{"id":16102,"date":"2020-06-10T17:36:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T01:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=16102"},"modified":"2020-06-12T22:46:21","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T06:46:21","slug":"get-cozy-with-these-funny-graduation-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/get-cozy-with-these-funny-graduation-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Get cozy with these funny graduation films"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/06\/superbad-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16035 alignleft\" width=\"245\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/06\/superbad-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/06\/superbad.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Rylie Horrall<\/strong> |\u00a0 Lifestyle Editor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As the year comes to a close, some graduates may find themselves wanting to have a movie binge night \u2014 whether it\u2019s virtually with friends or in person with those they\u2019re social distancing with. A great way to do this would be with some classic graduation films. Get cozy and check out the list of movies below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>\u201cLegally Blonde\u201d (2001) (Amazon) \u2014 A woman beats the ditzy-blonde stereotype by attending law school and graduating at the top of her class at Harvard Law.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u201cShe\u2019s All That\u201d (1999) (Hulu, Showtime) \u2014 Popular guy and artsy girl make a bet to see if they can make the artsy girl prom queen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u201cHigh School Musical 3: Senior Year\u201d (2008) (Disney+) \u2014 The gang&#8217;s \u2018all in this together\u2019 as they navigate their senior year and graduation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u201cAdventureland\u201d (2009) (Hulu) \u2014 A college grad moves out to Europe for graduate school and falls for his amusement park co-worker.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u201cFerris Bueller\u2019s Day Off\u201d (1986) (Netflix) \u2014 Right before graduation, a group of friends duck out of school for one last hurrah.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u201c10 Things I Hate About You\u201d (1999) (Hulu, Disney+) \u2014 A senior focused on finishing high school and going to college is set up with the new kid so that her little sister can go on a date.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/06\/booksmart-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\" wp-image-16039 alignleft\" width=\"212\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/06\/booksmart-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/06\/booksmart-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/06\/booksmart-768x1137.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/06\/booksmart-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/06\/booksmart-1080x1599.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/06\/booksmart.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u201cBooksmart\u201d (2019) (Hulu) \u2014 Two academically strong seniors try to catch up on the special moments from their teen years on the night before they graduate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u201cAccepted\u201d (2006) (Hulu) \u2014 A fake university is set up by a senior to fool everyone into thinking he\u2019s attending college, but then many other students also try to attend the nonexistent university.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u201cLife of the Party\u201d (2018) (Amazon) \u2014 A freshly dumped housewife returns to college for a journey of self-discovery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u201cDazed and Confused\u201d (1993) (Hulu) \u2014 Crazy shenanigans ensue on the last day of high school for a group of rowdy teenageers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u201cInto the Wild\u201d (2007) (Hulu) \u2014 A recent college graduate donates all of his money and gets rid of his possessions before setting out on a journey in the Alaskan Wilderness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u201cReality Bites\u201d (1994) (Hulu) \u2014 A woman creates a documentary about herself and her friends after college.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u201cThe Social Network\u201d (2010) (Netflix) \u2014 Following Mark Zuckerberg post-graduation and the creation of Facebook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u201cThe Devil Wears Prada\u201d (2006) (Amazon) \u2014 A college graduate with big dreams starts a job at a magazine firm as an assistant to a dubious editor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u201cSuperbad\u201d (2007) (Showtime) \u2014 Two best friends try to handle the last couple weeks of high school by throwing a giant house party.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u201cThe Graduate\u201d (1967) (Hulu) \u2014 A recent college graduate moves back home with his parents and tries to navigate post-graduation life while avoiding the question, \u201cwhat do you want to do with your life?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Contact the author at<a href=\"mailto:rhorrall17@wou.edu\"> rhorrall17@wou.edu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo courtesy of Annapurna Pictures<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1094,"featured_media":16035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"modified_by":"The Western 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