Heathers (1988)
Michael Lehmann's 1988 dark teen comedy. Winona Ryder, Christian Slater murder high school cliques.
Genre: Cheerleader
Films built around cheer squads, competition mats, and the politics of the pyramid. A small genre with sharper teeth than its pom-poms suggest.
CheerleaderThe Swinging Cheerleaders (1974)
Jack Hill's 1974 American exploitation film about a feminist journalism student who joins a college cheerleading squad to write an expose and finds genuin. The Swinging Cheerleaders is Jack Hill's 1974 American exploitation film depicting a feminist journalism student who…
CheerleaderSatan’s Cheerleaders (1977)
Greydon Clark's 1977 American horror film about a high school cheerleading squad kidnapped by Satanic cultists for a sacrifice ritual. Satan's Cheerleaders is Greydon Clark's 1977 American horror film depicting a high school cheerleading squad whose bus breaks down on…
CheerleaderCheerleader Camp (1988)
John Quinn's 1988 American slasher film about a high school cheerleading squad attending a competitive summer camp where members are murdered one by one. Cheerleader Camp is John Quinn's 1988 American slasher film depicting a high school cheerleading squad attending…
CheerleaderBut I’m a Cheerleader (1999)
Natasha Lyonne plays Megan Bloomfield. Babbit's directorial debut applies bright pastel-color art-direction to substantially serious subject matter, with the conversion-therapy camp setting rendered as deliberately artificial space that signals the screenplay's satirical positioning throughout.
CheerleaderSugar & Spice (2001)
Francine McDougall's 2001 American crime comedy about a high school cheerleading squad that robs banks to support their leader's pregnancy. Sugar & Spice is Francine McDougall's 2001 American crime comedy depicting a high school cheerleading squad whose lead member becomes…
CheerleaderJennifer’s Body (2009)
Karyn Kusama's 2009 American horror comedy with screenplay by Diablo Cody about a high school cheerleader possessed by a demon who feeds on her male class. Jennifer's Body is Karyn Kusama's 2009 American horror comedy depicting a high school cheerleader…
CheerleaderAll Cheerleaders Die (2013)
All Cheerleaders Die is Lucky McKee and Chris Sivertson's 2013 American supernatural horror film depicting four high school cheerleaders resurrected by witchcraft after a car accident kills them and seeking revenge on the football players who caused their deaths. All…
CheerleaderThe Final Girls (2015)
The Final Girls is Todd Strauss-Schulson's 2015 American meta-horror comedy depicting a grieving teenager and her friends pulled into the 1980s slasher film starring her dead mother where the cheerleader and counselor characters are stalked by a masked killer at…
CheerleaderBring It On (2000) Review
Kirsten Dunst, Gabrielle Union, and the cheerleading film that made its race plot load-bearing. The 8 reflects honest evaluation of one of the best teen films of the 2000s, anchored by Kirsten Dunst at her career peak, Gabrielle Union in…
CheerleaderFired Up! (2009) Review
The cheerleading comedy filmed at the LA Arboretum. is funnier than its critical reception, with chemistry between leads carrying the film.