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Instant Entertainment: Top Five Back To School Movies

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Jen Carlson

Published Sep 6, 2011

Modified Sep 6, 2011

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Was your Facebook filled with photos of people-you-barely-know-anymore's kids going back to school today? It's the unofficial start to Fall! So let's revisit that magical era of #2 pencils and making out at your locker, with these back to school flicks.

 

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Published Sep 6, 2011

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Welcome back to our Instant Entertainment weekly feature, in which we offer you bits of entertainment currently available on demand on Netflix Instant Watch, Hulu and/or Amazon Prime. Watched something online recently you think we should highlight? Send us a note at [email protected].

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