'Say Anything' and 4 Other Best Movies About Prom, Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes

Prom night is a major milestone in every teenager's life and frequently serves as the perfect backdrop for drama, comedy, or touching stories about first love in movies.

On this night, old friendships crumble, new feelings blossom, and characters realize childhood is behind them.

5. '10 Things I Hate About You', 1999

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 72%

Bianca and Kat are sisters who are very different from each other. Bianca is popular with her peers and dreams of dating, while Kat prefers spending time with books and dreams of going to college.

Their strict father forbids Bianca from dating – she is only allowed to go on a date if her older sister gets a boyfriend.

Joey, who is in love with Bianca, pays Patrick, a local bad boy, to win over Kat. Naturally, romantic feelings blossom between the two. The truth about the deal is revealed at the prom, where Patrick and Kat confront each other in a lavish ballroom amid live music.

4. 'Blockers', 2018

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 84%

Three girlfriends are determined to lose their virginity on prom night. However, their parents, having caught wind of their plan, launch a rescue mission. While the daughters try to lose their innocence, the older generation tries to stop them.

Blockers might seem like just a silly movie full of crude humor, but it also offers a parental perspective. In other words, it seems aimed more at the now-grown-up fans of American Pie – those who look down on this new generation's sexual openness and willingness to experiment.

3. 'Carrie', 1976

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%

Carrie is a timid and unassuming girl who is humiliated at school and tormented by her deranged, religious mother at home.

Graduation is fast approaching, promising an end to the bullying, but as she nears the end of high school, Carrie realizes she possesses terrifying supernatural powers.

There are no ironic vignettes of teenage life or the typical melancholy vibe of the last day of school here. Like Stephen King, the author of the original, Brian De Palma takes a pessimistic view of his characters and remains honest with the audience.

2. 'Booksmart', 2019

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%

Best friends Amy and Molly spent years doing everything right to get into top universities. But when they discover that their slacker classmates have secured spots at the same schools, shock turns to resentment.

To rectify the situation, they decide to go wild on their last day of school. They hit up multiple parties, get into every possible altercation, and try to hook up with guys.

Before ending this insane day and stepping into adulthood, Amy and Molly navigate ten circles of graduation-night hell, getting progressively drunker and more unhinged with each step.

1. 'Say Anything', 1989

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%

Diane is the quintessential straight-A student who has spent her entire life buried in textbooks and homework. Her future seems set: university in England, followed by a return home and a brilliant career.

But those plans are thrown into disarray by Lloyd, a disorganized joker who falls for Diane and decides to win her heart during the last days of summer.

However, he views the world far less optimistically: he has no desire to follow in his parents' footsteps and join the military. The only thing he truly loves is kickboxing – or, as he calls it, the sport of the future.