TEEN MOVIES: THE 12 BEST ONES YOU SHOULDN'T MISS - PARENTHOOD

Teenage movies: the 12 most beautiful to see

How many times have you been puzzled over the best movie to see for your cover and sofa night? Today we will help you, with a beautiful collection of the best teen movies ever.
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Adolescence in the movies

Films set in high school or just before the protagonist is catapulted to university are films that often break the box office. Why? Because films are based on people's experiences, and adolescence is a complicated but at the same time beautiful period . In short, always of great interest!
It marks a magical moment where you feel quite adult, but you are still tied to school, old friends and parents. So off to uncontrolled passions, never forgotten experiences and unique emotions: a perfect mix for a blockbuster film!

Instinct is the basis of an adolescent film, but there are some directors who have preferred to focus on the internal struggles that are experienced during these golden years. Let's see together how the film industry has managed to capture the continuous evolution of a teenager and his different souls, in a top 12 on the most beautiful films dedicated to adolescence. You will find films focused on a single subject, while others have a group of young people as the protagonist, where tensions and ruptures inevitably arise . Comedies and dramas, 80s films and contemporary videos, a bit of everything to have a different point of view depending on the generation that lived it. Is C "also your favorite?

Timeless teen movie

1. Grease
Released to the big screen in 1978, Grease is a must-see on your movie night. If you haven't seen it yet, run to recover!
It is a musical set in an American high school of the 1950s. Danny, played by John Travolta, has just finished spending the summer in the company of a beautiful Australian girl, Sandy, who will surprise her in America to enroll (see case) in the very same school as Danny. A classic tough guy in a vintage leather jacket and sunglasses, Danny has no plans to commit to a stable relationship, but when it comes to Sandy, things get complicated. Everything is framed by poignant and sparkling songs, as well as by the other love stories of the boys of their groups: the Pink Ladies and the Thunderbirds.

2. Pretty in Pink - Pretty in Pink
Definitely a cult movie that your aunts or older sisters will have loved!
It talks about the story of Andie Walsh (Molly Ringwald), almost 18, and her pains of "love in the style of the 80s". Here the classic themes of youthful love are dealt with in its entirety, from the search for independence to the first experiences in the sentimental field. The protagonist studies and works in a record shop and wanders the streets of the city with an unmistakable pink car. Dad is left alone and Andie lives with him. After a scholarship he manages to enter an elite school, where he will fall in love with a boy from a good family.

3. Stand by me
Another great classic of the big screen for young adults.
We move away for a moment from the intense youthful loves to better explore the theme of "friendship with a touch of adventure. Directed by Rob Reiner, who draws on the literary volumes of Stephen King - The Body. The whole film takes place in a" only summer, that of 1960, in a provincial town called Castle Rock.
Here four friends get together to be together in a tree house, the perfect hiding place to avoid adults and browse "forbidden" magazines ... Their lightheartedness is interrupted when the news arrives that a peer of their age has disappeared in the woods. to go on an adventure, full of twists and turns and relationships questioned. Why see it? Because Stand by Me manages to grasp the complexities that exist in the transition from the youth to the adult stage and is a symbol for the generation that passed adolescence between the "70s and" 80s, the decades of transgressions.

4. Breakfast Club
Another very famous film from the 80s that sees actress Molly Ringwald among the protagonists: in this film she plays the girl from a good family. John Hughes' Breakfast Club is truly a staple of teenage filmography. Five very different students spend a Saturday afternoon in detention, writing a theme entitled "Who am I?"; the question will lead to discover unexpected implications in the life of the boys who, amidst rebellious souls and misunderstandings, will be able to find their own way and discover who they really are. The strength of this movie is knowing how to deal with an ambivalent theme such as the parent-child relationship, opting for simple yet profound dialogues.

Poignant films for young people

5. Call me by your name
If you love fresh loves that never leave us, this movie is for you!
We are in 1983 in Northern Italy and Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), aged 17, meets during his sunny summer an American boy close to graduation, Oliver (Armie Hammer). The boy is a guest of Elio's family who every year decides to welcome a boy to accompany him towards the end of his studies. Elio is very cultured for his age and loves music, while Oliver is very outgoing. From their meeting a path of introspection will flow for the youngest Elio who finds himself dealing with a side of himself never explored.
The overwhelming love, however, is destined to remain on paper: their relationship is impossible and can not help but remain in their hearts forever.

6. We are infinite
Based on Stephen Chbosky's novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the film traces the first year of Charlie, a troubled kid who finds friends in senior students Patrick and Sam (Emma Watson).
We are infinite proposes delusions of love, strong bonds and traumatic memories, highlighting all the fragility of sensitive and tormented souls.

7. Fault of the Stars
The protagonists are Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley) and Gus Waters (Ansel Elgort): two young men struggling with the disease. They meet by chance and an intimate complicity arises almost immediately that will help them in their treatment path. The bond of friendship quickly turns into something more, especially when they leave together on a journey that will completely change the cards. Watch it if you love dramatic and touching stories.

8. Twilight
Like it or not, everyone has heard of Twilight and the "vampire love between Bella (Kristen Steward) and Edward Cullen (and the stratospheric box office in 2008), so it could not fail to be included in a ranking of films about" adolescence, science fiction as it is. It's certainly a poignant story from a more physical point of view: Edward (Robert Pattinson) feels a "very specific attraction towards Bella and literally can't keep away from her. She soon realizes that there is something in Edward" supernatural and he can only give in and confirm his suspicions; he's a vampire and their feelings will take them much further than they thought. The Twilight film follows the story written by Stephenie Meyer in the book of the same name: there are also 3 other books in the saga and 4 films.

Film about adolescence with female protagonists

9. Easy Girl
A successful film about friendship in modern times. The protagonist is Olive (played by Emma Stone), a particular girl who, in order to avoid a weekend at the campsite with her family, invents an excuse that will lead her into a chain of lies. with unpredictable implications. Lie after lie, the protagonist even invents herself that she has lost her virginity to a boy, which will make her the subject of much discussion at school and overturn her own reputation ... The plot is studded with irreverent and cutting jokes , and it frames the spirit of the most sarcastic teen very well. Emma Stone received a Golden Globe nomination in 2011 for this part.

10. Little Women
The most recent film in the well-known novel is written and directed by Greta Gerwig. A director who was able to tell the story of four girls in times of war, from a clear and always current point of view. The March sisters, namely Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy discover the difficulties of being independent in a world where men are still the masters.We are at the time of the Civil War, and after the departure of their father for the war, the girls find themselves alone having to overcome the small and big tragedies of their youth. contemporary women are part of us, like those of yesterday.
The cast is stellar and the first winners are countless: among the most famous faces there is perhaps also one of your favorites: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet and Meryl Streep.

11. Lady Bird
Another success written and directed by Greta Gerwig (5 Oscar nominations). Lady Bird is Christine, an ambitious girl who attends a Catholic high school in Sacramento. Like so many senior year high school girls, she can't wait to move and finally become the strong, independent woman she always wanted to be. For herself she dreams of a different existence and would like to go to a distant college, in New York or California. To fulfill her dream she will have to get extra credits through a theater course, which if on the surface seems boring, will lead her to do many new social experiences.
The film is set in 2002, when America tries to recover from the attack on the Twin Towers; in this precise historical moment, however, we find all the problems of the younger generation, in particular those who see dreams collide with reality. The film is really delicate in addressing these issues and that's why we think it's worth a peek!

12. Juno
Juno is a very sparkling film and tells the story of a decidedly eccentric sixteen year old.
The main character is Juno (Ellen Page) who becomes pregnant after her first and only sexual experience with her friend Paulie, a shy boy from her own high school. With this unexpected pregnancy, the girl just doesn't know what to do with it and if at first she decides to have an abortion, in the end she won't find the courage to do it. She changes her choice and decides to continue the pregnancy, with the condition of finding a suitable couple for the baby, choosing it herself. The film is directed by Jason Reitman; Juno is a good choice if you like offbeat heroines.