Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "schoolyard-fight"

1. Malena (2000)

R | 108 min | Drama, Romance, War

Amidst the war climate, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town.

Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana

Votes: 112,085 | Gross: $3.45M

2. The Karate Kid (1984)

PG | 126 min | Action, Drama, Family

A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.

Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove

Votes: 244,647 | Gross: $90.82M

3. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Approved | 129 min | Crime, Drama

Atticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a Black man against an undeserved rape charge, and tries to educate his young children against prejudice.

Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy

Votes: 333,038

4. Army of Thieves (2021)

TV-MA | 127 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A prequel, set before the events of Army of the Dead, which focuses on German safecracker Ludwig Dieter leading a group of aspiring thieves on a top secret heist during the early stages of the zombie apocalypse.

Director: Matthias Schweighöfer | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Nathalie Emmanuel, Ruby O. Fee, Stuart Martin

Votes: 88,879

5. Cruella (2021)

PG-13 | 134 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

A live-action prequel feature film following a young Cruella de Vil.

Director: Craig Gillespie | Stars: Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser

Votes: 265,992 | Gross: $86.10M

6. My Bodyguard (1980)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

When a boy comes to a new school and gets harassed by a bully, he acquires the services of the school's most feared kid as a bodyguard.

Director: Tony Bill | Stars: Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Paul Quandt

Votes: 10,848 | Gross: $22.48M

7. This Is England (2006)

Not Rated | 101 min | Crime, Drama

A young boy becomes friends with a gang of skinheads. Friends soon become like family, and relationships will be pushed to the very limit.

Director: Shane Meadows | Stars: Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim

Votes: 128,776 | Gross: $0.33M

8. Uptown Girls (2003)

PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A grown-up woman who kept her childish instincts and behavior starts working as the nanny of an 8-year-old girl who actually acts like an adult. But everything ends right-side up.

Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Heather Locklear, Jesse Spencer

Votes: 43,209 | Gross: $36.92M

9. Speed Racer (2008)

PG | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Young driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, Christina Ricci, Nicholas Elia

Votes: 78,483 | Gross: $43.95M

10. Three O'Clock High (1987)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy

A nerd gets himself in hot water with the new bully, a quiet bad boy who challenges him to fight on the grounds of their high school after the day's end.

Director: Phil Joanou | Stars: Casey Siemaszko, Annie Ryan, Richard Tyson, Stacey Glick

Votes: 13,183 | Gross: $3.69M

11. The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)

PG | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Alex, a 12-year-old boy, and his friends fight an evil sorceress with the help of Excalibur, the sword of King Arthur, in a bid to save the world from her atrocities.

Director: Joe Cornish | Stars: Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Denise Gough, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor

Votes: 18,732 | Gross: $16.79M

12. The Kid (2000)

PG | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

An unhappy, disliked image consultant gets a second shot at life when he is mysteriously confronted by an eight-year-old version of himself.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Emily Mortimer, Lily Tomlin

Votes: 44,418 | Gross: $69.69M

13. Kes (1969)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Family

A working-class English boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet kestrel.

Director: Ken Loach | Stars: David Bradley, Brian Glover, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie

Votes: 22,954

14. Detention (2011)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance

As a copycat killer named after movie villain Cinderhella stalks the student body at Grizzly Lake High School, a group of co-eds band together to survive while serving detention.

Director: Joseph Kahn | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Dane Cook

Votes: 16,518

15. The Book of Henry (2017)

PG-13 | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

With instructions from her genius son's carefully crafted notebook, a single mother sets out to rescue a young girl from the hands of her abusive stepfather.

Director: Colin Trevorrow | Stars: Naomi Watts, Jaeden Martell, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman

Votes: 29,431 | Gross: $4.22M

16. How Green Was My Valley (1941)

Passed | 118 min | Drama, Family

At the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans, he stern, she gentle, raise coal-mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Donald Crisp

Votes: 26,498

17. Jack Frost (1998)

PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A father who can't keep his promises is killed in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman who has the final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever.

Director: Troy Miller | Stars: Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross, Mark Addy

Votes: 40,954 | Gross: $34.55M

18. The New Kids (1985)

R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A brother and sister arrive in a small town to help their relatives run an amusement park, and they find the town is terrorized by a local street gang.

Director: Sean S. Cunningham | Stars: Shannon Presby, Lori Loughlin, James Spader, John Philbin

Votes: 4,059 | Gross: $0.20M

19. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

Unrated | 126 min | Drama

At a big city Catholic school, Father O'Malley and Sister Benedict indulge in friendly rivalry, and succeed in extending the school through the gift of a building.

Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers, William Gargan

Votes: 9,372 | Gross: $21.30M

20. Private Peaceful (2012)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, War

Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.

Director: Pat O'Connor | Stars: Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Jack O'Connell, George MacKay, John Lynch

Votes: 1,720

21. Bridge to Terabithia (1985 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Family

When Leslie Burke moves in next door to Jess Aarons, Jess finds a friend in Leslie. Over time, they discover a secret place in the forest across a fallen pine tree, and over a creek, they call Terabithia, a place where memories are sacred.

Director: Eric Till | Stars: Annette O'Toole, Julian Coutts, Julie Beaulieu, Gloria Carlin

Votes: 745

22. My Little Princess (2011)

105 min | Drama

When Hanah re-emerges in the life of her pre-pubescent daughter, she comes with a strange, yet attractive proposition: she needs her own girl to pose for her in ways that would later take by surprise the Parisian art world of the 1970s.

Director: Eva Ionesco | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Anamaria Vartolomei, Georgetta Leahu, Denis Lavant

Votes: 1,887

23. A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015)

PG-13 | 95 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Amos Oz's youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel. The film details the young man's relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a writer, while looking at what happens when the stories we tell become the stories we live.

Director: Natalie Portman | Stars: Natalie Portman, Gilad Kahana, Amir Tessler, Moni Moshonov

Votes: 4,353 | Gross: $0.57M

24. Neverending Story (2001–2002)

375 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Bastian, a boy who loses his imagination after the death of his mother, discovers a magical book that transports him to Fantasia, where he fights as Atreyu to save a world endangered by the Nothing.

Stars: Mark Rendall, Johnny Griffin, Brittany Drisdelle, Valérie Chiniara

Votes: 930

25. Summer of the Monkeys (1998)

G | 101 min | Adventure, Drama

Summer Of The Monkeys (set in 1910 on the prairies of Canada) follows the story of a young boy, Jay, who dreams of getting enough money to buy his dream horse. One summer Jay finds four ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Michael Ontkean, Leslie Hope, Wilford Brimley, Corey Sevier

Votes: 620 | Gross: $0.02M

26. Grbavica (2006)

90 min | Drama

A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Bosnian War.

Director: Jasmila Zbanic | Stars: Mirjana Karanovic, Luna Zimic Mijovic, Leon Lucev, Kenan Catic

Votes: 6,889 | Gross: $0.04M

27. Second Coming (2014)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama

A look at the life and struggles of a family living in London.

Director: Debbie Tucker Green | Stars: Nadine Marshall, Idris Elba, Kai Francis Lewis, Sharlene Whyte

Votes: 669

28. Tom Brown's Schooldays (1971)

225 min | Drama, Family

Tom Brown, as a new boy at Rugby Public School, has to contend with the school's harsh discipline and accepted bullying from the older boys. Adaptation of Thomas Hughes' novel.

Stars: Iain Cuthbertson, Richard Morant, Simon Fisher-Turner, Anthony Murphy

Votes: 182

29. I Love You Rosa (1972)

77 min | Drama

The love of Nissim for his widowed sister-in-law, Rosa, in the Old City of Jerusalem at the turn of the century. Under a (very old) Jewish religious law, Nissim has the duty to marry his childless sister-in-law on the death of his brother.

Director: Moshé Mizrahi | Stars: Michal Bat-Adam, Gabi Otterman, Moshe Tal, Levana Finkelstein

Votes: 250

30. Bright Road (1953)

Approved | 68 min | Drama, Music

Based on the story, See How They Run (The Ladies' Home Journal June 51), and subsequently won that year's Christopher award. The story was written by Mary Elizabeth Vroman, a 4th generation... See full summary »

Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Dorothy Dandridge, Philip Hepburn, Harry Belafonte, Barbara Randolph

Votes: 811

31. Bless Me, Ultima (2012)

PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History

A drama set in New Mexico during WWII, centered on the relationship between a young man and an elderly medicine woman who helps him contend with the battle between good and evil that rages in his village.

Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Luke Ganalon, Joseph A. Garcia, Miriam Colon, Benito Martinez

Votes: 1,594 | Gross: $1.55M

32. Least Among Saints (2012)

R | 107 min | Crime, Drama

A haunted soldier just back from war and a boy who has never known peace in his home life embark on a life-changing journey as they become unlikely friends -- and one another's last shot at redemption.

Director: Martin Papazian | Stars: Martin Papazian, Tristan Lake Leabu, Laura San Giacomo, Azura Skye

Votes: 624 | Gross: $0.03M

33. The Power Within (1995 Video)

PG-13 | 97 min | Action

Stan Dryer, a teen afraid to even ask a girl to the prom, finds courage and extreme martial arts skill when he is given a ring by an old man he tried to save from a group of attackers. The ... See full summary »

Director: Art Camacho | Stars: Ted Jan Roberts, Karen Valentine, Keith Coogan, John O'Hurley

Votes: 384

34. The Little Kidnappers (1990 TV Movie)

G | 92 min | Crime, Drama

Two young orphans have to relocate to Nova Scotia and endure their bitter and jerky grandfather, but when they find a baby washed up on the beach, everything changes.

Director: Donald Shebib | Stars: Charlton Heston, Bruce Greenwood, Patricia Gage, Dan MacDonald

Votes: 415

35. The Day the World Ended (2001 TV Movie)

R | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

When a killer alien creature, who is misunderstood, begins killing specific members of a small town, a school psychologist learns of its link to a young boy's tragic childhood, and his adoptive father's dark secret.

Director: Terence Gross | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Bobby Edner, Randy Quaid, Harry Groener

Votes: 1,373

36. Agapi sta 16 (2004)

102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

With the arrival of a self-confident and rebellious beautiful girl in the village, a romantic 16-year-old will be in for a surprise, as the unprecedented feelings of love and passion will offer a gradual but marvellous passage to adulthood.

Director: Kostas Haralambous | Stars: Giorgos Gerontidakis-Sempetadelis, Markella Pappa, Giorgos Lazarides, Meletis Rapaj

Votes: 285

37. Stolen Breath: The Truth Revealed (2017)

136 min | Drama

A dedicated father, struggling with a family secret of intergenerational incest, finds himself caught in a war between love and the pain for revenge

Director: Mark E. Ridley | Stars: Anthony M. Bertram, Perry Brown, Phillip J. Cates, Rayshawn Chism

Votes: 30

38. Ginger Meggs (1982)

100 min | Comedy, History

The escapades of Ginger Meggs, local larrikin. He's trying to win the heart of Minnie Peters, but the pressures of school, his rival Eddie Coogan and bully Tiger Kelly make life tough for him. Besides, there's fishing to be done.

Director: Jonathan Dawson | Stars: Garry McDonald, Coral Drouyn, Paul Daniel, Rowan Hillard

Votes: 159

39. Tom Brown's School Days (1940)

Approved | 86 min | Drama

A young boy starts at Rugby boarding school. He is tormented by Flashman, the school bully.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Cedric Hardwicke, Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon, Josephine Hutchinson

Votes: 532

40. La faute à Fidel! (2006)

Unrated | 99 min | Drama

A 9-year-old girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 1970-71 Paris.

Director: Julie Gavras | Stars: Nina Kervel-Bey, Julie Depardieu, Stefano Accorsi, Benjamin Feuillet

Votes: 5,209 | Gross: $0.17M

41. Hum Hain Bemisaal (1994)

Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Michael, a hit-man, faces the ultimate betrayal from his employer when he decides to retire after one last job. He then joins forces with Inspector Vijay to confront the gangsters who're out to kill him.

Director: Deepak Bahry | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Shilpa Shirodkar, Madhoo

Votes: 675

42. Alan & Naomi (1992)

PG | 96 min | Drama, Family

Set in the forties. A young Jewish boy is called on by his parents to help a young girl come out of her shell, imposed after she watched her father die at the hands of the Nazis.

Director: Sterling Van Wagenen | Stars: Lukas Haas, Vanessa Zaoui, Michael Gross, Amy Aquino

Votes: 482 | Gross: $0.26M

43. The Great Man Votes (1939)

Passed | 72 min | Drama

In 1923, Gregory Vance, a widower with two children, is a former scholar who has turned from book-to-bottle. He works, slightly, as a night-watchman and his children, who know him for what ... See full summary »

Director: Garson Kanin | Stars: John Barrymore, Peter Holden, Virginia Weidler, Katharine Alexander

Votes: 646

44. We Love Moses (2016)

Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Drama

When Ella was twelve, she had her first fight. And when she was twelve, she discovered sex. Now eighteen, Ella reflects on how her obsession with her older brother Michael's best friend Moses left her with a secret she still carries.

Director: Dionne Edwards | Stars: Jerome Holder, Raphel Famotibe, Danaë Jean Marie, Paige Cowan-Hall

Votes: 141

45. Swing (I) (2010)

7 min | Short, Drama

In the wake of a fight at school, an eight-year-old boy deals with the death of a classmate.

Directors: Shane Bartlett, Matt Schosser | Stars: Claire Engler, Hudson Hill, Bryce Poole, Wynn Reichert

Votes: 17

46. Pop! (2018)

Not Rated | 21 min | Short, Crime, Drama

Pop. follows Ty, a 13-year-old boy who is struggling to deal with his alcoholic father, the school bully, and his own sexuality.

Director: Benjamin Kemper | Stars: Harrison Redeker, Mattox Barnette, Dustin Johnson, Michael Kemper

Votes: 20

47. Bully (2007)

16 min | Short, Drama

Dylan, Adam and Sam venture back to their elementary school on their BMX bikes. Dylan, particularly moved by his memories of handball, does what he can to get his two friends to play with ... See full summary »

Director: Isaac Ergas | Stars: Austin Scott, Domenic Bove, Jon C. Carlson, Ryan Clare

48. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode: Girls Will Be Boys (1965)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Rob and Laura are in a quandary over how Ritchie can protect himself from a girl who's been persistently beating him up at school.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews

Votes: 238

49. Gentle Ben (1967–1969)
Episode: Gator Man (1967)

30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Mark's new friend, Jenny, is the daughter of an alligator poacher, who his is being tracked by Park Ranger, Tom.

Director: John Florea | Stars: Dennis Weaver, Clint Howard, Beth Brickell, Albert Salmi

Votes: 9

50. Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode: Medal for a Hero (1970)

TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Mannix investigates when police uncover evidence that suggest Peggy's police husband killed while stopping a burglary, was actually an accomplice.

Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Frank Marth, Jack Ging

Votes: 127