Movies That Take Place in One Night

Richard Linklater's coming-of-age story is a generational classic in its own right. Set in 1976, it follows students on the last day of school, including Mitch, an incoming freshman who gets a taste of high school life from the new class of seniors. Most people can agree that the film's most memorable character isn't even in high school — it's Matthew McConaughey's smooth-talking Wooderson.