Juvenile delinquency movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant juvenile delinquency movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, disturbing, rough, bleak and sincere films and TV shows about / with juvenile delinquency, youth, coming of age, society, teenager, violence, life is a bitch, teenage boy, friendship and male nudity plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
juvenile delinquency
TOP 10 movies tagged as juvenile delinquency: Dog Pound (2010), Coldwater (2013), Gridiron Gang (2006), Song for a Raggy Boy (2003), Boy A (2007), The Class (2007), Christiane F. (1981), Tough Enough (2006), American History X (1998), Higher Ground (2000).
Best films
List of juvenile delinquency movies
13K
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, social ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
prison, juvenile delinquency, juvenile prison, sodomy, male nudity, teenage protagonist, prison life, youth, going straight, teenage boy, reformatory, social relations ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A teenage boy is sent to a juvenile reform facility in the wilderness. As we learn about the tragic events that sent him there, his struggle becomes one for survival with the inmates, counselors, and the retired war colonel in charge.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, juvenile detention, re-education, survival, prison life, youth, confined, prison, power relations, teenage boy, violence, escape attempt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain self-esteem by playing football together.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, serious, sincere, rough ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids, girls' night
Plot:
american football, juvenile delinquency, athlete and trainer, sport, football, prison, youth, underdog, redemption, african american, gang, life philosophy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, new jersey, california
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Ireland, Denmark, UK, Spain
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a ...
Style:
thought provoking, disturbing, bleak, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
child abuse, juvenile delinquency, orphan, dedicated educator, reformatory, corporal punishment, child rape, gay rape, boarding school life, sexual abuse, children, discipline ...
Time:
1930s, year 1939
Place:
ireland, europe, spain
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38K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The story of a young ex-con Jack, newly released from serving a prison sentence for a murder he committed as a child.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, heartbreaking, emotional, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, childhood, going straight, haunted by the past, released from prison, redemption, rehabilitation, starting over, dysfunctional family, child abuse, murder, melancholy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe, manchester
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15K
Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An average guy of an Estonian high-school decides to defend his bullied classmate. This starts war between him and the informal leader of the class. As teenagers' honour is a touchy thing, everything ends in bloodshed.
Style:
disturbing, serious, tense, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
school shooting, vengeance, society, humiliation, youth, friendship, social relations, life is a bitch, friends, teenage life, social misfits, juvenile delinquency ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
estonia, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 70s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14 years old Christiane lives with her mother and little sister in a typical multi-storey apartment building in Berlin. She's fascinated by the ...
Style:
serious, rough, bleak, disturbing, depressing ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
drug addiction, addiction, heroin, drugs, downfall, drug addict, drug overdose, drug abuse, junkie, teenage life, friendship, life is a bitch ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
berlin germany, west berlin west germany, germany, poland, europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
From the youth directed novel of the same name by Greogor Tressnow comes a film by Detlev Buck that is a realistic portrait of life in the section of Berlin called Neukölln. It’s about power and weakness, delinquents and victims, and the ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious, rough ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, street gang, youth gang, coming of age, gang, friendship, urban ghetto, urban ghetto life, high school life, parents and children, blackmail, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, berlin germany
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two thugs who tried to break into/steal his truck. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader ...
Style:
rough, emotional, serious, cerebral, dramatic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, date night
Plot:
prison, racism, skinhead, gang, racial slur, character change, rape, juvenile delinquency, neo nazi, racial prejudice, violent, murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, venice beach california
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Higher Ground is an American-Canadian drama action television show shot outside Vancouver, British Columbia. The series ran from January 14, 2000 - June 16, 2000 and aired on Fox Family. It stars Joe Lando, Hayden Christensen, A.J. Cook, Meghan Ory, ...
Style:
sincere, serious, emotional, touching, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, hardcase students, dedicated educator, troubled teen, rebellion, boarding school, teenage life, youth, social misfits, understanding, social problems, troublemaker ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
usa
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50K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
An inside look at Italy's modern-day crime families, the Camorra in Naples and Caserta. Based on a book by Roberto Saviano. Power, money and blood: these are the "values" that the residents of the Province of Naples and Caserta have ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, harsh, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, organized crime, gang war, mafia, gang, camorra, character study, power, debt, social decay, death, life is a bitch ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
italy, rio de janeiro, europe, naples italy, manhattan new york city ...
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9K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, Italy
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
NEDs (Non Educated Delinquents) is the story of a young man’s journey from prize-winning schoolboy to knife-carrying teenager. Struggling against the low expectations of those around him, John McGill changes from victim to avenger, scholar to NED, ...
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, disturbing, bleak ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, street kid, gang, bullying, gang war, coming of age, youth, teenage life, social decay, realism, social problems, society ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
scotland, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A group of troubled teens are sent to a rehabilitation program housed in a remote camp on the island of Fiji. What their parents believe is a state-of-the-art deluxe institution in a beautiful natural environment turns out to be a prison-like boot ...
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
boot camp, juvenile delinquency, island, problem child, escapades, young heroes, power relations, life is a bitch, rebelliousness, against the rules, isolation, teenage life ...
Time:
21st century
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1K
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a gritty retelling of the Dickens's classic, Twist takes Oliver and the Artful Dodger out of the poorhouse and onto the streets, where junk is the currency and hustling is the game.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, life is a bitch, drug abuse, lgbt, pimp, kids in trouble, youth, sexual relations, addiction, society, apprentice, friendship ...
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada, quebec
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of Malony and his education as he grows from a six-year-old into an 18-year-old. A minors’ judge and a caseworker work tirelessly to try to save the young offender.
Style:
disturbing, serious, suspenseful, touching
Audience:
teens
Plot:
juvenile delinquent, social worker, juvenile delinquency, judge, teen angst, teenage boy, nervousness, imprisonment, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, strong female character, compassion, anger ...
Time:
year 1997
Place:
france
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.
Style:
disturbing, realistic, sentimental, bleak, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
heroin, coming of age, innocence lost, juvenile delinquency, prison, teenager, drug dealing, drug dealer, downfall, dysfunctional family, family relations, life is a bitch ...
Time:
2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
scotland, glasgow scotland, europe
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Rick Penning lives life just like he plays rugby; fast, hard-hitting and intense. When life on the edge lands him in jail, prison ward Marcus Tate offers him a chance to get back in the game by playing for his rival, Highland Rugby. Reluctantly Rick ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, disturbing, rough ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
rugby, coach, dedicated educator, juvenile delinquency, sport, father son relationship, human spirit, ambition, redemption, starting over, teenage life, rivalry ...
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91K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
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:
realistic, sincere, tense, disturbing, intense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama, adult
Plot:
coming of age, drug addiction, friendship, mother daughter relationship, peer pressure, dysfunctional family, addiction, underage drinking, teenage protagonist, self harm, teenager, kids in trouble ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, venice beach california
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The Munns, father John and sons Chris and Tim, recede to the woods of rural Georgia. Their life together is forever changed with the arrival of Uncle Deel, though the tragedy that follows forces troubled Chris to become a man.
Style:
suspenseful, harsh, depressing, intense, lyrical ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, suspense, farm, juvenile delinquency, dysfunctional family, murder, brutality, tragedy, lifestyle, runaway, parents and children, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
georgia, usa, iceland, nebraska, mexico
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764K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil, France, Germany
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Cidade de Deus is a shantytown that started during the 1960s and became one of Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous places in the beginning of the 1980s. To tell the story of this place, the movie describes the life of various characters, all seen by ...
Style:
disturbing, rough, bleak, stylized, dark ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gang, society, coming of age, organized crime, journalism, gang war, juvenile delinquency, life is a bitch, photographer, police corruption, gangsters, drug dealing ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s, 60s
Place:
rio de janeiro, latin america, brazil, south america, africa
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Pixote, a 10-year-old runaway boy, is arrested on the streets of Sao Paulo during a police round-up homeless people. Pixote endures torture, degradation and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of the runaways are murdered by ...
Style:
disturbing, depressing, rough, bleak, realistic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
prostitution, sex with a minor, street kid, boy, coming of age, children, child rape, jail, loneliness, tragedy, friendship, crime gone awry ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro, africa, sao paulo brazil, latin america
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249K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. ...
Style:
emotional, erotic, entertaining, biting, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
dysfunctional family, youth, gay, bipolar disorder, gay teenager, family problems, teenage life, juvenile delinquency, siblings relations, life is a bitch, drinking problem, family relations ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago illinois
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Set on the border, where Mexico becomes the crucible and the fearsome gangs of today’s Mexican countryside, the gauntlet, to freedom. The stories of a girl living in Honduras and hungering for a brighter future, and two teen gang members, for whom ...
Style:
road movie, serious, bleak, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gang, hopes, juvenile delinquency, street gang, family reunited, train, immigrants, gang member, social problems, u.s. mexico border, gangsters, rape ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
latin america, mexico, los angeles, new jersey, california ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A troubled teenager attempts to conquer the girl he's in love with, who seems out of reach. He's lured into criminal activities and becomes alienated from family and friends.
Style:
sincere, touching, serious, realistic
Audience:
teens
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, youth gang, teenage love, interracial friendship, friendship between boys, street life, teenage life, teaching the ways of the world, drug dealing, wooing, group of friends, gangsters ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.
Style:
touching, neorealism, serious, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
kids in trouble, juvenile delinquency, homeless, child abandonment, aids, young heroes, life is a bitch, social decay, survival, society, youth, cruelty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, serbia, sao paulo brazil, napoli italy
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10K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In this biting and disturbing coming-of-age tale from writer-director Michael Cuesta, life is bittersweet along the L.I.E., also known as the Long Island Expressway, as suburban teen Howie Blitzer learns all too clearly. In the space of a week, he ...
Style:
disturbing, bleak, controversial, sexy, brutal ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, male prostitution, coming of age, sexual abuse, pedophile, older man younger man relationship, pedophilia, mentor, youth, suburbs, rent boy, juvenile delinquent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
long island, new york, new jersey, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Trevor sometimes-violent skinhead with no regard for authority, and would rather spend his time stealing cars than sitting in the detention centre to which he is sent. His social worker, Harry Parker, tries to do his best, but Trevor is only ...
Style:
disturbing, controversial, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
skinhead, juvenile delinquency, racism, urban ghetto life, youth, punk, subculture, club, violent, manipulation, coming of age, street kid ...
Time:
80s
Place:
england, europe, britain
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11K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Ukraine, Netherlands
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Deaf mute Sergey enters a specialized boarding school for deaf-and-dumb. In this new place, he needs to find his way through the hierarchy of the school’s network dealing with crimes and prostitution, the Tribe. By taking part of several ...
Style:
disturbing, depressing, surreal, art house, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
boarding school, deaf, prostitution, bullying, mute or deaf, gang, prostitute, sign language, deaf mute, illegal abortion, adolescence, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ukraine, kiev ukraine
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After four college girls rob a restaurant to fund their spring break in Florida, they get entangled with a weird dude with his own criminal agenda.
Style:
sexy, disturbing, stylized, sexual, surreal ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
party, debauchery, best friends, juvenile delinquency, spring break, sex, drugs, murder, coming of age, summer, female killer, threesome ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, florida, california
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124
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Steve Moore is sixteen and lives with his younger sister, mother Cheryl and her boyfriend John, in a modest house in Bakersfield, California. An abusive and often intoxicated man, John rules the household, and though his attacks on Steve result in ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, sincere, humorous
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, troubled youth, on the run, downfall, dysfunctional family, teenage life, estrangement, family relations, family problems, life is a bitch, youth, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas
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