August means back to school. Unfortunately, for some kids, it also means they’ll be facing their bullies again. In real life, too many bullies get away with their abuse, so today we are looking at some incredible moments where school bullies got their comeuppance.

‘First Day’ (2020)

It’s no secret that trans kids across the country are having a rough time, and writer/director Julie Kalceff captures this difficult moment in history perfectly with the teen drama “First Day.” Evie Macdonald plays Hannah, a 12-year-old trans girl at a new school hoping to start her academic life over without the baggage of her previous identity. Her plans are ruined by Isabella (Isabel Burmester), who knew Hannah in primary school and threatens to out her.

While Isabella starts vile and vicious, she eventually warms up to Hannah. The two bond over Isabella’s abusive home life, with Isabella eventually coming to see the fault in her actions. The series has the most optimistic outcome you could hope for.

Watch it:Streaming onHulu.

‘Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase’ (2019)

There have been many attempts to reboot legendary teen detective Nancy Drew for modern audiences, and the best is the live-action movie “Hidden Staircase” starring Sophia Lillis (“It”). In this origin story for Drew, getting the better of a bully actually launches her career.

看一个朋友她的新学校后得到的选择ed on, Drew rigs his shower so that it sprays blue paint instead of water. She is saddled with community service when she gets caught, leading to her exploration of the haunted house at the center of the mystery. They say living well is the best revenge, and Drew becoming a famous detective as a result of pranking a bully is proof of that.

Watch it:Streaming onMax.

‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’ (2022)

并不是所有的孩子欺负。有时茶chers are as bad as teenagers, and no one is worse than Miss Trunchbull. Played with fiendish glee by Emma Thompson in the film version of the musical, she delights in torturing children for minor infractions, even throwing them by their hair over a fence. When Matilda (Alisha Weir), a precocious new student with telekinetic abilities, decides to stand up to The Trunchbull, she unleashes a series of pranks and accidents that slowly drive the bully mad. Eventually, Trunchbull flees the school screaming while all the children dance in celebration.

Watch it:Streaming onNetflix.

‘Video Game High School’ (2012)

When it comes to modern-day school bullies who revel in their dominance of others, it’s hard to beat the campus tyrant from “Video Game High School.” Brian Firenzi plays The Law, the most popular and talented gamer in a high school dedicated to video games. He is as ruthless, sarcastic and as quick with a devastating insult as he is on the trigger in a first-person shooter. When a new student named Brian (Josh Blaylock) accidentally gets a win on him, The Law makes it his mission to ruin his life at school.

The first season shows Brian rising to meet the challenges of VGHS, slowly picking away at The Law’s empire through talent, wit and eventually an explosive tournament win. It’s a tremendously satisfying takedown that is made all the better by Firenzi’s complete commitment to being as unlikeable as possible.

Watch it:Available to rent onAmazon Prime.

‘Back to the Future’ (1985)

When you want a classic bully beatdown, you can’t go wrong with “Back to the Future.” When Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) travels 30 years in the past, he finds himself crossing paths with his father’s tormentor Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson). Between harassing his dad and trying to sexually assault his mom, Marty builds up an extremely antagonistic relationship with Biff that ends satisfyingly with the bully driving his beloved convertible into a manure pile.

Wilson was such a tremendous bully that he would return for the two sequels, playing a grown-up Trump-esque casino mogul, a cyberpunk teenage descendant and his own gunslinger ancestor. One thing remains constant: Marty always manages to send Tannen spinning off into an embarrassing crash. Here’s hoping that every student heading back this fall gets so amazing a win over their bully.

Watch it:Available for rent on应用程序le TV+.

Jef Rouner is a freelance writer.