A group of misfits are brought together for detention in the school library, making discoveries about themselves and finding common ground in their shared event, the overzealous school principal.
Tag Archives: Comedy
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) [Back to School Month]
A young kid tries, and falls, at becoming popular amongst the other kids, chronicling his experiences in his diary and recounting his socially awkward and difficult times in middle school.
POOLS (2025)
A young woman enrolled in summer school courses decides to attempt to reconnect with her dead father, and herself, over the course of a crazy night of pool hopping.
Accepted (2006) [Back to School Month]
When a charismatic high-school slacker finds himself rejected from every college he applies to, he creates a fake acceptance letter to present to his parents. The plan backfires when the parents insist on seeing the nonexistent college, forcing him to create one in a bold act of “fake it until you make it”.
Matilda (1996) [Back to School Month]
A little girl with telekinetic powers is subjected to terrible parents and a bullying teacher until she starts using her powers to fight back against the cruelty she faces.
Freakier Friday (2025)
Twenty-two years after they switched bodies for a day, mother and daughter Tess and Anna find themselves in a similar, but bigger, situation in the fluffy, fun legacy sequel Freakier Friday, directed by Nisha Ganatra.
Election (1999) [Back to School Month]
A high school teacher becomes obsessed with thwarting a teenage student’s campaign for school president after learning she uses unorthodox methods to excel, and will stop at nothing to try to sabotage her.