American Pie Movies Ranked Worst To Best

This entry into the American Pie Presents series is so subpar, Rotten Tomatoes doesn't even have a proper percentage listed for it. In fairness to the critics of the world, when a movie kicks off with someone's grandmother walking in on them pleasuring themselves, resulting in a heart attack, you aren't exactly setting yourself up for cinematic greatness.

The Book of Love focuses on another group of hapless high schoolers who stumble onto "the Bible," a book used for a brief gag in the original film. It is essentially a sex guidebook, and they attempt to utilize its knowledge in their potential conquests. This, of course, results in a marathon of cringe-y jokes and bodily fluid-related humor. If you've seen any teen comedy from the mid-00s, then you've seen all the tools and tricks this movie uses in its attempt to elicit laughter from whoever is unfortunate enough to be watching. Even Eugene Levy — who took on the Herculean task of appearing in all of the Presents films, sans Girls' Rules — can't save this textbook definition of a cash-grab.

Okay, now we're making progress. This one technically has a Rotten Tomatoes rating ... even if it's a horrible one.

It's fair to state that when it comes to these DVD sequels, they could've been ranked in just about any order and people would agree on it. Thus, as you might suspect, The Naked Mile ain't great. The film follows Erik Stifler, who's looking to use the titular Naked Mile event as a chance to lose his V-card and live up to his family's name. The film is honestly very paint-by-numbers, not doing much to move the needle in terms of its characters or its jokes. It's not without some bright spots, however: Present as always is Eugene Levy, doing his best to elevate the material he's given. 

Honestly, if you want to enjoy college shenanigans with a punchier, more self-aware sense of humor, just marathon a few episodes of Blue Mountain State. You'll get more out of one episode than you would from 98 minutes of The Naked Mile.

Be honest: You didn't even know this one existed until just this moment. 2020 brought many weird developments into the world, but one that flew under the radar was yet another addition to the American Pie Presents series in Girls' Rules. In a surprising twist, this newer entry is a sizable cut above the rest of the Presents films — though one must keep that in perspective, as this is still a non-theatrical American Pie film.

Girls' Rules centers around Annie (Madison Pettis), Kayla (Piper Curda), Michelle (Natasha Behnam), and Stephanie (Lizze Broadway), a group of high school girls looking to elevate their social standing and hopefully bag a few hot guys along the way. The film doesn't change the formula in any significant way, outside of the female paint job. But, by dropping the more cringeworthy elements that make the previous installments a chore to sit through (let's face it, there are only so many times you can see someone make love to an inanimate object before it gets old), Girls' Rules elevates itself. It also helps that the characters are a lot less annoying, especially when compared to those in previous outings.

Being a substantial cut above other American Pie Presents films doesn't mean Girls' Rules is winning awards any time soon. But if you must watch an entry in this series, watch this one.

The second entry in the main American Pie series isn't quite up to par with the first one. This is understandable: When you hinge your film's premise on characters losing their virginity, where exactly do you go with a sequel when they achieve that goal?

American Pie 2's answer is to send the gang on a post-freshman year summer trip, in order to reclaim a bit of the luster they've lost since high school ended. Finch is still hopelessly hung up on Stifler's mom after successfully hooking up with her in the previous film, Nick is trying to keep the warm memories of high school alive, Oz is attempting to keep his relationship with Heather (Mena Suvari) going over long distance, and Jim is getting lessons from Michelle to improve his performance in the bedroom. 

Most people remember this movie for Michelle and Jim's genuinely sweet romance. Some likely also remember it for a scene where the boys get into shenanigans involving two lesbians, a blue sex toy, and a walkie-talkie's signal getting picked up by outside listeners, which is legitimately as funny as it sounds. With all that behind it, American Pie 2 definitely secures its place as the third-best movie of the bunch. 

The original. The greatest. The king. What else but American Pie could be considered the best of the bunch? This movie brings people in with its promises of raunchy humor and sexual escapades, but what gets them to stay is its charming (if not incredibly offbeat) heart. The plot focuses on four friends, Jim, Nick, Oz, and Finch, who are looking to lose their virginity by prom night. From the antics of the incomparable Steve Stifler to Nick teaching his girlfriend Vicky what he learned from "the Bible” to Jim's embarrassing webcam show, American Pie is loaded with dozens of insane and unforgettable moments. This includes, of course, the moment that spawned a thousand imitators and uncomfortable glances at local bake sales: When Mr. Levenstein, played by American Pie's MVP Eugene Levy, walks in on his son Jim experimenting with an apple pie.

American Pie could have easily been forgotten alongside the plethora of irreverent gross-out comedies that littered cinema from the '90s to the early 2000s. However, due to its charming cast and endlessly quotable moments, this film, and the franchise as a whole, still holds a place in people's hearts, all these years later.