25 best school movies ever

Fame (1980)

Fame began life as an all-singing, all-dancing movie about a bunch of students at a New York performing arts school. It went on to become a cultural phenomenon, instigating the biggest spandex, leggings and leg warmers craze the world had ever seen.

Its success has since spawned a TV series, spin-off, musical, reality show and a 2009 remake. And here's a fun fact: the screenplay was originally titled Hot Lunch, until Director Alan Parker realised there was a pornographic film with the same title.