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List of teenage protagonist movies

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Yosuga no Sora (2010)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: After the death of their parents, Haru and his twin sister Sora move to the country.
Style: anime, sexy, ecchi, erotic, adult anime ...
Plot: brother sister incest, incestuous relationship, incest, sex, sex scene, teenage protagonist, brother sister relationship, twins, teenager, female nudity, forbidden love, high school life ...
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 5.7
 19K
Monster Trucks (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp, a high school senior, builds a Monster Truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. After an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site displaces a strange and subterranean ...
Style: captivating, tense, exciting, psychotronic, romantic ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: monster truck, monster, teenage protagonist, creature, truck, teenager, pickup truck, friendship, car, animal, creature feature, chase ...
Place: usa
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Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: High school student Michio Kaga was wandering aimlessly through life and the Internet, when he finds himself transported from a shady website to a fantasy world — reborn as a strong man who can use "cheat" powers. He uses his powers to ...
Style: anime, ecchi, captivating, entertaining, shounen
Plot: harem, fantasy world, male female relationship, teenage love, battles, dream world, magical girl, relationships, fight, female nudity, isekai, magic ...
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 4.8
 4K
Abigail (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going against the authorities to find ...
Style: fairy tale, exciting, captivating, tense, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: father daughter relationship, uncover truth, teenage protagonist, fighting the system, magic, survival, resistance, dystopian future, fantasy world, steampunk, magical girl, wizards and magicians ...
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Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: With all-new gadgets, high-flying action, exciting chases and a wisecracking new handler, Derek (Anthony Anderson), Cody has to retrieve the device before the world's leaders fall under the evil control of a diabolical villain.
Style: exciting, humorous, spy comedy, captivating, spoof ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: child spy, espionage, secret service, teenager, secret agent, spy, undercover, agent, villain arrested, martial arts, teenage protagonist, working undercover ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: london, england, buckingham palace, europe, scotland yard ...
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Murder Drones (2021)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA, Canada
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story: In a world where humanity is extinct and Earth is in a post apocalyptic state, worker drones struggle and toil to survive and defeat rogue robots called Murder Drones.
Style: 3d animation, dark, entertaining, futuristic, captivating ...
Audience: teens, kids, pre-teens
Plot: post-apocalyptic future, robot, murder, post apocalypse, abusive father, teen rebel, teenage protagonist, conspiracy, robot vs. robot, killer robot, androids and robots, robot as menace ...
Time: 2020s
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A high school slacker pretends to be sick to skip school and have an exciting day off alongside his girlfriend and his best buddy through Chicago, while trying to outwit his obsessive school principal and his unconformited sister along the way.
Style: feel good, entertaining, funny, light, teen ...
Audience: teens, kids, family friendly, chick flick, family outing ...
Plot: coming of age, high school, teenager, teacher, teenage girl, friendship, teen angst, school, teenage angst, teenage boy, skipping school, rebel ...
Time: 80s, year 1986, 20th century
Place: chicago, usa, illinois
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The Little Mermaid (1989)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the ...
Style: fairy tale, light, feel good, sweet, cute ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot: mermaid, princess, disney princess, good versus evil, transformation, father daughter relationship, love, underwater, witch, happy ending, prince, first love ...
Time: 1800s, year 1989, 20th century, 1830s, 19th century
Place: madagascar, denmark, caribbean
Is relevant ?
 3.2
 38K
Slender Man (2018)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In a small town in Massachusetts, four high school girls perform a ritual in an attempt to debunk the lore of Slender Man. When one of the girls goes mysteriously missing, they begin to suspect that she is, in fact, his latest victim.
Style: bad ending, suspense, scary, psychological, psychotronic ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: supernatural, urban legend, evil spirit, kidnapping, teenager, friendship, teenage protagonist, small town, woods, teenage girl, evil, monster ...
Time: 2010s
Place: massachusetts
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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 77 min.
Story: Valerie, a Czechoslovakian teenager living with her grandmother, is blossoming into womanhood, but that transformation proves secondary to the effects she experiences when she puts on a pair of magic earrings. Now seeing the world around her in a ...
Style: fairy tale, surreal, suspenseful, disturbing, gothic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: innocence, teenage girl, magic realism, folk horror, coming of age, surrealism, supernatural, menstruation, wedding night, occult, seductive behavior, older man younger woman relationship ...
Time: year 1970, near future, 19th century
Place: central europe, eastern europe, czech republic
Is relevant ?
 6.4
 107K
The Craft (1996)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
Style: gothic, teen, dark, satanic, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, teen fantasy, teen drama ...
Plot: witch, supernatural, magic, high school, witchcraft, bullying, goth, black magic, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, friendship ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, los angeles, seattle
Is relevant ?
 7.4
 873K
Spider-Man (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: After being bitten by a genetically altered spider, nerdy high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers.
Style: serious, exciting, entertaining, intense, suspense ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, date night ...
Plot: superhero, vigilante, courage, thanksgiving, secret identity, superhuman powers, super villain, selflessness, evil, transformation, teenage boy, good versus evil ...
Time: 2000s, y2k, year 2002, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, north america, manhattan new york city
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Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: The story follows a student navigating high school life while living with paranoid schizophrenia and battling wild hallucinations. An experimental drug trial promises to help hide his illness from his peers and, most importantly, from the girl of ...
Style: realistic, romantic, touching, independent film, offbeat ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: schizophrenia, teenager, romantic relationship, teenage protagonist, diagnosis, hearing voices, high school, romanticism, hopes, love and romance, chance meeting, supportive parent ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: oregon, brazil
Is relevant ?
 7.2
 32K
Kim Possible (2002)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Philippines, South Korea
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Kim Possible is an American animated action-adventure comedy television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted ...
Style: exciting, stylized, humorous, semi serious, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: high school, young heroes, teenage life, good versus evil, heroic mission, heroes, spy, high school life, girl, youth, save the day, cheerleader ...
Time: 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Is relevant ?
 5.8
 20K
The Wretched (2019)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A rebellious teenage boy embarks on a gutsy crusade to stop the terrifying evil he suspects has possessed his neighbor in this bone-chilling occult thriller.
Style: dark, suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: witch, neighbor, teenage boy, supernatural, creature, witchcraft, terror, supernatural power, possession, teenage protagonist, missing child, teenager ...
Place: usa
Is relevant ?
 7.4
 5K
Rocks (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A young teenage girl finds herself struggling to take care of herself and her younger brother after being abandoned by their single mother with no choice but to live out on the streets.
Style: disturbing, serious, suspense, rough, social
Audience: teen drama
Plot: teenager, brother sister relationship, teenage protagonist, coming of age, little brother, homeless, life is a bitch, grownups, absent mother, friendship, society, nothing goes right ...
Place: london
Is relevant ?
 7.0
 150K
Turning Red (2022)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red panda.
Style: anime, entertaining, humorous, captivating, funny ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, date night
Plot: teenage girl, shapeshifting, friendship, giant animal, furry, coming of age, temple, female protagonist, teenager, animal, mother daughter relationship, domineering mother ...
Time: 2020s, 2000s, year 2002
Place: canada, toronto ontario canada
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Never Have I Ever (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular -- but friends, family and feeling won't make it easy on her.
Style: funny, light, humorous, sweet, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: popularity, school, teenage girl, friendship, social misfits, coming of age, girl, teenage protagonist, teenager, family relations, teenage life, mother daughter relationship ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: usa, california
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Douluo Continent (2021)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: China
Duration: 38 min.
TV show
Story: It tells the story of Tang San who overcomes many difficulties to protect his loved ones, bring honor to his sect, help his country and become the strongest and bravest soul master.
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating, anime ...
Plot: master warrior, teamwork, teenage protagonist, magic, chinese mythology, showdown, martial arts, fight, teenager, revenge, chosen one, blacksmith ...
Is relevant ?
 6.0
 24K
Becky (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A teenager's weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives.
Style: suspense, bloody, psychological thriller, creepy, dark ...
Plot: home invasion, tough girl, murder, father daughter relationship, teenage girl, one against many, escaped prisoner, widower, anger, blood, teenage protagonist, loss of mother ...
Time: 2020s
Place: atlanta georgia
Is relevant ?
 4.8
 10K
Oh, Ramona! (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Romania
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Oh, Ramona! seeks the transformation of Andrew from a teenager into an adult who lives candidly and selflessly his first love story, innocent and uninvolved, alternating with the second, intense and insane story, incapable of making a choice. Oh, ...
Style: sex comedy, entertaining, humorous, feel good, light ...
Audience: teens
Plot: sex talk, first sexual experience, male virgin, exhibitionist, coming of age, adolescence, horniness, teenage sexuality, party, underage drinking, teenage protagonist, teenager ...
Place: bucharest
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Giant Little Ones (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.
Style: captivating, realistic, emotional, thought provoking, freeze frame ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, gay, best friend, friendship, gay father, father son relationship, underage drinking, first gay sexual experience, lgbtq, bisexual, teenage protagonist, sexual orientation ...
Time: 2000s
Place: usa
Is relevant ?
 7.7
 7K
Sailor Moon (1992)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: One day, Usagi Tsukino, clumsy 2nd-year middle school student (8th grader), stumbles upon a talking cat named Luna. Luna tells her that she is destined to be Sailor Moon, "champion of love and justice", and she must search for the fabled ...
Style: anime, exciting, atmospheric, stylized, shoujo ...
Audience: teens, pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot: friendship, superhero, heroic mission, young heroes, save the world, school, good versus evil, princess, supernatural, magical girl, supernatural ability, imaginary ...
Time: 90s
Place: japan, tokyo
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 7.0
 13K
Dog Pound (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Canada, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.
Style: serious, sincere, tense, realistic, independent film ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: juvenile delinquency, prison, juvenile prison, reformatory, male nudity, teenage boy, sodomy, accidental killing, teenage protagonist, going straight, youth, prison life ...
Time: year 2010, 21st century
Place: montana
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Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Family, History, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Roman teenager, Atti is forced to join the Roman army when one of his clever schemes falls foul of Emperor Nero. He is sent to "miserable, cold, wet Britain" where "the natives are revolting - quite literally". Things go from bad ...
Style: parody, captivating, entertaining, humorous, spoof
Audience: kids
Plot: roman, roman empire, ancient rome, british, teenage protagonist, teenage boy, teenager, teenage girl, warrior, jousting, roma, power struggle ...
Time: 1st century
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Skating to New York (2013)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The coming-of-age journey of 5 teenage boys who leave their small, Canadian town behind and risk skating across Lake Ontario to New York on the coldest day of the year.
Style: captivating, light, sincere, unusual plot structure, psychological ...
Plot: lake, skating, friendship, hockey, teenage protagonist, friend, teenage boy, cold the temperature, family relations, coming of age, winter, snow ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
Is relevant ?
 6.4
 3K
London Town (2016)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A 14-year old boy’s life changes forever when his estranged mother introduces him to the music of The Clash in 1979 London.
Style: psychological, suspense, contemplative, unusual plot structure, captivating ...
Plot: teenage protagonist, rock band, songwriter, riot, mother son relationship, family relations, parents and children, punk rock, friends, youth, society, wanderlust ...
Time: 70s
Place: london, england
Is relevant ?
 7.7
 2K
Glitch Techs (2020)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Game-world monsters are wreaking real-world havoc. Here comes tech support!
Style: funny, captivating, semi serious, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, pre-teens, family friendly
Plot: friendship, video game, hunting, hi-tech, female protagonist, teenager, team, virtual reality, teamwork, fictional reality, monster, fight ...
Time: future
Is relevant ?
 7.1
 37K
Rumble Fish (1983)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Rusty James, an absent-minded street thug struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days when gang warfare was going on.
Style: surreal, black and white, serious, cult classic, bleak ...
Audience: teens
Plot: coming of age, street gang, gang, biker, brother brother relationship, teenager, gangster, character study, juvenile delinquency, life philosophy, family relations, melancholy ...
Time: 80s, year 1983, 20th century
Place: oklahoma, usa
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The Blue Lagoon (1980)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years and Emmeline (Brooke Shields) and Richard ...
Style: romantic, erotic, sexual, captivating, touching ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot: island, stranded, coming of age, love and romance, shipwreck, survival, young love, beautiful scenery, teenage love, youth, fall in love, desert island ...
Time: victorian era, turn of the century, 19th century, year 1980, 1890s ...
Place: fictional island, pacific ocean, san francisco
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