THEME EXPLORATION

college campus hijinks

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Monsters University
Monsters University
2013 · Dan Scanlon
After
After
2019 · Jenny Gage
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
A New Trick
A New Trick
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Punishment Room
Punishment Room
1956 · Kon Ichikawa
The Kissing Booth 2
The Kissing Booth 2
2020 · Vince Marcello
The Crimson Rivers
The Crimson Rivers
2000 · Mathieu Kassovitz
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines
2012 · Declan O'Brien
Adultery Alumni Association
Adultery Alumni Association
2018 · Jo Tae-ho
Body Count
Body Count
1986 · Ruggero Deodato
Dead Before Dawn
Dead Before Dawn
2012 · April Mullen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Allen Hughes USA

Hughes became the defining voice of teenage and college life through films like 'Sixteen Candles' and 'The Breakfast Club,' capturing the authentic humor and heart of adolescent hijinks.

 Cauleen Smith USA

Smith's early indie films, particularly 'Clerks' and 'Mallrats,' celebrate slacker culture and campus-adjacent comedy through witty dialogue and irreverent humor.