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The Holdovers(2023)

2h 13min | Comedy, Drama
3.9/5 (with 283 votes)

A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone(2001)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 32min | Adventure, Fantasy
4.0/5 (with 12,814 votes)

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 Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(2005)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 37min | Adventure, Fantasy
3.9/5 (with 9,730 votes)

When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named.

Phenomena(1985)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 56min | Horror, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 355 votes)

A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

She's the Man(2006)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 45min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 1,325 votes)

Viola Hastings is in a real jam. Complications threaten her scheme to pose as her twin brother, Sebastian, and take his place at a new boarding school. She falls in love with her handsome roommate, Duke, who loves beautiful Olivia, who has fallen for Sebastian! As if that were not enough, Viola's twin returns from London ahead of schedule but has no idea that his sister has already replaced him on campus.

The Magic Flute(2022)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h | Adventure, Fantasy, Music, Drama
3.0/5 (with 9 votes)

A seventeen year old travels from London to the Austrian Alps to attend the legendary Mozart boarding school. There, he discovers a centuries-old forgotten passageway into the fantastic world of Mozart's "The Magic Flute".

Directed by Florian Sigl - With Iwan Rheon, F. Murray Abraham, Jeanne Goursaud, Jack Wolfe, Amir Wilson, Asha Banks, ...

Suspiria(1977)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 39min | Horror
3.8/5 (with 1,343 votes)

An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.

Scent of a Woman(1992)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 36min | Drama
3.9/5 (with 1,534 votes)

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later(1998)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 26min | Horror, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 713 votes)

Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the headmistress of a private school. But it's not far enough to escape Myers, who soon discovers her whereabouts. As Halloween descends upon Laurie's peaceful community, a feeling of dread weighs upon her -- with good reason.

Wild Child(2008)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 38min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 844 votes)

Sixteen-year-old Poppy has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father ships her off to boarding school in England. There, Poppy meets her match in a stern headmistress and a class full of girls who will not tolerate her selfishness.

The Chorus(2004)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 36min | Drama
3.9/5 (with 1,076 votes)

Set in 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.

Slaughterhouse Rulez(2018)

1h 44min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
2.8/5 (with 205 votes)

An illustrious British boarding school becomes a bloody battleground when a mysterious sinkhole appears at a nearby fracking site unleashing unspeakable horror.

Directed by Crispian Mills - With Asa Butterfield
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Like Stars on Earth(2007)

2h 45min | Drama
4.0/5 (with 477 votes)

Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.

Down a Dark Hall(2018)

2.8/5 (with 300 votes)

Kit, a troubled girl, is sent to the exclusive Blackwood boarding school, where she discovers that only four other female students have been admitted to learn the four pillars of knowledge under the ominous wing of the mysterious headmistress Madame Duret.

Luis und die Aliens(2018)

3.2/5 (with 74 votes)

The story 11-year-old Luis who makes friends with three loveable little aliens, who crash their UFO into his house. In return for Luis' help in finding the home-shopping channel stuff they came for, they save Luis from boarding school - and an exciting adventure follows.

Handsome Devil(2017)

1h 35min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 296 votes)

A music-mad 16-year-old outcast at a rugby-mad boarding school forms an unlikely friendship with his dashing new roommate.

The Absent One(2014)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 56min | Thriller
3.5/5 (with 272 votes)

Denmark, 2014. A former police officer asks Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, to find out who brutally killed his young twins in 1994. Although a local inhabitant confessed and was convicted of murder, Carl and his partner Assad soon realize that there is something in the case resolution that is terribly wrong.

The Man Without a Face(1993)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 55min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 222 votes)

Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated—and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

The Blackcoat's Daughter(2017)

1h 33min | Horror, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 261 votes)

Two young students at a prestigious prep school for girls are assailed by an evil, invisible power when they are stranded at the school over winter break.

Never Let Me Go(2010)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 44min | Drama, Romance / Love, Science Fiction
3.5/5 (with 1,003 votes)

As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come to terms with the complexity and strength of their love for one another while also preparing for the haunting reality awaiting them.

Bad Education(2004)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 46min | Crime, Drama
3.7/5 (with 403 votes)

Two children, Ignacio and Enrique, know love, the movies and fear in a religious school at the beginning of the 1960s. Father Manolo, director of the school and its professor of literature, is witness to and part of these discoveries. The three are followed through the next few decades, their reunion marking life and death.

Dutch(1991)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 47min | Comedy
3.2/5 (with 87 votes)

To get to know his girlfriend's son, a man volunteers to pick him up from a prep school....only to learn that her son's not the nicest kid.

The Brides of Dracula(1960)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 25min | Horror
3.4/5 (with 89 votes)

A young teacher on her way to a position in Transylvania helps a young man escape the shackles his mother has put on him. In so doing she innocently unleashes the horrors of the undead once again on the populace, including those at her school for ladies. Luckily for some, Dr. Van Helsing is already on his way.

Before the Fall(2004)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 57min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 126 votes)

In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh column,Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education.

Go Figure(2005)

3.0/5 (with 59 votes)

Katelin Kingsford, an Olympic hopeful figure skater wants to train with a Russian figure skating coach. In order to go to go to the school that Natasha is at, Katelin gets a scholarship playing on the girls hockey team.

Ponette(1996)

1h 37min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 22 votes)

After losing her mother in a car accident that leaves her with a broken arm, 4-year-old Ponette struggles with anguish and fear. Left by her father with a caring aunt and her children, Ponette grieves, secretly hoping her mother will somehow come back. Confused by the religious explanations provided by adults, and challenged by the cruel taunts of a few children at school, little Ponette must make her way through her emotional turmoil.

Directed by Jacques Doillon - With Victoire Thivisol, Matiaz Bureau Caton, Delphine Schiltz, Léopoldine Serre, Marie Trintignant, Xavier Beauvois, ...

The House That Screamed(1969)

1h 40min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 34 votes)

Southern France, 19th century. Teresa, a young girl, arrives at an isolated female boarding school that is tyrannically mastered by Mrs. Fourneau, the strict headmistress, whose protective shadow haunts Luis, her weak son.

Tanner Hall(2009)

1h 36min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 50 votes)

A manipulative childhood acquaintance worms her way into a teenager's circle of friends at an all-girls boarding school.

The Tribe(2014)

2h 10min | Drama, Crime
3.5/5 (with 119 votes)

Deaf-mute Sergey enters a specialized boarding school for the deaf-and-dumb. In navigating through the school's hierarchy, he encounters a corrupt underbelly of criminality, known as The Tribe. By participating in several robberies, he gets propelled higher into the organization, when he meets one of the Chief’s concubines Anya, and unwittingly breaks all the unwritten rules of the group.

Le Pupille(2022)

3.6/5 (with 32 votes)

A facetious coming-of-age fable that ends with a cheeky moral: what if allegedly "bad girls" were the best?

Directed by Alice Rohrwacher
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