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

1. The Social Network (2010)

PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama

As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara

Votes: 758,844 | Gross: $96.96M

2. Riverdale (2017–2023)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While navigating the troubled waters of romance, school and family, Archie and his gang become entangled in dark Riverdale mysteries.

Stars: Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, K.J. Apa

Votes: 155,208

3. Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2015)

TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance

The lives of the kids at Degrassi Community School dealing with the serious and sometimes taboo issues that plague teenagers.

Stars: Stefan Brogren, Aislinn Paul, Melinda Shankar, A.J. Saudin

Votes: 14,648

4. The Glass Castle (2017)

PG-13 | 127 min | Biography, Drama

A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton | Stars: Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts, Ella Anderson

Votes: 38,559 | Gross: $17.27M

5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)

PG | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Greg Heffley is a 12 year old who is fresh out of elementary and transitions to middle school, where he has to learn the consequences and responsibility to survive the year.

Director: Thor Freudenthal | Stars: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn

Votes: 58,079 | Gross: $64.00M

6. Paddington 2 (2017)

PG | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.

Director: Paul King | Stars: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins

Votes: 94,013 | Gross: $40.44M

7. Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

PG-13 | 117 min | Drama

A free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 1950s Wellesley girls to question their traditional social roles.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal

Votes: 90,952 | Gross: $63.86M

8. Isle of Dogs (2018)

PG-13 | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.

Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Bob Balaban

Votes: 190,877 | Gross: $32.02M

9. The Family (I) (2013)

R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

The Manzoni family, a notorious Mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France, under the Witness Protection Program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.

Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, John D'Leo

Votes: 123,049 | Gross: $36.92M

10. Urban Legend (1998)

R | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A college student suspects a series of bizarre deaths are connected to certain urban legends.

Director: Jamie Blanks | Stars: Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Michael Rosenbaum

Votes: 71,496 | Gross: $38.07M

11. The Wave (2008)

Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Thriller

A high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.

Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich

Votes: 115,122

12. Bad Education (2019)

TV-MA | 108 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime

The beloved superintendent of New York's Roslyn school district and his staff, friends and relatives become the prime suspects in the unfolding of the single largest public school embezzlement scandal in American history.

Director: Cory Finley | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Ray Romano, Welker White, Allison Janney

Votes: 43,500

13. Blinded by the Light (2019)

PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.

Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Billy Barratt, Ronak Singh Chadha Berges, Viveik Kalra, Lee Barnett

Votes: 27,323 | Gross: $11.90M

14. Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)

PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy

Set back in the 80s when Harry met Lloyd in high school where they cross paths with a mean principal and a bunch of other outcasts much like themselves.

Director: Troy Miller | Stars: Derek Richardson, Eric Christian Olsen, Eugene Levy, Timothy Stack

Votes: 42,405 | Gross: $26.28M

15. North (1994)

PG | 87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Sick of the neglect he receives from his mom and dad, a young boy leaves home and travels the world in search of new parents.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Votes: 14,759 | Gross: $7.14M

16. Chemical Hearts (2020)

R | 93 min | Drama, Romance

A teenage boy falls in love with a troubled girl who transfers to his high school.

Director: Richard Tanne | Stars: Lili Reinhart, Austin Abrams, Sarah Jones, Adhir Kalyan

Votes: 16,254

17. The Wave (1981 TV Movie)

TV-G | 46 min | Drama

An experiment in an American High School where students learn how easy it is to be seduced by the same social forces which led to the horrors of Nazi Germany. Based on a true story.

Director: Alexander Grasshoff | Stars: Bruce Davison, Lori Lethin, John Putch, Johnny Doran

Votes: 3,389

18. Rebel in the Rye (2017)

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

The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, "The Catcher in the Rye".

Director: Danny Strong | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Spacey, Victor Garber, Hope Davis

Votes: 10,791 | Gross: $0.38M

19. Student Bodies (1997–1999)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

The weekly newspaper of the fictional Thomas A. Edison High School, where this teen sitcom takes place.

Stars: Nicole Lyn, Ross Hull, Kate McIninch, Miklos Perlus

Votes: 903

20. Dangerously Close (1986)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A rebel without a cause at an elite uptight High School discovers some of his classmates have formed an even more elite clique hell-bent on ridding the school of what they deem to be its undesirables because of ethnicity, politics, etc.

Director: Albert Pyun | Stars: John Stockwell, J. Eddie Peck, Carey Lowell, Bradford Bancroft

Votes: 1,555 | Gross: $2.39M

21. Archie's Weird Mysteries (1999–2000)

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

Based on the comic book series of the same name, Archie Andrews and the gang tackle weird mysteries and write about them in the school newspaper.

Stars: Ben Beck, Jill Anderson, Terry Berner, Jerry Longe

Votes: 820

22. Beware the Gonzo (2010)

TV-14 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young muckraker decides to start his own underground newspaper at his high school.

Director: Bryan Goluboff | Stars: Ezra Miller, Zoë Kravitz, Griffin Newman, Stefanie Y. Hong

Votes: 1,828

23. The Genesis Code (2010)

PG | 138 min | Drama

A college hockey player and a female journalism student struggle to find common ground with their spiritual faith and scientific studies.

Directors: C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Read Johnson | Stars: Logan Bartholomew, Kelsey Sanders, C.R. Lewis, Ernest Borgnine

Votes: 710

24. Time after Time (2011 TV Movie)

PG | 89 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

After returning to Long Island to confront his past, a journalist comes face to face with his future.

Director: Gary Harvey | Stars: Richard Thomas, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Christine Chatelain, Chris Cochrane

Votes: 459

25. The Year That Trembled (2002)

R | 104 min | Drama, Romance, War

The Year That Trembled is a 1970 coming-of-age story set in the shadow of Kent State that focuses on a group of young characters facing the Vietnam Draft Lottery.

Director: Jay Craven | Stars: Jonathan Brandis, Charlie Finn, Jay R. Ferguson, Meredith Monroe

Votes: 224

26. One Summer Night (2019)

Not Rated | 147 min | Drama, Romance

Before heading off to college, an overthinking teenager asks out a former girlfriend in an effort to reconnect and hold on to his past.

Director: Conner Keesling | Stars: Julia Dent, Conner Keesling

Votes: 42

27. College Coach (1933)

TV-G | 76 min | Drama, Sport

Coach Gore, a ruthless and cynical big-time football coach, neglects his wife in his unrelenting drive to make Calvert College a football power.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Dick Powell, Ann Dvorak, Pat O'Brien, Arthur Byron

Votes: 519

28. 3 Times a Charm (2011)

TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy

Emma, the studious editor of the school paper, is tempted by the most popular boy in school, Chris Duval, to cheat. She is given a magical necklace that will give her 3 chances.

Director: Letia Clouston | Stars: Carlo Marks, Lexi Giovagnoli, Noelle Perris, Michelle Glavan

Votes: 417

29. How Much Affection? (1957)

20 min | Drama, Short

Teenager Mary has strong physical yearnings for her boyfriend, so she asks her mother for advice on what she should do about said carnal cravings.

Star: Tarry Green

Votes: 104

30. Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)

Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Henry (James Lydon) gets into another jam when he becomes the editor of the Centerville Hish School newspaper. The Fire Chief suspects him when he covers fires.

Director: Hugh Bennett | Stars: Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney

Votes: 159

31. City Guys (1997–2001)
Episode: Who Da Man? (2000)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy

Dawn saves Al and Cassidy from robbers on the train and the school newspaper soon learns of Dawn's heroic actions.

Director: Frank Bonner | Stars: Wesley Jonathan, Scott Whyte, Caitlin Mowrey, Dionysio Basco

Votes: 11

32. Drake & Josh (2004–2007)
Episode: Hug Me, Brother: Pilot (2004)

TV-Y7 | 25 min | Comedy, Family

At his mother's marriage announcement, Drake gets a step-dad and an odd step-brother, and little sister Megan gets a new older brother to torment.

Director: Virgil L. Fabian | Stars: Drake Bell, Josh Peck, Nancy Sullivan, Jonathan Goldstein

Votes: 471

33. Family Ties (1982–1989)
Episode: Big Brother Is Watching (1982)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

As the new editor of the school paper, Alex stumbles upon a cheating scandal that he desperately wants to report, but Mallory is involved

Director: Alan Bergmann | Stars: Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman

Votes: 186

34. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode: Father of the Year (1993)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

While working at the school bookstore, Will sees how the women flock over a single dad, and decides to try and pass Nicky off as his son to meet the ladies. While doing so, a picture is taken of the two by Candace, who is the school photographer, and it is put in schools newspaper as "Father of the year".

Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Daphne Reid, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 631

35. Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode: The Write Stuff (1998)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family

Brad joins the school newspaper where Randy is considered a top writer. Brad writes a light-hearted article about sports, and it gets put on the front page - pushing Randy's serious article to a back page. Randy is upset.

Director: Peter Bonerz | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Richard Karn

Votes: 201

36. Living Dolls (1989)
Episode: It's All Done with Mirrors (1989)

TV-PG | Comedy

Samantha Miceli from Who's The Boss writes a story for her school newspaper about a home for teenage models.

Director: John Sgueglia | Stars: Michael Learned, Leah Remini, Alison Elliott, Halle Berry

37. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Punky's Big Story (1987)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Punky writes a gossip column for the school newspaper.

Director: Gary Menteer | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 37

38. Strangers with Candy (1999–2000)
Episode: Ask Jerri (2000)

TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy

Chuck and Geoffrey run an advice column, but Principal Blackman is furious that nobody reads the paper because they can't relate to the column. When Chuck sees Jerri in the hallway giving ... See full summary »

Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Paul Dinello, Greg Hollimon, Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris

Votes: 105

39. Weird Science (1994–1998)
Episode: Gary Wallace: Boy Reporter (1995)

Approved | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Gary joins the school newspaper to get close to a girl and Lisa gives him a pen in which anything he writes about becomes true.

Director: David Grossman | Stars: Michael Manasseri, John Asher, Lee Tergesen, Vanessa Angel

Votes: 23

40. Frontline (1983– )
Episode: Country Boys (2006)

TV-MA | 360 min | Documentary, News

The story of two boys growing up from ages 15 to 18 in rural parts of the United States.

Director: David Sutherland | Stars: Chris Johnson, Cody Perkins, Jessica Riddle, David Stükenberg

Votes: 182

41. Code Lyoko (2003–2007)
Episode: Teddygozilla (2004)

TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A student named Milly seeks the comfort of her teddy bear after being embarrassed and ostracized due to her young age by Sissi, the school's bully/diva. A corrupted super computer known as ... See full summary »

Directors: Jérôme Mouscadet, Paul Guidal | Stars: Sharon Mann, Barbara Scaff, David Gasman, Mirabelle Kirkland

Votes: 87

42. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: Castle, P.I. (2015)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Castle becomes a Private Investigator and tries to solve a case before the precinct can.

Director: Milan Cheylov | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 1,153

43. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter Three: Body Double (2017)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cheryl comes clean about when she last saw Jason; Betty and Jughead investigate Jason's death; Veronica and Ethel investigate a shame book.

Director: Lee Toland Krieger | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 2,821

44. Regressive News (2016– )
Episode: #RegressiveNews: 3rd of October 2017 (2017)

14 min | Talk-Show

A MAGA hat thief complains of genocide. A political science professor exposes his wrongthink on feminism and transgender rights. An SJW course instructor encourages criminal justice students to take on same-sex partners.

Stars: Dave Cullen, Edith Macias, Matthew Vitale

45. The Thinkery Podcast (2017– )
Andy Ngo (2017 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Carl talks to the freelance journalist, Andy Ngo.

Stars: Carl Benjamin, Andy Ngo

46. Derry Girls (2018–2022)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2018)

TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy

Erin is over the moon when she becomes editor of the school magazine; Orla's obsessed by step aerobics; Da Gerry is in trouble with Ma Mary; There's romance for Aunt Sarah.

Director: Michael Lennox | Stars: Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Nicola Coughlan

Votes: 1,421

47. Indian Summer School (2018)
Episode: Exams and Newspapers (2018)

60 min | Documentary

After 3 months in India the boys miss home. Ethan writes in the school newspaper about being the first openly gay pupil at the school. As end of term approaches the boys retake their GCSEs - will they get the grades that they want?

Director: Ben Freedman | Star: Eddie Marsan

48. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Krusty the Clown (2018)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

Krusty hides out at a circus after he nearly kills Homer, who becomes a TV recapper and gives him a bad grade.

Directors: Matthew Faughnan, Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 909