Having just crossed International Youth Day off our calendars, it’s no wonder tales of adolescence and burning ambition are heating up our screens this month.
Having just crossed International Youth Day off our calendars, it’s no wonder tales of adolescence and burning ambition are heating up our screens this month.
Me And Earl And The Dying Girl
If Paper Towns hasn’t quite satisfied your craving for a weepy, yet life-affirming teen movie, this bittersweet tale of a budding friendship between Greg (Thomas Mann), Earl (RJ Cyler) and their terminally-ill classmate Rachel (Olivia Cooke) will definitely do the trick.
Ricki And The Flash
Meryl Streep has tugged on our heartstrings by playing the mum card several times, but her outing as the titular Ricki promises to be wildly different from the rest. This family dramedy follows Ricki, an ageing rock star and perennial kidult, as she attempts to stage the most difficult comeback of her career – by re-entering the lives of her estranged family.
We Are Your Friends
Think of this as an unlikely mash-up between Magic Mike and The Social Network, set to a hot EDM soundtrack. In this millennial fable, a group of young friends embark on a get-richquick scheme by becoming party promoters. But when the DJ of their group (Zac Efron) starts to find fame, he faces a choice – his friends, or that one
shot at stardom?
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
“The maze is one thing, but you kids wouldn’t last one day out in the scorch.” Having escaped the glade and its labyrinth, Thomas (Teen Wolf’s Dylan O’Brien) and his friends think they’ve finally found freedom, until they realise the true test has only just begun.
Coming of age… through the decades
As these hits prove, tales of teen tragedies and triumphs have never gone out of style. Movie night, anyone?
the '70s AMERICAN GRAFFITI
Once upon a time, high school movies tended to be movies set in high school, rather than genre pics of their own. This classic film was the exception. Watch out for a dreamy Harrison Ford in his pre-Han Solo days. Swoon!
THE BREAKFAST CLUB
the '80s
Director John Hughes defined the teen movie genre in this decade, and this one is considered his masterpiece. 30 years later, people still talk about its ending, and you can’t call yourself a teen movie aficionado if you’ve never seen it.
THE VIRGIN SUICIDES
the '00s
From Clueless to Reality Bites, the '90s was packed with high school romps and coming-of-age tales. But none really captured the exquisite pains of growing up within the microcosm of high school quite like this late-'90s gem.
JUNO
High school movies always had their dark side, and the noughties brought that side to the fore, as its teen protagonists tackled deeper issues. This indie hit rewrote the formula by mixing serious themes with irreverent humour.
