It’s almost fall, and students are heading back to school—which means it’s the perfect time to watch some college-set movies! While some of the most famous ones—like the creepily misogynistic Revenge of the Nerds and the wincingly racist Animal House—have... uh... not aged great, you can’t miss with our picks! Find these movies on the Mercury’s shelf at Movie Madness (4320 SE Belmont, moviemadness.org) during the month of September!

Back to School (dir. Alan Metter, 1986)—Rodney Dangerfield goes to college, delivering a bunch of grade-A one-liners and hanging out with an itty-bitty Robert Downey, Jr. Kurt Vonnegut makes a cameo, proving that Back to School is a cinematic and literary masterpiece.

Everybody Wants Some!! (dir. Richard Linklater, 2016)—Linklater’s high-school-set Dazed and Confused got a spiritual sequel with this laid-back flick about some doofy college baseball players. Like Friday Night Lights, it’s way more enjoyable than anything about a bunch of jocks should be.

Pitch Perfect (dir. Jason Moore, 2012)—No one escapes college without doing some truly embarrassing shit, as demonstrated by Beca (Anna Kendrick) and her tragic indoctrination into her university’s sinister a cappella squad. (To be fair, this movie does make singing with dorks look super fun.)

The Graduate (dir. Mike Nichols, 1967)—College grad Benjamin (Dustin Hoffman) gets seduced by an older woman (Anne Bancroft), then falls in love with her daughter (Katharine Ross). It’s happened to all of us.

Wonder Boys (dir. Curtis Hanson, 2000)—As a burned-out writer (Michael Douglas) mentors a promising student (Tobey Maguire), Wonder Boys revels in every horrifically true stereotype about insufferable creative writing majors (*RAISES HAND*), but also? It’s very good.

Undeclared: The Complete Series (dirs. Various, 2001-2002)—Judd Apatow’s clever sitcom about awkward freshmen, including Seth Rogen and Amy Poehler. Like Apatow’s Freaks and Geeks, it was canceled after one season. Justice is a lie.

The House Bunny (dir. Fred Wolf, 2008)—When Shelley (Anna Faris, excellent) gets kicked out of the Playboy Mansion, she becomes the “house mother” for dweeby sorority Zeta Alpha Zeta (feat. Emma Stone). This movie is 100 billion times better and funnier than it sounds, promise.

Kicking and Screaming (dir. Noah Baumbach, 1995)—After graduating, a group of friends try (and fail) to move on with their lives. Kicking and Screaming offers a rough pass at the acclaimed movies writer/director Baumbach would later craft, like The Squid and the Whale and Frances Ha. (Neither of which is as good as Back to School.)