violence in schools movies

Coach Carter (2005)
7.573 / 10

Drama, History

Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to...

Boyz n the Hood (1991)
7.615 / 10

Crime, Drama

Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where...

The Wave (2008)
7.504 / 10

Drama, Thriller

A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to repeatedly go over national socialism and believe...

Freedom Writers (2007)
7.914 / 10

Crime, Drama

A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
7.6 / 10

Drama, Thriller

After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a...

Elephant (2003)
7.077 / 10

Crime, Drama

Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.

I'm Not Ashamed (2016)
7.2 / 10

Drama

Based on the journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. She was the first person...

Lean On Me (1989)
7.3 / 10

Drama

When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls....

More American Graffiti (1979)
5.1 / 10

Comedy, Drama, War

College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.

The Class (2008)
7 / 10

Drama

Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian...

Class of 1984 (1982)
6.4 / 10

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place...

Class of 1999 (1990)
6.002 / 10

Science Fiction, Action

The time is in the future and the youth gang violence is so high that the areas around some schools have become "free-fire zones", into which not...

Tower (2016)
7.6 / 10

Animation, Crime, Documentary

Combining archival footage with rotoscopic animation, Tower reveals the action-packed untold stories of the witnesses, heroes and survivors of...

The Tribe (2014)
6.8 / 10

Drama, Crime

Deaf-mute Sergey enters a specialized boarding school for the deaf-and-dumb. In navigating through the school's hierarchy, he encounters a corrupt...

1:54 (2016)
6.8 / 10

Drama

Tim, a shy 16-year-old athlete with a natural gift for running, is dealing with the loss of his mother, as well as his sexuality. After a personal...

The Class (2007)
7.4 / 10

Drama

An average guy of an Estonian high-school decides to defend his bullied classmate. This starts a war between him and the informal leader of the class.

Head Under Water (2007)
5 / 10

Comedy, Thriller, Drama

Something terrible is about to happen in a small town in Germany. Nobody knows the reason why, except one person: Rico Bartsch. The 15-year old...

TSUNAMI (2021)
0 / 10

Thriller

A normal day at school. Nina and Ruby have an argument in the bathroom. Fed up with Ruby, Nina enters a cubicle to be alone. Moments later, Nina...

Vidas violentas (2015)
8.2 / 10

Drama, Thriller

The City and the Dogs (1985)
7.8 / 10

Drama

Four angry cadets have formed an inner circle in an attempt to beat the system and ward off the boredom and stifling confinement of the military...