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

1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

PG | 161 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris

Votes: 693,661 | Gross: $261.99M

2. The Guest (I) (2014)

R | 100 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.

Director: Adam Wingard | Stars: Dan Stevens, Sheila Kelley, Maika Monroe, Joel David Moore

Votes: 107,200 | Gross: $0.32M

3. Easy A (2010)

PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When Olive lies to her best friend about losing her virginity to one of the college boys, a girl overhears their conversation. Soon, her story spreads across the entire school like wildfire.

Director: Will Gluck | Stars: Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley, Dan Byrd

Votes: 418,746 | Gross: $58.40M

4. Freaky Friday (2003)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

An overworked mother and her daughter did not get along. When they switch bodies, each is forced to adapt to the other's life for one freaky Friday.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Harold Gould

Votes: 152,899 | Gross: $110.23M

5. Unhinged (I) (2020)

R | 90 min | Action, Thriller

After a confrontation with an unstable man at an intersection, a woman becomes the target of his rage.

Director: Derrick Borte | Stars: Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Gabriel Bateman, Jimmi Simpson

Votes: 76,987 | Gross: $20.83M

6. North Country (2005)

R | 126 min | Drama

A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States, Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.

Director: Niki Caro | Stars: Charlize Theron, Jeremy Renner, Frances McDormand, Thomas Curtis

Votes: 44,978 | Gross: $18.32M

7. The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)

PG | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Alex, a 12-year-old boy, and his friends fight an evil sorceress with the help of Excalibur, the sword of King Arthur, in a bid to save the world from her atrocities.

Director: Joe Cornish | Stars: Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Denise Gough, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor

Votes: 18,761 | Gross: $16.79M

8. Rebelde (2004–2006)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Six teenagers with different lives and personalities attend a prominent private school with only one thing in common: their vocation and passion for music.

Stars: Dulce María, Rodrigo Nehme, Alfonso Herrera, Christopher Von Uckermann

Votes: 6,191

9. The Chorus (2004)

PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Music

Pierre, a successful orchestra conductor, returns home when his mother dies. He stumbles upon an old diary and recollects the childhood school memories and his music teacher Clement Mathieu.

Director: Christophe Barratier | Stars: Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Kad Merad

Votes: 67,267 | Gross: $3.64M

10. Bad Kids Go to Hell (2012)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

On a stormy Saturday afternoon, six students from Crestview Academy begin to meet horrible fates as they serve out their detentions. Is a fellow student to blame, or perhaps Crestview's alleged ghosts are behind the terrible acts?

Director: Matthew Spradlin | Stars: Cameron Deane Stewart, Ben Browder, Jeffrey Schmidt, Ali Faulkner

Votes: 3,837

11. Star-Crossed Romance (2022 TV Movie)

84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When sportscaster, competitive single-mother Piper, is called to her son's school for a bullying incident, that's where she meets the victim's stubborn single father, Erik, the principal demands they team up to stage the school play.

Director: Aubrey Arnason | Stars: Aliyah O'Brien, Andrew Zachar, Daxton Gujral, Corina Bradley

Votes: 194

12. Space Ninjas (2019)

Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy

Detention becomes survival for five students trapped in a high school with Space Ninja assassins. This B movie comedy slash horror follows these misfit heroes trying to survive the night from an alien invasion.

Director: Scott McQuaid | Stars: Amirul Afiq Bin Amri, Miles Amundsen, Dirk Benedict, Jon T. Benn

Votes: 145

13. The Adventures of Willy Beamish (1991 Video Game)

Adventure, Comedy, Family

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Director: Jeff Tunnell | Stars: Michael Zibelman, Sher Alltucker, Scott Barkhurst, Greg Black

Votes: 68

14. The Flying Liftboy (2000)

Adventure, Family

A boy about 12 years old gets detention from his teacher because he got hit with a skateboard. His mother is furious with the teacher and takes her son from school to work. He finds work as... See full summary »

Stars: Rick van Gastel, Soraya Smith, Frits Lambrechts, Marisa Van Eyle

Votes: 77

15. The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (1997–2000)
Episode: The Case of the Burning Building (1997)

Family, Mystery

Shirley Holmes investigates a string of suspicious fires, one of which took place in a shed at her school. The police believe that Bo Sawchuk, the school's newest student, a former gang ... See full summary »

Director: Gary Harvey | Stars: Meredith Henderson, John White, Phillip Jarrett, Marie Stillin

Votes: 44

16. Fat Friends (2000–2005)
Episode: Growing Pains (2000)

Drama

15-year-old Jamie struggles with the pressure of taking care of his depressed mum and also tries to avoid his classmates who are out to bully him.

Director: Audrey Cooke | Stars: James Corden, Ger Ryan, Richard Ridings, Holly Scourfield

Votes: 19

17. Kim Possible (2002–2007)
Episode: Tick-Tick-Tick (2002)

TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In Kim's first encounter with Dr. Drakken, she must retrieve an experimental robot tick that Drakken has rigged to explode.... but first she has to escape detention with Mr. Barkin.

Directors: Chris Bailey, Sahak Hong, Jaewoong Kim | Stars: Christy Carlson Romano, Will Friedle, Nancy Cartwright, Tahj Mowry

Votes: 217

18. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
Episode: A Bad Reflection on You (1993)

Not Rated | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Rita creates a team of evil duplicates of the Power Rangers to frame them.

Director: Robert Hughes | Stars: Austin St. John, Thuy Trang, Walter Jones, Amy Jo Johnson

Votes: 505

19. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
Episode: Football Season (1994)

Not Rated | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Tommy tries to learn how to play football in time to make the high school team and to stop Rita's Rhino Blaster.

Director: Terence H. Winkless | Stars: Austin St. John, Thuy Trang, Walter Jones, Amy Jo Johnson

Votes: 474

20. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
Episode: Rangers Back in Time: Part II (1995)

Not Rated | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Alpha attempts to save the Power Rangers and restore them to their rightful ages.

Director: Terence H. Winkless | Stars: Amy Jo Johnson, David Yost, Johnny Yong Bosch, Karan Ashley

Votes: 450

21. Power Rangers DinoThunder (2004)
Episode: Bully for Ethan (2004)

TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Derrick, one of the popular jocks, goes after Ethan and wants to fight him when Ethan stands up to him. Ethan doesn't even flinch but can't meet up with him after school due to setback ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Grinder | Stars: James Napier Robertson, Kevin Duhaney, Jason David Frank, Emma Lahana

Votes: 76

22. Saved by the Bell (1989–1992)
Episode: Blind Dates (1990)

Unrated | 23 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Zack agrees to go on a date with Mr. Belding's niece Penny, but when Kelly invites him to her birthday party, he sends Screech instead.

Director: Don Barnhart | Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Dustin Diamond, Tiffani Thiessen

Votes: 370

23. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Grift of the Magi (1999)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

A toy company purchases Springfield Elementary and uses the student body as a focus group for their new Christmas toy Funzo.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Matthew Nastuk | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,165

24. The Gift (1997)
Episode: Bagful of Trouble (1997)

Adventure, Drama, Family

The Board of Overseers has selected Raff and Enzo as protectors of the Gift. If they accomplish their mission, they will be rewarded with human form. If they fail, they will be transmogrified into cockroaches.

Director: Kendal Flanagan | Stars: Gillian Alexy, Joseph Atherden, Kate Beahan, Khan Best

25. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
Episode: Putty on the Brain (1994)

Not Rated | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Lord Zedd casts a spell on the Power Rangers.

Director: John Stewart | Stars: Amy Jo Johnson, David Yost, Walter Jones, Thuy Trang

Votes: 464

26. Lost Girl (2010–2016)
Episode: School's Out (2012)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Bo, Dyson, and Kenzi go undercover at a local high school to crack the curious case of teenagers who experience drastic increases in intelligence, then mysteriously meltdown.

Director: James Dunnison | Stars: Anna Silk, Kris Holden-Ried, Ksenia Solo, Zoie Palmer

Votes: 276

27. Black Snow (2022– )
Episode: Unfinished Business (2022)

TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As a time capsule is opened, a secret is unearthed, and it puts detective James Cormack on the trail of a murderer from a 1994 case that was never solved.

Director: Sian Davies | Stars: Talijah Blackman-Corowa, Travis Fimmel, Syd Brisbane, Renee Lim

Votes: 376

28. Merlí (2015–2018)
Episode: Descartes (2016)

TV-MA | 56 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

3 students decide to play a joke on Coralina, but it causes that they and two of the girls receive a punishment that at the end results in a very rewarding experience for all of them.

Directors: Eduard Cortés, Menna Fité | Stars: Francesc Orella, David Solans, Carlos Cuevas, Pepa López

Votes: 168

29. Nashville (2012–2018)
Episode: That's My Story (2018)

TV-PG | 42 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Darius helps Juliette remember a dark secret. Daphne and Jake bound over their mutual dislike of their parents dating. Scarlett volunteers at a horse therapy ranch.

Director: Lily Mariye | Stars: Hayden Panettiere, Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Kaitlin Doubleday

Votes: 117