smulders, Anders Holm, Gail Bean, Elizabeth McGovern

Votes: 3,245

21. Banging Lanie (2020)

76 min | Comedy

An incredibly bright, but socially awkward teenage girl decides to take her virginity into her own hands.

Director: Allison Powell | Stars: Allison Powell, Daniela Rivera, Damian Alonso, Daniel Blake

Votes: 286

22. Staying Together (1989)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama

The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.

Director: Lee Grant | Stars: Sean Astin, Stockard Channing, Melinda Dillon, Jim Haynie

Votes: 948 | Gross: $4.35M

23. Christmas at the Golden Dragon (2022 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When a beloved Midwestern Chinese restaurant announces its closure right before Christmas, their clientele re-examines their relationships in a series of interconnected stories amid the chaos of its busiest week of the year.

Director: David I. Strasser | Stars: Kara Wang, Osric Chau, Sara Canning, Barbara Niven

Votes: 1,023

24. Walkout (2006 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 110 min | Drama

A teacher becomes a mentor to Chicano high-school students protesting injustices in schools in 1968.

Director: Edward James Olmos | Stars: Alexa PenaVega, Michael Peña, Yancey Arias, Laura Harring

Votes: 1,577

25. Helicopter Mom (2014)

Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Drama

Maggie Cooper thinks it would be really cool if her son Lloyd were gay. So cool, in fact, that she outs him to the entire school.

Director: Salomé Breziner | Stars: Nia Vardalos, Jason Dolley, Mark Boone Junior, Skyler Samuels

Votes: 1,694

26. The Republic of Two (2013)

Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An honest look at the funny, turbulent and beautiful high-stakes game of twentysomethings cohabitation. Tim is sure he wants to be a doctor while Caroline is sure she wants to leave Los ... See full summary »

Director: Shaun Kosta | Stars: Brent Bailey, Janet Montgomery, Brandon Fobbs, Stephanie Lemelin

Votes: 180

27. Harufuwei (2009)

85 min | Drama, Romance

In this high school romance Hiro is dismayed to learn her new love Shu will be going away to college in Tokyo. She asks him not to go.

Director: Eriko Kitagawa | Stars: Kie Kitano, Masaki Okada, Junpei Mizobata, Riisa Naka

Votes: 444

28. The Scribe (2012)

15 min | Short, Drama, Family

In order to help his younger sister pay for college, a burnout writer-for-hire accepts an impossible gig: to pen a thesis paper in 72 hours.

Director: Laurence Harlan Jacobs | Stars: Dean Collins, Mari Crawford, Julian Brand, Edgar Chakarian

Votes: 58

29. Pojd, dáme sbohem zízni (1988 TV Movie)

64 min | Drama

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Director: Libuse Koutná | Stars: Simona Postlerová, Zuzana Fisárková, Jan Pohan, Jirí Frázs

30. How Jack Became Black (2018)

84 min | Documentary

The births of Jack and June, the third multiracial generation in filmmaker Eli Steele's family, coincided with a startling projection: by 2050, at least 20% of all Americans will ... See full summary »

Director: Eli Steele | Stars: Justin Gordon, Eli Steele, Louis Armstrong, Jesse Jackson

Votes: 64

31. Six Pack (2011)

100 min | Comedy

High school is almost over and four friends are going their separate ways as they go to college. But they have one more chance to spend some time together: Inspection 12, their favorite ... See full summary »

Director: Chucho E. Quintero | Stars: Axel Alvarado, Alejandro Zavaleta, Rich Hernández, Yosimar Jiménez

32. Dear Nora (2013)

6 min | Short

Type-A, perfectionist student obsesses over writing the perfect essay that will gain her acceptance to her dream school.

Director: Temi Coker | Stars: Lauren Elyse Buckley, Courtney Chism, Jewel Greenberg, Tammy Taylor

33. That '70s Show (1998–2006)
Episode: 2000 Light Years from Home (2005)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Michael has decided it's time to dump Angie, but doesn't know how to do it less insensitively then the many other times he dumped girls, so he chickens out. He could have spared himself the... See full summary »

Director: David Trainer | Stars: Topher Grace, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson

Votes: 686

34. William and Mary (2003–2005)
Episode: Episode #3.3 (2005)

47 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

There is a postal strike and Kate is waiting to find out about university. Mary is feeling a bit depressed and organises a dinner party with Doris and Eamon and Billie. William has to ... See full summary »

Director: Hettie Macdonald | Stars: Martin Clunes, Julie Graham, Cheryl Campbell, Michael Begley

Votes: 30

35. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter Fifty-Nine: Fast Times at Riverdale High (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Archie forges a new beginning for Mad Dog; Jughead receives a special offer; Veronica pays for her parents' mistakes; Cheryl goes head to head with the school's new principal.

Director: Pamela Romanowsky | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 1,119

36. 13 Reasons Why (2017–2020)
Episode: College Tour (2020)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

After an incident at school, Clay thinks someone's trying to set him up. Zach and Clay land in hot water during a college tour.

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Dylan Minnette, Grace Saif, Christian Navarro, Alisha Boe

Votes: 1,898

37. Ginny & Georgia (2021– )
Episode: The Worst Betrayal Since Jordyn and Kylie (2021)

TV-MA | 54 min | Comedy, Drama

As election day approaches for Paul, secrets start to catch up with Ginny and Georgia, and the fallout for both could be steep.

Director: Catalina Aguilar Mastretta | Stars: Brianne Howey, Antonia Gentry, Diesel La Torraca, Jennifer Robertson

Votes: 975

38. Gossip Girl (2007–2012)
Episode: Seder Anything (2009)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Romance

Serena returns from her trip to Spain with Poppy and Gabriel; Blair makes a secret deal with Nate's grandfather; Dan gets a job.

Director: John Stephens | Stars: Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford

Votes: 759

39. Welcome to Flatch (2022–2023)
Episode: Pyramid Scheme (2022)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

Kelly accidentally gets involved in a green juice pyramid scheme; Father Joe helps Shrub get into college.

Director: Molly McGlynn | Stars: Holmes, Sam Straley, Justin Linville, Taylor Ortega

Votes: 51

40. Accidentally on Purpose (2009–2010)
Episode: Memento (2009)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

When her boss raises the question of who Zack really is, it prompts Billie to go on a fact-finding mission as to the true identity of her baby's father.

Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Jenna Elfman, Jon Foster, Ashley Jensen, Lennon Parham

Votes: 119

41. Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2015)
Episode: Chasing Pavements: Part 2 (2011)

TV-PG | 23 min | Drama, Romance

Fiona has words with Adam about what she sees in him and has to re-evaluate her dating tastes. Alli and Clare organize a math tutoring session in hopes of raising the standardized math test... See full summary »

Director: Philip Earnshaw | Stars: Raymond Ablack, Charlotte Arnold, Aislinn Paul, Munro Chambers

Votes: 181

42. Last Man Standing (2011–2021)
Episode: Co-Ed Softball (2011)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Mike must decide which way he will vote when the all-male Outdoor Man's softball team gets a mandate to allow females to play. Also, while helping a reluctant Mandy fill out college ... See full summary »

Director: John Pasquin | Stars: Tim Allen, Nancy Travis, Alexandra Krosney, Molly Ephraim

Votes: 451

43. Shameless (2011–2021)
Episode: Frank the Plumber (2013)

TV-MA | 56 min | Comedy, Drama

Fiona starts a new office job but has a hard time fitting in with the corporate culture. Frank inadvertently becomes involved in the gay rights movement where he meets Abraham Paige (Bradley Whitford).

Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Ethan Cutkosky

Votes: 2,210

44. Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)
Episode: ...wrecked my future (2023)

TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy, Drama

At a college fair, Devi juggles her love life with her academic ambitions, Fabiola ponders a tricky decision and an unlikely ally comes to Ben's rescue.

Director: Dean Holland | Stars: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet

Votes: 522

45. Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017)
Episode: Fresh Meat (2015)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Now that Alison is in jail, the 4 liars are A's victims. The liars are now scared more than ever.

Director: Zetna Fuentes | Stars: Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Tyler Blackburn, Lucy Hale

Votes: 621

46. Austin & Ally (2011–2016)
Episode: Rejection & Rocketships (2015)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

When Ally is rejected from college, she decides to let go of her "perfect student" ways. Meanwhile, Austin and Dez discover their favorite childhood ride will shut down forever.

Director: Raini Rodriguez | Stars: Ross Lynch, Laura Marano, Raini Rodriguez, Calum Worthy

Votes: 68

47. This Is Us (2016–2022)
Episode: Number Three (2017)

TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Randall and Beth are faced with a hard choice; Jack takes Randall on a college tour.

Director: Ken Olin | Stars: Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz

Votes: 2,610