Back to School (1986)

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6.7 (39k)

14A

1h 36min

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Synopsis

Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to gain his son's respect, giving way to hilarious antics.

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Where does Back to School rank today?
The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

Back to School is 2248 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 1194 places since yesterday. In Canada, it is currently more popular than Soul Men but less popular than The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.

Rank		Title
2244.		The King's Choice	+1147
2245.		Muzzle: City of Wolves	+1202
2246.		About Adam	+1270
2247.		The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2	+1178
2248.		Back to School	+1194
2249.		Soul Men	+1268
2250.		Hollow Man	+1245
2251.		Super Troopers	+1118
2252.		Sayonara	+1117

Streaming charts last updated: 1:09:05 a.m., 2026-02-19

Cast

Rodney Dangerfield

Rodney Dangerfield

Thornton Melon

Sally Kellerman

Sally Kellerman

Diane

Burt Young

Burt Young

Lou

Keith Gordon

Keith Gordon

Jason Melon

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Derek

William Zabka

William Zabka

Chas

Paxton Whitehead

Paxton Whitehead

Phillip Barbay

Adrienne Barbeau

Adrienne Barbeau

Vanessa

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Coach Turnbull

Terry Farrell

Terry Farrell

Valerie

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Dean Martin

Severn Darden

Severn Darden

Dr. Barazini

Sam Kinison

Sam Kinison

Professor Terguson

Robert Picardo

Robert Picardo

Giorgio

Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut

Self

Edie McClurg

Edie McClurg

Marge

Sarah Abrell

Sarah Abrell

Sorority Girl

Boris Aplon

Boris Aplon

Tony Meloni

Nora Boland

Nora Boland

Agnes

Kimberlin Brown

Kimberlin Brown

Girl in Dorm Hallway

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