High school romcoms are absolutely brilliant to watch with friends or something to do to pass the time. The little fights, the dramatic proposals and the grand gestures all make these films a spectacle more than anything. Knowing how brilliant they are, we have compiled a list of these movies for you to enjoy over the weekend with friends or just some solo binging.
High School Romcoms
Prom Pact
Harvard aspirant Mandy Yang has just been waitlisted from her dream college and is almost scraping the bottomless pit of sorrow before her best friend motivates her to find a solution. After doing some brainstorming, she realises that she can ask the most popular guy’s father for a killer letter of recommendation to get in. The only way in? Tutor the kid. Find out whether it works by streaming the film on Disney+ Hotstar.
Do Revenge
After a leaked sex tape changes the social hierarchy in a private school, Drea teams up with Eleanor to ensure they get their revenge on the people that wronged them. Even though Eleanor is initially reluctant to take up this convoluted scheme to help her friend, she comes around in the next year when things are more important than ever. Check out whether they can do that by streaming the film on Netflix.
Student of the Year
Every year at St. Teresa’s, students compete with their peers in the cohort to win the Student of the Year award. This time, Abhimanyu and Rohan become fast friends and implicitly keep in mind not to let the rivalry from the competition ruin their friendship. However, when Shanaya gets involved, the boys lose all sense of self. Find out how by streaming the film on Netflix.
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Lara Jean is pretty happy with keeping her crushes secret, even when one of them was her sister’s boyfriend, Josh. However, everything changes when her letters get out, and guys have revealed that to her. One of them is Peter Kavinsky. The two come to a truce and decide to fake date for symbiotic benefits. Find out what they are by streaming the film on Netflix.
Work It
After being told that her college application needs something interesting, Quinn lies to the admission counsellor that she is a dancer for the team. According to her friend Jasmine, she does not have a single rhythmic bone in her body and learning to dance will be difficult. However, when an acclaimed choreographer comes in, things start to change. Find out how by streaming the film on Netflix.
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Love, Simon
Simon is a regular high school kid who is trying to keep his head down and graduate. He has an incredibly close group of friends who all know everything about each other. However, the only thing they are in the dark about is that he’s gay. Now that he has started liking someone through a short course of emails, the prospect of coming out is weighing on him. Check out how he comes out on top by streaming the film on Disney+ Hotstar.
The Edge of Seventeen
When Nadine’s best friend Krista starts dating her brother, she feels she has lost her only ally. Apart from that, she has to deal with her mother, and the only parent she remotely relates to is her father. Self-sabotaging tendencies and raging teenage hormones are great to deal with it when things in life already seem out of control. Find out whether she braves through by streaming the film on Netflix.
Crush
Paige is tired of being the artist suspected of being the vandaliser ‘KingPun.’ To avoid all suspicion, she joins the track team, where she has a crush on the girl Gabby. Her friend, AJ, who is also on the team, is ready to help her find who has been vandalising the school. Stuck between Gabby and AJ, Paige must figure out who gives her romantic comfort. Check out who she chooses by streaming the film on Disney+ Hotstar.
Easy-A
Olive only meant to get her best friend off her back, but her secret is now out to the world. She lied to her friend, saying that she had slept with one of the college guys. In an attempt to ‘save’ her, the school Church group tries to shame her. After this brutal attempt, she decides to embrace this identity as a promiscuous person till it all falls apart. Find out how by streaming the film on Netflix.
Moxie
Emma is coming to terms with the fact that the normal ‘bully’ in her school is actually a sexist jerk who has been harassing girls in school and getting away with it. Drawing inspiration from her mother’s high school persona, she starts a magazine called ‘Moxie’ where she calls out problematic behaviour and rallies female students to fight against sexist norms. Find out how by streaming the film on Netflix.
What films are you most excited to see? Let us know in the comments, and check out our review of Prom Pact below.
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