Being a teenager isn’t easy.
Whether it’s the sensitive transition from formative years to puberty or the moment when you still leave home and find yourself on your own in the world, adolescence is an emotional and messy enterprise.
In the following list, since 2000, we have decided on some of our favorite Array..
Just a warning: the eighth year is precisely a simple watch. There are moments of comedy, but for the most part, things range from unbearably clumsy and incredibly moving. It’s a teenager’s life at its most realistic expression, a glimpse into buttons and pins about how unsightly and confusing early adolescence can be.
Moonlight can be rented or purchased on Prime Video in the UK and US.
Greta Gerwig’s Oscar-nominated solo directorial debut revolves around Christine (Saoirse Ronan), a 17-year-old high-level student who calls herself Lady Bird and aspires to drop her off in Sacramento and go to school in the east. Coast.
But her family’s financial situation means she’s at loggerheads with her mother, Marion (Laurie Metcalfe), who thinks her daughter is an ungrateful snob who should go to a state school instead.
Jesminder “Jess” Bhamra (Parminder Nagra) is the best daughter of her Punjabi parents in London, with the exception of her eternal love of football. Bend It Like Beckham discovers Jess at a crossroads, fresh out of school and thinking about school as her family circle prepares for her sister Pinky’s (Archie Panjabi) wedding. In the midst of this madness, Jess begins playing for a local women’s football team, led by Jules (Keira Knightley) and trained by handsome Joe (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers). With her own dreams and her parents’ expectations stalled, Jess faces big decisions about her long term and who she wants.
Looking back, Bend It Like Beckham is nothing short of pure cinematic victory. It was written, directed, and produced by a South Asian woman (Gurinder Chadha) with a majority South Asian cast and lead but with distinctly British and wider global appeal. In the oeuvre of “Parents just don’t understand” movies, this one depicts a beautiful, three-dimensional immigrant family whose love and loyalty remain strong even when tested. Nagra and Knightley shine in their early roles and have fabulous chemistry, while Chadha’s script delights to this day, often delivering laugh-out-loud punchlines during heavily dramatic family scenes. — Proma Khosla, Entertainment Reporter
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Writer/director Shane Meadows isn’t for everyone. That’s one thing to make clear. His movies are always spectacularly shot and written, but they’re also grim. This Is England is no exception. Although the cinematography and the soundtrack bring out elements of beauty in the film, it’s the kitchen sink realism that sticks with you.
Despite that, though, This is England is a film I’d always recommend. Few other movies do such an impressive job of capturing both the social fabric of a given place at a given time, and also the loss of innocence that comes with the realisation that not all grown-ups — even the ones you consider heroes — are necessarily a force for good. — S.H.
On the recommendation of a boy named Haku (Miyu Irino), Chihiro has a task in a local night bath, running for a witch named Yubaba (Mari Natsuki) and assembling a total series of characters in his quest to lose his parents.
Why should you watch it?
Everything and nothing — and no relation to the aforementioned Girlhood. Richard Linklater’s award-winning drama was shot over 12 years, using the same group of actors and following the journey of a single fractured family.
Childhood is any film about coming of age. It’s pretty much the most of the age film, a real-time chronicle of the stages ranging from the years of formation to adulthood.
Its uniqueness and ambition alone make it worth watching, but the film has way more going for it than just that. It’s also beautifully shot and packed full of the kind of nostalgic moments and memories that make you reflect on the stepping stones that took you on your own adolescent journey, no matter how far back that may have been. — S.H.
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Spider-Verse is one of the most beautifully animated movies in existence. It embraces its comic roots in its art style, which is delightful, but it really shines when it leans into its interdimensional aspects with some truly mind-blowing sequences that take advantage of the animated medium.
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There are many familiar elements of the youth videos here: young people looking to reinvent themselves; an hectic afternoon; two more productive friends learning more about each other through an exchange, but there’s enough originality to make the film feel fresh. The characters are identifiable, original and memorable, supported by a coveted soundtrack. And most of all? It’s hilarious. – S.H.
Two teenagers, Tenoch (Diepass Luna) and Julio (Gael García Bernal), spend on vacation on the road with an older woman they have just met. As they combine across rural Mexico in search of an isolated beach, friends notice the sex, relationships and type of classes that can replace their life forever.
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The Edge of Seventeen is available to stream on Netflix in the UK and rent or buy on Prime Video in the U.S.
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Brick is far from the realism of videos like Eighth Grade (above) or Fish Tank (which comes on this list), however, it’s through design, all through design, everything has the feeling of a graphic novel, a stylized and satisfying mystery. about an important character who surely has nothing to lose.
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Donnie Darko is a mix of several other genres (psychological thriller, mystery, science fiction), and the transition to adulthood is not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind. But all the elements are there. Even as Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal) deals with time and giant rabbits, he also navigates his tricky path through the best school and the world of thugs, authoritarian teachers and first love.
Donnie Darko should be seen on Prime Video in the UK and IMDb TV in the US.
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Fish Tank can be rented or purchased on Prime Video in the UK and is streamed on Amazon Prime in the US.
Having trouble making friends, Charlie, despite everything, is under the care of two elderly people, Sam (Emma Watson) and Patrick (Ezra Miller); however, the new things he reports in high school lead him to traumatic memories of his years of training that resurface.
This one tackles a lot of big issues. It’s not always an easy watch, and to go into specifics would be veering into spoiler territory — but suffice it to say, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a very moving film that sensitively handles a number of disturbing subject matters.
There are some movies that have become such immovable cult classics that you pretty much have to watch them — even if it’s only to understand what people are banging on about when they use the terms “fetch” or start referring to Glen Coco.
Mean Girls will air on NOW TV in the UK and Hulu in the US.
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Set in the ‘60s and wielding Anderson’s favourite cluster of stars in support, Moonrise Kingdom is as sweet a picture of young love as you can imagine. If you’ve ever wanted to take your beloved by the hand and flee into the wilderness, you should watch this film. As our quietly determined young runaways evade the dreaded grown-ups across the fictional island of New Penzance with limited scout supplies, Suzy’s kitten, a record player, and the will to succeed, their romance blossoms. The pure awkwardness of suddenly being alone with someone you like at that age is immortalised in a delightful cove-dancing scene, a gawky moment of newfound independence and expression in their own little kingdom. — S.C.