20 movies like High School Musical 2, ordered by similarity : Booksmart(2019), The Peanuts Movie(2015), Blockers(2018), Lady Bird(2017), Shazam!(2019), Dora and the Lost City of Gold(2019), High School Musical 3: Senior Year(2008), Laggies(2014), Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day(2014), Growing Op(2008), 17 Again(2009), Hunky Dory(2011) ...
Musical, Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2007
90 Minutes
Zac Efron Vanessa Hudgens Ashley Tisdale Lucas Grabeel Corbin Bleu Monique Coleman Chris Warren Jr. Ryne Sanborn Alyson Reed Bart Johnson Mark L. Taylor
teenager girlfriend lot amusing high school troy singing holidays lava growing up 2000s
As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
2019
102 Minutes
Kaitlyn Dever Beanie Feldstein Jessica Williams Jason Sudeikis Lisa Kudrow Will Forte Victoria Ruesga Mason Gooding Skyler Gisondo Diana Silvers Molly Gordon
teenager best friend overachiever classmate teacher principal offbeat unrestrained hilarious amusing emotional touching high school party house classroom graduation family home teenage rebellion overcoming fears
On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2015
89 Minutes
charlie brown snoopy girl lucy van pelt linus van pelt peppermint patty heartwarming charming amusing lighthearted suburb house school bus street baseball field growing up self-confidence school imagination
Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their archnemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home to win the love of his life.
Comedy
USA
2018
102 Minutes
Leslie Mann Ike Barinholtz John Cena Kathryn Newton Geraldine Viswanathan Gideon Adlon Graham Phillips Miles Robbins Jimmy Bellinger Ramona Young Jake Picking
parent daughter teenager friend teen boy teen girl cool confident amusing hilarious lighthearted playful prom house school limousine party parent/child relationship parenthood teen romance
Three parents try to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on prom night.
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.
Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Adventure
USA|Canada
2019
132 Minutes
Zachary Levi Mark Strong Asher Angel Jack Dylan Grazer Djimon Hounsou Grace Fulton Ian Chen Jovan Armand Faithe Herman Cooper Andrews Marta Milans
teenager disabled boy bully foster mother superhero friend amusing emotional endearing uplifting hilarious cheeky philadelphia convenience store subway foster home school classroom superhuman abilities saving the world
A newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy.
Mystery & Thriller, Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure
USA|Mexico|Australia
2019
102 Minutes
Isabela Moner Eugenio Derbez Michael Peña Eva Longoria Adriana Barraza Temuera Morrison Jeff Wahlberg Nicholas Coombe Madeleine Madden Christopher Kirby Isela Vega
young girl monkey explorer teenager parent playful fascinating engaging charming amusing high school classroom house outdoors growing up mystery adventure saving the day inca empire adventure
Dora, a teenage explorer, leads her friends on an adventure to save her parents and solve the mystery behind a lost city of gold.
Musical, Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2008
112 Minutes
Zac Efron Vanessa Hudgens Ashley Tisdale Lucas Grabeel Corbin Bleu Monique Coleman Olesya Rulin Chris Warren Jr. Ryne Sanborn Kaycee Stroh Bart Johnson
high-school student baseball player spoiled girl teen boy teen girl teacher playful lighthearted winsome high school gym classroom roof party albuquerque, n.m. graduation future college admission high school music
As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
100 Minutes
Keira Knightley Chloë Grace Moretz Sam Rockwell Ellie Kemper Mark Webber Jeff Garlin Gretchen Mol Kaitlyn Dever Daniel Zovatto Jodi Thelen Dylan Arnold
woman boyfriend classmate girl friend teacher amusing charming cheeky quirky grocery store house bedroom school office car growing up life responsibility love
In the throes of a quarter-life crisis, Megan panics when her boyfriend proposes, then, taking an opportunity to escape for a week, hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year-old Annika, who lives with her world-weary single dad.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2014
81 Minutes
Steve Carell Jennifer Garner Ed Oxenbould Dylan Minnette Kerris Dorsey Megan Mullally Bella Thorne Sidney Fullmer Mekai Matthew Curtis Lincoln Melcher Elise Vargas
teen boy mother father sister brother friend campy cheeky amusing house bedroom school car chemistry class restaurant bad luck growing up family friendship school
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister - who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2008
95 Minutes
Steven Yaffee Wallace Langham Rosanna Arquette Katie Boland Jon Cor Denis Theriault Rachel Blanchard Bill Carr Jason Daley Brandon Ellis Kate Lavender
teenager girl neighbor amusing high school home marijuana life growing up growing up
In an average American neighborhood, a family of four breaks all conformity making it difficult for their 18 year old son to fit in to society.
Comedy
USA
2009
102 Minutes
Zac Efron Leslie Mann Thomas Lennon Matthew Perry Tyler Steelman Allison Miller Sterling Knight Michelle Trachtenberg Adam Gregory Hunter Parrish Mario Cassem
man wife teenager janitor friend principal amusing cheeky lighthearted high school dreams marriage youth life lessons love winning metamorphosis growing up love 2000s
Mike O'Donnell is ungrateful for how his life turned out. He gets a chance to rewrite his life when he tried to save a janitor near a bridge and jumped after him into a time vortex.
Musical
2011
110 Minutes
Minnie Driver Aneurin Barnard Robert Pugh Haydn Gwynne Steve Speirs Julia Pérez Danielle Branch Aled Pugh
teacher teenager singer teen boy friend inspiring emotional creative airy amusing high school classroom stage musicals william shakespeare teenage rebellion glam rock teaching growing up love
In the summer of 1976, a British drama teacher (Minnie Driver) tries to motivate her apathetic students by staging a glam-rock musical version of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
Kids & Family, Comedy
Finland
2012
101 Minutes
Eero Milonoff Kari Ketonen Freja Teijonsalo Artturi Auvinen Emilia Paasonen Aki Laiho Jyry Kortelainen Pamela Tola Ville Virtanen
race car driver young girl friend teacher young boy champion amusing charming playful lighthearted inspiring cheery racetrack school small town childhood uprising fighting school children vs. adults
Comedy
France|USA
2007
91 Minutes
Alyson Stoner Lucas Grabeel Penny Marshall Luke Perry Parker McKenna Posey Dylan McLaughlin Bridgit Mendler Ashley Drane
girl brother single father teacher love interest friend amusing lighthearted frenetic endearing school st. louis store household growing up new town young love death father/daughter relationship imagination
Alice and Lester move to a new town, where their dad's bought a music store. Alice starts in 6th grade and joins the theater club, hoping to be the musical's princess. She's insecure but imagines herself cool, cute and confident.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA|UK
2001
115 Minutes
Julie Andrews Anne Hathaway Héctor Elizondo Heather Matarazzo Mandy Moore Caroline Goodall Robert Schwartzman Patrick John Flueger Sean O'Bryan Sandra Oh Kathleen Marshall
princess queen best friend security head teen girl brother amusing lighthearted san francisco fictional country firehouse school royal life high school coming of age family fame training growing up discovery
Mia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries to navigate through the rest of her sixteenth year.
Comedy
Germany
2000
83 Minutes
Tobias Schenke Luise Helm Axel Stein Sissi Perlinger Mina Tander Nicky Kantor Björn Kirschniok Stefan Jürgens
teen boy father mother friend girl amusing cool hilarious germany school classroom first love puberty women friendship imagination education growing up 2000s
A late bloomer, 15-year-old Flo experiences his sexual awakening, relentlessly targeting his gorgeous classmate Leonie. Flos friends eagerly try to help him out. The only problem may be Leonies boyfriend.
Musical, Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2009
92 Minutes
Miley Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus Emily Osment Jason Earles Mitchel Musso Moises Arias Lucas Till Vanessa Williams Margo Martindale Peter Gunn Melora Hardin
hannah montana friend father amusing cheery cheeky lighthearted crowley corners, tenn. concert stage double life show business singing music discovery escape 2000s
As Hannah Montana's popularity begins to take over her life, Miley Stewart, on the urging from her father takes a trip to her hometown of Crowley Corners, Tennessee to get some perspective on what matters in life the most.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2015
95 Minutes
young girl mother father imaginary friend teacher friend amusing charming emotional san francisco house imaginary world school dining room street emotion moving change adaptation hockey
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
Comedy
USA
1993
99 Minutes
John Goodman Cathy Moriarty Simon Fenton Omri Katz Lisa Jakub Kellie Martin Jesse Lee Soffer Lucinda Jenney James Villemaire Robert Picardo Jesse White
producer actress girlfriend son friend daughter charming campy lighthearted amusing key west, fla. military base movie theater high school cuban missile crisis b-movies cold war paranoia filmmaking family
A small-time film promoter releases a kitschy horror film during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA|Mexico
2016
97 Minutes
Thomas Mann Lily Mae Harrington Ely Henry Marin Ireland Lachlan Buchanan Nikki Massoud Shannon Hartman Sylvia Kates
high-school student young woman friend girlfriend emotional confident passionate offbeat high school prom house party hospital growing up romance physical appearance physical disability growing up love pursuit
A charming romance develops between a boy with one eye and an overweight girl, though when she loses her weight after going to college, their relationship is tested in devastating ways they never dreamed would happen.