![]() the World by Bryan Lee O’MalleyĬult British director Edgar Wright’s first foray into big-budget Hollywood filmmaking may not have broken any box office records, but its unique blend of comic book visuals, computer game structure and stoner rock soundtrack combine to form a teenage dream. ![]() Yearbook superlative: Most likely to still be obsessed with video games in their 30s Quintessential teen moment: In a kinetic final battle fuelled by his newfound “power of self respect” Scott makes up with his friends, kicks his foes’ backsides into the middle of next week and delivers rapid fire quips without breaking stride. ![]() Josie uses her false persona to try to fit in, only to later explain her real story through the article she publishes.- Ramona SavissĬast: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anna Kendrick Josie is given a second chance at high school and finally falls in love along the way-the twist being that it’s with her English teacher, Sam Coulson (Michael Vartan), who thinks she’s a real high school student. But with the help of her brother Rob (Arquette), who enrolls to help her out, she befriends the cool kids, putting herself in a different social hierarchy this time around. When undercover reporter Josie Geller (Barrymore) is assigned to research teenage culture, she enrolls as a student at her former high school and finds herself reliving her high school insecurities as though she'd never left. Yearbook superlative: Best first kiss with a stadium audience Quintessential teen moment: When Sam finds out that Josie loves him and runs to the baseball field, where she is waiting on the pitcher's mound for her first kiss. On this list of the best teen movies of all time, you’ll find raunchy comedies and big-hearted love stories, serious dramas and even some tales of horror – because after all, what’s more horrifying than high school? And while the cultural details may differ through each decade, the feelings – and raging hormones – remain the same.Ĭast: Drew Barrymore, Leelee Sobieski, David Arquetteīest quote: "I'm not Josie Grossie anymore!" While the so-called ‘teen movie’ is largely associated with the 1980s, and the work of John Hughes in particular, movies have been exploring the emotional turbulence of adolescence since at least the 1950s, and every subsequent generation has a crop of films that speak directly to what it’s like growing up at that particular moment.īut while the experience of teenagedom might be universal, the way the movies reflect that experience vary greatly. It’s no wonder, then, that filmmakers continue mining their high school years for inspiration. It’s the most confusing time in anyone’s life, and that’s as true in 2024 as it was in 1904. The world may change, but being a teenager is always hard.
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