Movies like School's Out (2018)
The best movies like School's Out (2018) are Teacher (2019), The Life Before Her Eyes (2008) and Departing Seniors (2024). If School's Out hooked you with its thriller and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Wave (2008)7.5/10 from 3,737 votes
- NewestSlanted (2026)Released 2026
- In FrenchIn the House (2012)Also in French
Teacher (2019)
A high school English teacher goes to disturbing lengths to protect his favorite students from bullies, and challenge the power of a wealthy patron within the community.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Life Before Her Eyes (2008)
As the 15th anniversary of a fatal high school shooting approaches, former pupil Diana McFee is haunted by memories of the tragedy. After losing her best friend Maureen in the attack, Diana has been profoundly affected by the incident - her seemingly perfect life shaped by the events of that day.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeparting Seniors (2024)
After an act of bullying sends Javier to the hospital, he begins experiencing visions that foresee glimpses of shocking murders at his school right before they happen. Now, in between navigating the social hierarchies and prejudices of clique culture, Javier and his best friend Bianca must try to unmask a serial killer before he strikes again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Bang Bang You're Dead (2003)
A troubled and bullied high school student fights against judgement from his community after threatening to bomb the football team.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRunt (2020)
Cal Boyce, a lonely, hardworking high school senior from a struggling family, dreams of earning a college scholarship while navigating the brutal social hierarchy of his school. Tormented by Vic, the school’s star quarterback, and his gang, Cal finds solace only in his dog Runt and a tentative friendship with Cecily. As tensions escalate—from classroom confrontations to personal betrayals—Cal is forced to confront cruelty, loss, and injustice, ultimately testing the limits of his morality and courage. Amid heartbreak and revenge, Cal discovers where his true loyalties lie and learns that standing up for oneself comes at a steep cost.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Berkshire County (2014)
Kylie Winters, a bullied and self-loathing teen, reluctantly agrees to babysit at an isolated country mansion on Halloween night. When a small boy in a pig mask appears at the door trick-or-treating, Kylie's night transforms into a horrifying and violent cat-and-mouse game. She must go beyond what she ever thought possible if she and the children are to survive the night.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisIn the House (2012)
A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy’s intrusion will unleash a series of uncontrollable events.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKnives and Skin (2019)
In the wake of a high school student's mysterious disappearance, a collective awakening seems to overcome the town's teenage girls, gathering in force until it can no longer be contained.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisApt Pupil (1998)
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTormented (2009)
Driven to suicide by relentless bullying and neglect, a resurrected teenager returns from the dead to exact lethal revenge on his former tormentors.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
SnoozefestMovies like thisCarrie (2013)
An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl is the object of relentless bullying at school and an oppressively religious mother at home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuicide Room (2011)
Moody, dark, and handsome Dominik is terrorized at school, after video footage of his drunken kiss with classmate Aleksandr goes viral. Grappling with public humiliation, Dominik seeks solace in an avatar based "suicide room," where the pink-haired rebel Sylwia consoles him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLet Me In (2010)
A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. A remake of the movie “Let The Right One In” which was an adaptation of a book.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wave (2008)
A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to repeatedly go over national socialism and believe that dictatorship cannot be established in modern Germany. He starts an experiment to show how easily the masses can become manipulated.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisExtracurricular (2020)
Miriam, Derek, Ian, and Jenny are overachieving high school students doing everything by the book. Straight As, sports, yearbook, band, and – when coursework allows – planning and executing elaborate murders.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Massacre at Central High (1976)
Maimed by bullies at a California high school, a new student engineers acts of revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisDismissed (2017)
A straight-edged teacher finds trouble when an honors student is willing to do anything to get an A.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnd Then I Go (2017)
In the cruel world of junior high, Edwin suffers in a state of anxiety and alienation alongside his only friend, Flake. Misunderstood by their families and demoralized at school daily, their fury simmers quietly until an idea for vengeance offers them a terrifying release.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCracks (2009)
Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMrs. Hyde (2018)
Mrs. Géquil is an eccentric teacher despised by her colleagues and students. On a stormy night, she is struck by lightning and faints. When she wakes up, she feels different. Will she now be able to keep the powerful and dangerous Mrs. Hyde contained?
Why it matches: Fans watch both
SnoozefestMovies like thisCarrie (1976)
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Final (2010)
A group of high school outcasts get revenge on the students that torment them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLook Away (2018)
A timid and socially alienated 17-year-old high school student's life is turned upside down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSlanted (2026)
An insecure Chinese-American teenager undergoes experimental surgery to appear white, hoping to secure the prom queen title and peer acceptance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
SnoozefestMovies like thisLet the Right One In (2008)
When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Workshop (2017)
Antoine has agreed to follow a writing workshop where some young people in insertion must write a noir novel with the help of Olivia, a recognized novelist. The work of writing will bring to life the working-class past of the city. Its shipyard is closed for 25 years, a nostalgia that does not interest Antoine, influenced by the anxiety of the present world
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisMaigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959)
Police Commissioner Jules Maigret returns to the small village where he spent his childhood at the request of the Countess of Saint-Fiacre, who has received a disturbing anonymous letter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJasper Jones (2017)
Fourteen-year-old Charlie's life changes when Jasper takes his help to dispose of the body of his girlfriend, Laura. He decides to look for the murderer and falls in love with Laura's younger sister.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLeave the World Behind (2023)
A family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices—and two strangers appear at their door.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with a neighbor Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like School's Out?
The closest matches to School's Out are Teacher (2019), The Life Before Her Eyes (2008) and Departing Seniors (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after School's Out?
People who watched School's Out most often go on to Teacher (2019), The Life Before Her Eyes (2008) and Departing Seniors (2024).
What is the highest-rated movie like School's Out?
The Wave (2008), rated 7.5/10 by 3,737 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like School's Out?
Slanted (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like School's Out?
Yes: In the House (2012), Mrs. Hyde (2018) and The Workshop (2017).
How are movies similar to School's Out chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside School's Out, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.