Category
page 1Films about school violence
American History X
1998 film directed by Tony Kaye
Carrie
1976 film directed by Brian De Palma
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 film by Lynne Ramsay
Bowling for Columbine
2002 documentary film directed by Michael Moore
Elephant
2003 drama film directed by Gus Van Sant
If....
If.... (stylized as if....) is a 1968 British satirical surrealist psychological drama film produced and directed by Lindsay Anderson, and starring Malcolm McDowell in his film debut as the character Mick Travis, who appeared in two further Anderson films. Other actors include Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan, David Wood, and Robert Swann. A biting satire of English public school life, the film follows a group of pupils who stage a savage insurrection at a boys' boarding school. The film is notable for jumpstarting McDowell's and Anderson's careers as well as using black-and-white and colour
The Class
2007 film directed by Ilmar Raag
Heathers
Heathers is a 1989 American teen satirical black comedy crime film written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lehmann, in both of their respective film debuts. The film stars Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker and Penelope Milford. The plot revolves around four teenage girls—three of whom are named Heather—in a clique at an Ohio high school, one of whose lives is disrupted by the arrival of Jason "J.D." Dean, a misanthrope intent on murdering the popular students and staging their deaths as suicides.
The Drama (film)
The Drama is a 2026 American romantic black-comedy film written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli. It stars Zendaya and Robert Pattinson as a happily engaged couple whose relationship is tested by an unexpected revelation during the week before their wedding. It also stars Alana Haim, Mamoudou Athie, and Hailey Gates in supporting roles.
Evil
2003 film directed by Mikael Håfström
The Fallout
2021 film directed by Megan Park
The Life Before Her Eyes
2007 film directed by Vadim Perelman
Encino Man
1992 film by Les Mayfield
Polytechnique
2009 film by Denis Villeneuve
The Substitute
1996 film directed by Robert Mandel
Lean on Me
1989 film by John G. Avildsen
Vox Lux
2018 film by Brady Corbet
Class of 1984
1982 film directed by Mark L. Lester
Better Days
2019 film by Derek Tsang
If Anything Happens I Love You
2020 American animated short film
After Lucia
2012 film by Michel Franco
Higher Learning
1995 film by John Singleton
Luckiest Girl Alive
2022 film directed by Mike Barker
Bang Bang You're Dead
2002 television film directed by Guy Ferland
Dark Matter
2007 film directed by Chen Shi-zheng
Mass
2021 film directed by Fran Kranz
O
2001 film by Tim Blake Nelson
Heart of America
2002 film by Uwe Boll
Rudderless
Rudderless is a 2014 American musical drama film which was the directorial debut of William H. Macy, and stars Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman, Selena Gomez and Laurence Fishburne. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2014. The film was released in theaters and through video-on-demand beginning October 17, 2014.
I'm Not Ashamed
2016 film
Run Hide Fight
2020 film directed by Kyle Rankin
Won't Back Down
2012 film by Daniel Barnz
The Principal
1987 film directed by Christopher Cain
Harmony Lessons
2013 film by Emir Baighazin
Zero Day
2003 film by Ben Coccio
Heaven Help Us
1985 film by Michael Dinner
Crows Zero 2
2009 film by Takashi Miike
Beautiful Boy
2010 film by Shawn Ku
The Desperate Hour
2021 film directed by Phillip Noyce
Light It Up
1999 film directed by Craig Bolotin
Jaguar
1986 film by Sebastián Alarcón
The City and the Dogs
1985 film directed by Francisco José Lombardi
Home Room
2002 film by Paul F. Ryan
Before the Storm
2000 Swedish film directed by Reza Parsa
The Forest for the Trees
2003 film by Maren Ade
Once Upon a Time in High School
2004 South Korean drama film directed by Yoo Ha
The Substitute 2: School's Out
1998 television film directed by Steven Pearl
Amish Grace
2010 television film
All the Empty Rooms
2025 short documentary film directed by Joshua Seftel
The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option
2001 film directed by Robert Radler
The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All
1999 television film directed by Robert Radler
Death by Numbers
2024 American short documentary film
Bleak Night
2010 film by Yoon Sung-hyun
Hello Herman
2012 film directed by Michelle Danner
April Showers
2009 film by Andrew Robinson
Don't Cry Mommy
2012 film by Kim Yong-han