Superbad, a comedy about coming of age, was released in 2007. It starred Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as three awkward high-school students who wanted to lose their virginity prior to graduation. It was easy to incorporate movies from the past. National Lampoon’s style was also used to create the final product. Judd Apatow was the producer, so it’s not surprising. Apatow produced films such as Bridesmaids, Knocked Up, and others. Superbad is like Freaks and Geeks, a movie about children struggling to make their way in a world full of crazy adults. If you enjoyed Superbad, we have compiled a list of some of our favorite comedies.
PINEAPPLE XPRESS (2008)
Seth Rogen loves comedies of every kind. Many of these comedies feature the same characters as Superbad. His 2008 comedy Pineapple Express was about friends who were now adults, but were still awkward losers who didn’t know where they belonged. This comedy was about James Franco and Rogen, two potheads who escape from corrupt cops and hitmen after witnessing the murder.
EASY A (2010)
Easy A is a comedy where you don’t need a male lead to make sexy jokes. Easy A is even more entertaining because the character who was accused of being a slut by her classmates was not actually guilty of any of the accusations. Emma Stone’s Olive was furious at the accusations and played the role to show her classmates what they had never expected.
BOOKSMART 2019
Superbad isn’t just funny with vulgar jokes. Superbad’s best qualities are its warmth and humanity. Booksmart, directed Olivia Wilde, is a wonderful film that has a lot of heart. It’s almost like Superbad: a retelling of the coming-of age story with two high school students instead of two. The film was nominated for Best First Feature by the Independent Spirit Awards.
KNOCKED AWAY (2007)
Before Seth Rogen started producing his own movies he was part Judd Apatow’s world of movies. He was Seth Rogen, a character he played in Knocked Up with Katherine Heigl. Rogen is a slacker who falls for a young, hot woman in order to have a one night stand. Rogen is pregnant, and they must reconcile their new circumstances.
OLD SCHOOL
Todd Phillips was the original director of Old School, a buddy comedy. Todd Phillips was also the director of Old School before creating The Hangover, one of Hollywood’s most beloved R-rated comedies. Three ex-college buddies played by Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn and Vince Vaughn in the film. When Wilson’s Mitch moves in to a house designated as part of the university, they decide to form their own fraternity. Soon it is the most popular party place on campus.
GOOD BOYS (2019).
Take Superbad’s kids and reduce their age by approximately five years. Put them in situations they were not permitted to see in theatres. The film was produced by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, who also wrote Superbad.
Good Boys is about three sixth-grade boys who go to a party with their popular classmates. The boys are a mess, then they struggle to reunite. This is Superbad, if middleschoolers want to find adult situations.
BLOCKERS (2018)
Superbad’s whole concept revolves around three high school seniors who try to lose their virginity before they graduate. Blockers is a film about girls who lose their virginity in order to graduate. It’s told from the point of view of parents.
This 2018 movie was released. It is another film produced by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and has a slight twist to the premise. John Cena puts in one of the best performances post-WWE in films with Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz and Ike Barinholtz.
THIS IS THE FINAL (2013)
The 2013 comedy, This is the End, is a must-see for those who love the characters behind films like Superbad. This movie’s best feature is that all actors are fictionalized, heightened versions of themselves.
Highlights include an arrogant and rude Michael Cera who meets his grizzly end, a vindictive Danny McBride and a brilliantly outrageous James Franco. The movie’s cameos are worth the price of admission for comedy movie fans.
DAZED and CONFUSED (1993).
This list’s oldest movie is Richard Linklater’s 1993 classic Dazed and Confused. This is a 1970s period film. The movie features high school students getting ready to go to a party on the last day of school. It features high school seniors getting ready for a party on the last day of school.
THE 40-YEAR OLD VIRGIN 2005
Judd Apatow is more than just a producer genius behind some of the most memorable sex comedy of all time. He is also the director for some truly amazing films. Apatow, who was a high school dropout, moved to middle-age with Steve Carell in The Forty-Year Old Virgin.
Carell is Carell’s toy hobbyist. He goes out with his friends to try and lose his virginity. The film stars Catherine Keener, Elizabeth Banks (Kat Dennings), and Seth Rogen. The film also features Leslie Mann.
CAN’T WAIT (1998)
Can’t Hardly Wait was released in 1999. It is another high school graduation movie. Ethan Embry plays Preston Meyers. The movie also features a number of young stars from that era. At the party, he decides to tell his long-term girlfriend what he thinks about her. Things go wrong.
Jennifer Love Hewitt is Jennifer’s crush. The rest of the cast includes Denise (Lauren Ambrose) and Kenny (Seth Green). Jerry O’Connell makes an uncredited appearance.
