My So-Called High School Rank

Sep 30, 2022

1h 41m

★ 6.0

So much more than a number.

Overview

A deep dive into the lives of high school students in three radically disparate communities as they navigate the pressures around college while staging a musical, until seismic events upend their dreams and expectations.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

HBO Documentary Films

Break Thru Films

My So-Called High School Rank Trailers

Cast

Self

Kyle Holmes

Self

David Taylor Gomes

A documentary on Goshen High School, a school in Upstate New York, and its theater program which has a vast history spanning over 60 years. The film explores Paul Wright, the founder of Goshen's theater program, and the history of the program up until the cancellation of the 2020 musical of Beauty and the Beast. This film takes a deep dive into the process of how Goshen High School musicals are produced and what makes this theater program so special

7.2

Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Apr 14, 2025

Go behind the scenes with the cast and crew of “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”, the award-winning live stage show that expands the Hawkins universe.

0.0

Going Varsity in Mariachi

Jan 22, 2023

A year in the life of an underdog competitive high school mariachi band in the Texas borderlands.

6.9

National Diploma

Mar 26, 2014

In Kisangani, a group of high-school students who cannot afford to pay the teachers' "bonuses" organized themselves to prepare the State exam together.

7.2

Resolved

Jan 1, 2007

The fascinating complexity of high school debate gives way to a portrait of the equally complex racial and class bias of American education in Greg Whiteley's riveting documentary.

6.3

American Teen

Jul 25, 2008

A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.

10.0

Namaste Nepal

Jan 1, 2009

American high school students from the privileged Silicon Valley travel to Manang, Nepal in this documentary about how travel and life experiences can change personal perceptions. Together with a group of Manangi high schoolers, the students expand their cultural knowledge and experience a slice of life as a citizen of the globe.

6.4

Frontrunners

Oct 15, 2008

A documentary on the competition for student body president at New York's Stuyvesant High School. As the notoriously competitive school's election draws near, the campaign becomes a microcosm for the nation at large, with race, gender and appearance vying for attention with real issues.

4.0

Mr. Football

Aug 26, 2025

After an urban Catholic High School football team comes together to win a state championship, tragedy strikes. A star player is killed and two of his teammates are charged with his murder. Based on the true story of the Cleveland, Ohio Benedictine football team's 2004 season.

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0.0

American Cheerleader

Aug 26, 2014

Follows the journey of two high school teams vying for the coveted UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship title.

7.2

Science Fair

Sep 14, 2018

Filmmakers follow nine high school students from around the globe as they compete at an international science fair. Facing off against 1,700 of the smartest teens from 78 countries, only one will be named Best in Fair.

1.0

Home + Away

Apr 21, 2018

This coming-of-age story follows three students of El Paso's Bowie High and their search for the American dream, a dream inspired by family, fueled by sports, and complicated by the US/Mexican border.

6.6

Young Solitude

Nov 14, 2018

Claire Simon portrays an important time for any individual, from 16 to 18 years of age. Set in the Paris suburbs in high school (for those lucky enough to go), teenagers chat after and even during class, sitting in the hallway or outside on a bench, looking at the city below them.

7.8

Pressure Cooker

Jan 1, 2008

A committed, passionate teacher tries to make all the difference in the lives of disadvantaged students.

7.5

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Nov 16, 2024

A behind-the-scenes look at the highly-anticipated film Wicked, featuring interviews with the cast and crew.

0.0

Who Said Macbeth

Dec 19, 2021

Although the past two years have been challenging for the Theatre industry, they also showed its incredible strength and resilience. Through interviews with West End performers and creatives, this documentary outlines the difficulties presented to our industry over the course of the pandemic, as well as highlighting changes - both positive and negative - that have come from it. An emotional reflection on a battle it was worth fighting for. All profits will be going to 'Acting for Others', an organisation that provides support to all theatre workers through 14 member charities. We hope these stories full of passion for Theatre inspire you just as much as they inspired us!

6.4

Every Act of Life

Apr 23, 2018

The life of Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime): 60 years of groundbreaking plays and musicals, the struggle for gay rights, addiction and recovery, finding true love, and the relentless pursuit of inspiration.

0.0

Words and Music by Jerry Herman

Apr 1, 2007

WORDS AND MUSIC is the story of one of Broadway's iconic figures: the composer/lyricist of Hello, Dolly!, Mame and La Cage aux Folles. Jerry Herman and an all-star cast, chart his rise from 1950s off-Broadway through all of his smash hits. Featuring never-before-seen footage of original stage performances, and a score full of classic show tunes.

6.6

How to Dance in Ohio

Jan 25, 2015

In Columbus, Ohio, a group of autistic teenagers and young adults role-play this transition by going through the deceptively complex social interactions of preparing for a spring formal. Focusing on several young women as they go through an iconic American rite of passage, we are given intimate access to people who are often unable to share their experiences with others. With humor and heartbreak, How to Dance in Ohio shows the daily courage of people facing their fears and opening themselves to the pain, worry, and joy of the social world.

9.0

From Paseo To Pembroke: Kansas City's Golden Age

Sep 30, 2021

From Paseo to Pembroke is a Kansas City documentary retrospective on the golden age of high school basketball. From '88 to '98—from the Dotte all the way to Raytown. Told by the era's premier coaches, players and media personalities.

My So-Called High School Rank

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