20 movies like Bad Teacher, ordered by similarity : Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!(2012), Her Twelve Men(1954), Night School(2018), Words and Pictures(2013), Loserville(2016), Fist Fight(2017), Mean Girls(2004), Ella and Friends(2012), 1981(2009), Three O'Clock High(1987), Lady Bird(2017), High School Musical 3: Senior Year(2008) ...
Comedy
USA
2011
92 Minutes
Cameron Diaz Justin Timberlake Jason Segel Lucy Punch John Michael Higgins Phyllis Smith Thomas Lennon Molly Shannon Eric Stonestreet Dave Allen Matthew J. Evans
teacher gold digger fiancé gym teacher substitute teacher alcoholic hedonistic school parking lot gym diner gold digging middle school marriage job education competition quest rivalry wretched excess
A lazy, incompetent middle school teacher who hates her job, her students, and her co-workers is forced to return to teaching to make enough money for breast implants after her wealthy fiancé dumps her.
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, 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
USA
2018
111 Minutes
Kevin Hart Tiffany Haddish Rob Riggle Taran Killam Romany Malco Keith David Megalyn Euchikunwoke Yvonne Orji Mary Lynn Rajskub Ben Schwartz Anne Winters
salesman fiancé principal high school drop-out student teacher amusing hilarious lighthearted outlandish brash high school store office classroom restaurant club school high school starting over
A group of high school dropouts are forced to attend night school in hope that they'll pass the GED exam to finish high school.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada|Australia
2013
111 Minutes
Clive Owen Juliette Binoche Amy Brenneman Bruce Davison Keegan Connor Tracy Adam DiMarco Valerie Tian Eva Allan Janet Kidder David Lewis Josh Ssettuba
woman man teacher art teacher english teacher student brooding charming emotional intense moving quirky witty uplifting prep school school america competition love courtship
An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
2016
96 Minutes
Chris Bellant Jamie-Lynn Sigler Sarah Jes Austell Natalie Hall Jonathan Lipnicki Matt McGorry Darby Stanchfield Zuzanna Szadkowski Katie McClellan Brendan Dooling Marco James
outcast friend mother gym teacher girl sister brooding cheeky amusing high school house bedroom classroom gym car high school crush outcasts friendship dating video tape
An awkward high school outcast navigates the wildly confusing days of his senior year.
Comedy
USA
2017
91 Minutes
Charlie Day Ice Cube Tracy Morgan Jillian Bell Dean Norris Christina Hendricks Kumail Nanjiani Dennis Haysbert JoAnna Garcia Swisher Alexa Nisenson Stephnie Weir
high school teacher co-worker principal bully gym teacher student hilarious campy creative hysterical high school classroom gym office car yard bullying workplace violence courage training
When one school teacher unwittingly causes another teacher's dismissal, he is challenged to an after-school fight.
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.
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
Canada
2009
102 Minutes
Jean-Carl Boucher Claudio Colangelo Sandrine Bisson Gabriel Maillé Dany Bouchard Léo Caron Marjolaine Lemieux Élizabeth Adam Simone Chevalot Pierre Mailloux
young boy family parent student teacher narrator amusing charming endearing moving playful quirky school home city love growing up moving childhood school
Filmmaker Ricardo Trogi recalls the events surrounding his family moving to a new neighborhood when he was 11 years old.
Comedy
USA
1987
97 Minutes
Casey Siemaszko Anne Ryan Stacey Glick Richard Tyson Jeffrey Tambor Philip Baker Hall John P. Ryan Jonathan Wise
nerd teen boy girlfriend teacher bully offbeat amusing emotional classroom parking lot library high school fighting bullying high school showdown rumors courage rivalry quest
A nerd gets himself in hot water with the new bully, a quiet bad boy who challenges him to fight on the grounds of their high school after the day's end.
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.
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.
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.
Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
84 Minutes
Tom Cavanagh Kimberly Williams-Paisley Luke Benward Hallie Kate Eisenberg Philip Bolden Adam Hicks Nick Krause Ryan Malgarini Austin Rogers James Rebhorn Ty Panitz
schoolboy schoolgirl bully nerd teacher winsome offbeat endearing school playground classroom neighborhood eating worms bet coming of age childhood growing up rivalry underdog 2000s
During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.
Comedy
Canada
1999
97 Minutes
Liane Balaban Tara Spencer-Nairn Andrew McCarthy Mary Walsh Nicholas Campbell Cathy Moriarty Kevin Curran Krista MacDonald Cassie MacDonald
teen girl misfit newcomer teacher mother father winsome passionate amusing hedonistic nova scotia cape breton island seaside school canada small town boxing art ambition friendship
A gifted teenager dreaming of life beyond her small town becomes inspired when a 15-year-old girl from New York moves in next door.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|Canada|France|UK|India
2017
89 Minutes
comic book artist prankster principal teacher gym instructor sidekick amusing cheeky hilarious creative elementary school classroom big city neighborhood pranks super powers elementary school superheroes adventure growing up
Two overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
USA
2016
72 Minutes
student high school teacher cook athlete goth amusing creative intense hilarious dark school bus high school library cafeteria natural disasters high school friendship escape fall growing up
An earthquake causes a high school to float into the sea, where it slowly sinks like a shipwreck.
Drama, Comedy
2014
110 Minutes
Nia Long Amy Smart Cocoa Brown Terry Crews William Levy Wendi McLendon-Covey Ryan Eggold Zulay Henao Tyler Perry Eddie Cibrian Sean Carrigan
single mother child professional worker teacher principal amusing confident creative school house apartment school dance fundraiser classroom bonding school single mothers parenthood stress
Brought together by their children's potential expulsion from school, diverse single mothers (Nia Long, Amy Smart, Cocoa Brown) form a support group to help one another overcome life's challenges.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
89 Minutes
Gregory Smith Stephanie Sherrin Nicole Richie Malik Yoba Julie Bowen Caitlin Wachs Emy Coligado Chris Morris Alex Anfanger Adam Arkin George Wendt
high-school principal high-school student teacher friend love interest parent amusing uplifting high school gym household hospital jail authority free speech protest hypocrisy teamwork teen angst growing up
A diverse group of high school students band together to peacefully stick it to their overbearing principal.
Comedy
USA
2007
87 Minutes
Billy Bob Thornton Seann William Scott Susan Sarandon Amy Poehler Ethan Suplee Josh Shada Emily Wagner Jacob Davich Melissa Sagemiller Stephen Monroe Taylor
author widow mother gym teacher love interest former classmate lighthearted madcap emotional household gym school hospital going home romance relationships family self-discovery sabotage love
Taken aback by his mother's wedding announcement, a young man returns home in an effort to stop her from marrying his old high school gym teacher, a man who made middle school hell for generations of students.