American Pie poster

American Pie (1999)

Film · 1h 35m · Rated R

Comedy, Romance

Four high school friends chase a raunchy pact to lose their virginity before a whimsical prom night.

Campy, with raunchy humor. A date-night pick at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

Streaming on Paramount+.

American Pie parents guide

Heads up on strong sex and nudity. That is past what the R on the box suggests. Beyond that, no real violence and frequent strong language.

Scare
Not scary
Jump scares
None noted
Gore
No gore
Violence
No real violence
Sex and nudity
Strong
Strong means explicit or repeated sex, extended nudity, or sexual assault shown on screen, attempted or completed, even partly off screen. Any one of these is enough.
Language
Strong
Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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What is American Pie about?

At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a pact to all "score" by their senior prom.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Yes. It lands on a happy note.

Cast and crew

Directed byPaul Weitz
StarringJason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Alyson Hannigan, Shannon Elizabeth, Tara Reid

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