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Cast

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

Darren Barnet

Poorna Jagannathan

Jaren Lewison

Never Have I Ever (2020) TV Show

8.1 1.9K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 40

Audience: TV-14

Story: After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular -- but friends, family and feeling won't make it easy on her.

Plot: friendship, high school, romance, coming of age, teen comedy, lgbt, teenager, hilarious, ...

Cast

Keir Gilchrist

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jack Haven

Michael Rapaport

Atypical (2017) TV Show

8.0 1.2K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 38

Audience: TV-14

Story: Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: autism, high school, connecticut, family relationships, coming of age, parenthood, lgbt, curious, ...

The End of the F***ing World (2017) TV Show

8.0 3.6K votes

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Country: United Kingdom

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 16

Audience: TV-MA

Story: James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a darkly comedic road trip in search of her real father.

Style: provocative

Plot: psychopath, road trip, dark comedy, coming of age, rebellion, burlesque, teen drama, deadpan, ...

Cast

Katie Douglas

David James Elliott

Rossif Sutherland

Amanda Arcuri

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018)

8.0 691 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, TV Movie

Country: Canada

Duration: 87 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: On the night she plans on taking her own life, 17-year-old 'Lisa McVey' is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive and is raped. She manages to talk her attacker into releasing her, but when she returns home, no one believes her story except for one detective, who suspects she was abducted by a serial killer. Based on horrifying true events.

Plot: suicide, sexual abuse, kidnapping, detective, based on true story, serial killer, murderer, held captive, ...

Jessie (2011) TV Show

8.0 678 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 98

Audience: TV-G

Story: An idealistic teen from rural Texas embarks on the adventure of a lifetime when she decides to leave behind starry nights for big city lights. Thrilled to be on her own and determined not to be intimidated by New York City, she accepts a job as nanny for a high-profile couple with four kids. Helping to keep her moral compass in check are Bertram, the family's butler, and Tony, the building's 20-year-old doorman.

Plot: new york city, butler, nanny, foster parents, business woman, celebrity, idealism, idealist, ...

Place: texas

Cast

Sophia Lillis

Wyatt Oleff

Sofia Bryant

Kathleen Rose Perkins

I Am Not Okay with This (2020) TV Show

8.0 2.0K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 7

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Angsty Syd navigates high school awkwardness, family drama and an unrequited crush on her best friend while trying to rein in her budding superpowers.

Style: nostalgic

Plot: adolescence, diary, friendship, supernatural, based on comic, romance, dark comedy, coming of age, ...

Cast

Ailsa Davidson

Simon Gordon

Maddison Firth

Vivian Panka

Heathers: The Musical (2023)

7.9 46 votes

Genre: Comedy, Music, Thriller

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 136 min.

Audience: R

Story: A teenage girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" meets a dashing rebel who teaches her a more sinister way to play social politics.

Plot: suicide, funeral, dark comedy, bullying, based on play or musical, paternalism, ohio, coming of age, ...

Time: 1980s

Cast

Kaitlyn Dever

Toni Collette

Merritt Wever

Unbelievable (2019) TV Show

7.9 817 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 8

Audience: TV-MA

Story: After a young woman is accused of lying about a rape, two female detectives investigate a spate of eerily similar attacks.

Style: bittersweet

Plot: rape, detective, sexual abuse, colorado, investigation, based on true story, miniseries, true crime, ...

Time: 2010s

Cast

Emilia Jones

Marlee Matlin

Troy Kotsur

Eugenio Derbez

CODA (2021)

7.9 2.6K votes

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance

Country: France, United States of America

Duration: 112 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.

Plot: parent child relationship, music teacher, fishing, deaf, massachusetts, coming of age, remake, singing, ...

Cast

Chlou00eb Grace Moretz

Riz Ahmed

Eugene Lee Yang

Frances Conroy

Nimona (2023)

7.9 1.4K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation

Country: United States of America, United Kingdom

Duration: 99 min.

Audience: PG

Story: A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.

Plot: monster, supernatural, on the run, knight, based on graphic novel, metamorphosis, lgbt, shape shifter, ...

Cast

Benny Emmanuel

Gabriel Carbajal

Leidi Gutiu00e9rrez

Dolores Heredia

Chicuarotes (2019)

7.8 251 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: Mexico, United Kingdom

Duration: 96 min.

Story: Cagalera and Moloteco are two teenagers from San Gregorio Atlapulco who are desperate to get out and move up and away from oppressive circumstances. When they hear of an opportunity to buy a spot in the electrician’s union, which could transform their lives, they quickly devolve into the criminal, adult underworld of Mexico City in a bid to buy their freedom.

Plot: coming of age, teenage boy, petty crimes, petty criminal, teenager, gay brother

Cast

Logan Lerman

Emma Watson

Ezra Miller

Mae Whitman

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

7.8 11.3K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 103 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.

Plot: school friend, depression, high school, friendship, based on novel or book, trauma, coming of age, freshman, ...

Time: 1990s

Cast

Millo Taslim

Fendy Chow

Agus Wibowo

Agla Artalidia

A Letter to My Youth (2026)

7.8 23 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: Indonesia

Duration: 135 min.

Story: A rebellious teen and a reserved caretaker form an unlikely bond in an orphanage as they come to terms with their painful pasts.

Style: melancholy, philosophical

Plot: meditative, reflective, playful, inspirational, teenager, familiar

Cast

Shugo Nakamura

Jun Kasama

Kenta Miyake

Shinichiro Kamio

The First Slam Dunk (2022)

7.8 543 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama

Country: Japan

Duration: 125 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo High School.

Style: inspiring

Plot: high school, competition, basketball, rivalry, high school sports, romance, tournament, based on manga, ...

Cast

Brendan Fraser

Sadie Sink

Ty Simpkins

Hong Chau

The Whale (2022)

7.8 4.8K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 117 min.

Audience: R

Story: A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

Plot: depression, nurse, missionary, bible, overweight man, based on play or musical, dying man, obesity, ...

Place: idaho

Cast

Emilio Estevez

Judd Nelson

Molly Ringwald

Anthony Michael Hall

The Breakfast Club (1985)

7.7 8.6K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 98 min.

Audience: R

Story: Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

Plot: high school, coming of age, teen angst, detention, teen comedy, teenage rebellion, stereotype, teenager, ...

Time: 1980s

Cast

Hajar Brown

Nicole Wallace

Irene Ferreiro

Alba Planas

SKAM España (2018) TV Show

7.7 504 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: Spain

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 39

Audience: TV-14

Story: The series accompanies a group of 16-year-olds on the journey of their life following their day to day in real time. Dependence on social media, how they face sex, love and ruptures, religion, the search of their identity and the need to fit in.

Plot: female protagonist, lgbt, teenage romance, teen drama, gay theme, spanish, sapphic, teenager

Place: spain

Cast

Oksana Akinshina

Artyom Bogucharsky

Ljubov Agapova

Liilia u0160inkarjova

Lilya 4-ever (2002)

7.6 671 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: Denmark, Sweden

Duration: 109 min.

Audience: R

Story: In a struggling post-Soviet community, Lilya a teenage girl is abandoned when her mother moves to the United States with her boyfriend. Facing neglect and poverty, she meets Andrei, who offers her a job in Sweden, giving her hope for a better life — and a journey that will change everything.

Style: intense

Plot: suicide, escape, underground, despair, nightclub, human trafficking, based on true story, poverty, ...

Place: sweden

Cast

Jamie Bell

Gary Lewis

Julie Walters

Jean Heywood

Billy Elliot (2000)

7.6 4.1K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music

Country: France, United Kingdom

Duration: 111 min.

Audience: R

Story: County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.

Plot: dancing, friendship, dreams, dancing class, northern england, workers' quarter, strike, homophobia, ...

Time: 1980s

Cast

Matthew Broderick

Alan Ruck

Mia Sara

Jeffrey Jones

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

7.6 5.4K votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 103 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.

Style: irreverent

Plot: chicago, illinois, high school, independence, coming of age, caper, breaking the fourth wall, teen movie, ...

Time: 1980s

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