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Best Teen Movies of All Time

by ajmerccos • Created 13 years ago • Modified 13 years ago
These are the best coming-of-age teen films ever. These films show the scary, the funny, and the crazy times of being a teenager.
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  • Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Anthony Michael Hall in The Breakfast Club (1985)

    1. The Breakfast Club

    19851h 37mR66Metascore
    7.8 (457K)
    Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.
    DirectorJohn HughesStarsEmilio EstevezJudd NelsonMolly Ringwald
  • Michael Cera and Elliot Page in Juno (2007)

    2. Juno

    20071h 36mPG-1381Metascore
    7.4 (562K)
    Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes a selfless decision regarding the unborn child.
    DirectorJason ReitmanStarsElliot PageMichael CeraJennifer Garner
  • Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, and Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show (1971)

    3. The Last Picture Show

    19711h 58mR93Metascore
    8.0 (55K)
    In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
    DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsTimothy BottomsJeff BridgesCybill Shepherd
  • Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

    4. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    19861h 43mPG-1361Metascore
    7.8 (402K)
    A brash, cocky high school senior, tired of skipping school to spend a boring day at home, is determined to enjoy an epic day roaring around his favorite Chicago sites, enlisting his best friend and girlfriend to join him on the adventure.
    DirectorJohn HughesStarsMatthew BroderickAlan RuckMia Sara
  • Milla Jovovich, Rory Cochrane, Sasha Jenson, and Jason London in Dazed and Confused (1993)

    5. Dazed and Confused

    19931h 43mR82Metascore
    7.6 (209K)
    The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976.
    DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsJason LondonWiley WigginsMatthew McConaughey
  • James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Corey Allen in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

    6. Rebel Without a Cause

    19551h 51mPG-1389Metascore
    7.6 (101K)
    A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
    DirectorNicholas RayStarsJames DeanNatalie WoodSal Mineo
  • Lacey Chabert, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, and Amanda Seyfried in Mean Girls (2004)

    7. Mean Girls

    20041h 37mPG-1366Metascore
    7.1 (461K)
    Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
    DirectorMark WatersStarsLindsay LohanJonathan BennettRachel McAdams
  • Kathleen Turner in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

    8. Peggy Sue Got Married

    19861h 43mPG-1375Metascore
    6.4 (43K)
    Peggy Sue, on the verge of a divorce, faints at her 25th high school reunion, and wakes up to find herself back in 1960, leading her to try to spot and correct the mistakes that led to disappointments and an unhappy marriage.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsKathleen TurnerNicolas CageBarry Miller
  • Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, and Cindy Williams in American Graffiti (1973)

    9. American Graffiti

    19731h 50mPG97Metascore
    7.4 (102K)
    A group of teenagers in California's central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.
    DirectorGeorge LucasStarsRichard DreyfussRon HowardPaul Le Mat
  • Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

    10. Fast Times at Ridgemont High

    19821h 30mR61Metascore
    7.1 (121K)
    A group of SoCal high school students would rather ignore their studies and instead indulge in their teenage distractions.
    DirectorAmy HeckerlingStarsSean PennJennifer Jason LeighJudge Reinhold
  • Sissy Spacek in Carrie (1976)

    11. Carrie

    19761h 38mR86Metascore
    7.4 (218K)
    Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsSissy SpacekPiper LaurieAmy Irving
  • Winona Ryder and Christian Slater in Heathers (1989)

    12. Heathers

    19891h 43mR72Metascore
    7.1 (122K)
    At Westerburg High where cliques rule, jocks dominate and all the popular girls are named Heather, it's going to take a Veronica and mysterious new kid to give teen angst a body count.
    DirectorMichael LehmannStarsWinona RyderChristian SlaterShannen Doherty
  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)

    13. Boyz n the Hood

    19911h 52mR76Metascore
    7.8 (162K)
    Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
    DirectorJohn SingletonStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Laurence FishburneHudhail Al-Amir
  • Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, and Olivia Williams in Rushmore (1998)

    14. Rushmore

    19981h 33mR87Metascore
    7.6 (203K)
    A teenager at Rushmore Academy falls for a much older teacher and befriends a middle-aged industrialist. Later, he finds out that his love interest and his friend are having an affair, which prompts him to begin a vendetta.
    DirectorWes AndersonStarsJason SchwartzmanBill MurrayOlivia Williams
  • Hoosiers (1986)

    15. Hoosiers

    19861h 54mPG77Metascore
    7.4 (55K)
    A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small-town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the state championship in 1950s Indiana.
    DirectorDavid AnspaughStarsGene HackmanBarbara HersheyDennis Hopper
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)

    16. Back to the Future

    19851h 56mPG87Metascore
    8.5 (1.4M)
    Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea Thompson
  • Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, and Brittany Murphy in Clueless (1995)

    17. Clueless

    19951h 37mPG-1371Metascore
    6.9 (263K)
    Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other.
    DirectorAmy HeckerlingStarsAlicia SilverstoneStacey DashBrittany Murphy
  • Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon in Election (1999)

    18. Election

    19991h 43mR83Metascore
    7.2 (109K)
    A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.
    DirectorAlexander PayneStarsMatthew BroderickReese WitherspoonLoren Nelson
  • John Cusack and Ione Skye in Say Anything (1989)

    19. Say Anything

    19891h 40mPG-1386Metascore
    7.3 (99K)
    A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college.
    DirectorCameron CroweStarsJohn CusackIone SkyeJohn Mahoney
  • Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Mary McDonnell, Noah Wyle, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, and Stuart Stone in Donnie Darko (2001)

    20. Donnie Darko

    20011h 53mR88Metascore
    8.0 (882K)
    After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
    DirectorRichard KellyStarsJake GyllenhaalJena MaloneMary McDonnell
  • Mena Suvari, Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, and Eddie Kaye Thomas in American Pie (1999)

    21. American Pie

    19991h 35mR58Metascore
    7.0 (451K)
    Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.
    DirectorPaul WeitzStarsJason BiggsChris KleinThomas Ian Nicholas
  • Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay in Risky Business (1983)

    22. Risky Business

    19831h 39mR75Metascore
    6.8 (104K)
    A Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand.
    DirectorPaul BrickmanStarsTom CruiseRebecca De MornayJoe Pantoliano
  • Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, and Jon Cryer in Pretty in Pink (1986)

    23. Pretty in Pink

    19861h 37mPG-1356Metascore
    6.7 (92K)
    A poor girl must choose between the affections of dating her childhood sweetheart or a rich but sensitive playboy.
    DirectorHoward DeutchStarsMolly RingwaldJon CryerHarry Dean Stanton
  • Kirsten Dunst in The Virgin Suicides (1999)

    24. The Virgin Suicides

    19991h 37mR77Metascore
    7.2 (179K)
    A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s.
    DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsKirsten DunstJosh HartnettJames Woods
  • John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Grease (1978)

    25. Grease

    19781h 50mPG70Metascore
    7.2 (314K)
    Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
    DirectorRandal KleiserStarsJohn TravoltaOlivia Newton-JohnStockard Channing

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