6 Best Prom Night Movies of All Time

By Vlad Zakh · April 27, 2026

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The high-stakes glamour and anxiety of prom night has powered everything from beloved teen romances to genuinely terrifying horror classics.

Prom (2011) 01

Prom (2011)

IMDb ★ 5.7

Several interconnected high school students navigate romance, rivalry, and mishaps leading up to prom night.

Never Been Kissed (1999) 02

Never Been Kissed (1999)

IMDb ★ 6.2

An undercover journalist posing as a high school student gets a second chance at her own awkward teen years.

She's All That (1999) 03

She's All That (1999)

IMDb ★ 5.9

A popular high school jock bets he can transform an unpopular art student into prom queen.

Pretty in Pink (1986) 04

Pretty in Pink (1986)

IMDb ★ 6.7

A working-class girl navigates her feelings for a wealthy classmate ahead of the school prom.

Footloose (1984) 05

Footloose (1984)

IMDb ★ 6.4

A city teenager moves to a small town that has banned dancing and fights to hold a senior prom.

Carrie (1976) 06

Carrie (1976)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A bullied telekinetic teenager's prom night humiliation triggers a devastating and deadly rampage.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.