| School (1999) | 8.0 | |
| Deadlock (2018) | 7.6 | |
| Heaven Burns (2010) | 7.8 | |
| Lemonade Blessing (2025) | 7.8 | |
| Grease (1978) | 7.2 |
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, entertaining, captivating, feel good and light films and TV shows about / with teenage angst, teenager, coming of age, teenage life, teenage girl, high school, youth, teen angst, adolescence and teenage boy plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres shot in USA, Canada, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as teenage angst: Maximum Ride (2016), Cyber Bully (2011), The Breakfast Club (1985), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), This Is Us (2016), Awkward. (2011), Faking It (2014), Pretty in Pink (1986), Grease (1978), As Cool as I Am (2013).
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List of teenage angst movies
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:
enigmatic, tense, suspense, exciting, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
female fighter, experiment, rescue, supernatural power, martial arts, heroine, mutant, female warrior, chase, strong female character, teenage boy, teenage girl ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new york, utah
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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:
serious, realistic, teen, sad, heartfelt ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, kids, family outing ...
Plot:
bullying, high school, suicide attempt, teen angst, teenage life, teenager, popularity, rumor, social misfits, intrigue, socially awkward, bully ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
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:
cult classic, teen, talky, realistic, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, date night ...
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, friendship, teenage angst, youth, adolescence, high school life, teenage girl, detention, teen angst, high school student ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984, year 1985
Place:
chicago, illinois, seattle
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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, teen, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family friendly, family outing ...
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, friendship, school, teacher, teenage girl, teen angst, teenage angst, teenage boy, rebel, skipping school ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, 20th century
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois, north america, california
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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, touching, thought provoking, sincere, saga ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
adoption, childhood memory, childhood, husband wife relationship, parenthood, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, depression, teenage angst, siblings, flashback, self esteem ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 2020s, 2010s, 60s ...
Place:
syria, harvard university, pittsburgh, vietnam, new york ...
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47K
Genre: Action, 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, realistic, sitcom, light, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama, adult
Plot:
high school, teenage girl, popularity, teenage life, shyness, self esteem, youth, high school life, classmate, friends, teenage love, gossip and rumors ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
16K
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, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, high school, high school life, lgbtq, teenage life, popularity, lesbian relationship, friends, youth, gossip and rumors, sexual identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
austin texas, idaho, usa
Is relevant?
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:
girls' night, teens, family friendly, date night, chick flick ...
Plot:
high school, bullying, coming of age, teenage girl, relationships, teen romance, teenager, class differences, high school student, love story, father daughter relationship, first love ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, massachusetts, california
Is relevant?
324K
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:
romantic, sexy, feel good, sentimental, cult classic ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, teens, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
high school, opposites attract, coming of age, dancing, dance, makeover, summer romance, teenage love, love story, first love, teenager, teenage girl ...
Time:
1950s, year 1959, year 1978, 20th century, year 1958 ...
Place:
california, australia, los angeles, bronx new york city, usa ...
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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, crumbling marriage, youth, parents and children, teenage angst, suburbs, teen romance, female protagonist, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
165K
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 Riverdaleβs wholesome facade.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, tense, biting, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenager, investigation, friendship, youth, small town, amateur detective, murder investigation, friends, danger, mysterious death, teenage life ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
chicago
Is relevant?
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, teen, sentimental, sweet ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, family friendly ...
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, teenage life, high school life, youth, teenage love, teenage girl, self discovery, female nudity, wedding, first love ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 20th century
Place:
illinois, chicago, usa, california, seattle
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
TV show
Story:
Teen drama as an anthology about three teenagers from different parts of Norway. They are in the midst of their very first life crisis when they get nudes spread through social media.
Style:
exciting, dramatic, captivating, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
social media, teenage angst, cyberbullying, privacy invasion, shame, coming of age, teenage life, crisis, teenage girl, social network, adolescence, social issues ...
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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:
captivating, feel good, entertaining, light, sincere
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
swimming, competition, friendship, contests and competitions, rivalry, coach, teenage angst, sport team, athlete's life, coping, athlete and trainer, professional rivalry ...
Place:
oceania
Is relevant?
318K
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, slasher, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
satire, absurd humor, youth, dark humor, sarcasm, stupidity, gross out humor, graphic violence, creativity, adolescence, serial killer, sex scene ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, y2k, 90s, 20th century
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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, romantic, rom com, light ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
high school, coming of age, couples, teenager, young love, opposites attract, first love, love story, youth, true love, happy ending, graduation ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century
Place:
seattle, england, washington state, usa, washington d.c. ...
Is relevant?
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:
entertaining, light, humorous, dorama, black humor
Plot:
high school student, dark humor, affection, friendship, teenage boy, student, high school, teenage angst, teenage girl, boy, violence, fight ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Romania
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Arguing with his parents, Petre, a teenager, moves at his bigger brother, Andrei, a successful actor.
Style:
tragic ending, atmospheric, period piece
Plot:
envy, jealousy, sibling rivalry, teenage angst, family conflict, family drama, coming of age, accident, loss, rebellion, alienation, tragedy ...
Time:
70s
Place:
romania, eastern europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Thomas Harrison is determined to start his own alternative band after the suicide of Kurt Cobainβit's an obsession that blinds him to what's either the mental collapse, or the eruption of musical genius, of his little sister, Bridget. ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, grunge
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, mental illness, teenager, teenage angst, musician, music, adolescence vs adulthood, teenage life, musician's life, ambition, grownups, family problems ...
Time:
90s
Is relevant?
199
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A true story of a teenage love triangle leading to one of the two boys' tragic death - told through the lens of elite youth baseball.
Style:
heartbreaking, captivating, thrilling, psychological, tense ...
Audience:
family outing, teen drama
Plot:
baseball, high school, bullying, loss of innocence, love triangle, coming of age, teenage angst, first love, grief, baseball player, athlete and trainer, teenage life ...
Place:
columbus ohio
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
She was sweet, she was cute. But just before her 14th birthday, Daddyβs little princess mutates into a petulant pubescent nightmare. Journalist Hannes Wenger decides to take a time-out from work to guide his daughter Carla through this difficult ...
Style:
humorous, family comedy, entertaining, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, adaptation, teenage girl, husband wife relationship, father daughter conflict, coming of age, teenage angst, parents and children, family relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, family life, father and daughter ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
bavaria
Is relevant?
126K
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, teen, witty, cult classic, dark comedy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen fantasy, adult ...
Plot:
murder, high school, dark humor, suicide, murderous pair, teenage girl, coming of age, friendship, satire, teenage life, insanity, sociopath ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
ohio, usa, california, canada
Is relevant?
19K
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, epic, entertaining, colorful ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
american football, coming of age, high school, cheerleader, cheerleading, love, first love, youth, childhood, unrequited love, high school student, friendship ...
Time:
80s
Place:
chicago, illinois, new jersey, california
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Genre: Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Everything changes in Fani's life when the opportunity arises to do an exchange program and live in another country for a year. The revealing conversations by phone or MSN and the constant notes during the class turn to another subject: the ...
Style:
sincere, light, feel good, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
school, mother, love, relationships, male female relationship, friends, love affair, love and romance, teenage love, teenager, couples, teenage angst ...
Is relevant?
243
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Six friends are just starting their adult life. They fall in love, dream, and make plans for the future. When a tragedy strikes troubling issues and secrets are revealed, and their parents wonder if they know their children at all.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, suspense, bleak, psychological ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
parents and children, parent child relationship, female nudity, teenager, teenage love, adolescence, parents, teenage angst, teenage boy, crime investigation, teenage life, teen romance ...
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:
satirical, entertaining, light, funny, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
neighborhood, missing pet, city life, overcoming fear, teenage angst, urban setting, satire, working class, self discovery, reluctant hero, street life, ethnic diversity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
Is relevant?
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. Itβs a move that has disastrous consequences when Benny springs to life with deadly intentions!
Style:
suspense, parody, horror comedy, humorous, mystical ...
Plot:
stuffed toy, doll, evil doll, murder, blood, bear, misfit, cold blooded murder, tragic past, grownups, mysticism, man child ...
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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, realistic, intense, romantic, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, family outing
Plot:
dating show, fashion, youth, luck, lovers apart, new house, city life, fashion designer, sewing, relocation, workplace situations, friendship ...
Place:
new york, paris france
Is relevant?
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, sentimental, entertaining, multicultural, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
first love, adolescence, father son relationship, vegetarian, bullying, halloween, nostalgia, culture clash, small town, deer hunting, brother sister relationship, killing an animal ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, india
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A Killer Stalks and Terrorizes a group of Sorority Girls on a College Campus.
Style:
slasher, suspense, scary, tense, bleak ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
adolescence, killer, fraternity, revenge, sorority, murder, youth, insanity, survival, brutality, teenager, high school ...
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