Prom Movies: Top 20 Epic Scenes From The Best Night Of High School!

Prom is the pinnacle of any high school career, and movies that represent them right are golden in our book! Whether they're romantic, awkward, hilarious or just plain scary, prom scenes remind us of why we love high school. Though our own experience might not be as eventful or dramatic as on the big-screen, it sure is fun to enjoy in (and sometimes cringe at) the shenanigans that go down in our favorite prom flicks. We've put together a list of the top movie prom scenes for your nostalgic enjoyment!

Carrie

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The ultimate display of teen angst, Carrie White terrified us after seeing her doused in pig's blood during prom. We're betting she spent a fortune at the dry cleaner's with that one.

Comments

[alteredstory]

12:23 PM on 03/05/2012

I know it's a TV show and not a movie, but Buffy's senior prom shoulda been on the list.

Both for the umbrella AND for the killing of demons.

[EvieEve]

09:17 AM on 03/05/2012

The prom scene from Carrie was pretty awesome

[Desolati0n]

08:54 AM on 03/05/2012

Footloose and Napoleon Dynamite have to be my favorites.

[AnnikaD]

06:08 PM on 03/04/2012

It's a Wonderful LIfe - where the floor opens up and reveals a pool and everbody dives in, what a classic!

[denum1fan]

03:31 PM on 03/04/2012

Love Napolean Dynamite! LOL!

[lioness39]

02:53 PM on 03/04/2012

Correcting my original post, it was Chris Sarandon in Fright Night. Amazing scene. Watch and put on the big screen for pure sizzle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UsHRkigD3o

[lioness39]

02:41 PM on 03/04/2012

The prom scene of all time -IMHO- was Chris Sarandon's sexy vampire in Friday Night.

[Susan Bosworth]

11:20 AM on 03/06/2012

That wasn't a prom; it was a club he followed them into. (I love that movie too. YOU'RE SO COOL BREWSTER!)

[Party B]

02:38 PM on 03/04/2012

and nary a mention of "Something About Mary" which had EVERY mans fear realized, zipping it up!!

[naschkatze]

12:25 PM on 03/04/2012

Two oldies: Splendor in the Grass and how about that charleston/pool scene with Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life?

[jeliz]

09:34 PM on 03/03/2012

Kevin Bacon could never be replaced in this movie.

[Trapper50cal]

08:28 PM on 03/03/2012

I'm sorry, but this list can't be taken seriously..."Pretty in Pink" but no "Sixteen Candles"????
Ri-donk-u-lous.

[totaleclipse]

07:42 AM on 03/04/2012

the dance in Sixteen Candles wasn't a Prom - it was just a school dance. The same goes for some of the films included in the list - like Grease - and Back to the Future (Enchantment Under the Sea - NOT the prom). LAME LIST! Pretty in Pink should be #1. Ask anyone.

[Trapper50cal]

10:46 AM on 03/04/2012

Yeah, I know...
But as you said, others that were on the list weren't prom either. Since that rule had been broken, I thought the lack of 16 Candles inclusion was heretical.

[Megandale]

05:07 PM on 03/03/2012

Carrie and Pretty in Pink were the two that came to mind for me...awesome! Girl Next Door had an amazing prom sequence as well, but it's not as well known.