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Juvenile delinquent movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant juvenile delinquent movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, disturbing, touching, tense and bleak films and TV shows about / with juvenile delinquent, teenager, youth, juvenile delinquency, teenage boy, violence, coming of age, family relations, fight and boy plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as juvenile delinquent: 10½ (2010), Coldwater (2013), Safe Harbor (2009), Punish Me (2006), L.I.E. (2001), Standing Tall (2015), Deathrow (2000), The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008), Pixote (1980), Trade (2007).
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List of juvenile delinquent movies
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Tommy, 10 years old, is well known by Social Services. He is considered a danger to society. Gilles, his guardian at this halfway house, sees potential for redemption in this kid driven by violence.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic
Plot:
boy, kids in trouble, juvenile delinquent, child abuse, social worker, isolation, youth, danger, precocious child, police, redemption, coming of age ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, quebec
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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, independent film ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, juvenile delinquent, re-education, juvenile detention, escape attempt, survival, prison life, youth, danger, confined, power relations, boy ...
Time:
year 2013, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Doug and Robbie are about to set sail on a long trip when they unexpectedly find themselves foster parenting a group of troubled teenage boys. The experience changes their lives for the better, and they decide to stay in town and run the foster home ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, sincere
Plot:
troubled teen, juvenile delinquent, teenager, social worker, re-education, changing lives, lifestyle change, troubled youth, male female relationship, relationships, assistant, foster child ...
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642
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Deals with the obsessive relationship between a confused teenager and an elder woman. Elsa Seifert successfully works as probation officer, but the relationship to her longtime companion is in trouble since their common daughter moved out. Then she ...
Style:
touching, psychological, sexual, erotic, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
old woman, sex game, dominant woman, juvenile delinquent, teenage boy, submissive, masochist, fetishism, age difference, sex slave, male nudity, obsession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, sao paulo brazil, hamburg germany
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11K
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:
sexy, disturbing, controversial, brutal, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, coming of age, pedophile, teenage boy, male prostitution, sexual abuse, lgbt teen, juvenile delinquent, childhood, pedophilia, mentor, intergenerational friendship ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
long island, new york, new jersey, california
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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, suspense, touching, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
social worker, juvenile delinquent, teen angst, juvenile delinquency, teenage boy, judge, pregnant teenager, teenage pregnancy, juvenile detention, mother's boyfriend, truancy, nervousness ...
Time:
year 2015, 90s, year 1997
Place:
france
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Family, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A neglected and unloved orphan raised by poor relatives in the slums of Manila is wrongfully convicted of murder that resulted from a heist he was compelled to join. Unable to prove his innocence and his minor age, he is thrown into the cruel, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspense, suspenseful
Plot:
juvenile delinquent, jail, prisoner, murder, lawyer, death sentence, danger, teenage boy, prison life, death row, male nudity, prison ...
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Haunted by his traumatic past and cautious about the prospects of an uncertain future, a fourteen year old boy named Juhani winds up in an isolated boys' home known as The Island. Juhani (Niilo Syvaoja) has been shuttled between foster homes ...
Style:
serious, touching, emotional, realistic, crying
Plot:
isolation, unfaithful wife, juvenile delinquent, teenager, juvenile prison, friendship, youth, school, bullying, bully, nightmare, family relations ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
finland
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11K
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:
depressing, rough, atmospheric, serious, political ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
prostitution, street kid, child abuse, boy, sex with a minor, coming of age, 10 year old, child rape, children, nude boy, violent, loneliness ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1981
Place:
brazil, south america, latin america, rio de janeiro, sao paulo brazil ...
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19K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA, Mexico
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A Texas cop (Kevin Kline), whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth (Cesar Ramos) to find the boy's sister, who was abducted and forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian woman who ...
Style:
sexy, rough, detective, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
human trafficking, kidnapping, missing child, sexual abuse, child molestation, sex slavery, slavery, child rape, rescue, child molester, forced prostitution, humiliation ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, mexico city, poland, texas, el paso texas ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his already ...
Style:
psychological, serious, rough, depressing, intense ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama
Plot:
prison, father son relationship, naked man, violence, prison life, juvenile delinquent, nudity, prison guard, hot guys, male nudity, therapist, nude young male ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
ethiopia, ireland, britain, england
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45K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.
Style:
dark comedy, cult classic, black comedy, surreal, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
surrealism, alien, car trunk, punk, punk rocker, absurdism, crime spree, mad scientist, radioactivity, conspiracy theory, flying car, robbery ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984, future
Place:
california, los angeles, arizona, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When two poor greasers, Johnny, and Ponyboy are assaulted by a vicious gang, the socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events.
Style:
teen, homoerotic, melancholic, intense, hood ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, pre-teens, kids, girls' night ...
Plot:
coming of age, gang, teen angst, dysfunctional family, street gang, teenager, book, brother brother relationship, small town, friendship, juvenile delinquent, rebellious teenager ...
Time:
60s, year 1964, 1900s, 1950s, future ...
Place:
oklahoma, oklahoma city, usa, north america
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The students of Suzuran High compete for the King of School title. An ex-graduate yakuza is sent to kill the son of a criminal group, but he can't make himself to do it as he reminds him of his youth.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, semi serious, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
gang, youth, gang war, teenage life, yakuza, high school, juvenile delinquent, high school life, teenage gang, street fight, friendship, rivalry ...
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
While on a business trip, Tom Phillips is in a car accident caused by a reckless driver. Tom survives the accident with a severe chronic back injury which results in him not being able to continue with his current business. The Phillips' buy a ...
Style:
grindhouse, psychedelic, retro, cult classic, realistic ...
Plot:
juvenile delinquent, carsploitation, desert, christmas, motel, car, juvenile delinquency, automobile, youth culture, reckless driving, teenage angst, child in peril ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s, 20th century
Place:
california
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19K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, realistic, disturbing, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
prison, vengeance, juvenile delinquent, violence, juvenile delinquency, youth, bullying, prison escape, gangster, rivalry, prison rape, brat pack ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
chicago, usa, south america, illinois, new jersey ...
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65K
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.
Style:
melancholic, psychological, touching, independent film, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
oedipus complex, dysfunctional family, single mother, mentally unstable, juvenile delinquent, childhood, troubled teen, teenage boy, mother love, mother son relationship, teenager, adhd ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, near future, year 2015, year 1982 ...
Place:
quebec, canada, montreal
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In 1957, a son and mother flee the East and an abusive boyfriend to find a new life, and end up in Seattle, where the mother meets a polite garage mechanic. The boy continually gets into trouble by hanging out with the wrong crowd. The mom marries ...
Style:
depressing, period piece, realistic, touching, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, child abuse, small town, childhood, single parent, husband wife relationship, dysfunctional family, domestic violence, homosexual, biopic, stepfather stepson relationship, abusive stepfather ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 1993, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
seattle, washington state, salt lake city utah, washington d.c., usa ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The music of Cheap Trick, The Cars, and The Ramones highlights this realistic tale of alienated suburban youth on the rampage. Dillon makes his screen debut in this updated, well-done "Rebel Without a Cause." Shelved for several years, the ...
Style:
independent film, grindhouse, offbeat, cult classic, hood ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, teen angst, teenage gang, marijuana, teenager, street gang, youth gang, lsd, youth, gang, punk rock, teensploitation ...
Time:
70s, year 1979, 20th century
Place:
colorado, usa, denver colorado
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A single mother and her embattled son struggle to subsist in a small Mississippi Delta township. An act of violence thrusts them into the world of an emotionally devastated highway store owner, awakening the fury of a bitter and longstanding ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, emotional, captivating ...
Plot:
small town, single parent, family relations, life is a bitch, parents and children, danger, suicide, juvenile delinquent, robbery, mother son relationship, poverty, society ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
usa, mississippi, africa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Two teenage boys cycle 160 km on stolen bikes pursued by police to find a missing bale of cocaine worth 7 million euro. Set around the real event of Ireland's biggest cocaine seizure in 2007 of 440 million euro.
Style:
light, tense, humorous, absurd, dark comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenager, friendship, cocaine, juvenile delinquent, road trip, drug, drunkenness, escapades, danger, coming of age, bicycle, chicken ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s
Place:
ireland
Is relevant?
14K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
This is the hard and shocking story of life in a British Borstal for young offenders. The brutal regime made no attempt to reform or improve the inmates and actively encouraged a power struggle between the 'tough' new inmate and the ...
Style:
tense, serious, controversial, independent film, grindhouse ...
Plot:
boy, rebellion, corruption, rape, criminal, prison, humiliation, youth, prison life, juvenile delinquent, racism, revenge ...
Time:
year 1979, near future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
england, britain, united kingdom
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.
Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, sincere, sad ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
terminal illness, dying, father son relationship, relationships, cancer, dysfunctional family, reconciliation, illness, divorce, hopes, fighting illness, destiny ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Eddie, a fourteen-year-old juvenile delinquent of sorts, collides with a car during a petty theft and dies in the hospital. Due to some confusion in heaven, however, he is given three days to clean up his life with the help of a beginner angel - and ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, touching
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
heaven, teen rebel, juvenile delinquent, youth, guardian angel, divorced mother, bad influence, divine intervention, death, theft, fire, handgun ...
Place:
usa
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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:
cerebral, rough, serious, clever, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
gang, skinhead, racism, prison, neo nazism, neo nazi, character change, nazism, juvenile delinquency, murder, politics, african american ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, america, north america ...
Is relevant?
7K
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In central Gothenburg, Sweden, a group of boys, aged 12-14, robbed other children on about 40 occasions between 2006 and 2008. The thieves used an elaborate scheme called the 'little brother number' or 'brother trick', involving ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, serious, transgressive, inspirational ...
Plot:
boy, friendship between boys, kids in trouble, juvenile delinquency, gang, coming of age, youth, society, rivalry, mind game, danger, human nature ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
eastern europe, europe
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Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and motivate his handful of students, reading them colloquial ...
Style:
serious, disturbing, realistic, touching, neorealism ...
Plot:
gay interest, youth, transvestism, homosexual, male prostitute, sexual assault, juvenile delinquency, prison, juvenile delinquent, reform, life is a bitch, school ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
italy, sicily, europe, milan italy, palermo italy
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When motocross and heavy metal obsessed, 13-year-old Jacob's delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother Wes with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father must finally take responsibility for their actions and each other ...
Style:
touching, serious, realistic, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
youth, motocross, father son relationship, juvenile delinquent, social worker, death of mother, juvenile delinquency, teenage life, dysfunctional family, family relations, estrangement, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
britain, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Scott Barnes is an alcoholic turned social worker hellbent on saving a young boy named Tommy from self-destructing when he finds out he has begun selling crack in an organization called YIP, run by Carlos.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, psychotronic, crying
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, social worker, juvenile delinquent, rescue, undercover cop, missing person, teenage boy, kidnapping, drug lord, gang, falling from height, shootout ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
miami, florida, usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An American tourist, a youth gang leader, and his troubled sister find themselves trapped in a top secret government facility experimenting on children.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film, tense ...
Plot:
mutant, children, experiment, motorcycle gang, juvenile delinquent, experiment gone awry, motorcycle, survival, government, danger, teenage life, heroic mission ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s
Place:
england, cornwall, europe
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