PG 95 min Crime, Drama. A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada after the death of one of their own. Votes: 6, R 97 min Comedy, Drama.
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Oh, adolescent angst. There's nothing quite like a movie that captures the teen spirit. Between stereotypical cliques jocks in letterman jackets or nerds in glasses? Lucky for us, Hollywood can't seem to get enough. With decades worth of coming-of-age movies—from 's Rebel Without a Cause to John Hughes films that dominated the 80s, plus Clueless, Mean Girls, and our latest obsession with the book-turned-movie , To All the Boys I've Loved Before —it looks like we'll never run out of hormone-fueled dramas and lighthearted teen comedies to watch, either. To help get you started, below are some of the best teen movies of all time that you can stream right now. Unlike us, these never get old. Rebel Without A Cause, which starred James Dean in his last role before he died at age 24, is a groundbreaking coming of age of movie. Delving into the emotional complexity of the teen years, Dean played a Jim, a troubled youth who moves to a new town in order to start out fresh. Along the way he befriends outcast Plato and falls for a girl named Judy Natalie Wood , but trouble soon finds the group, resulting in a tragic end.
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Within the last few years, TV shows have reinvented the way in which we approach teenage issues. The hit Netflix shows 13 Reasons Why and To All the Boys I've Loved are breaking new ground in the ways we discuss important issues such as bullying, suicide, the intensity of your first real crush, and the need to fit in—acknowledging the reality that navigating this stage of early adulthood isn't nearly as easy as the teen movies of yesteryear would have us believe. And yet, there's something so deliciously enjoyable about the teen rom-coms of the '80s, '90s, and early aughts, with their stock characters, formulaic plots, and happy endings. There's a comfort to their predictability, and a joy in the way that they remind you of a time when all of your emotions were so extreme and life, in all its glory, was wide open with possibility. And some of them are worth watching for the fashion alone did we really wear chokers? So if you're in the mood for a teen movie—be it a drama, comedy, or horror film—check out our ranking of some of the classics. This film is about a nerdy high schooler Patrick Dempsey who bribes a beautiful cheerleader Amanda Peterson into pretending to be his girlfriend, in order to boost his own social status. If you want to watch a movie about two teens who wind up falling in love—by pretending to be in love—and are super into '80s fashion , this hits the spot. Outrageously bawdy, the film about a group of high school students fumbling through attempts to lose their virginity is refreshingly frank in the way it deals with sex and masturbation. But it's also pretty shallow, and many of the scenes are really cringeworthy see: Stifler.
A teenage protagonist is an ideal one, because they're easy to root for. If you think about it, many of the most famous American television shows and films in the last half-century, regardless of genre, have teenagers at the center of their stories: Back to the Future , Donnie Darko , Scream, Karate Kid , Grease. The list goes on.
