These films are the ones that stick with you. Whether it’s about finding your voice, falling in love, dealing with loss, or just trying to survive high school, these stories feel real. If you’re figuring things out, a parent trying to understand, or ...
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Beloved Picks
A teen girl’s private love letters get leaked, sparking unexpected romance and high school chaos.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
A high-school boy, Cameron, cannot date Bianca until her anti-social older sister, Kat, has a boyfriend. So, Cameron pays a mysterious boy, Patrick, to charm Kat.
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
A deeply emotional love story between two teens battling serious illness. Hazel and Gus are teenagers who meet at a cancer support group and fall in love. They both share the same acerbic wit and a love of books, especially "An Imperial Affliction", ...
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
A heartwarming and funny film about a closeted teen trying to find love and the courage to come out.
Love, Simon (2018)
A moving story of an unlikely romance that teaches love, faith, and personal growth. Two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to perform community service.
A Walk to Remember (2002)
Drama
Must-Watch Films
Charlie, introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
Teenager tries to make her own way in the world while wanting to get out of her hometown and to get away from her complicated mother and recently-unemployed father.
Lady Bird (2017) - IMDb
A powerful film about self-expression, conformity, and the impact of a teacher who inspires students to seize the day.
Dead Poets Society (1989)
An introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school.
Eighth Grade (2018)
The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college, portraying the small moments that shape us.
Boyhood (2014)
Thriller
Intense, Gripping Films
The husband of a missing woman becomes the chief suspect in her disappearance.
Gone Girl (2014)
Teens forced to fight in a dystopian televised death match — a tense blend of survival and rebellion.
The Hunger Games (2012)
A teen girl’s suicide and the tapes she leaves behind unravel a haunting chain of events.
13 Reasons Why (TV Series 2017–2020)
A psychological thriller with time travel, a creepy rabbit, and a troubled teen who may be losing his grip on reality.
Donnie Darko (2001)
A teen’s disappearance links past and present in this supernatural thriller packed with suspense and mystery.
