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Here is just a basic master list of my own personal grace for some Dark Academia Movies, as some may want inspiration or just something new to watch. Enjoy!

*MOVIES*

NOTE: Watchable places apt to change, but these are some sites that have included it. Not all subscription status is readily available, some might include premium subscription, but I sadly do not know which. I am sorry for the inconvenience.

Dead Poets Society (1989) - Dead Poet’s Society is set in 1959 at an elite conservative boarding school. It tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry. The English teacher is played by Robin Williams. Can watch on Hulu (subscription), Amazon Prime ($3.99 USD), Apple TV ($3.99 USD), Vudu ($3.99 USD), YouTube ($17.99 USD), And Google Play Movies ($3.99).

The Riot Club (2014) - The Riot Club follows two first-year Oxford University students. They join a secret society. And they learn their reputations can be made or destroyed in one evening. Can watch on The Roku Channel (subscription), Amazon Prime Video (subscription), YouTube ($9.99 USD), Sling TV (subscription), Apple TV ($3.99 USD), and Google Play Movies ($9.99 USD).

The Goldfinch (2019) -The movie follows Theo Decker. Tragically his mother dies in a terrorist bombing. And a wealthy family takes him in.In a panic, he steals ‘The Goldfinch’ a painting. And that leads him to a world of crime. Stars Ansel Elgort, Finn Wolfard, and Nicole Kidman. Can watch on Amazon Prime Video (subscription), Google Play Movies ($2.99 USD), Vudu ($5.99 USD), YouTube ($2.99 USD), and Apple TV ($2.99 USD).

Hugo (2011) -Hugo is a young orphan. He loves the station clocks. And, his most treasured possession is his late father’s automation. Therefore, his mission is to find a key that will get it working. Stars Asa Butterfield and Sacha Baron Cohen. Can watch on Hulu (subscription), YouTube ($2.99 USD), Vudu ($2.99 USD), Apple TV ($3.99 USD), HBO Max (subscription), Google Play Movies ($2.99 USD), and Amazon Prime Video ($2.99).

Jane Eyre (2011) - Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester to care for his ward Adèle. When she arrives at Thornfield Hall she starts to fall in love with Rochester. But there is a terrifying secret looming within the walls at Thornfield Hall. So what is Rochester hiding from Jane? Stars Mia Wasikowska. Can watch on Hulu (subscription), Sling TV (subscription), Amazon Prime Video (subscription), YouTube ($3.99 USD), Apple TV ($3.99 USD), The Roku Channel (subscription), Starz (subscription), Philo (subscription), Google Play Movies ($3.99 USD), and Vudu ($3.99 USD).

Maurice (1987) - Maurice is a romantic drama. And an adaptation of the 1971 novel Maurice by E.M Forster.A young man is trapped by the oppressiveness of Edwardian society. His lover rejects him. And he tries to accept his sexuality. Stars Hugh Grant as Clive. Can watch on Tubi (free), YouTube ($3.99 USD), Apple TV ($4.99 USD), Amazon Prime Video (subscription), and Google Play Movies ($3.99 USD).

Mary Shelley (2017) - Mary Shelley follows the life of the author. It starts with a young Mary Wollstonecraft.Her family disapprove when she announces her love for Percy Shelley.She stays in the home of Lord Byron at Lake Geneva. And the guests are challenged to write a ghost story. So Mary writes her novel “Frankenstein.” Stars Elle Fanning. Can watch on The Roku Channel (subscription), Apple TV ($4.99 USD), Google Play Movies ($9.99 USD), Amazon Prime Video (subscription), YouTube ($9.99 USD), and Vudu ($9.99 USD).

Kill Your Darlings (2013) -Kill Your Darlings follows a young Allen Ginsberg. He has a rival for the affections of his charismatic classmate—Lucien Carr. But his Rival is found dead. And Carr, William Burroughs and Jack Kerouac are arrested for murder. Stars Daniel Radcliffe and Elizabeth Olsen. Can watch on Hulu (subscription), Sling TV (subscription), Amazon Prime Video (subscription), Vudu ($2.99 USD), Google Play Movies ($3.99 USD), The Roku Channel (subscription), Starz (subscription), Philo (subscription), YouTube ($3.99 USD).

Dorian Gray (2009) - It follows a corrupt but beautiful young man. His image is captured in a special painting. And the painting keeps him from ageing. But for every sin he commits, the image in the painting rots.The movie is very gothic. A quick warning—the plotline differs from the book. Stars Ben Barnes. Can watch on The Roku Channel (free), Vudu (free), Amazon Prime Video (subscription), Google Play Movies ($2.99 USD), Tubi (free), Hulu (subscription), YouTube ($2.99 USD), and Apple TV ($3.99 USD).

Mona Lisa Smile (2003) - The Mona Lisa Smile follows a free-thinking and non-conformist teacher. He works at an all-women’s private school in the 1950s.He encourages women to pursue their dreams. And also question the roles expected of them in society. Stars Julia Roberts. Can watch on Hulu (subscription), Vudu ($2.99 USD), YouTube ($3.99 USD), Apple TV ($3.99 USD), HBO Max (subscription), Amazon Prime Video ($2.99 USD), and Google Play Movies ($3.99 USD).

Films

• Harry Potter: boarding school, magic, cozy

• Dead Poet Society: boarding school, forlorn, rich

• Twilight: bitter, terrible, autumn-y (mock it loudly whilst watching to make it worth while)

• Good Will Hunting: deep, cerebral, engaging

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream: classic, dreamy

• The Spiderwick Chronicles: monsters, childhood

• The Black Cauldron: disney classic, creepy, fun

• Kill Your Darlings: Murder, university, morality

• Hocus Pocus: witchy, nostalgic, light-hearted

• Coraline: trippy, weird, childlike, buzzing

• The Corpse Bride: drab, gentle, strange

• Dorian Gray: rich, ben barnes, terrible mentors

• Sleepy Hollow: grim, ghostly, casually haunting

• Crimson Peak: creepy, strange, dim, opulent

Shows

• The Queen’s Gambit: intelligent, new, riveting

• Peaky Blinders: dark, illegal 1910s shenanigans

• Sherlock Holmes (BBC): cerebral, mystery, witty

• Gilmore Girls: nostalgic, private school, literature

• Criminal Minds: mystery, crime, casual viewing

• Sabrina the Teenage Witch: nostalgic, light, witchy

• Scooby Doo Where Are You?: cozy, mystery, kids

• The Haunting of Bly Manor: dark, creepy, engaging

Books and short stories

• The Secret History: university, murder, morality

• Jane Eyre: classic, ghostly, romanticism

• Frankenstein: classic, gothic, sci-fi, morality

• Dracula: classic, gothic, horror

• Stalking Jack the Ripper: gothic, horror, victorian

• Sherlock Holmes: classic, mystery, cozy

• Ninth House: horror, necromancy, morality

• The Yellow Wallpaper: psychologically haunting, short story, morality

• Murder on the Orient Express: classic, mystery, whodunit

• Harry Potter: cozy, magic, boarding school

• The Night Circus: whimsical, magic, romance

• A Deadly Education: boarding school, magic, horror

• Rebecca: psychological, morality, relationships

• Crime and Punishment: classic, heavy, morality

• War and Peace: classic, opulent, heavy

Podcasts

• Spirits (Multitude): drunk mythology

• The Bright Sessions: audio drama surrounding fictional therapy sessions with magically gifted individuals

• Critical Role: DnD with famous voice actors

• Welcome to Nightvale: paranormal small town audio drama told in the style of an evening radio show

• Crime Junkie: true crime

• TEDTalksDaily: short TEDTalks posted each day about a wide variety of topics

• Potterless: grown man reads the Harry Potter series for the first time

Songs

• Master & a Hound - Gregory Alan Isakov: soft, indie, bittersweet

• I Know Places - Lykke Li: heavy, indie, sad

• Since I Saw Vienna - Wilbur: soft, indie, sad

• Cherry Wine - Hozier: bittersweet, cozy, indie

• To Be Alone - Hozier: heavier, entrancing, indie

• Who Will Carry You - Adam Jones & K.S. Rhoads: hopeful, soft, sad

• Scotland - The Lumineers: self-sufficient, indie, bittersweet

• Falling Water - Peter Oren: heavy, sad, deep

• The Night We Met - Lord Huron: soft, kind, nostalgic

• Ms - alt-J: soft, surrounding, nostalgic, dreamlike

• Oh My Dear - The Head and the Heart: soft, lulling, gentle

• Blood Bank - Bon Iver: soft, bittersweet, snowy

• September Song - Agnes Obel: soft, instrumental

• Gnossienne no.4 - Erik Satie: spooky, instrumental

• Golden - Riley Baron: light, rich, juvenile

• Murder Song - AURORA: eloquent, upset, fairylike

• Ella - Myrkur: nordic, elemental, raw

• If I Had a Heart - Fever Ray: dark, roaming, sure

• Who’s With Us - Current Swell: sad, lonely, soft

• Sleep on the Floor - The Lumineers: textured, lazy

• Helvegen - Wardruna: nordic, echoing, thunderous

• Jenny of Oldstones - Ginny Di: old, soft, sweeping

“forgiving who you are, for what you stand to gain

Just know that if you hide, it doesn't go away” // little dark age ~ mgmt

Movies i’d usually gate-keep about addiction, growing up, being a teenage girl, music, the 2000s and late 90s, femininity, mental illness, etc. (you might actually not have heard about some of these.) (some of these r pretty popular I know!!)

Blue Car (2002)

White Oleandor (2002)

Speak (2004)

Firefox (1996)

Kids (1995)

Palo Alto (2013)

Heathers (1989)

Augusta Gone (2006)

Hard Candy (2005)

American Beauty (1999)

Lords of Dogtown (2005)

Ghost world (2001)

Trainspotting (1996)

Juno (2007)

Thirteen (2003)

The Virgin suicides (1999)

Buffalo ‘66 (1998)

Gone Girl (2014)

Girl interrupted (1999)

Black Swan (2010)

Mid90s (2018)

Whip It (2009)

Lady bird (2017)

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)

Normal Adolescent Behaviour (2007)

Blue Valentine (2010)

Crazy Beautiful (2001)

Its a funny kind of story (2010)

Slums Of Beverly Hills (1998)

Anywhere But Here (1999)

Adventure Land (2009)

Save The Last Dance (2001)

Garden State (2004)

Rules Of Attraction (2002)

Promising Young Woman (2020)

Requiem Of A Dream (2000)

Gia (1998)

Candy (2006)

Beautiful Boy (2018)

Almost Famous (2000)

The Basketball Diaries (1995)

The Craft (1996)

The Diary Of A Teenage Girl (2015)

But I’m A Cheerleader (1999)

Boyhood (2014)

Spun (2002)

Red Road (2006)

The Piano Teacher (2001)

Bulbbul (2020)

Sucker Punch (2011)

Ginger Snaps (2000)

Helter-Skelter (2012)

Cruel Intentions (1999)

I, TONYA (2018)

Amelie (2001)

Daisies (1966)

Perfect Blue (1997)

Prozac Nation (2001)

Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962)

Leon (1994)

Valley Of The Dolls (1967)

The Crush (1993)

Carrie (1976)

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)