Movies like Upside Down Pineapple
If Upside Down Pineapple's mix of friendship, chase and boarding school stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Upside Down Pineapple's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Heathers
1989 · Directed by Michael Lehmann · 103 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: friendship, dark comedy, bully
A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
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Jawbreaker
1999 · Directed by Darren Stein · 87 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: confession, dark comedy, female friendship
When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murder their best friend on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible conspire to hide the truth.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · Directed by Chris Columbus · 152 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: friendship, boarding school, bullying
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and…
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Three O'Clock High
1987 · Directed by Phil Joanou · 99 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: bullying, bully
Nerdy high schooler Jerry Mitchell is assigned to write an article for the school paper about the infamous new delinquent transfer student, Buddy Revell.
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A Simple Favor
2018 · Directed by Paul Feig · 117 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: dark comedy, female friendship
Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son.
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Django Unchained
2012 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 165 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: friendship, revenge
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025 · Directed by Rian Johnson · 145 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: dark comedy · From the same decade (2020s)
When young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, it’s clear that all is not well in the pews.
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Booksmart
2019 · Directed by Olivia Wilde · 102 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: house party
Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more.
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Project X
2012 · Directed by Nima Nourizadeh · 88 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: house party
Three high school seniors throw a party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.
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See No Evil, Hear No Evil
1989 · Directed by Arthur Hiller · 102 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: friendship
A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot, but cannot see the perpetrator.
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One of Them Days
2025 · Directed by Lawrence Lamont · 97 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: female friendship · From the same decade (2020s)
Best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa are about to have One of Them Days. When they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the…
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House Party
1990 · Directed by Reginald Hudlin · 104 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: house party
Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks out when his father falls asleep.