Young adult movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant young adult movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, psychological, emotional, teen, humorous and semi serious films and TV shows about / with young adult, coming of age, friendship, relationships, female protagonist, teenager, high school, teenage girl, youth and love and romance plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as young adult: Alone Together (2018), Happy (2015), Gossip Girl (2007), After (2019), The Dreamers (2003), Eighth Grade (2018), Love in a Fish Bowl (1993), Thirteen (2003), All the Bright Places (2020), Good Trouble (2019).
Best films
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Esther and Benji are platonic best friends who want nothing more than to be accepted by the vain and status-obsessed culture of Los Angeles. Despite their sometimes contentious relationship, when push comes to shove, they’ve got each other’s ...
Style:
buddy comedy, satirical, psychological, humorous, captivating ...
Plot:
young adult, socially awkward, stand up comedian, childhood trauma, friendship, best friend, social outcast, slacker, high society, society, coming of age, insecurity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Florent, a 23 year-old Parisian, meets Alessia, a lost American girl from Texas in the streets of Paris, by random chance. At an important crossroad of their lives - both characters have just graduated from college - Alessia and Florent are torn ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, romantic, sensual
Plot:
swinger couple, young adult, open relationship, coming of age, orgy, group sex, swinger, relationships, romantic friendship, male female relationship, love and romance, society ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, originally ran on The CW for six seasons from September 19, ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, soap opera, teen, talky ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
high school, popularity, gossip and rumors, teenager, youth, high school life, teenage love, adolescence, friends, lifestyle, coming of age, love triangle ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
Is relevant?
75K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young woman falls for a guy with a dark secret and the two embark on a rocky relationship.
Style:
romantic, sexy, emotional, light, saga ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick, teen drama ...
Plot:
love, teen romance, college, opposites attract, teenage love, fall in love, youth, teenager, high school hunk, sexual relations, teenage boy, couples ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, Italy, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A young American studying in Paris in 1968 strikes up a friendship with a French brother and sister. Set against the background of the '68 Paris student riots.
Style:
sexy, erotic, psychological, erotic drama, sexual ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
incest, sexuality, protest, sexual relations, sex, nudity, youth, couples, love triangle, brother sister relationship, brother sister incest, sex scene ...
Time:
60s, year 1968, year 2003, near future, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school.
Style:
touching, light, indie film, thought provoking, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
father daughter relationship, teenage girl, adolescence, teenager, young adult, friendship, high school, middle school, social media, insecurity, self confidence, classmate classmate relationship ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
new york state
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Genre: Drama
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Waitress Saara meets handsome journalist Joni, and soon moves in to live with him. Joni tries his best to satisfy Saara sexually but, disturbed by violent lesbian fantasies, she is unable to experience orgasm. Trying to cope with the situation, ...
Style:
erotic
Plot:
male pubic hair, wedding ceremony, male nudity, lesbian sex, sex scene, waitress, sexual identity, young adult, sexual intercourse, bondage, sexuality, sexual fantasy ...
Time:
90s
Place:
finland, helsinki finland
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107K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tracy is a normal 13-year-old trying to make it in school. After befriending the most popular girl at school, Evie, Tracy's world is turned upside down when Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs and cash. But it isn't long before ...
Style:
tense, sincere, emotional, teen, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
coming of age, adolescence, friendship, drug addiction, addiction, peer pressure, teenage protagonist, dysfunctional family, underage drinking, teenage girl, teenager, self harm ...
Time:
year 2003, 20th century, y2k, near future, 2000s ...
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, venice beach california
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The story of Violet Markey and Theodore Finch, who meet and change each other’s lives forever. As they struggle with the emotional and physical scars of their past, they come together, discovering that even the smallest places and moments can mean ...
Style:
sweet, romantic, uplifting, teen, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
teenager, young adult, true love, love story, interracial romance, mental illness, love and romance, teen romance, coming of age, love affair, teenage crush, traumatic experience ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
indiana
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
After moving to The Coterie in Downtown Los Angeles, Callie and Mariana Foster realize that living on their own is not all that it’s cracked up to be.
Style:
emotional, light, semi serious, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
pre-teens, teens
Plot:
young adult, sisters, friends, love and romance, new job, coworker relationship, lgbt, lesbian, sister sister relationship, adulthood, grownups, new life ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Story:
Vilaria is an all-round extremely powerful superhero in training. News of her strength and abilities have reached far and wide. Wide enough for villain Niari to know how aspects of Vilaria's training and powers. With the help of Kesic and ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, tense, contemplative ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
superheroine, superhero, friendship, young adult, superhuman powers, heroes, good versus evil, villain, power, heroism, strength, super powers ...
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Genre: Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In order to study fashion in so-desired Paris, a young country girl who hates Carnival travels to Rio de Janeiro to try to get support from the most famous designer in Brazil. Set on sneaking into the sewing team of one of the biggest samba schools, ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic drama, colorful ...
Plot:
carnival, fashion, dream, young adult, lifestyle change, love story, changing lives, relationships, love and romance, fashion industry, follow your dream, female protagonist ...
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Awkward teen Harriet has always wanted to fit in. Until she gets scouted by a top London model agent and learns that some people are meant to stand out.
Style:
captivating, psychological, semi serious, thrilling
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
young adult, teenager, model, high school, fashion, fame, popular girl, female protagonist, changing lives, lifestyle change, self discovery, fashion model ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Bedford Diaries is an American television series that premiered March 29, 2006 on The WB and concluded its first season on May 10, 2006. It was canceled on May 18, 2006. The series was created by Tom Fontana and Julie Martin.
A week prior to ...
Style:
sexy, touching, semi serious, emotional, sentimental ...
Plot:
young adult, couples, love and romance, society, youth, interracial relations, sex education, campus, coming of age, moral ambiguity, college campus, urban ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Hong Seol and Yoo Jung attend the same college, but they couldn't be more different. Hong Seol is a poor, unpopular student with no money, while Yoo Jung is rich, well-liked, extremely smart, and popular. Hong Seol just wants to get through her ...
Style:
romantic drama, humorous, light, dorama, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
college, young adult, couples, friendship, love, campus, female protagonist, youth, couple relations, student life, relationships, manipulation ...
Place:
thailand
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Norway
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A teenager struggles to keep her scandal-ridden past and a big secret from getting out when she strikes up an unlikely romance with the crown prince.
Style:
romantic, captivating, psychological
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
young adult, teenage mother, forbidden love, couples, love interest, love and romance, teenage love, couple relations, secret past, troubled past, teenage life, royalty ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
Matilda, faced by her boyfriend Oliver's sudden break up is scooped up by her friend Miron. He creates a symbiotic bubble consisting of himself, Matilda and the indecisive Simon. They become a triangle of dares, drugs and sexual tension. Based ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, indie film, intense ...
Plot:
breakup, love triangle, young adult, drug use, romantic triangle, sexual tension, female protagonist, problem, male female relationship, love story, relationships, couple relations ...
Place:
stockholm sweden
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Far into the future a group of young adults are stranded on a hostile alien planet with no hope of getting home.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
stranded, alien planet, young adult, survival, survival horror, space, young woman, young man, planet, struggle for survival, fight, desperation ...
Time:
future, distant future, 2010s
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After Valerie Lee quits her college esports team, she quickly realizes that her decision comes at the cost of her scholarship. Valerie soon discovers a loophole to save her collegiate future, if she can find a coach and assemble a whole new ...
Style:
inspirational, captivating, witty, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot:
gamer, female protagonist, young adult, sexism, coming of age, esports, video game, college, competition, rivalry, society, fight ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Feedback is about finding new creative ways to doubt yourself. It's about half-quitting toxic influences, being smug at low budget art events, and writing what you know when you feel like you're too young to know anything. Feedback is ...
Style:
surreal, entertaining, funny, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
writers, roommate, young adult, musician, surrealism, self doubt, youth, young girl, musician's life, humour, music, creativity ...
Place:
melbourne
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
A webdrama focusing on feminism and gender issues. The main audience are women in their 20s and 30s and the drama is mainly focused on radical feminism in Korea.
Style:
dorama, touching, light, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
young adult, gender issues, feminism, relationships, male female relationship, female student, love affair, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, young girl, couple relations, college student, couples ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Party Boat focuses on Max, who is throwing a 25th birthday party for his best friend Kiley. When Max finds out Kiley's boyfriend Greg plans to propose, he embarks on an adventure to win Kiley's heart and throw his greatest party ever.
Style:
humorous, feel good, contemplative, unusual plot structure, entertaining ...
Plot:
party, young adult, male objectification, birthday, teenager, awkward situation, youth, love, friendship, friendship between men, friends, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Teenage best friends Zoe and Becca set out to build their own fake ID empire, but when business starts booming, their life of crime gets way too real.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, buddy comedy, spoof, teen comedy
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
young adult, high school, coming of age, female friendship, female protagonist, fake identity, girlfriend, deception, criminal, forgery, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, youth culture ...
Place:
north america
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
One year after a mysterious accident left her with amnesia, 17-year-old Cadence returns to Beechwood, an island off Martha's Vineyard, seeking answers. As three generations of the distinguished Sinclair family gather at their private summer ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense, melancholic, gothic ...
Plot:
amnesia, island, young adult, memory loss, identity, dark past, trauma, family secret, repression, isolation, flashback, grief ...
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22K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey thinks she knows everything there is to know about love. But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she’ll soon realize that relationships are a lot more complicated ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, romantic, satirical, thrilling ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teen romance, teenager, relationships, in love, love, teenage love, romantic relationship, female protagonist, friendship, lgbt, teenage girl, true love ...
Place:
seoul
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A teenage girl makes a startling discovery about her connection to the Seawalkers, legendary beings who are half-human, half-sea creature.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, emotional, teen ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
paranormal romance, young adult, teenager, self discovery, coming of age, identity, teenage protagonist, relationships, teenage girl, supernatural ability, supernatural power, love story ...
Place:
nova scotia
Is relevant?
Genre: Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Freshman star quarterback Drayton struggles with the weight of expectations after a devastating setback, while dancer Dallas begins to question the future she thought she wanted. As their high school relationship begins to unravel under the ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, inspirational, tense, motivational
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
young adult, high school, relationships, coming of age, personal growth, self discovery, football, resilience, dance, identity, slice of life, recovery ...
Place:
los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Two teens from Earth meet a variety of otherworldly creatures when they start school at Galaxy High.
Style:
adult anime, cult classic, lighthearted, anime, retro
Audience:
family friendly, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, space, young adult, fish out of water, high school life, friendship, switching roles, intergalactic, high school student, popularity, coming of age, asteroid ...
Time:
80s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
At Central Rochester High, a teen girl struggles for power within the school system.
Style:
satirical, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, teen ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenager, high school, young adult, youth, teenage life, school, teenage girl, young girl, ambition, high school life, schoolgirl, satire ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
thailand
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 63 min.
Story:
Historically 72% of all the deaths in London are related to dragons, fantastical beings invisible to the majority of the people. While unknown to most, some people have been standing up to these dragons. Only inhabitants of Reverse London who live ...
Style:
anime, unusual plot structure, captivating, exciting, suspense ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
witch, wizard, superpower, creature, young adult, pop singer, paparazzi, supervisor, supernatural, dragon, urban, witchcraft ...
Place:
london
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