Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- raunchy
- witty
- late night comedy viewing
- college movie marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot foregrounds sexual oppression, party dysfunction, and an explicitly sexual novelty prop within a broad college-comedy framework.
Van Wilder attempts to liberate Coolidge College from sexual oppression and dysfunctional party culture.
The film follows Van Wilder during his freshman year and is identified as a prequel.
Dean Charles Reardon represents the college authority opposing Van Wilder's efforts to reshape campus life.
Films like Van Wilder: Freshman Year, and why
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
raunchy college comedy, party culture, sexual humor, and an irreverent student protagonist
Animal House
campus setting, broad sexual comedy, collegiate rivalry, and an outsider disrupting institutional dysfunction
Road Trip
college party atmosphere, adolescent sexual pursuit, and crude ensemble humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Harvey Glazer
- Release Date
- 2009-06-02
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (356)
Cast
- Jonathan Bennett
- Kristin Cavallari
- Kurt Fuller
- Steve Talley
- Nestor Aaron Absera
- Nick Nicotera
- Jerry Ray Shea
- Meredith Giangrande
- Irene Keng
- Linden Ashby
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Van Wilder: Freshman Year about?
- A mischievous freshman wages a raunchy campaign to win a campus crush and overturn the repressive social order at his college.
- What is Van Wilder: Freshman Year like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Van Wilder: Freshman Year as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Van Wilder: Freshman Year violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Van Wilder: Freshman Year as mild.
- Which films are like Van Wilder: Freshman Year?
- Films with a similar feel include National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Animal House, and Road Trip.
- How long is Van Wilder: Freshman Year?
- Van Wilder: Freshman Year runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Van Wilder: Freshman Year?
- In United States, Van Wilder: Freshman Year is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand.
