Universal Pictures All Movies List
From comedies to dramas and from family-friendly to crass, there's a collegiate movie for everyone. Whether you're looking for nostalgia, a laugh, or just some ivy-covered campuses, college movies are an excellent form of escapism. These films run the gamut from legendary love stories and frat house comedies to relatable tales of post-grad struggles. Keep reading for our favorite movies about the college years.
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Love Story
This tearjerker stars Ryan O'Neal as a wealthy Harvard undergrad and Ali MacGraw as a working-class Radcliffe student who fall in love and marry despite their parents' wishes. The story, and the iconic 1970s costumes, have made this film a classic.
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Legally Blonde
Reese Witherspoon stars as a sorority girl from Los Angeles who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School, and, against all expectations, graduates at the top of her class.
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National Lampoon's Animal House
Long considered one of the best comedies ever made, this movie follows the escapades of a misfit fraternity that wreaks havoc after their frat is placed on probation.
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The Way We Were
Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford star as a Marxist activist and an athletic WASP who first meet during college but reunite and fall in love years after graduation.
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The Graduate
A recent college graduate—played by Dustin Hoffman—is seduced by an older woman, while also becoming involved with her daughter.
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Revenge of the Nerds
This 1984 movie follows a crew of computer science students who stand up to a group of bullying fraternity bros.
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The Group
Based on the 1963 novel by Mary McCarthy, The Group follows eight graduates from Vassar College's class of 1933 as they navigate life in New York City after university. The film stars a young Candice Bergen and Jessica Walter.
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Wonder Boys
Michael Douglas appears in this movie as a college professor who is struggling to finish his novel; Toby Maguire and Katie Holmes play his students.
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St. Elmo's Fire
Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, and Andrew McCarthy front this Brat Pack movie which tells the story of Georgetown grads who struggle to adjust to post-collegiate life.
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The Nutty Professor
In this remake of the 1963 original, Eddie Murphy's character, Sherman Klump, discovers a chemical that transforms him from awkward and frumpy into a handsome (yet arrogant) version of himself.
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Eurotrip
This crazier-than-fiction film chronicles the wild escapades of four friends who travel through Europe during their last summer before college.
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Frances Ha
In one of Greta Gerwig's first movies, she plays a lost college graduate living in New York City who dreams of becoming a professional dancer.
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Good Will Hunting
An M.I.T. professor and a therapist (Robin Williams) mentor the school's young janitor (Matt Damon) after discovering that he's a self-taught genius.
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Into the Wild
The non-fiction novel-turned-film follows Christopher McCandless, an Emory grad who travels across America before heading to the Alaskan wilderness.
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Mona Lisa Smile
An outspoken young professor (played by Julia Roberts) begins teaching at Wellesley College in the 1950s and encourages her students to aim for more in life than marriage.
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Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect 1, 2, and 3 follows a college a capella group as the members compete in competitions at their school and abroad.
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Take Me Home Tonight
Though filmed in 2010, the movie takes place in 1988 and chronicles the hijinks of recent college graduates who are trying to figure out what to do with their lives.
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The Social Network
Jesse Eisenberg plays Mark Zuckerberg in this dramatic retelling of Facebook's tumultuous inception. Sean Parker, the social platform's first president, is portrayed by Justin Timberlake.
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Tiny Furniture
Lena Dunham's first film tells the story of a recent graduate who is dumped by her boyfriend and moves back in with her parents as she struggles to adapt to life after graduation.
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Whiplash
The portrayal of a volatile relationship between a jazz student (Miles Teller) and his abusive instructor (J.K. Simmons) earned Whiplash three Academy Awards and multiple nominations.
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Dear White People
A comedic satire set at a fictional Ivy League school, Dear White People documents a period of rising racial tensions at the university through the experiences of its Black students.
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Liberal Arts
A Sundance favorite, Liberal Arts follows the relationship between a 35-year-old college admissions officer, Jesse (Jesse Radnor), and a 19-year-old student Zibby (Elizabeth Olsen). The movie was filmed at Kenyon College, Radnor's real-life alma mater.
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Admission
Tina Fey and Paul Rudd star as a Princeton admissions officer and the head of an alternative high school, respectively. The rom-com charts the ridiculous, often illogical world of college admissions.
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Everybody Wants Some!!
Inspired by the classic movie Dazed and Confused, Everybody Wants Some!! follows a group of friends attending college in 1980. The movie was written and directed by Richard Linklater, who was also behind Dazed and Confused.
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Life of the Party
In the midst of a mid-life crisis and separation from her husband, Deanna (played by a hilarious Melissa McCarthy) decides to go back to college. The twist? She chooses the same school as her daughter.
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Universal Pictures All Movies List
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