Teenage angst movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant teenage angst movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, realistic, teen, entertaining, light and feel good films and TV shows about / with teenage angst, teenager, high school, teenage life, teenage girl, youth, teen angst, adolescence, high school life and coming of age plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres shot in USA, Canada, Australia and other countries.
teenage angst
TOP 10 movies tagged as teenage angst: Cyber Bully (2011), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Maximum Ride (2016), This Is Us (2016), The Breakfast Club (1985), Riverdale (2017), Awkward. (2011), Faking It (2014), Sixteen Candles (1984), Grease (1978).
Best films
New films
Grand Blue (2018) | 7.8 | |
Thou Shalt Not Kill (2018) | 7.1 | |
The Forest (2018) | 5.8 | |
Katy Keene (2020) | 6.2 | |
Death Note (2017) | 4.6 |
List of teenage angst movies
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A woman tries to help her teenage daughter when she becomes the victim of online bullying.
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, teen, sad ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, family outing ...
Plot:
bullying, suicide attempt, high school, betrayal, teen angst, teenage life, rumor, popularity, bully, socially awkward, social misfits, intrigue ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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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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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Six children genetically cross-bred with avian DNA, complete with wings, take flight around the country to discover their origins.
Style:
tense, suspense, exciting, enigmatic, novela ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
experiment, female fighter, supernatural power, martial arts, rescue, heroine, female warrior, mutant, chase, teenage boy, strong female character, teenage girl ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new york, utah
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158K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same ...
Style:
sentimental, sincere, touching, thought provoking, saga ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
adoption, childhood memory, childhood, husband wife relationship, parenthood, father son relationship, depression, teenage angst, family relations, siblings, brother brother relationship, self esteem ...
Time:
90s, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
syria, pittsburgh
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.
Style:
teen, talky, feel good, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, friendship, teenage angst, youth, adolescence, high school life, teen angst, teenage girl, adolescence vs adulthood, brat pack ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985
Place:
chicago
Is relevant ?
154K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, tense, biting, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenager, investigation, small town, friendship, youth, school, friends, danger, teenage life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, mysterious death ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago
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46K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
An irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life through the eyes of 15-year-old Jenna Hamilton whose life begins to change when a simple accident becomes an epic misunderstanding and is blown way out of proportion. ...
Style:
humorous, light, realistic, sitcom, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama, adult
Plot:
high school, teenager, teenage girl, popularity, teenage life, shyness, youth, high school life, friendship, self esteem, classmate, teenage love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant ?
15K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story:
A romantic comedy about two best friends who love each other -- in slightly different ways. After numerous failed attempts to become popular, the girls are mistakenly outed as lesbians, which launches them to instant celebrity status. Seduced by ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, teen, sitcom, light ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, high school, high school life, youth, teenage life, popularity, lesbian relationship, homosexual, gossip and rumors, pretense, sexual identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
idaho, austin texas, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A teenage girls deals with her parents forgetting her birthday and a crush on her high school's heartthrob.
Style:
feel good, touching, sweet, teen, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
high school, teenager, coming of age, teenage life, high school life, youth, self discovery, teenage girl, teenage love, first love, female nudity, teen romance ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 20th century
Place:
illinois, chicago, usa
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298K
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?
Style:
feel good, sentimental, romantic, light, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, teens, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
high school, opposites attract, teenage love, coming of age, makeover, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, dancing, first love, dating, teenage girl, dance, rock and roll ...
Time:
year 1959, 1950s, year 1978, 20th century, year 1958 ...
Place:
california, australia, los angeles, usa, chicago
Is relevant ?
284K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Following on the heels of popular teen-scream horror movies, with uproarious comedy and biting satire. Marlon and Shawn Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth and Carmen Electra pitch in to skewer some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, including Scream, ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, humorous, slasher ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
satire, youth, adolescence, sarcasm, stupidity, absurd humor, graphic violence, creativity, serial killer, high school, dark humor, dumb ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, y2k, 90s, 20th century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it ...
Style:
romantic, teen, sexy, romantic comedy, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, family friendly, chick flick, date night ...
Plot:
high school, coming of age, teenager, teenage girl, teen romance, bullying, class differences, father daughter relationship, relationships, love story, high school life, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, massachusetts
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Genre: Family, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Young elite swimmer Claire is sent to Australia to coach a boys swimming team, where she must overcome an old rival and a secret fear to save the swimming camp from closing.
Style:
light, captivating, feel good, entertaining, sincere
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
swimming, competition, friendship, contests and competitions, rivalry, coach, teenage angst, athlete's life, coping, sport team, world championship wrestling, direction and purpose ...
Place:
oceania
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers.
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
dysfunctional family, teenage life, family relations, family problems, youth, crumbling marriage, parents and children, teenage angst, coming of age, teen romance, suburbs, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A budding romance between noble underachiever Lloyd Dobler and high school valedictorian Diane Court is threatened when Diane's overly possessive, disapproving father interferes with their relationship. With a prized scholarship to study abroad ...
Style:
feel good, sweet, light, romantic, teen ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
high school, coming of age, teenager, couples, first love, youth, young love, opposites attract, love story, graduation, love and romance, boyfriend ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century
Place:
seattle, england, washington state, usa, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Shinagawa Daichi used to be a good student who has now become a delinquent, while class president Adachi Hana was a delinquent who is now trying to move on. Her secret is discovered by Shinagawa, but she involves herself trying to correct his ways.
Style:
light, entertaining, humorous, dorama
Plot:
high school student, affection, dark humor, student, friendship, teenage boy, teenage girl, teenage angst, high school, violence, boy, fight ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant ?
115K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, teen, cult classic, witty ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen fantasy, teen drama ...
Plot:
high school, dark humor, murder, suicide, murderous pair, teenage girl, teenage life, teenager, coming of age, insanity, sociopath, friendship ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
ohio, usa
Is relevant ?
17K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A socially inept fourteen year old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends -- Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love -- fall for each other.
Style:
touching, feel good, entertaining, epic, colorful ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
american football, coming of age, high school, cheerleader, youth, love, friendship, cheerleading, adolescence, unrequited love, high school student, women ...
Time:
80s
Place:
chicago, illinois
Is relevant ?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
A former runaway teen mom is accidentally resurrected in her family's funeral home.
Style:
funny, entertaining, witty, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family relations, family reunited, teenage life, family problems, family life, adolescence, teenage daughter, teenage angst, teenage protagonist, dysfunctional family, teenager, problem ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Serbia
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The "My Generation Z" series talks about teenagers who succeeded the famous "millennials" , the "Z" generation, or the graduates of Belgrade high school(born in 2000, in the year of the dragon in Chinese astrology). We ...
Style:
light, humorous, feel good, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
female teacher, teenage girl, teenage protagonist, father daughter relationship, relationships, schoolboy, adolescence, high school, teenage angst, teenager, teacher, schoolgirl ...
Is relevant ?
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
TV show
Story:
Explore the incredible highs, lows, joys, heartbreak, camaraderie, laughs and bittersweet sorrow that make up a teenager's life. A clandestine 'tunnel party' in the depths of the hinterland in northern NSW draws kids from all over the ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, dramatic, suspenseful
Plot:
adolescence, adolescent girl, teenage love, teenage protagonist, teenage boy, teenager, teenage life, group of teenagers, teenage angst, teenage girl, adolescent boy
Is relevant ?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A play-it-safe guy must search for his wife's missing cat, bringing him face-to-face with the colorful, wacky, and sometimes, the more dangerous element of his neighborhood, forcing him to confront his fears and rethink his M.O.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, funny, light, satirical ...
Plot:
neighborhood, missing pet, teenage angst, satire, city life, overcoming fear, urban setting
Place:
new york
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Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada, France, Sweden, Luxembourg
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story:
Creepschool is a Swedish, French and Canadian animated series by Alphanim, Cookie Jar Entertainment, Happy Life and France 3 about four kids who find themselves at a spooky boarding school. The basic concept was created by Torbjörn Jansson, which ...
Style:
gothic horror, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
vampire, nightmare comes true, fear, supernatural horror, supernatural power, nightmare, supernatural, high school life, mysticism, children, supernatural being, teenage angst ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Jack, a man desperate to improve his life, throws away his beloved childhood plush, Benny. It’s a move that has disastrous consequences when Benny springs to life with deadly intentions!
Style:
suspense, horror comedy, captivating, parody, mystical ...
Plot:
doll, stuffed toy, evil doll, murder, bear, blood, cold blooded murder, misfit, tragic past, monster, mysticism, man child ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A 17-year-old girl uses her wits, survival skills, and compassion to fight for her life, and those of her fellow classmates, against a group of live-streaming school shooters.
Style:
suspense, realistic, disturbing, serious, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
school shooting, gay, homosexual, homosexuality, violence, father daughter relationship, heroes, social misfits, bullying, true crime, interracial relations, mass murder ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Is relevant ?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Join Tadakuni, Hidenori and Yoshitake as they undergo the trials and tribulations of life in high school. Each episode presents the boys and their classmates in unique situations that you may or may not have faced in high school yourself.
Style:
anime, humorous, stylized, captivating
Plot:
slice of life, high school, high school life, dating show, everyday life, male objectification, fraternity, teachers and students, classmate classmate relationship, friendship between boys, teenage angst, high school student ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror
Country: Poland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A group of friends at a New Year’s Eve party go through a whirlwind of events that exposes secrets, breaks hearts — and leads to a shocking outcome.
Style:
parody, suspense, slasher, christmas horror, horror comedy ...
Plot:
new year, gay interest, murderer, buddy, party, teenage life, absurd humor, teenage angst, sexual humor, stereotypes, gross out humor, characters killed one by one ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
poland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of aspiring artists living in New York City try to make their dreams come true.
Style:
light, humorous, romantic, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, family outing
Plot:
youth, fashion, dating show, luck, fashion designer, city life, relocation, friendship, workplace situations, employer employee relationship, advertising, marketing ...
Place:
new york, paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In 1979, an Indian family moves to America with hopes of living the American Dream. While their 10-year-old boy Smith falls head-over-heels for the girl next door, his desire to become a "good old boy" propels him further away from his ...
Style:
intercultural, humorous, captivating, feel good, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot:
first love, adolescence, father son relationship, vegetarian, bullying, nostalgia, culture clash, halloween, small town, deer hunting, brother sister relationship, boy with glasses ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, india
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A Killer Stalks and Terrorizes a group of Sorority Girls on a College Campus.
Style:
slasher, disturbing, suspense, bleak, scary ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
adolescence, revenge, fraternity, sorority, high school, teenager, survival, brutality, murder, insanity, youth, murder mystery ...
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