20 movies like The Happiest Days of Your Life, ordered by similarity : Mean Girls(2004), A Chump at Oxford(1940), Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!(2012), A Private Function(1984), Assassination of a High School President(2008), Clockwise(1986), The Ghost of St. Michael's(1941), The Belles of St. Trinian's(1954), Madeline(1998), The Lavender Hill Mob(1951), Lady Bird(2017), Her Twelve Men(1954) ...
Comedy
UK
1950
81 Minutes
Alastair Sim Margaret Rutherford Joyce Grenfell Guy Middleton Edward Rigby Muriel Aked John Bentley Bernadette O'Farrell Richard Wattis Patricia Owens
headmaster headmistress athletic director porter student inspector witty frenetic england countryside school blitz of london mix-up secrets argument discipline world war ii underdog rise 1940s
Chaos ensues for staff and students alike when an all-boys and an all-girls school are amalgamated into one.
Comedy
USA|Canada
2004
97 Minutes
Lindsay Lohan Rachel McAdams Tina Fey Tim Meadows Amy Poehler Ana Gasteyer Lacey Chabert Lizzy Caplan Daniel Franzese Neil Flynn Jonathan Bennett
high-school student popular girl ex-boyfriend friend parent teacher witty brash tense hilarious suburbia school evanston, ill. family home illinois classroom high school love triangle popularity clique
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
Comedy
USA
1940
63 Minutes
James Finlayson Forrester Harvey Wilfred Lucas Forbes Murray Frank Baker Eddie Borden Gerald Fielding Gerald Rogers Victor Kendall Charles Hall Peter Cushing
street-sweeper banker lord college student dean valet frenetic unrestrained witty madcap oxford, england university bank amnesia class conflict college friendship underdog transformation rise
As a reward for capturing a bank robber, Stan and Ollie get scholarship to Oxford, but are met with resentment by other students.
Comedy, Other
UK
2012
105 Minutes
David Tennant Marc Wootton Jason Watkins Joanna Page Ian McNeice Jessica Hynes Pam Ferris Rosie Cavaliero Jake Rollins
teacher pregnant wife schoolteacher schoolboy schoolgirl scholar student donkey amusing heartwarming hilarious lighthearted playful powerful united kingdom england school bus school road trip christmas
A worried new teacher has to juggle a pregnant wife and a class of children on a road trip to the National 'Song for Christmas' Competition.
Comedy
UK
1984
93 Minutes
Michael Palin Maggie Smith Denholm Elliott Liz Smith Richard Griffiths John Normington Bill Paterson Tony Haygarth Alison Steadman Pete Postlethwaite Jim Carter
husband wife mother solicitor doctor inspector witty madcap england small town movie theater farm country road food theft class distinctions mother/daughter relationship black market husband/wife relationship rise
In post-World War II Britain, food rationing continues, leading a married couple to become involved in the flourishing bacon black market.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Drama
2008
99 Minutes
Mischa Barton Reece Thompson Bruce Willis Michael Rapaport Kathryn Morris Melonie Diaz Patrick James Taylor Josh Pais Luke Grimes Emily Meade Zoë Kravitz
high-school student reporter teen boy teen girl classmate president engaging intricate high school catholic school high school presidency conspiracy investigation respect sat mystery rise pursuit 2000s
A high-school reporter (Reece Thompson) probes the theft of the school's SAT exams and wrongly identifies the class president as the culprit.
Comedy
UK
1986
105 Minutes
John Cleese Penelope Wilton Sharon Maiden Alison Steadman Stephen Moore Joan Hickson Penny Leatherbarrow Howard Lloyd Lewis Jonathan Bowater Mark Bunting
headmaster wife neighbor former student old flame police officer witty madcap england train station monastery high school gas station road trip race against time misunderstanding chase affair obsession quest
An obsessively punctual comprehensive school headmaster sets out to give an important speech at the annual Headmasters' Conference.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1941
82 Minutes
Will Hay Claude Hulbert Charles Hawtrey Raymond Huntley Felix Aylmer Elliott Mason John Laurie Hay Petrie Roddy Hughes Manning Whiley Derek Blomfield
science teacher headmaster schoolboy undercover agent sergeant ghost creepy amusing witty madcap thrilling engaging scotland school ancient curse school nazis murder survival suspicion
A hapless teacher named Will Lamb is hired by a grim school in Scotland. The school soon starts to be haunted by a legendary ghost, whose spectral bagpipes signal the death of one of the ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1954
91 Minutes
Alastair Sim George Cole Joyce Grenfell Hermione Baddeley Betty Ann Davies Beryl Reid Renee Houston
headmistress bookie student juvenile delinquents petty criminal teacher amusing witty lighthearted cheeky madcap spirited boarding school england spying boarding-school life horse racing education delinquency deception
The schoolgirls of St. Trinian's are more interested in racing forms than books as they try to get-rich-quick. They are abetted by the headmistress' brother.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
France|USA
1998
90 Minutes
Frances McDormand Nigel Hawthorne Hatty Jones Ben Daniels Arturo Venegas Stéphane Audran Katia Caballero Chantal Neuwirth Kristian de la Osa
schoolgirl headmistress kidnapper lord schoolboy orphan cheeky charming lighthearted paris boarding school school abduction friendship sabotage love underdog rescue rivalry 1950s
Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.
Comedy
UK
1951
78 Minutes
Alec Guinness Stanley Holloway Sidney James Alfie Bass Marjorie Fielding John Gregson Edie Martin Clive Morton Ronald Adam Sydney Tafler Meredith Edwards
bank robbers police officer schoolgirl artist inspector petty criminal witty cheeky charming london paris bank robbery scams adventure pursuit underdog 1950s
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country as miniature Eiffel Towers.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Timothée Chalamet Lucas Hedges Tracy Letts Odeya Rush Jake McDorman Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen McKinley Henderson Jordan Rodrigues
mother daughter teenager high-school student best friend teacher father moving uplifting playful california high school catholic school sacramento, calif. family home university united states prom mother/daughter relationship coming of age
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1954
91 Minutes
Greer Garson Robert Ryan Barry Sullivan Richard Haydn Barbara Lawrence James Arness Rex Thompson Tim Considine David Stollery Frances Bergen Ian Wolfe
teacher student father professor widow classmate cheery heartwarming inspiring boarding school classroom dormitory gym student-teacher relationship disapproval boarding-school life school teaching new life underdog
An inexperienced female teacher is hired at a private elite school for boys where she raises a few eyebrows among the all-male faculty.
Comedy
UK
1959
86 Minutes
Kenneth Connor Charles Hawtrey Ted Ray Leslie Phillips Joan Sims Kenneth Williams Hattie Jacques Rosalind Knight
headmaster student inspector child psychologist english teacher music teacher amusing cheeky witty lighthearted madcap crafty england sabotage education teaching humor job hunting student-teacher relationship discovery
Pupils run amok at Maudlin Street School in an attempt to hang on to their headmaster. He has applied for a new job, but the students like him and don't want to lose him.
Comedy, Drama
France|UK
2000
94 Minutes
Saïd Taghmaoui Juliette Lewis Rupert Graves Anna Massey Clémentine Célarié Karim Belkhadra
immigrant screenwriter photographer impersonator student blind woman lighthearted witty campy offbeat london restaurant rooming house dance studio nightclub england immigration poverty marriage of convenience ambition
Ali is a young Egyptian screenwriter determined to succeed in London, where he has been a student. He loves the artistic and political freedom, the colours, the music, the individualism. ... See full summary »
Comedy, Action
UK
1965
94 Minutes
Sidney Gilliat Frankie Howerd Dora Bryan Reg Varney Desmond Walter-Ellis Cyril Chamberlain Arthur Mullard Stratford Johns Raymond Huntley Richard Wattis Peter Gilmore
train robber girl school principal schoolgirl cheeky amusing airy witty all-girls school england train robbery robbery attempt comedy female bonding school adventure discovery 1960s
The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover two and a half million pounds hidden in their school.
Comedy
USA
1946
100 Minutes
Charles Boyer Jennifer Jones Peter Lawford Helen Walker Reginald Gardiner Reginald Owen C. Aubrey Smith Richard Haydn Margaret Bannerman Sara Allgood Ernest Cossart
young woman plumber uncle father chemist refugee charming emotional witty england manor village london new york city world war ii love triangle class distinctions father/son relationship marriage jealousy
A free-spirited parlor maid and a Czech refugee surprise an English village with their unconventional ways.
Comedy
USA
2017
95 Minutes
Victoria Justice Eden Sher Ashley Rickards Claudia Lee Katie Chang Peyton List Jazmyn Richardson Avan Jogia William Peltz Ted McGinley Frank Whaley
teen girl best friend bully victim outcast love interest high-school student lighthearted melodramatic mushy high school united states high school high-school crush bullying outcasts teen culture rivalry friendship growing up
After falling victim to a humiliating prank by the high school Queen Bee, best friends and world-class geeks, Mindy and Jodi, decide to get their revenge by uniting the outcasts of the school against her and her circle of friends.
Comedy
USA|Germany
2003
108 Minutes
Jack Black Joan Cusack Mike White Sarah Silverman Jordan-Claire Green Veronica Afflerbach Miranda Cosgrove Robert L. Tsai Angelo Massagli Kevin Clark Maryam Hassan
guitarist music teacher prodigy principal student roommate charming cheery offbeat spirited amusing heartwarming school upstate new york apartment music competition classroom redemption elementary school rock 'n' roll
After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1996
93 Minutes
Mara Wilson Danny DeVito Rhea Perlman Embeth Davidtz Pam Ferris Paul Reubens Tracey Walter Brian Levinson Kira Spencer Hesser Kiami Davael
young girl father mother headmistress teacher friend winsome witty school family home telekinesis children vs. adults student-teacher relationship family dysfunction underdog adventure discovery 1990s
This film adaptation of a Roald Dahl work tells the story of Matilda Wormwood, a gifted girl forced to put up with a crude, distant father and mother.
Comedy
USA
2015
103 Minutes
Shameik Moore Tony Revolori Kiersey Clemons Kimberly Elise Zoë Kravitz LaKeith Stanfield Blake Anderson Chanel Iman A$AP Rocky Roger Guenveur Smith Quincy Brown
high-school student best friend drug dealer punk criminal brash thrilling frenetic high school nightclub hideout race against time drug trade organized crime punk rock adventure growing up pursuit underdog 2010s
Life changes for Malcolm, a geek who's surviving life in a tough neighborhood, after a chance invitation to an underground party leads him and his friends into a Los Angeles adventure.