Cooley High (1975)

Name: Cooley High
Released: 1975

In the mid-1960s, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Then life changes for two of the guys when they are falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. We follow their lives through to the dramatic end of high school.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

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American Graffiti (1973) — Same feel: feel-good, dramatic
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) — Same subject: high school
Car Wash (1976) — Same subject: playful
Heaven Help Us (1985) — Same feel: feel-good, dramatic