American Pie

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.

Critics broadly found the film an effective, believable revival of the teen sex comedy, though its formula and crude humor produced mixed overall reactions.

• Jim's failed attempts at intimacy, including the notorious pie incident and encounters involving Nadia, make humiliation central to the comic design.
• Jim, Oz, Finch, and Kevin explicitly agree to lose their virginity before prom, making the pact the film's central engine.
• The film combines explicit adolescent sexual humor with friendship, romantic vulnerability, and supportive advice from Jim's father.
• The friends' separate romantic strategies converge around the shared deadline of prom night and graduation.

• Booksmartshares the teen sex comedy format, high school setting, crude humor, and coming-of-age themes
• Superbadshares raunchy adolescent humor, friendship-driven romantic complications, and a quest toward sexual maturity
• Porky'sshares the sex comedy tradition, high school social dynamics, and awkward teenage sexuality
• The Last American Virginshares an ensemble teen comedy structure centered on romantic anxiety, sexual curiosity, and graduation-era self-discovery

Director

Paul Weitz

Release Date

1999-07-09

Runtime

95 min

Rating

6.7 / 10 (8819)

What is American Pie about?

Four high school friends turn a virginity pact into an awkward, raunchy race toward prom night and unexpected emotional maturity.

What is American Pie like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of American Pie as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.

Is American Pie violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in American Pie.

What did critics think of American Pie?

Critics broadly found the film an effective, believable revival of the teen sex comedy, though its formula and crude humor produced mixed overall reactions.

Which films are like American Pie?

Films with a similar feel include Booksmart, Superbad, Porky's, and The Last American Virgin.

How long is American Pie?

American Pie runs 95 minutes.

Where can I watch American Pie?

In United States, American Pie streams on Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.