Fun and instructive: the best movies about student life

Studenthood is a wonderful time, and all the carefree and romanticism of it is often appreciated only later, in the nostalgic memories of adulthood. Films about student life are ideal for family viewing. Adults will be reminded of the times of their youth, and teenagers will be interested to look at their problems from the outside.

OBOZ.UA has compiled a rating of the best films about students. These are funny, romantic, and instructive stories that will help you escape from everyday problems and immerse yourself in interesting and exciting events.

The Perfect Date

• Year: 2019.
• IMDb rating: 7.0.

Brooks dreams of going to Yale University, but it requires money, and he doesn't have rich parents. So in the evenings, he works part-time at a local cafe, but it doesn't help much – the money he has saved would be enough only for the down payment. The financial problems lead the young man to a desperate step – he decides to provide escort services – through a mobile application, girls can "rent" him as a boyfriend. This brings both income and popularity. However, in an instant, Brooks' life changes dramatically.

Good Will Hunting

• The year: 1997.
• Rating: 8.3.
• Starring: Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, Stellan Skarsgard.

Will is a floor cleaner at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and in his spare time, he hangs out with his friends. Will has an unusual hobby – sometimes he quietly solves complex problems that Professor Lambeau writes on the board for his students as a challenge. Will Hunting is a real genius and prodigy who wastes his talent and lives an aimless life. Fate will give him a choice: either go to jail for fighting with a policeman or study with a professor and go to a psychoanalyst... But will Will appreciate all the opportunities that have appeared before him?

Life of the Party

• The year: 2018.
• IMDb rating: 5.6.
• Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Molly Gordon, Gillian Jacobs, Adria Archona, Jessie Ennis.

Dina is a housewife going through a difficult stage in her life. She has to divorce her husband. The woman decides to change her life dramatically and finally realize her long-held dream of getting a higher education. Dina applies to the university with her daughter and quickly becomes a celebrity on university social media.

Pitch Perfect

• Year: 2012
• IMDb rating: 7.1.
• Starring: Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Rebel Wilson, Adam Devine, Anna Camp

Talented Becka Mitchell has a beautiful voice and dreams of singing on the big stage, but she became a student at Barden University because her father wanted her to. One day, she meets the leaders of a musical group and agrees to become one of the members. This is how Beka begins her journey to the big stage. But many problems will get in the way...

21

• The year: 2008.
• IMDb rating: 6.8.
• Starring: Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne

Ben Campbell wants to study at Harvard, but he needs money – 300 thousand dollars. Ben is desperate because he doesn't know how to earn it. He is ready to give up on his dream, but suddenly meets a math professor, Mickey Rose, who has calculated how to rob Vegas for several million using math and skill.

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