Movies Like Detention (2010)

Detention is a 2010 action, comedy, horror, thriller film from James D.R. Hickox with a MovieMagicScore of 3.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Detention and The Breakfast Club.

Action Comedy Horror Thriller

Detention

2012

As a killer named Cinderhella stalks the student body at the high school in Grizzly Lake, a group of co-eds band together to survive while they're all serving detention.

5.6

MagicScore

The Breakfast Club

1985

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

7.7

MagicScore

Bad Kids Go to Hell

2012

On a stormy Saturday afternoon, six students from Crestview Academy begin to meet horrible fates as they serve detention. Is a fellow student to blame, or perhaps Crestview's alleged ghosts are behind the terrible acts?

4.5

MagicScore

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

2017

Four teenagers in detention discover an old video game console with a game they’ve never heard of. When they decide to play, they are immediately sucked into the jungle world of Jumanji in the bodies of their avatars. They’ll have to complete the adventure of their lives filled with fun, thrills and danger or be stuck in the game forever!

6.8

MagicScore

Scarecrow

2013

For generations, it was an urban legend that lived in the nightmares of children. Now, the season to rejuvenate the tale will revive a town's darkest fears. With the Scarecrow Festival on the horizon, school teacher Aaron Harris is doling out punishment for six students serving detention. Their task: help Aaron's girlfriend Amanda fix her family farm before it's sold. But the cornfields circling the farm come with a legend and Tyler takes macabre delight in recounting the tale: It never sleeps, it never dies, it can't be stopped, hear their cries.

5.0

MagicScore

Lemonade Mouth

2011

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 history! In the face of incredible odds, Olivia, Stella, Wen, Mohini and Charlie find they can make a real difference when they learn to lean on each other and let go of everything holding back their dreams.

7.4

MagicScore

Hairspray

1988

'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.

6.8

MagicScore

Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)

2020

School captain Ellie is seriously crushing on her rebellious classmate Abbie. Determined to ask her first love to the year 12 formal, Ellie devises a plan to go public with the invitation but before she can go through with it, her dead aunt Tara reappears from beyond the grave. Believing she's been brought back from the dead to be Ellie's fairy godmother, Tara dishes out unwanted dating advice based on her life as an out lesbian in the '80s.

6.5

MagicScore

La Colle

2017

Poor Benjamin gets stuck in a time-loop while on detention with his high-school crush.

6.3

MagicScore

#10

Made in Britain

1983

After being sent to a detention centre, a teenage skinhead clashes with the social workers who want to conform him to the status quo.

7.0

MagicScore

#11

R

2010

The R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-looking young man placed in the hardcore ward, where his survival depends on quickly learning the prison's parallel world of rules, honor, and obligations. R also stands for Rachid, a young Muslim prisoner who becomes Rune's friend and accomplice, defying the rigid racial stratifications among the inmates.

6.8

MagicScore

#12

Plain Clothes

1988

To prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with crushes, bullies, humiliations, popularity swings, and quirky teachers and staff to find the real murderer.

5.8

MagicScore

#13

Hiding Out

1987

A very successful stock broker is called to court to testify against a mob boss who was into some inside trading. Andrew Morenski must become Max Hauser and go back to high school for protection from the mob.

5.7

MagicScore

#14

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1992

Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill vampires.

5.6

MagicScore

#15

Prom Night III: The Last Kiss

1990

Mary Lou, the prom queen burned to death by her boyfriend back in the fifties, has escaped from hell and is once again walking the hallways of Hamilton High School, looking for blood.

5.2

MagicScore

#16

Carrie

1976

Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

Battle Royale

2000

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

7.3

MagicScore

#18

Crows Zero II

2009

Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as 'The Army of Killers.' The two schools, in fact, have a history of bad blood between them. And the simmering embers of hatred are about to flare up again, burning away any last remnants of the truce they had so rigorously observed until now.

7.2

MagicScore

#19

In the House

2012

A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy’s intrusion will unleash a series of uncontrollable events.

7.2

MagicScore

#20

Fight Back to School

1991

Chow Sing Sing is about to be kicked out of the Royal Hong Kong Police's elite Special Duties Unit. But a senior officer decides to give him one last chance: Star must go undercover as a student at the Edinburgh High School in Hong Kong to recover the senior officer's missing revolver.

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Detention?

The top films similar to Detention by MovieMagicScore are Detention (5.6), The Breakfast Club (7.7), Bad Kids Go to Hell (4.5). Each shares action/comedy/horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Detention worth watching?

Detention holds a MovieMagicScore of 3.6/10 from 25 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Detention?

Detention (2010) is a action, comedy, horror, thriller film directed by James D.R. Hickox, starring David Carradine, Rachel Sterling, Thomas Calabro.

Where can I find more recommendations like Detention?

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About movies like Detention

This ranked list pairs Detention (2010), a action and comedy and horror and thriller film from James D.R. Hickox, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of David Carradine take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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