Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "debate-team"

1. The Great Debaters (2007)

PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.

Director: Denzel Washington | Stars: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker

Votes: 62,839 | Gross: $30.23M

2. Thumbsucker (2005)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

Justin throws himself and everyone around him into chaos when he attempts to break free from his addiction to his thumb.

Director: Mike Mills | Stars: Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Keanu Reeves

Votes: 21,988 | Gross: $1.33M

3. Rocket Science (2007)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama

Looking for answers to life's big questions, a stuttering boy joins his high school debate team.

Director: Jeffrey Blitz | Stars: Reece Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Nicholas D'Agosto, Utkarsh Ambudkar

Votes: 13,690 | Gross: $0.71M

4. Love, Fall & Order (2019 TV Movie)

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

When Claire (Erin Cahill) goes home to save her dad's (Gregory Harrison) annual Fall Fest on her family's pumpkin farm, sparks fly with an old rival: the opposing lawyer (Trevor Donovan) she now faces in court.

Director: Clare Niederpruem | Stars: Erin Cahill, Trevor Donovan, Gregory Harrison, Drew Fuller

Votes: 1,369

5. Listen to Me (1989)

PG-13 | 107 min | Drama, Romance

A group of college debaters learn about the world, friendships, love, dreams and family in this warm, endearing drama.

Director: Douglas Day Stewart | Stars: Kirk Cameron, Jami Gertz, Roy Scheider, Amanda Peterson

Votes: 1,343 | Gross: $4.30M

6. Margie (1946)

Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A woman reminisces about her teenage years in the 1920s, when she fell in love with her teacher.

Director: Henry King | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Glenn Langan, Lynn Bari, Alan Young

Votes: 865

7. 96 Minutes (2011)

R | 93 min | Drama, Thriller

The story of 4 lives slammed together in a shocking moment. Intercutting between a carjacking and the separate stories of the 4 kids in Atlanta, we watch as they hurtle toward a life-changing end.

Director: Aimee Lagos | Stars: Brittany Snow, Evan Ross, Sharon Conley, Justin Martin

Votes: 3,401

8. Bakgat! (2008)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy

Wimpie Koekemoer--the biggest geek in school. He is constantly embarrassed by his conservative mother and his strange father, especially in front of girls. Wimpie dreams of being popular. ... See full summary »

Director: Henk Pretorius | Stars: Ivan Botha, Cherie van der Merwe, Altus Theart, Andrew Thompson

Votes: 438

9. Love and Debate (2006)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Jordan Landa (Philips) encounters a gridlock on her road to adulthood.

Director: Jessica Kavana Dornbusch | Stars: Gina Philips, Adam Rodriguez, Rachel Miner, Sean Astin

Votes: 218

10. The Trophy Case (2014– )

12 min | Drama

Joy Grayle, a freshman in high school, is forced to abandon her old group of friends and auditions for the speech and debate team in order to make new friends. However, the speech and debate team is more competitive than she ever imagined.

Stars: Andi Sweeney Blanco, Brittany Blades, Emily Elmore, John Taylor

11. Strangers with Candy (1999–2000)
Episode: Feather in the Storm (1999)

TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy

When Jerri has a sudden interest in joining the debate team, she tries out to only find out you have to be incredibly thin to bring out a good argument. So Jerri results into bulimia to get a spot on the team.

Director: Danny Leiner | Stars: Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Greg Hollimon, Roberto Gari

Votes: 141

12. Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979)
Episode: The Great Debate (1975)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Kotter arranges a debate between the Sweathogs and the debate team.

Director: Bob LaHendro | Stars: Gabe Kaplan, Marcia Strassman, John Sylvester White, Robert Hegyes

Votes: 140

13. Community (2009–2015)
Episode: Debate 109 (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

Jeff reluctantly agrees to be Annie's debate partner, Britta humors Pierce by letting him try hypnotherapy on her to get her to stop smoking, and the gang begins to think that Abed's films may predict their future.

Director: Joe Russo | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown

Votes: 5,223

14. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: To Surveil, with Love (2010)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Springfield covers the town with surveillance cameras after Homer creates a bomb scare at the train station. Meanwhile, Lisa considers becoming a brunette so that people will take her more seriously.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Lance Kramer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,353

15. Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)
Episode: ...cheated (2022)

TV-14 | 27 min | Comedy, Drama

Up against Des' team at a debate tournament, Devi takes her competitiveness too far. An opportunity arises for Eleanor. Pati explains herself to Kamala.

Director: Kim O. Nguyen | Stars: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet

Votes: 620

16. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Debatable (2023)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Benson tries to help a student after she's assaulted on a field trip. Fin suspects a witness in the case may not be telling the whole truth.

Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino, Octavio Pisano

Votes: 250

17. Fresh Off the Boat (2015–2020)
Episode: Pie vs. Cake (2017)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

Jessica is happy to learn of Evan's interest in joining the debate team; Eddie and Emery team up to enter a comic book contest.

Director: Nisha Ganatra | Stars: Randall Park, Constance Wu, Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler

Votes: 239

18. Monster High (2010–2017)
Episode: Fear-a-Mid (2011)

TV-Y7-FV | Animation, Comedy, Family

Cleo De Nile has managed to sufficiently train her rookie cheerleaders into performing advanced stunts, but they still make glaring mistakes. Cleo decides that they need more practice. She ... See full summary »

Stars: Eleonora Reti, Silvia Sarmentera, Karen Strassman

Votes: 12