Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade (2003) is a Disney animated feature you can watch online on iFILM. T.J. Detweiler and his crew leave fourth grade behind and march into fifth.

The new year lands with a thud. No pizza in the cafeteria, no playground, no lockers, and the cantankerous Miss Finster now running their classroom. T.J. refuses to take it lying down and rallies the gang — loudmouth Vince, nervous Gus and the rest — to fight for the school they love. Director Howy Parkins keeps the whole thing tight at 62 minutes.

Spun off from the long-running cartoon Recess, this one is built for family movie night: gentle, low-stakes and warm, with a plain lesson about loyalty and standing your ground. It plays best for kids who grew up with the original show and remember this crew from grade school. Stream Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade (2003) online on iFILM.