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It (1990)
, 2h58Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Crime
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Serial killer films, Films about school violence
Actors Harry Anderson, Dennis Christopher, Richard Masur, Seth Green, Annette O'Toole, Tim Reid
Set in the town of Derry, Maine in the year 1960, six-year old Georgie Denbrough is lured to a storm drain when his paper boat drops down into it. When attempting to retrieve it, he encounters a strange man dressed in a clown costume who calls himself "Pennywise the Dancing Clown." The man tempts Georgie closer with promises of cotton candy and balloons, exclaiming that "they all float down" into the sewer. He says that Georgie can "float" too before revealing his true nature, grabbing him and viciously tearing his right arm off. His older brother, Bill, is overwhelmed with guilt for inadvertently sending Georgie to his death and is terrified when his picture comes to life and bleeds.
30 Days of Night: Dark Days (2010)
, 1h32Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Vampires in film, Political films, Dystopian films, Films about school violence, Disaster films
Actors Kiele Sanchez, Rhys Coiro, Diora Baird, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Mia Kirshner, Monique Ganderton
A year after the Alaskan town of Barrow's population was decimated by vampires during its annual month-long polar night, Stella Oleson (Kiele Sanchez) travels the world trying to convince others that vampires exist. She is fully aware of the risk to the life that her work could bring, but does not care due to her grief over the death of her husband Eben.
Because of a Boy (2002)
, 1h26Directed by Fabrice Cazeneuve
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about school violence, LGBT-related films, Coming out, LGBT-related film
Actors Jérémie Elkaïm, Julien Baumgartner, Bernard Blancan, Julia Maraval, Patrick Bonnel, Christiane Millet
Vincent (Baumgartner) is a shy boy who is on the swim team and is also a good student with his girlfriend Noémie (Maraval) and a best friend, Stéphane (Comar), life in school can't be better for him. But then, he suddenly starts to have encounters with the new boy, Bejamin (Elkaïm). They have a private meeting and then some boys write on a wall "Molina is a fag". Vincent starts getting bullied at high school, changing his life and his relationships with family and friends in ways he will have to accept.
Aenigma (1987)
, 1h30Directed by Lucio Fulci
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Horror, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about school violence
Actors Jared Martin, Lucio Fulci, Dragan Bjelogrlić, Dušica Žegarac
At St. Mary's College, a boarding school for girls located just outside Boston, Massachusetts, a lonely, gaunt, unattractive student, named Kathy (Milijana Zirojevic), becomes the center of a cruel practical joke perpetrated by a gang of students and the hunky, but sadistic gym teacher, Fred Vernon (Riccardo Acerbi). Kathy is tricked into going on a date with Mr. Vernon, but when she over eagerly makes her move onto him in his parked car in the woods, the students appear in their cars to taunt her. Running away from several carloads of her tormentors, Kathy runs onto a busy street where she immediately gets hit by an oncoming car and is admitted to the local hospital in a coma. Kathy's strange mother, Mary, continues to gloom around the school in her capacity as a cleaner.
Aladdin (1986)
, 1h30Directed by Bruno Corbucci
Origin Italie
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about school violence
Actors Bud Spencer, Janet Ågren, Tony Adams, Giancarlo Bastianoni, Venantino Venantini, Umberto Raho
The story revolves around a teenage boy named Al Haddin, nicknamed "Aladdin", who is living with his widowed mother Janet and his alcoholic grandfather Jeremiah in Miami, Florida. He and his family live in poverty since his father's untimely demise; his mother slaves away in the nightclub of Monti Siracusa, a local mobster boss who runs a city-wide protection racket. Jeremiah gravely contributes to this situation, as he blows the little money Janet makes on alcohol and horse races. Al has to work part-time in an antique shop to support his family as best he can.
Alfie, the Little Werewolf (2011)
, 1h35Directed by Joram Lürsen
Origin Pays-bas
Genres Fantastic, Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, L'enfance marginalisée, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Films about school violence
Actors Maas Bronkhuyzen, Kim van Kooten, Trudy Labij, Nick Geest, Barbara Pouwels, Bianca Krijgsman
Alfie, un petit garçon adopté âgé 6 ans, est solitaire et timide. Il compte pour seul compagnon Timmie, son frère adoptif. Lors de la nuit de son septième anniversaire, Alfie se change en loup-garou et craint que ses parents adoptifs le rejettent. Grâce à son pouvoir, il compte se venger de Nico, son principal bourreaux, mais aussi se renseigner sur ses vrais parents. C'est alors qu'il rencontre son grand-père qui est aussi un loup-garou.
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
, 2h26Directed by Shunji Iwai
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about school violence
Actors Shugo Oshinari, Ayumi Itō, Hayato Ichihara, Takao Ōsawa, Miwako Ichikawa, Yu Aoi
All About Lily Chou-Chou follows two boys, Shūsuke Hoshino and Yūichi Hasumi, from the start of junior middle school when they first meet, and into second grade. The film has a discontinuous storyline, starting midway through the story, just after the second term of junior high school begins, then flashes back to the first term and summer vacation, and then skips back to the present.
Phat Beach (1996)
, 1h28Directed by Doug Ellin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Le thème des vacances, Hip hop films, Musical films, Films about school violence
Actors Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins, Coolio, Brian Hooks, Eric Fleeks, Tom Lister, Jr.
During a glorious Southern California summer, high school student Benny King (Hopkins) is doing time flipping burgers. Benny's father wants him to learn the work ethic, rather than have him sit around the house all summer, dreaming and writing. It's not surprising, then, that when his old friend Durrell (Brian Hooks) comes by with a more attractive alternative, Benny jumps at it. When his family goes on vacation, Benny borrows his father's Mercedes and heads on down to the beach with Durrell. They have told themselves that they are there to sell beach-goers cheap sunglasses, but they are really there to show off their 'phat' box and attract the finest girls with portable beats on the beach.
American Yearbook (2004)
, 1h37Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about education, Films about school violence
Will Nash (Nick Tagas) is the kid-next-door, a typical upbeat high schooler, but his dreams of being a photographer quickly fade, as he is relentlessly terrorized by school bullies Ian (Chris Peter) and Jason (Ryan Nixon). Will adores Amanda (Giovannie Pico), but her best friend Kristy (Jennifer Noble) is dating the head bully Ian. Confused and angry, Will meets a mysterious, brooding character named Chance (Jon Carlo Alvarez), both of them outsiders. Chance eventually convinces Will that they should get a gun and take the bullies out: pull a Columbine. Amanda pleads with Will to set revenge aside, but can Will stop what he and Chance have started, or are Will's emotions too strong for him to just walk away?
April Fools (2007)
, 1h12Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about education, Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Gangster films, Films about school violence
Actors Daya Vaidya, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Obba Babatundé, Lamorne Morris, Lil' Flip
While pulling an April Fools' Day prank on a nerdy classmate named Melvin, a group of high school friends (Missy, DeAnna, Eva, Diego, Malik, and Marlin) accidentally kill him when Marlin hits Melvin with a football, causing him to fall on and be impaled by a piece of rebar. Panicking, the group drag Melvin's body into a wooded area, and stage it to look like he was the victim of a random gang-related attack. Exactly one year later, DeAnna is stabbed to death by a hooded figure while interning at a hospital. After murdering DeAnna, the killer writes "April Fools" on a wall with her blood.
April Showers (2009)
, 1h34Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Films about school violence
Actors Kelly Blatz, Daryl Sabara, Illeana Douglas, Ellen Woglom, Tom Arnold, Janel Parrish
In the aftermath of a school shooting, several survivors have evacuated to the elementary school to wait for more survivors to arrive. A senior named Sean Ryan calls his friend Vicki at a coffee shop, who tells him that the shooter is Ben Harris, a friend of Sean's. Sean is left speechless.
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
, 1h36Directed by Ellory Elkayem
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Comedy science fiction films, Natural horror films, Films about spiders, Giant monster films, Comedy horror films, Films about school violence, Disaster films
Actors David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Scott Terra, Doug E. Doug, Matt Czuchry, Scarlett Johansson
In the quiet mining town of Prosperity, Arizona, an accident involving a rabbit causes a barrel of toxic waste to land in a reservoir. An exotic spider farmer named Joshua (Tom Noonan) has been making regular visits to the site, where he collects crickets for his spiders. Although the spiders have ingested the toxins, he is oblivious since the arachnids seem unaffected. Joshua shows Mike (Scott Terra), a local boy, his collection, which include Jumping spiders, Tarantulas, Trapdoor spiders, and orb-weavers spiders, including a female orb-weaver named Consuela. After Mike leaves, Joshua is bitten by an escaped tarantula and accidentally knocks down the spider cages, causing him to be killed by the spiders. After devouring him, the spiders grow to even bigger proportions.
Assassination Nation (2018)
, 1h50Directed by Sam Levinson
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Crime, Black comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Feminist films, Politique, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, La sexualité des mineurs, Political films, Films about school violence, Teen movie, LGBT-related film
Actors Suki Waterhouse, Hari Nef, Bill Skarsgård, Maude Apatow, Cody Christian, Joel McHale
Lillian « Lily » Colson et sa bande sont en terminale au lycée de la ville de Salem dans le Massachusetts. Comme une grande partie de leurs camarades de classe, elles partagent leur temps entre les cours, les réseaux sociaux et les fêtes dans cette société qu'elles considèrent comme misogyne, transphobe et remplie de masculinité toxique.
Beautiful Boy (2011)
Directed by Shawn Ku
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about school violence
Actors Michael Sheen, Maria Bello, Alan Tudyk, Moon Bloodgood, Kyle Gallner, Austin Nichols
The film opens up with home videos of a husband and wife at the beach with their young son. A young man reads a short story about a boy and girl; saying that they didn't know it, but their lives would one day irrevocably change. Bill (Michael Sheen) and Kate (Maria Bello) are a married couple who are tightly wound and devoted to their work. Bill is a businessman, and Kate proofreads books for a living. The only thing keeping them together is their eighteen-year-old son Sam (Kyle Gallner), who is having trouble adjusting to college.
Beethoven (1992)
, 1h27Directed by Brian Levant
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, Films about families, Films about dogs, L'enfance marginalisée, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Films about school violence
Actors Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Nicholle Tom, Dean Jones, Christopher Castile, Oliver Platt
When the film opens, a St. Bernard puppy and a large group of others are stolen from a pet store by two thieves, Harvey (Oliver Platt) and Vernon (Stanley Tucci). After meeting a dog during his escape from the thieves, the St. Bernard sneaks into the home of the Newton family. The workaholic father, George Newton (Charles Grodin), doesn't want the responsibility of owning a dog, but his wife, Alice (Bonnie Hunt), and their children, Ryce, Ted and Emily, convince him otherwise. While trying to name him, Emily (Sarah Rose Karr), plays a portion of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and he barks along: thus they name him "Beethoven."