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1. Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
This movie is a teaching tool about a teenage girl struggling with alcoholism to cope with her feelings of insecurity and the usual problems of adolescence.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Linda Blair, Larry Hagman, Verna Bloom, William Daniels
Votes: 670
2. Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A 15-year-old girl runs away from home and arrives in Hollywood, but winds up becoming a prostitute to support herself and gets involved with a tough-talking pimp.
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Eve Plumb, Leigh McCloskey, Lynn Carlin, William Schallert
Votes: 399
3. Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
A teenaged boy arrives in Hollywood to become a movie star, but winds up becoming a male prostitute and gets involved with a gay football star.
Director: John Erman | Stars: Leigh McCloskey, Eve Plumb, Juliet Mills, Jean Hagen
Votes: 275
4. Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977 TV Movie)
Unrated | 98 min | Drama
A young ghetto kid despairs of ever getting out of that environment and making something of himself, until one day he gets a job as an assistant in a veterinarian's office, and working with... See full summary »
Director: Steve Gethers | Stars: LeVar Burton, Ossie Davis, Dolph Sweet, Chick Vennera
Votes: 62
5. Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress (1977 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
A woman's inability to make a lasting commitment results in her having a string of affairs with married men.
Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Trish Van Devere, Patrick O'Neal, Janet Margolin, Sam Groom
Votes: 37
6. Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (1978 TV Movie)
98 min | Drama
A naive Texas beauty queen, seeking Hollywood stardom, quickly learns the realities of the business after attending an unethical modeling school.
Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Kim Basinger, Vivian Blaine, Fabian, Tab Hunter
Votes: 219
7. Portrait of a Stripper (1979 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
The touching portrayal of a young mother (and dance student) who travels to California after the death of her husband. In order to pay the bills she takes up burlesque dancing. To her ... See full summary »
Director: John A. Alonzo | Stars: Lesley Ann Warren, Edward Herrmann, Vic Tayback, Allan Miller
Votes: 121
8. Portrait of a Showgirl (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
The story of three Las Vegas showgirls, each at a different stage in her career.
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern | Stars: Lesley Ann Warren, Rita Moreno, Dianne Kay, Tony Curtis
Votes: 158
9.
CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1978–1983)
Episode:
Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter
(1981)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Teenager becomes involves in the thrill of shoplifting with her friends, until she is inevitably caught in the act.
Director: William P. D'Angelo | Stars: Maureen Teefy, Allen Fawcett, Laura Dean, Katherine Kamhi
Votes: 29
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