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

1. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)

R | 109 min | Comedy

At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

Director: John Landis | Stars: John Belushi, Karen Allen, Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst

Votes: 129,637

2. Air (I) (2023)

R | 111 min | Drama, Sport

Follows the history of sports marketing executive Sonny Vaccaro, and how he led Nike in its pursuit of the greatest athlete in the history of basketball, Michael Jordan.

Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Chris Messina

Votes: 169,290

3. Monsters University (2013)

G | 104 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A look at the relationship between Mike Wazowski and James P. "Sully" Sullivan during their days at Monsters University, when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.

Director: Dan Scanlon | Stars: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren

Votes: 391,436 | Gross: $268.49M

4. Porky's (1981)

R | 94 min | Comedy

In 1954, a group of Florida high-school guys try to help their buddy lose his virginity, which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them.

Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Wyatt Knight, Roger Wilson

Votes: 45,845 | Gross: $111.29M

5. What Lies Beneath (2000)

PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she is losing her mind.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Katharine Towne, Miranda Otto

Votes: 136,077 | Gross: $155.46M

6. God's Not Dead (2014)

PG | 113 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

College philosophy professor Mr. Radisson's curriculum is challenged by his new student, Josh, who believes God exists.

Director: Harold Cronk | Stars: Shane Harper, Kevin Sorbo, David A.R. White, Dean Cain

Votes: 45,073 | Gross: $60.76M

7. Sleepover (2004)

PG | 89 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Desperate to improve their social status, four best friends enter into an all-night scavenger hunt against the popular clique in their school.

Director: Joe Nussbaum | Stars: Alexa PenaVega, Mika Boorem, Scout Taylor-Compton, Jane Lynch

Votes: 18,076 | Gross: $9.44M

8. D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)

PG | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

The unruly team of hockey misfits grows up a bit and receives scholarships to a prestigious prep school, where they take on the snotty varsity team.

Director: Robert Lieberman | Stars: Emilio Estevez, Jeffrey Nordling, David Selby, Heidi Kling

Votes: 28,689 | Gross: $22.94M

9. The Roommate (I) (2011)

PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

When college freshman Sara arrives on campus for the first time, she befriends her roommate, Rebecca, unaware that the girl is becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

Director: Christian E. Christiansen | Stars: Minka Kelly, Leighton Meester, Cam Gigandet, Aly Michalka

Votes: 41,421 | Gross: $37.30M

10. We Are Marshall (2006)

PG | 131 min | Drama, Sport

When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.

Director: McG | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie, David Strathairn

Votes: 64,900 | Gross: $43.55M

11. Biohackers (2020–2021)

TV-MA | 44 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A fast-paced thriller following medical student Mia Akerlund who discovers the use of highly advanced biohacking technology in her university town.

Stars: Luna Wedler, Jessica Schwarz, Thomas Prenn, Adrian Julius Tillmann

Votes: 11,510

12. Bratz (2007)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Family, Music

During their first year of high school, four best girlfriends face off against the domineering student body President, who wants to split them up into different social cliques.

Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: Skyler Shaye, Janel Parrish, Logan Browning, Nathalia Ramos

Votes: 24,916 | Gross: $10.01M

13. Ad Fundum (1993)

98 min | Drama

College initiation rites on one Belgian campus end in tragic death of one freshman. His friends are determined to see the justice done.

Director: Erik Van Looy | Stars: Tom Van Landuyt, Mathias Sercu, Tom Van Bauwel, Sven De Ridder

Votes: 1,427

14. The Freshman (1990)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Crime

An N.Y.C. film school student accepts a job with a local mobster who resembles a famous cinema godfather and who takes the young man under his wing, after demanding total loyalty.

Director: Andrew Bergman | Stars: Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Bruno Kirby, Penelope Ann Miller

Votes: 22,090 | Gross: $21.46M

15. American Dragon: Jake Long (2005–2007)

TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A teenage slacker is given the ability to turn into the American Dragon and defends all mythical creatures that secretly reside in the human world.

Stars: Dante Basco, Charlie Finn, kittie KaBoom, Keone Young

Votes: 13,662

16. Mistress America (2015)

R | 84 min | Comedy, Drama

A lonely college freshman's life is turned upside-down by her impetuous, adventurous stepsister-to-be.

Director: Noah Baumbach | Stars: Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Shana Dowdeswell, Shelby Rebecca Wong

Votes: 28,794 | Gross: $2.46M

17. Exploited (2022)

Unrated | 81 min | Horror, Thriller

A college freshman becomes obsessed with the previous owner of his school issued laptop.

Director: Jon Abrahams | Stars: Jordan Ver Hoeve, Andrew Matthew Welch, Makenzie Vega, Hannah Rose May

Votes: 1,068

18. The Novice (2021)

R | 97 min | Drama, Sport

A college freshman joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.

Director: Lauren Hadaway | Stars: Isabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Dilone, Jonathan Cherry

Votes: 7,009

19. Cherry (I) (2010)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama

An Ivy League freshman gets an unexpected education when he falls for an older woman and her 14 year-old daughter develops a crush on him.

Director: Jeffrey Fine | Stars: Kyle Gallner, Laura Allen, Britt Robertson, Matt Walsh

Votes: 5,218 | Gross: $0.01M

20. Unicorn Academy (2023– )

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When a dark force threatens to destroy Unicorn Island, a brave teen and her five schoolmates must rise up to protect their beloved magical academy.

Stars: Sara Garcia, Sadie Laflamme-Snow, Kamaia Fairburn, Gabbi Kosmidis

Votes: 275

21. Incoming (2024)

R | Comedy | Completed

Four freshmen navigate the terrors of adolescence at their first-ever high school party.

Directors: Dave Chernin, John Chernin | Stars: Raphael Alejandro, Kaitlin Olson, Bobby Cannavale, Mason Thames

22. Aces High (1976)

PG | 114 min | Action, Drama, War

In World War I, the high casualty rate amongst the rookie pilots of the Royal Flying Corps puts an enormous strain on the survivors.

Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Christopher Plummer, Simon Ward, Peter Firth

Votes: 3,004

23. Happy Together (1989)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Romance

Serious wannabe writer Chris starts college at UCLA and shares a room with Alex, who turns out to be a cute party girl. He wants to move--at first.

Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Helen Slater, Dan Schneider, Kevin Hardesty

Votes: 2,146

24. The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker (2007 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Drama

Promising 18-year-old track star Jessie Brenner struggles with binge-drinking during her first year of college.

Director: David Wu | Stars: Sara Paxton, Chelsea Hobbs, James Kirk, Nancy Travis

Votes: 848

25. What We Found (2020)

Not Rated | 110 min | Thriller

A trio of friends are starting high school when their friend vanishes. With the police unable--or unwilling?--to find her, they take it upon themselves to find out what happened, undertaking a harrowing journey that will change them all.

Director: Ben Hickernell | Stars: Elizabeth Mitchell, Giorgia Whigham, Brandon Larracuente, James Ransone

Votes: 842

26. Eden's Curve (2003)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Romance

A coming of age romantic drama set in 1972 based on real life events.

Director: Anne Misawa | Stars: Trevor Lissauer, Samuel A. Levine, Amber Taylor, Bryan Carroll

Votes: 464

27. 5 Against the House (1955)

Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Four vets attending college on the GI Bill and a cabaret singer try to rob a Reno Casino and pull off the perfect crime.

Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Guy Madison, Kim Novak, Brian Keith, Alvy Moore

Votes: 2,064

28. Mad Bull 34 (1990–1992)

195 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

The most dangerous area in New York City, the 34th precinct, is patrolled by the most brutal cop, Sleepy John Estes the Mad Bull.

Stars: Akio Ôtsuka, Yasunori Matsumoto, Mari Yokô, Kikuko Inoue

Votes: 468

29. Shankar Dada MBBS (2004)

174 min | Comedy

A doctor treats patients with humanity (not with medicines).

Director: Jayant Paranji | Stars: Chiranjeevi, Meka Srikanth, Sonali Bendre, Paresh Rawal

Votes: 2,024

30. Days (2016)

24 min | Animation, Drama, Sport

Tsukushi Tsukamoto is a freshman at Seiseki High School. That school is known for its football team.

Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Takuto Yoshinaga, Ayane Sakura, Hiro Shimono

Votes: 463

31. Cupid's Chocolates (2015–2018)

Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

High school student Jiang Hao Yi unexpectedly becomes the "Harem King", receiving confessions from beautiful girls he doesn't know. Perplexed by this strange situation, he tries to unravel the mystery.

Star: Gui Niang

Votes: 207

32. College (1927)

Not Rated | 66 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

Ronald's high-school valedictory address praises books and condemns sports. His girlfriend Mary condemns his attitude. Fearing to lose her to rival Jeff, he decides to go to college and pay more attentions to sports.

Directors: James W. Horne, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall, Flora Bramley, Harold Goodwin

Votes: 5,488

33. Daytime Shooting Star (2017)

119 min | Family, Romance

Suzume Yosano's parents have decided to move to Bangladesh when her father's job gets transferred there. However, they're not taking her with them. So, Suzume moves to Tokyo to live with ... See full summary »

Director: Takehiko Shinjô | Stars: Mei Nagano, Shôhei Miura, Alan Shirahama, Maika Yamamoto

Votes: 715

34. Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy

Belvedere discovers that he is ineligible for an honorary award because he never attended college. So he enrolls as a freshman in a major university, becoming the target for hazing from obnoxious upper class-man Alan Young.

Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Clifton Webb, Shirley Temple, Tom Drake, Alan Young

Votes: 859

35. Bring on the Melody (2017)

Drama, Music, Mystery

Haruta and Chika were childhood friends until the former's family moved away. It is a new year at high school, freshmen are enrolling and the two meet again. Chika wants to be a member of ... See full summary »

Director: Masahide Ichii | Stars: Kanna Hashimoto, Shori Sato, Takuma Hiraoka, Moka Kamishiraishi

Votes: 150

36. Campus Ladies (2006–2007)

30 min | Comedy

Longtime friends and newly=single ladies Joan and Barri suddenly decide to enroll as first=time college freshmen in their 40s after Joan's husband dies suddenly and Barri walks in on her husband cheating on her.

Stars: Christen Sussin, Carrie Aizley, Derek Carter, Amir Talai

Votes: 438

37. An Innocent Love (1982 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama, Romance

A gifted 14-year-old junior at the University of Washington replies to an ad of a 19-year-old freshman to be her maths tutor, paving the way for a friendship and a silent first crush. Will the kind genius master the lessons of the heart?

Director: Roger Young | Stars: Melissa Sue Anderson, Doug McKeon, Steven Bauer, Kristoff St. John

Votes: 120

38. A Story of Yonosuke (2012)

160 min | Drama

Were people's lives changed by having known Yonosuke?

Director: Shûichi Okita | Stars: Ayumi Ito, Jun Kunimura, Gô Ayano, Sôsuke Ikematsu

Votes: 2,313

39. Dean Slater: Resident Advisor (2013)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy

Three college freshmen tackle their first semester under the guidance of their legendary stand-in R.A.

Director: Colin Sander | Stars: Mitchell Jarvis, Nick Renaud, Glenn McCuen, Jimmy Wong

Votes: 240

40. Playboy: Freshman Class (1998 Video)

Unrated | 59 min | Documentary

They're sweet, wide-eyed innocents living away from home for the first time. Or are they? Playboy's Freshman Class gives you an uncensored look into the freshman dorms. What really goes on when girls first hit campus?

Director: Lawrence Lanoff | Stars: Jacqueline Lovell, Malisia Petropoulos, Laura Selway, Yvette Garcia

Votes: 61

41. Detectives of Seonam Girls High School (2014–2015)

TV-14 | Drama

Five high school girls form an after school detective club and solve mysteries involving their classmates. Along the way, they learn lessons about life and deal with problems that modern high school girls face.

Stars: Lee Hyeri, Lee Seung-yun, Kim So-hye, Kang Sung-ah

Votes: 93

42. Freshman Dorm (1992)

60 min | Drama

Drama student Molly heads to Western Pacific to be with boyfriend athlete Danny who soon is her ex. Her dorm mates include KC who struggles financially, wealthy Lulu, slacker dude Zack, Joe the hunk and bookish Alex.

Stars: Matthew Fox, Paige French, Robyn Lively, Kevin Mambo

Votes: 43

43. Obituary: A Grave Beginning (2016 TV Short)

TV-PG | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Obituary is a cartoon series about June Crocker, a girl who was raised by ghosts, and her life among the living and deceased.

Directors: Michael Barryte, Zachary Barryte | Stars: Kellie Whisler, Kimia Behpoornia, Ashley Strumwasser, Catherine Wayne

Votes: 200

44. Black Boots (2013– )

Drama

Brooks University freshman Grant Boyer is fascinated with joining a certain fraternity on his campus. But will the toll of the rigorous pledging process combined with campus scandal and the... See full summary »

Stars: Courtney Burrell, Ashley A. Williams, Myles Grier, Jerrel O'Neal

Votes: 40

45. Hold 'Em Navy (1937)

Approved | 64 min | Drama, Sport

Two football players fight over the same girl.

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Lew Ayres, Mary Carlisle, John Howard, Benny Baker

Votes: 25

46. Beach House (1996)

R | 101 min | Comedy

Three college freshmen move in with a beautiful sorority girl when they can't find on-campus housing.

Director: Leigh Scott | Stars: Dalton James, Brooke Langton, Chris Hardwick, Dan O'Donahue

Votes: 97

47. Campus Rhythm (1943)

Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A radio songstress runs away from her sponsor and guardian to enroll in college under an assumed name.

Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Johnny Downs, Gale Storm, Robert Lowery, Douglas Leavitt

Votes: 138

48. The Boy Who Had Everything (1985)

R | 94 min | Drama

In '60's-era Australia, a college freshman must navigate freshman hazing, a distant mother, and a shaky relationship with his girlfriend.

Director: Stephen Wallace | Stars: Jason Connery, Diane Cilento, Laura Williams, Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Votes: 87

49. Por Um Triz (2015– )

24 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A dark comedy-drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in an Portuguese coastal town in the mid-2010s.

Stars: Luís Ganito, Nuno Pardal, Adelaide Teixeira, Jorge Loureiro

50. The Bar Fight (2023)

Unrated | 3 min | Short, Action

A man's life is changed forever after a fight breaks out in a bar.

Director: Tyler Bradley | Stars: Dylan Bostic, Jordan Goul, Tony Xayasomloth, Melissa Bostic