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Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Based on the acclaimed movie, this is an episodic series that tells the story of a group of black students navigating the daily slights and slippery politics of life at an Ivy League college that's not nearly as post-racial as it thinks.
3) PollyWorld
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Join Polly Pocket and her friends as they travel to the world's most fabulicious amusement park full of monster good rides, the ultimate shopping experience and awesome music. Polly and her classmates compete in a charity version of their favorite reality show. The only thing holding them back from winning is Polly's scheming future stepmom and her jealous classmate, Beth.
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into reset by going back to college, landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna, now Dee Rock, embraces freedom, fun, and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures Corp
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
A chronicle of the events experienced by a rather magical 17-year-old, who has an overwhelming urge to cut school one spring day and head for downtown Chicago with his girl and best friend to see the sights and experience a day of freedom.
6) Spellbound
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2002
Language
English
Description
Follows the lives of eight young Americans who share one goal: to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. The Bee is as intense a competition as any Olympic match, for both the spellers and their families. The unbearable pressure becomes even more extraordinary when it is felt by ordinary teenagers.
10) Lucas
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
When a quiet high school boy finds the girl he is interested in attracted to the football captain, he tries out for the team, despite the risks.
11) Spare parts
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Four Hispanic high school students organize a robotics club. With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and big dreams, this rag tag team goes up against the country's reigning robotics champion, MIT.
12) Asteroid City
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A deaf elementary school girl named Shoko Nishimiya transfers to a new school and meets a boy named Shoya Ishida. Shoya leads the school in bullying Shoko over her disability until she transfers to another school. Immediately, the class bullies Shoya for having bullied Shoko. Shoya loses contact with Shoko, and for years he suffers the consequences of his guilt. Upon entering high school, Shoya finally decides he must find Shoko, determined to make...
14) The sure thing
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c1985
Language
English
Description
A young man and a young woman accidentally share a ride to California during their Christmas break.
15) Heathers
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
A high school student begins systematically to murder his fellow students.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The complex, interwoven narrative charts the subsequent investigation and the event's far-reaching impact on the students, families, and staff of Appleyard College and on the nearby township. Theories abound, long-held secrets are exposed, and paranoia and hysteria set in, as in vastly differing ways their lives are changed forever.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Napoleon is a new kind of hero, complete with a tight red 'fro, sweet moon boots, and skills that can't be topped. Napoleon spends his days drawing mythical beasts, duking it out with his older brother, Kip, and trying to avoid his scheming Uncle Rico. When two new friends enter Napolean's life - shy Deb and mustachioed Pedro - the trio launches a campaign to elect Pedro for class president and make the student body's wildest dreams come true. But...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
In the small town of Dillon, Texas, everyone comes together on Friday nights when the Dillon High Panthers play. But life is not a game and the charismatic football players, their new coach Eric Taylor, and the passionate fans find that their biggest challenges and obstacles come off the field.
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