20 movies like The Freshman, ordered by similarity : Necessary Roughness(1991), Rise and Shine(1941), Horse Feathers(1932), College Coach(1933), 22 Jump Street(2014), Life of the Party(2018), Trouble Along the Way(1953), The Rewrite(2014), Up the Creek(1984), National Lampoon's Animal House(1978), College(1927), My B.F.F.(2017) ...
Comedy
USA
1925
70 Minutes
Harold Lloyd Jobyna Ralston James Anderson Joe Harrington Brooks Benedict Hazel Keener Pat Harmon Charles Stevenson Oscar Smith Grady Sutton
college graduate football player fool hilarious quirky inspiring lighthearted america campus football field silent movies comedy college athletics college underdog transformation 1920s
A nerdy college student will do anything to become popular on campus.
Comedy
USA
1991
108 Minutes
Scott Bakula Héctor Elizondo Robert Loggia Harley Jane Kozak Larry Miller Sinbad Fred Dalton Thompson Rob Schneider Jason Bateman Andrew Bryniarski Duane Davis
football player coach college student quarterback professor girlfriend hilarious lighthearted texas college football field football team college competition sports quest transformation underdog 1990s
Due to NCAA sanctions, the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos must form a football team from their actual student body, with no scholarships to help, to play their football schedule.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
93 Minutes
Jack Oakie George Murphy Linda Darnell Walter Brennan Milton Berle Sheldon Leonard Donald Meek Ruth Donnelly
gangster professor college president college student football player daughter amusing lighthearted tender college household football field classroom kidnapping final exams student-teacher relationship college athletics football sports betting rise
Stupid football player is kidnapped by gangsters. Lunatics abound: former footballer now dancer, professor interested in magic, gangster who makes horse noises when excited.
Comedy
USA
1932
70 Minutes
Groucho Marx Harpo Marx Chico Marx Zeppo Marx Thelma Todd David Landau Robert Greig Nat Pendleton
professor college president college student football player bootlegger marx brothers hilarious madcap college football field speakeasy college athletics education father/son relationship rivalry 1930s
Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley University, accidentally hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against the rival Darwin University.
Comedy
USA
1933
75 Minutes
football player college student football coach wife college president husband rousing inspiring emotional university football field household classroom restaurant ethics college athletics college life marital problems infidelity football
Coach Gore, a ruthless and cynical big-time football coach, neglects his wife in his unrelenting drive to make Calvert College a football power.
Comedy, Action
USA
2014
112 Minutes
Jonah Hill Channing Tatum Peter Stormare Wyatt Russell Amber Stevens Jillian Bell Ice Cube Keith Lucas Kenny Lucas Nick Offerman
undercover cop college student football player art student amusing charming confident college campus police station college dining room classroom dorm maturing undercover operations college friendship pursuit transformation discovery 2010s
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.
Comedy
USA
2018
105 Minutes
Melissa McCarthy Gillian Jacobs Maya Rudolph Julie Bowen Matt Walsh Molly Gordon Stephen Root Jacki Weaver Adria Arjona Luke Benward Jessie Ennis
husband housewife daughter college student frat boy roommate hilarious quirky amusing emotional touching college house dorm bathroom party library starting over college mother/daughter relationship
After her husband abruptly asks for a divorce, a middle-aged mother returns to college in order to complete her degree.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1953
110 Minutes
John Wayne Donna Reed Charles Coburn Tom Tully Sherry Jackson Marie Windsor Tom Helmore Dabbs Greer Leif Erickson Douglas Spencer Lester Matthews
coach daughter ex-wife priest football player social worker melodramatic rousing charming college new york city pool hall courtroom college athletics financial crisis trial custody father/daughter relationship football sports
An ex-football coach is hired by a small Catholic college to train its football team in the hopes of winning games and making money to save the school from bankruptcy.
Romance, Comedy
USA
2014
107 Minutes
Hugh Grant Marisa Tomei Bella Heathcote Allison Janney J.K. Simmons Chris Elliott Aja Naomi King Annie Q Andrew Keenan-Bolger Karen Pittman Maggie Geha
teacher screenwriter single mother student amusing heartwarming passionate college new york college campus home romance teaching college new job new love change transformation quest love
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.
Comedy
USA
1984
95 Minutes
Tim Matheson Jennifer Runyon Stephen Furst Dan Monahan Sandy Helberg Jeff East Blaine Novak James Sikking John Hillerman Mark Andrews Will Bledsoe
college student friend college dean captain competitor love interest cheeky hilarious lighthearted college raft river office dorm rafting race college life blackmail cheating competition
Bob McGraw is in his 12th year of college, goofing his way through life.
Comedy
USA
1978
109 Minutes
John Belushi Kevin Bacon Donald Sutherland Karen Allen Tim Matheson John Vernon Verna Bloom Thomas Hulce Cesare Danova Peter Riegert Stephen Furst
pledge frat boy dean student teacher underage girl hilarious madcap unrestrained college fraternity house parade sorority cafeteria fraternity debauchery college underdog rivalry growing up
At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
Comedy
1927
65 Minutes
Buster Keaton Anne Cornwall Flora Bramley Harold Goodwin Grant Withers Buddy Mason Snitz Edwards Carl Harbaugh Sam Crawford Florence Turner Lee Barnes
scholar pretty woman jock dean coach mother madcap hilarious endearing playful college los angeles coliseum restaurant soda shop dorm river college life love triangle sports unrequited love
To impress his sweetheart (Anne Cornwall), a bookworm (Buster Keaton) goes out for baseball and crew.
Comedy
USA
2017
110 Minutes
C. Thomas Howell Sean Patrick Thomas Malik Yoba K.D. Aubert Meta Golding Golden Brooks Lew Temple Erica Michelle Ainsley Bailey Junie Hoang Billy Sorrells
teen girl best friend poet father confident endearing inspiring house neighborhood city college aspirations college cultural differences growing up discovery growing up love pursuit transformation
Inspired by true events and shot on location in New Orleans, LA. GEMMA BROWN and MARNI WILKINS and their families have been best friends since they were babies. At five, when Marni lost her... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
2011
99 Minutes
Greta Gerwig Adam Brody Analeigh Tipton Megalyn Euchikunwoke Carrie MacLemore Hugo Becker Billy Magnussen Caitlin Fitzgerald Jermaine Crawford Aubrey Plaza Zach Woods
college student young woman friend newcomer young man amusing witty quirky new england college dorm campus campus life female bonding friendship breaking rules relationships rise rivalry transformation
A trio of girls set out to change the male-dominated environment of the Seven Oaks college campus, and to rescue their fellow students from depression, grunge and low standards of every kind.
Comedy
USA
1984
90 Minutes
Robert Carradine Anthony Edwards Ted McGinley Timothy Busfield Andrew Cassese Curtis Armstrong Larry B. Scott Julia Montgomery Michelle Meyrink Matt Salinger John Goodman
nerd frat boy sorority sister college student jock girlfriend cheeky hedonistic hilarious unrestrained college fraternity house sorority gym locker room bedroom college life intelligence sex drinking
At Adams College, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
John Barrymore George Murphy Joan Davis Marjorie Weaver Jack Haley George Barbier Ruth Terry Donald Meek Johnny Downs Paul Hurst
governor coach wrestler student young woman amusing endearing playful american south stadium government offices field college unlikely hero football politics rivalry underdog discovery 1930s
While running for governor a politician aids a needy college by plotting to assure victory for their football team. Though to be a parody of Huey Long and his machine.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1965
90 Minutes
Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello Leon Ames Frank Faylen Arthur O'Connell Leon Tyler Norman Grabowski Alan Hewitt Connie Gilchrist Cheryl Miller Gage Clarke
inventor girlfriend jock college student teacher chimpanzee madcap lighthearted positive library classroom courtroom party dorm hijinks college inventions competition exam college athletics
Midvale College is in fear of losing its college football team. The players have grades lower than the norm. Judge Holmesby, the team's biggest fan, is at a loss for what to do. Enter ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
63 Minutes
Johnny Downs Gale Storm Robert Lowery Candy Candido GeGe Pearson Douglas Leavitt Herbert Heyes Marie Blake John Duncan Claudia Drake
teen girl radio singer uncle agent orchestra conductor college student amusing lighthearted charming playful new york city college radio station american midwest show business radio starting over college life contest singing
Radio singer Joan Abbott, known as the "Crunchy-Wunchy Thrush", does not want to renew her contract with the cereal sponsor, as she wants to go to college. Her Uncle Willie signs it for her... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1937
94 Minutes
Al Ritz Harry Ritz Jimmy Ritz Joan Davis Tony Martin Gloria Stuart Fred Stone Nat Pendleton Dick Baldwin Joan Marsh
student coach athlete girlfriend brother lighthearted spirited madcap college football field classroom football big break scandal secret underdog discovery rivalry 1930s
When a wealthy Indian student endows the college so they can keep the football coach rumor has it the Indian has played professionally and can't be on the team.
Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada
2016
90 Minutes
Elise Bauman Natasha Negovanlis Winny Clarke Justin Gerhard Delphine Roussel Christina Song David John Phillips Meredith Heinrich Mark Matechuk Daryl Marks Pujaa Pandey
best friend lesbian boyfriend love interest professor family member confident cheeky cool college classroom apartment store party campus college sexual identity lesbianism dating friendship
A film about growing apart when growing up. Two best friends relationship strains when one deals with her newfound sexuality and the other with breaking up with her long term boyfriend.
Comedy
USA
1998
88 Minutes
Adam Sandler Kathy Bates Henry Winkler Fairuza Balk Jerry Reed Larry Gilliard Jr. Blake Clark Rob Schneider Robert Kokol Clint Howard Al Whiting
angry man mother football coach ex-convict rival football player amusing endearing louisiana stadium house hospital lake college football mother/son relationship bullying anger championship teamwork
A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.