Movies Like Detention

If you liked Detention (2026), a drama and comedy movie directed by Emma Cameron and Mark Cameron, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Teen Beach 2 (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
When characters from the movie musical “Wet Side Story” get stuck in the real world, teens Brady and Mack must find a way to return them home.
2
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
3
Cadet Kelly (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.
4
Lemonade Mouth (2011)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and comedy
When five ragtag freshman first meet in detention, it seems they have nothing in common. But, through music, they form an unbreakable bond and discover they have the makings of the greatest high school garage band in…
5
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama
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…
6
Sleepover (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
Desperate to improve their social status, four best friends enter into an all-night scavenger hunt against the popular clique in their school.
7
Zapped (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
Zoey is a talented dancer whose organized life is rudely disrupted when she moves in with her new step-dad and three step-brothers, until she discovers a dog-training app that can get boys to obey her every command…
8
The Girl Most Likely To... (1973)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
An ugly girl undergoes plastic surgery and becomes beautiful. She then takes revenge on all the people who mistreated her when she was ugly.
9
Swindle (2014)
★ 7/10Also comedy
A boy named Griffin finds a valuable multi-million dollar baseball card. After accidentally selling the card for a million dollar loss, he enlists the help of his best friend Ben and his colleagues to regain the…
10
Dog Pound (2010)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.
11
Sixteen Candles (1984)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her…
12
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
Unjustly accused of staging a spooky practical joke complete with ghosts, Daphne, Velma, Fred and Shaggy are suspended from Coolsville High. To clear their names, they team up to solve the supernatural mystery…and head…
13
The Outcasts (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
After falling victim to a humiliating prank by the high school Queen Bee, best friends and world-class geeks, Mindy and Jodi, decide to get their revenge by uniting the outcasts of the school against her and her circle…
14
Bad Hair Day (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
Monica is desperate to be prom queen, but on the big night, her hair is an uncontrollable mess. Meanwhile, FBI agent Liz Morgan is on the hunt for a jewel thief who is looking for a stolen necklace, which Monica has in…
15
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy
Zed and Addison are beginning their final year at Seabrook High in the town that’s become a safe haven for monsters and humans alike. Zed is anticipating an athletic scholarship that will make him the first Zombie to…
16
Chang Can Dunk (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama
Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress his crush, Kristy, but to gain the…
17
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
Two not-too-bright party girls reinvent themselves for their high school reunion. Armed with a borrowed Jaguar, new clothes and the story of their success as the inventors of Post-It notes, Romy and Michele descend on…
18
Son of Rambow (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
Will is looking for an escape from his family when he encounters Lee, the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of Rambo, Lee plans to make his own action-packed video epic.
19
Sky High (2005)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.
20
Camp Rock 3 (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama
When pop group Connect 3 returns to Camp Rock to search for an opening act for their reunion tour, rising tensions and fierce competition among campers test old friendships and spark unexpected romances.