Strike!

Strike! (1998) is a coming-of-age comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Directed by Sarah Kernochan and set in 1963 New England, the film follows Odette Sinclair — played by a young Kirsten Dunst — who arrives at an all-girls boarding school expecting the worst and ends up finding her people.

When word arrives that the school will be merged with a nearby boys' academy, Odette and her friends, played by Gaby Hoffmann and Rachel Leigh Cook, don't wait around. They plan a sabotage. Lynn Redgrave plays the headmistress with the kind of dry composure that makes you suspect she's several steps ahead of everyone.

The film earns its affection for the characters honestly — it never condescends to teenagers or treats their anxieties as cute. For anyone who grew up on 1990s comedies set in strict institutions, this one has aged better than most. Watch Strike! (1998) online on iFILM.