Movies Like Ernest Goes to School

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Ernest Rides Again

1993·1h 39m·★ 4.8·John Cherry

Ernest CollectionBoth star Jim Varney & Linda KashDP: David Geddes

Slam Dunk Ernest

1995·1h 33m·★ 4.6·John Cherry

Ernest CollectionDP: David GeddesStarring Jim Varney

Ernest Saves Christmas

1988·1h 31m·★ 5.8·John Cherry

Ernest CollectionBoth star Jim Varney & Bill ByrgeComedy & Family

Ernest Scared Stupid

1991·1h 31m·★ 5.8·John Cherry

Ernest CollectionBoth star Jim Varney & Bill ByrgeComedy & Family

Ernest Goes to Jail

1990·1h 21m·★ 5.5·John Cherry

Ernest CollectionBoth star Jim Varney & Bill ByrgeComedy & Family

Ernest Goes to Africa

1997·1h 30m·★ 4.4·John Cherry

Ernest CollectionBoth star Jim Varney & Linda KashComedy & Family

Ernest Goes to Camp

1987·1h 32m·★ 5.5·John Cherry

Ernest CollectionStarring Jim VarneyComedy & Family

Ernest in the Army

1998·1h 25m·★ 4.5·John Cherry

Ernest CollectionStarring Jim VarneyComedy & Family

Cars

2006·1h 57m·★ 7.3·John Lasseter

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The Wild Soccer Bunch 2

2005·1h 25m·★ 4.4·Joachim Masannek

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You Gotta Believe

2024·1h 44m·★ 5.9·Ty Roberts

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High Fidelity

2000·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Stephen Frears

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A Loud House Christmas

2021·1h 4m·★ 4.5·Jonathan Judge

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Toolsidas Junior

2022·2h 10m·★ 7.4·Mridul

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Cool Runnings

1993·1h 38m·★ 7.0·Jon Turteltaub

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The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012·1h 45m·★ 6.6·Peter Hedges

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Dream Horse

2021·1h 53m·★ 7.0·Euros Lyn

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My Spy

2020·1h 39m·★ 6.4·Peter Segal

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Summer Storm

2004·1h 38m·★ 7.2·Marco Kreuzpaintner

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She's the Man

2006·1h 45m·★ 6.4·Andy Fickman

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How Good Is Ernest Goes to School?

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