13 Dark Academia Films + Books You Need to Watch & Read 🕯🎻☕️📜

[@lana2662]

I could sum it all up in one word: *SLYTHERCLAWS*

[@uhmmmmm123]

So true

[@faridajwz6142]

just...yes

[@makhughes6307]

YESS DJDJ

[@midnightstatic9437]

Meeeee

[@mahzabinnn]

me a slytherpuff:

[@urbanlune7616]

Netflix new show ... the queens gambet ...that was hard to stop watching so i could sleep

[@micheal4819]

Yessss

[@beareads]

Loved it!! It was worth stay up late for

[@LY-xg3gn]

I don't even know the term 'dark academia' yet when I watched the show and I love the aesthetic of it already!

[@SC-rt7bq]

Yees! I may even watch it again and it made me start playing chess again

[@maevapennec8295]

Yeahhhhhh

[@rebeccaturner8340]

I just have to tell this story. Many years ago now at my first ever job working in a used bookstore, I had a regular customer who exclusively read science fiction. He looked to be about 85, wore snake skin boots and matching cowboy hat every time he came in, and was extremely well spoken. You could tell he had read a lot of books in his life. One day out of the blue, he told me this story. As a child he would play in this park every day( name of the park escapes me. It's been maybe 15 years since I heard this). Every day, a well dressed man would walk into the park, sit on a bench for a bit to look at a statue then leave. Eventually his little boy curiosity kicked in and he made a point of walking next to the man to the bench, sat with him, told him stories and waved goodbye every day. Come to find out, the man was Tolkien. My customer told me he had a great sense of humor though seemed melancholy. Always had a smile for him and on the last day he saw him, Tolkien patted his head as he left and quietly slipped back out of his life. I really wish 16 year old me had thought to ask that customer his name. I'm sad I'll never know his story now that I'm an adult. Working in a privately owned book store was the most interesting job I've ever had. I was with them until it closed and am still friends with the old owners. I met the best and worst of mundane humanity in that shop...

[@jouska1061]

Whoa whoa whoa, Tolkien!!! Oh my, this made me feel so nostalgic. Thanks for sharing. I hope he's doing good!

[@emilief-j8393]

i love this story.

[@rebeccaturner8340]

@eris I have many neat memories from that job. I'm American, but my favorite customer was an Australian war bride who married an Italian solider and moved to the states. She was a nurse in the war. Her son was a professor at the local university who specialized in insect studies and in his free time staged Civil War reenactments. They were a joy to chat with. Such fun people and such interesting stories. Jobs like that allow you to meet such a wide variety of people honestly. Of course there were also some awful people, but once you knew who was who it was simpler to navigate 🤷‍♀️ Edit to say WW2 war bride! Missed an important detail

[@ChrissyTG]

What an amazing story. Thank you for sharing it. I always dread hearing about book stores closing.

[@jonsey_2730]

Also Dead Poets Society How to cry

[@DarlingDesi]

RIGHT? I would have definitely mentioned Dead Poets Society but I figured since I introduced it and talked about it a few videos ago, I would leave it out of this one. But yes, it’s the king of all dark academia films 🙌🏻

[@micheal4819]

Yes get the tissues!

[@ImperialRui]

Is it on netflix ?

[@jonsey_2730]

@@ImperialRui its on amazon prime

[@ImperialRui]

@@jonsey_2730 :) ill go cry in the corner

[@GraphxxGrrrl]

Dead Poets Society and Kill Your Darlings are my favorite films for this genre. ♥

[@DarlingDesi]

Agreed! 👏🏻 Dead Poets Society is one of my all time favorite films 😫

[@sampofools]

for all my anime fans out there, I'm pretty sure Death Note and Fullmetal Alchemist are a good choice for dark academia anime :) edit: and dr. stone and violet evergarden and death parade

[@HamzaQuddusi]

exactly what I would've recommended!!! Those are some must watch

[@-annie2010]

I'm literally looking for dark academia animes

[@sampofools]

@@-annie2010 same haha

[@lucreziafontani1209]

Even death parade

[@sampofools]

@@lucreziafontani1209 never seen it but ill add it to the list now thanks haha

[@luna160881]

Whenever I read Dark Academia all I can think about is Chilling Adventures of Sabrina...

[@DarlingDesi]

Love that show so much 🙌🏻

[@itsflowerside]

... that’s not very dark academia though?

[@luna160881]

@@itsflowerside No, that's not what I mean...it's because she goes to a school/academy and it's all about dark arts...so when I hear 'dark academia', Sabrina is the first thing that I think of, you see?

[@Storribook]

I couldn’t get past the fourth episode of that show. Probably one of the worst Netflix shows ever made! Not saying your opinion isn’t valid, this is just mine lol

[@luna160881]

@@Storribook That's ok lol If everyone online was like "It's the worst show for me, but you do you" like you did, we'd be doing a lot better. I'm getting less interested with time, but I still think it's kind of cool...

[@jackywithay6393]

enola holmes in my opinion gives off dark academia vibes even though she doesn't dress like it all the time but the person she is reminds me of the da aesthetic.

[@mileymalfoy5345]

99th like :)

[@RenskeAnimeFan]

Definitly!!

[@angelikabatwoman]

I wish there were more dark academia films with female leads 💔 after you recommended Jane eyre I will totally read all your book recs since I loved Jane eyre sooo much !!

[@83croissant]

Mona Lisa Smile, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie , The Children’s Hour

[@ElinWinblad]

Would film “cruel intentions” fit into the list 🧐

[@visir3591]

I can't believe that i literally study latin and ancient greek and i found out about this aesthetic like, yesterday

[@katharina2249]

Oh wow you remind me of my dad - he studied Latin, ancient Greek, German and history so that also fits the aesthetic pretty well

[@saberrrrrrrr]

Me too my friend...Me too...

[@samuelleask1132]

Same

[@LostMySoulAgain]

"[...] and sometimes... Murder." Loved this part

[@dazaisdickhair6969]

Wow I just read this and this part came 👀

[@jannyd7565]

The Imitation Game is pretty good too!

[@elisabethp3699]

Love this!

[@ALEXANDRAKOOB]

The Secret History is so so dark and good !!!

[@DarlingDesi]

I really need to read it ASAP 😫

[@herekittykittykitty475]

@@DarlingDesi I think this is probably my favorite book ever, I could not stop thinking about it. And Donna Tartt is such an unusual writer, she says she only has five books in her. Interesting.....

[@sofiag4616]

After your description of dark academia i realised the ghibli film Whisper of the Heart is maybe dark academia as well? It has books, studying, music, antique shop and young love. Maybe not wholly dark academia but i highly recommend it!

[@patrickmacasasa3289]

dead poets society's plot is shocking for me i never expected the ending of that movie.

[@juliealexandra2563]

omg the cover of If We Were Villains 😍 I’ve recently dicovered this «trend» and honestly it’s all I’ve ever wanted my life to be ☕️

[@DarlingDesi]

Right? It’s gorgeous 😍 It seems that dark academia is finally getting the love it deserves. That’s how I felt when I discovered cottagecore 🌸

[@chikinwings344]

Sameee

[@LuisaH2022]

the secret history by donna tartt is on my reading list.

[@DarlingDesi]

Same 🙌🏻

[@simple4kill]

I just read it a couple of days ago, and it tore me apart, then hastily reassambled me, and I think some pieces are missing. 5/5 would recommend

[@amyb3737]

One of my faves. It is fantastic!

[@noomre9105]

@@simple4kill Camilla actually stole my left ring finger and I don't think I'm getting it back.

[@lexly87]

Secret history novel is about Ancient Greek studies and the students who re enact the bacchus rite. They accidentally killed a local farmer while in trance state.

[@kingnikolai5799]

this might sound strange but I’ve always considered Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom to have strong dark academia vibes despite having nothing to do with school maybe it’s because of how Ketterdam is described and the university district but I would definitely recommend these books

[@onlyireneadler]

Yeah!!

[@blueberrymuffin113]

maybe it's because the characters are in pursuit of knowledge/truth

[@nadineebada6557]

same!! they really give me datk academia vibes !! i always re read them in october!!

[@ostrichreads7715]

Would love to add: Books - The Flying Classroom & The Shadow of the Wind Films - Les Choristes (The Chorus), Kill Your Darlings (edit: found it in description but still wanna mention it here), Dead Poets Society

[@reyofsunshine7171]

I was so happy when I found that the novels and my general love of the Gothic boarding school vibe and all that sort of thing actually has a name !!! 😍

[@LisaV87]

Same

[@insomnia-city504]

A movie that I'd recommend is "the riot club" ! University settings, british privileged boys and dark stuff happening !

[@victoire614]

Maybe it's not that "dark" but as an academic myself (math professor), I'd say Little Women was my favorite book/movie from this genre. I love the way Greta Gerwig really focused on the theme of women's ambition and intellectual curiosity in 19th century America in the new adaption.

[@atinilyy]

isn't little women frm the "cottagecore" aesthetic? means it gives off that genre vibes more than dark academia

[@lyndseycadoo8133]

I recommend The September Society by Charles Finch. I think it qualifies as DA, it's a detective story set at Oxford in 1866

[@DarlingDesi]

Just looked it up on Goodreads. It sounds really good! Thanks so much for the recommendation! :)

[@jeffbowman1225]

@@DarlingDesi Agree. You can't go wrong with Charles Finch.

[@CassieQuach.]

I am so very interested in Light Academia! Never realized that was a thing. Could you do a video on that?

[@DarlingDesi]

Ohhh yes I’d love to do a video on it! I definitely lean more towards light academia myself. It’s basically the same as DA, but it has more positive and optimistic vibes as opposed to darker elements such as death that is present in a lot of dark academia.

[@Storribook]

I feel like she was talking more of light academia and not dark academia

[@carodame9419]

Light academia is for the weak minded

[@vintagewitch.]

@@carodame9419 God, this comment hurts not just my heart, it hurts my soul, even though if I'm not into the light academia aesthetic. I could also say: dark acedemia is for those who are freakin scared to show their innerst sensitive feelings and can't open their heart. It's just a claim, not the truth. Please, don't judge another human for another way of connectedness to sth. Let people be, who and what they want to be and let them decide how they want to create their life. Please think about it. We all have to learn to accept each other for our difference. It's easier to judge than to accept our withhumans for their being. With kindest regards 🍁🍂✨

[@carodame9419]

@@vintagewitch. its... its a joke... i used a phrase „weak minded“ how can you take this seriously...?

[@amandalima4894]

absolutely love Penny Dreadful! def highly recommend for dark academia

[@susanzumback7711]

Love the amount of attention you pay to details of your videos,dress,background,etc.ART💕👌

[@DarlingDesi]

THANKS FRIEND 😫🙏🏻🧡🥰 That means so much that people notice the small details 🥺🧡

[@emmaraewilliams]

One of my favorites is Mona Lisa Smile. A dark academia film that centers on a group of women.

[@mirelaatanasova6705]

Yes! Love that movie and it's so underrated

[@milom5030]

For dark academia movie I would also wholeheartedly recommend Les Choristers! It's a French movie from i think 2005, takes place during the 40s and has amazing music❤

[@hannahwebster5606]

so good! I studied it for A-level French.

[@kajacapi8520]

I am probably asking for too much but can you maybe do a video about cottagecore books and films

[@LuisaH2022]

Josephinne Pennicott's Poet's cottage comes into my mind rn

[@DarlingDesi]

I meant to make a video all about this over the summer but I never got to it! 🙈 I already have a long list going! Sadly I think I’m going to wait until springtime to do it, since that’s when I feel all the cottagecore vibes. But if you want to DM me on IG I can can give you a few recommendations! ☺️ I’m still working my way through some cottagecore books so I don’t have a huge list of books yet, but definitely a lot of films.

[@kajacapi8520]

@@DarlingDesi Ow yay that's awesome

[@DeeDeeCatMom]

@@DarlingDesi I'd love a video or an instagram vid on your cottagecore inspiration, or how you discovered your asthetic; a bit meta but very interesting to me :)

[@spinstercatlady]

I highly recommend The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter mysteries series by Susan Wittig Albert! Book 1 is The Tale of Hill Top Farm, and basically each of the books in the series goes through a different section of Bea's life in the Lake District and includes much factual biographical info while also being a highly enjoyable cottagecore cozy mystery. These books are super cozy, complete with animals that can talk to each other ❤ The movie Miss Potter is quintessential cottagecore too!

[@amber-lilyrobbins5591]

As soon as you said “and sometimes... murder” The Secret History slapped me in the face.

[@abelanafinlandia]

As a 30yo I was curious about the new wave of the dark academia description and then i found you channel. when i clicked to watch this video, instantly i thought about Tolkien's movie and got me similing like hihi I knew it, when you recommended it. At the moment Im reading Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children's collection and somehow i feel its kinda like Dark academia...

[@sophieellis170]

Miss Peregrines is such a good series

[@abelanafinlandia]

@@sophieellis170 it is! I'm so in love with it!

[@eleniplevriti3304]

The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo is peak 21st century dark academia

[@kerryjohnson3580]

Yes! I loved The Ninth House. Pure dark academia. I hope they make it into a movie someday.

[@mgray6390]

All you need to read is The Secret History to get into dark academia! It has it all! It's insanely good!

[@allis_o2628]

I'd recommend Cracks, such an underrated dark academia movie but it has it all: boarding school, desires, jealousy, secret midnight meetings, and dark death :3 And Eva Green seducing your socks off trough the screen.

[@Anita-jw7hq]

Pls is it on Netflix?

[@allis_o2628]

@@Anita-jw7hq No idea, it's not at least in my country's region :/

[@fiii7372]

I've always been into it but didn't know that is a thing called dark academia.

[@wendyhere7204]

Yassss!!! The secret history by Donna Tartt is my favourite book :) I'm definitely going to check out if we were villains as well. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@brees3]

Have you seen The History Boys? It isn’t quite dark academia. But it reminded me of School Ties and despite it not being that dark, it does have a lot of tropes usually in dark academia, like the eccentric teacher and his loyal band of students who are all way too smart. There’s definitely melodrama and darker plot points but it’s done with a lot of humor and levity.

[@uxueuriarte6520]

You’re the first person I’ve heard saying Northanger Abbey is dark academia and i completely agree

[@digby3618]

That's because it's not Dark Academia. It's Gothic. And even then, it's not a true Gothic novel. It's Gothic Parody.

[@uxueuriarte6520]

@@digby3618 well, it’s not like DA is a defined genre so I like to define it by the vibes I get from reading the book rather than its plot. just personal opinion. also, of course northanger abbey is a gothic novel, but it is also a romance and a classic… a novel doesn’t have to fit in one genre only

[@_lerassh_6250]

For me “Endeavor” tv series has the Dark Academia vibe

[@BookishlyRichie]

If you haven't watched it, I'd highly recommend "The Skulls" it's a teen thriller that came out in 2000 about a secret society at an ivy league school. It's so good!

[@ElenaGaunt]

"A beautiful mind" is DA as well, don't you all think? Love that film!

[@karenhummel49]

Alicia holding her sick husband's hand over her heart 'I need to believe that something extraordinary can happen'

[@areanatischler5261]

5:49 I started my journey into DA with these and let me tell you the moment I finished The Secret History I just wanted to start again, SO GOOD. Edit : while in high school I HATED reading, you could tell me a book was 300 pages and I would think that it was LONG. So the fact that I took this book and finished it really says something

[@Ali.walmsley]

I literally live in the home of dark academia haha! I live in oxford and I live like 5mins aways from oxford university ❤️ I feel so lucky to live where I do 🤩

[@thebookbelle]

Ahh loved this video, this was exactly the video I was looking for for Dark Academia recommendations! I also haven't read The Secret History but it's definitely up there on my TBR. Lovely video!

[@ericaenchanted]

Excellent video! Another film I would add to your list would be "a Beautiful Mind"

[@in_reptutation_era]

I think "Bly Manor" is an amazing expamle of this aesthetic. Also "Reign" was great when it comes to tv shows.

[@roy.shrestha]

Both Haunting of Bly Manor and Hill House are Dark Academia shows 😍

[@amana5850]

I go to a posh british boarding school kinda looks like hogwarts

[@Xbugs.]

Currently studying Jane Eyre its really good ✨✨

[@nadeshkaholmes9511]

Love Dark Academia! Already read The Secret History and If We were Villains, they're a little bit similar but I prefered The Secret History. And YES! I saw Tolkien a couple of months ago and I loved it! Even though I read the family of the writer didn't like it :( Anyway thank you for the recommendations!

[@CreativityCoffee]

absolutly love dark academia, thanks for the beautiful recommendations! The Discovery of Witches has to be my favorite Dark academia series

[@picturesbypost]

🤷‍♂️Missing a book like CATCHER IN THE RYE AND a film like Dead Poets Society is a crime

[@francescaazz]

- Wilde (Oscar Wilde film 1997) - Nowhere boy - Before the fall - Little Ashes - Lolita(?)

[@idepartasair]

HOW is no one mentioning Dostoyevsky--ESPECIALLY Crime and Punishment??? As a former Lit. major, I'm shocked that it's not one of the first recommendations on every dark academia reading list. Anyways, Crime and Punishment is an absolute must-read.

[@missonix1501]

I enjoyed it while having my afternoon tea..SUCH A NICE TIME...love the way you introduced books n film

[@DarlingDesi]

I hope you had an amazing afternoon! That sounds like such a nice way to relax ☺️ And thanks for saying that! I always feel like I do an awful job of summarizing and reviewing books/movies 🙈 So that means a lot! 🧡

[@missonix1501]

@@DarlingDesi NOT AT ALL.YOU VERY ADORABLE.....CANDID AND SO AUTUMNAL...I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CHANNEL..N Y0UR AUTUMNAL VL0G WAS LIKE A DREAM...I GOT THE FEELING YOU WERE ANNE SHIRLEY GETTING LOST IN FAERIE LAND.....I love everything you do...YOUR HAIR IS AWESOME ..ps..love your teeth...its give you such a little girl smile which is so ....Cute...❤💐🤗

[@gigirauchut1882]

Truly Devious is EXCELLENT, the entire series is worth the read and so well thought out and intricate. I so badly want to go to Ellingham Academy and have adventures with Stevie Bell

[@amandaoftheveil7204]

Wonderfullllll video! I am reading The Secret History now and want to know about Dark Academia to make a KZbin Video reviewing the book... I literally love the book Jane Eyre (my favourite book of all time). Now I'm thinking I may be obsessed with Dark Academia ahah I'm going to go grab If We Were Villians as well now :P

[@SanaSana_626]

I love The Secret Garden so much

[@mauradias2862]

As an avid Gothic literature reader, I fail to see how Dracula is classified as Dark Academia. Somebody please enlighten me since I have been seeing this over and over again..on many channels.

[@Ambs2023]

Was into it before I even watched it 😂😘😘 The Bellwether Revivals is a cool book. I think Possession also fits this category but I never got through the book. I love Kill Your Darlings the movie. Can I just say Elle Fanning what a cutie. And so are youuu you seem so kind and funny. 💐

[@DarlingDesi]

Thank you so much for watching! 🥺🙏🏻 I need to look up Bellwether Revivals now. I would definitely say possession fits under dark academia. You’re totally right. ahhh yes Elle Fanning is the cutest! I love her in every single role she has played. And thank you so much 🥰 You’re so sweet and kind! 🧡

[@ciarascorner]

LOVED this - I am all about the Dark Academia vibes and I totally agree, although many do take place in an academic setting, it's also way more about the vibe for me! Have to agree, with ALL of your choices, but my two favourites are Frankenstein and The Secret History so I'd HIGHLY recommend getting to The Secret History, especially in the autumn/winter season!

[@niclawton]

The Riot Club and The History Boys are excellent DA films, and both based on plays!

[@gwynadams4069]

You are my first booktuber. And you are terrible for my growing TBR. My wallet cries. ;)

[@imanayisha]

i love dressing for the Dark Academia aesthetic but i live in Southern Africa where we get 300 days of boiling sun a year so i'll just look weird with my coats and sweaters UGHHHHHH i'm tryna covert the aesthetic to summer vibes instead of autumn

[@mahamkhan3365]

I feel ya gurl. I live in Pakistan and in my city it's hot like 95% of the year so I really can't go around wearing aesthetic coats too 😭😭😭😭

[@lithyium6792]

i feel you sis but i live in Colombia:((

[@ELCinWYO]

You could probably get by with more somber colors but use seer sucker, linen, and cotton fabrics and using the same styling. I'm older, but have always been a dark academic and I lived in San Diego. Now that I live where it's cold it's such a casual place that people think I'm going to a funeral if I dress this way.

[@evie5508]

Whenever I think of this aesthetic I think of the movie Maurice since whenever I see those little like aesthetic pic things on tiktok there is at least one shot from Maurice and I actually saw one in the start of this vid x

[@DarlingDesi]

A very classic dark academia film :)

[@AuntieLucii]

Toxic friends?? Nah only Bunny was toxic 💀💀💀

[@almaalzu]

Dracula sure is very dark academic, but i find it a bit boring and pretty misogynistic ☹️ My sister loved it tho 😳

[@jonsey_2730]

You're channel is so refreshing and lovely

[@DarlingDesi]

Wow thank you! You’re so sweet 🥺🙏🏻

[@mahsaasadian1504]

I love love love Jane Eyre📚Have you read the rest of the Bronte Sisters books?

[@donnaalpert]

Read The Secret History. It’s superbly written.

[@jjp55]

Films: 7:00 - Tolkien 8:04 - School Ties 9:23 - An Education 10:55 - Mary Shelley 12:22 - Rope

[@sealskin2001]

Also, a movie: The Hole - Kiera Knightly, Thora Birch.

[@thousanduniverses]

I loved The Secret History! I definitely want to pick up If We Were Villians too and check out some of your movie recommendations, thanks!

[@bookwizard23]

Rope is so good. And anything with Jimmy Stewart. Haven't seen it since I was in middle school probably. It needs a rewatch

[@margaretparedes3948]

I thought dark academia is a movie 😂😂😂 I just saw it in Pinterest

[@hjsimmer1742]

Dracula was one of the few books in high school I remember LOVING.

[@NerdSquish]

I want to check out Mary Shelley! Frankenstein is one of my favorite books of all time!

[@chenningpeng2981]

A bit off topic - but I would love to see a video made about how you store/display/organize your books! Bookshelf space is always an issue for me, so I am curious about how you do it since you get own/haul so many beautiful books!

[@DarlingDesi]

Hahaha as of now they’re laying all over my bedroom floor 😫 My problem is that I want these really nice, fancy (and way too expansive) bookshelves. I haven’t bought some cheap temporary ones because it feels like a waste of money 😂 I’m currently building some hanging shelves but I actually don’t have a nice place to store my books 😂 Hopefully that’ll change soon! 🙈

[@dindranew.6808]

As a former president of a university Society for Ancient Languages, I am loving this. :D I do want to know how someone would dress the Dark Academia style in the middle of a sweaty (Northern Hemisphere) July.

[@thereadroom3459]

I’m 15 and kind of new to what I like being as I’ve been basically a blank canvas with my only personality traits being that I love to read but I just searched dark academic and I’ve found my aesthetic thank you.

[@thereadroom3459]

@@ark8tct I’ve never agreed with something more

[@ango8815]

I don't know why but the gold finch movie gives me da vibes even tho there's nothing from da in it

[@adriennenguyen1158]

"[...] and sometimes... Murder." Loved this part

[@themysteriousdomainmoviepalace]

I'm surprised you didn;t mention The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I found a book on Amazon called The Shadows by Alyne de Winter that definitely fits this genre. It takes place in an English girls boarding school run by witches and there's murder and its really suspenseful. Its too bad more people haven't read it because its really good.

[@niki-nefelip7840]

I think that people that like dark academia would also like the night school series idk my opinion

[@Bananacustardcostuming]

A Series of Unfortunate Events and the Northern Lights trilogy are also dark academia, either the books or the tv adaptations. A lot of His Dark Materials takes place in and around universities and involves scholars in the pursuit of knowledge. ASOUE is about a secret society of explorers and inventors which a group of children are trying to learn about while dodging their horrible uncle. One book/series of episodes in particular takes place in a boarding school.

[@Sarah-fs6li]

I absolutley love how you coordinated your outfit with the theme!!

[@andiemorgan961]

The film 'An Education' is based on the same titled memoirs of Lynn Barber, a renowned British journalist. She read English Language and Literature at St Anne's College, Oxford.

[@polinak7254]

Total eclipse with Leonardo DiCaprio. Thirst trap but also very DA.

[@f4ndom812]

ooh what about Rebel in the Rye? the biography of J.D Salinger, the writer of Catcher in the Rye! i watched it yesterday and I liked it a lot!!

[@nazikramadan18]

You have to watch Enola Holmes! It’s so old aca and it’s really nice

[@DeSireeAlicea19]

I just want to say THANK YOU for your list in the description because I have been thinking about the movie A Little Princess since I saw it as a little girl and I could never remember the name of it 😭😭😭 I need to rewatch it now that I know the title!! Thank you again!!

[@martinablest9800]

Hi! Have you seen the film "The young Sherlock Holmes " (1985)? It takes place in a boarding school with several murders and a ancient secret. Also yo could love Flavia de Luce's books series. Flavia loves chemistry, poisons, knowledge and solve mysteries. hugs!!

[@megancoyne7760]

Gurl, you must read The Secret History, it's exceptional

[@powmarti2305]

quote!

[@amare9530]

Also 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' :)

[@sofiah1174]

Fun fact I read Jane Eyre and the scene when Mr. Rochester’s wife sneaks into Jane’s room scared me so much I could t sleep for 2 weeks and mom ended throwing out my book

[@moppleinga7025]

You missed one!!! CRACKS with Eva Green omg it is perfect dark academia!!! Kill your darlings and maurice!! Yes! Ao under hyped x maurice now has a blu ray remastered out! I want to read the books of kerourac etc to judge for myself if lucien was in love like in the movie x perfect! Olsena line in that film 😂😂😂😂

[@bethxnytxmlin]

I went to the cinema twice to see Tolkien and then bought it on amazon and made all my family watch it! My little brother who was 10 at the time loves it🥰

[@the-night-witch]

I just finished watching Tolkien last night. And though it made me cry at some points, it was so beautifully done I loved it.

[@johannaeckert8266]

So would Anne of Green Gables be light academia? And A Series of Unfortunate Events would be dark academia?

[@DarlingDesi]

In my opinion, yes! Definitely! :)

[@Bananacustardcostuming]

I’m a dark academia man, I sometimes dabble in steampunk or gothic but dark academia is my day to day.

[@thenightwalker9408]

A book I know which has dark academia vibes is "down a dark hall"...I think his dark materials series also fits.