# The best films about school for back-to-school season

Little Nicholas, The French Kissers, War of the Buttons, The Chorus, The Class, School Life and To Be and to Have: the films France's ICI recommends to get back into the school mood.

- 4 votes · 11 items
- Jan 10, 2026 · emilie_curieuse
- https://even.best/en/l/4847/the-best-films-about-school-for-back-to-school-season

## Top 11

1. **Little Nicholas (2009)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Laurent Tirard.
2. **The Chorus (2004)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Christophe Barratier.
3. **The Class (2008)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Laurent Cantet; Palme d'Or.
4. **School Life (2019)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Grand Corps Malade and Mehdi Idir.
5. **The French Kissers (2009)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Riad Sattouf.
6. **Les Sous-doués passent le bac (1980)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Claude Zidi.
7. **War of the Buttons (1962)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Yves Robert.
8. **Dead Poets Society (1989)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Peter Weir.
9. **On the Way to School (2013)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pascal Plisson, documentary.
10. **To Be and to Have (2002)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Nicolas Philibert, documentary.
11. **Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Chris Columbus.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.