20 movies like John Dies at the End, ordered by similarity : 22 Jump Street(2014), The Rewrite(2014), Life of the Party(2018), Necessary Roughness(1991), 21 and Over(2013), Burning Sands(2017), Horse Feathers(1932), Death Note(2006), The Express(2008), Revenge of the Nerds(1984), The Kid From Spain(1932), Rise and Shine(1941) ...
Horror, Comedy, Sci-Fi
USA
2012
99 Minutes
Chase Williamson Rob Mayes Paul Giamatti Clancy Brown Glynn Turman Doug Jones Daniel Roebuck Tai Bennett Allison Weissman Fabianne Therese Jonny Weston
college students disturbing college invasion secret world flashbacks drugs out-of-body experience transformation
A new street drug that sends its users across time and dimensions has one drawback: some people return no longer human. Can two college drop-outs save humanity from this silent, otherworldly invasion?
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.
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
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
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.
Comedy
2013
93 Minutes
Jon Lucas Miles Teller Skylar Astin Justin Chon Sarah Mason Francois Chau Jonathan Keltz Daniel Booko Dustin Ybarra Russell Hodgkinson Russell Mercado
college student best friend college buddy father doctor wild amusing lighthearted college party partying college admission drinking coming of age adventure transformation 2010s
The night before his crucial med-school interview, a college student (Justin Chon) and his two best friends (Miles Teller, Skylar Astin) celebrate his 21st birthday with a night of drunkenness and debauchery.
Drama
USA
2017
96 Minutes
Trevor Jackson Alfre Woodard Steve Harris Tosin Cole DeRon Horton Trevante Rhodes Serayah Imani Hakim Octavius J. Johnson Rotimi Nafessa Williams
black student college student frat boy college dean professor bleak chilling dark gripping fast food restaurant car apartment college fraternity house oppression fraternity college humiliation escape fall
Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.
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.
Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Japan|USA
2006
126 Minutes
Tatsuya Fujiwara Ken'ichi Matsuyama Asaka Seto Erika Toda Shunji Fujimura
detective college student murderer brutal disturbing dark japan college black magic investigation morality murder temptation transformation rivalry 2000s
Picking up where the first one leaves off, Light joins the task force searching for Kira in an effort to avert suspicion from himself---and get rid of L.
Biography, Drama
USA|Germany
2008
129 Minutes
Dennis Quaid Rob Brown Clancy Brown Omar Benson Miller Charles S. Dutton Darrin Dewitt Henson Nelsan Ellis Nicole Beharie
college student football player coach teammate uplifting engaging new york state college football field football college civil rights racism heisman trophy sports transformation quest 1950s
A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
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
1932
96 Minutes
Eddie Cantor Lyda Roberti Robert Young Ruth Hall John Miljan Noah Beery J. Carrol Naish Robert E. O'Connor Stanley Fields
college student bank robber detective girlfriend madcap airy charming dorm college car border bullring mistaken identity bullfighting college robbery jealousy friendship adventure escape
An innocent man accused of robbing banks masquerades as a bullfighter to escape the police.
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
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.
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 »
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama
USA|France
2010
86 Minutes
Thomas Dekker Haley Bennett Chris Zylka Roxane Mesquida Juno Temple Andy Fischer-Price Nicole LaLiberte Jason Olive James Duval Brennan Mejia Carlo Mendez
love interest roommate friend college student beautiful girl outlandish hedonistic unrestrained dorm college conspiracy dreams debauchery sex hallucinations drugs wretched excess adventure pursuit 2010s
A sexually "undeclared" college freshman's clairvoyant/prophetic dreams are the first sign that something very strange is going on involving his class-mates -- with him at the center.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany
2002
110 Minutes
James Van Der Beek Ian Somerhalder Shannyn Sossamon Jessica Biel Kip Pardue Thomas Ian Nicholas Kate Bosworth Fred Savage Eric Stoltz Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Faye Dunaway
college student drug dealer ex-girlfriend womanizer younger brother love interest dark amusing disturbing melodramatic new hampshire camden college dormitory party bar campus sex drugs music friendship
The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Horror
2007
104 Minutes
Brian Presley Martha Higareda Jake Muxworthy Rider Strong Damián Alcázar Sean Astin Marco Bacuzzi Roberto Sosa Francesca Guillén Beto Cuevas Humberto Busto
college student friend tourist drug smuggler disturbing chilling gory mexico vacation cult sacrifice drug smuggling satanism discovery escape 2000s
During a weekend trip to Mexico, three friends look for fun but find death instead when they run afoul of cultists who practice human sacrifice.
Comedy
1993
95 Minutes
Pauly Shore Carla Gugino Lane Smith Cindy Pickett Mason Adams Patrick Renna Dennis Burkley Dan Gauthier
country girl fiancé college student partygoer father boyfriend amusing charming lighthearted outlandish los angeles south dakota college farm dining room college life culture shock thanksgiving deception city vs. country
A college freshman (Carla Gugino) comes home to her family's South Dakota farm, with her goofy California boyfriend (Pauly Shore).
Comedy
USA
1983
100 Minutes
David Knell Steve Bassett Perry Lang Paul Land Richard B. Shull Corinne Alphen Jayne Modean Donald Symington
college student college students sexy woman young man young girl teenager amusing hilarious hedonistic lighthearted playful wild united states florida fort lauderdale, fla. beach sea beach culture flirtation teen romance
Two sets of two college guys spend a spring break together in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There they have lots of fun in and out of the sun.
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.