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Juli Baker devoutly believes in three things: the sanctity of trees (especially her beloved sycamore), the wholesomeness of the eggs she collects from her backyard flock of chickens, and that someday she will kiss Bryce Loski. Ever since she saw Bryce's dazzling brown eyes back in second grade, Juli … has been smitten. Unfortunately, Bryce has never felt the same. Frankly, he thinks Juli Baker is a little weird--after all, what kind of freak raises chickens and sits in trees for fun? Then, in eighth grade, everything changes. Bryce begins to see that Juli's unusual interests and pride in her family are, well, kind of cool. And Juli starts to think that maybe Bryce's dazzling brown eyes are as empty as the rest of Bryce seems to be. After all, what kind of jerk doesn't care about other people's feelings about chickens and trees? With Flipped, mystery author Wendelin Van Draanen has taken a break from her Sammy Keyes series, and the result is flipping fantastic. Bryce and Juli's rants and raves about each other ring so true that teen readers will quickly identify with at least one of these hilarious feuding egos, if not both. A perfect introduction to the adolescent war between the sexes. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | teen romancecoming of age |
| Themes: | first lovefalling in loveunrequited loveangerjealousyrevengelove |
| Locations: | school busnew schoolusatruckbicyclebusschool |
| Characters: | neighbor neighbor relationshipcrying girlnew studentlittle girlyounger version of charactergrandfather grandson relationshipteenage girlteenage boystudentgirlteacherboyfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship …family relationshipsteenager (See All) |
| Period: | year 19631950s1960s |
| Story: | date auctionfirst crushchicken coopgirl slaps boytree huggercutting down a treetree plantingtree climbingplanting a treesitting in a treeclimbing a treefamily dinnerteen angertroubled teenage girlbossy girl …young girltween girlfirst day of schoolmiddle schooljunior high schoolelementary schoolshy boybare chested boyundeclared lovetroubled teenagerteen loveteenage romancehole in a fencementally retarded personrepeated scene from a different perspectivefaux pasfamily quarrelterrariumfamily problemsbiddingseven year oldfraternal twinsfemale narratorscience fairlarge format cameramultiple narratorsyear 1957disobediencebased on young adult novelnew homemultiple perspectiveslack of moneyopposites attractpigtailsmiddle classtrue loveroosterteenage lovenewspaper articlepie14 year oldmental retardationtomboymoney problemsrepeated scenenarrated by charactershynessyoung loveauctionlyingchild's point of viewwatching televisioncrushoverallschainsawchickengardensuburblibrarytreechildapologydinnersnakeclassroomneighborliepaintingwatching tvface slapcryingvoice over narrationtitle spoken by characterone word titlebased on novel (See All) |
A young girl finds that all the books she chooses in the library have been previously checked out by the same boy. Later she meets a very infuriating fellow... could it be her "friend" from the library? The boy's grandfather has a violin sales and service shop. The boy wants to be a violin maker lik …e his grandfather. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | teen romance |
| Themes: | first lovefalling in loveunrequited lovelove |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipteenage girlteenage boygirlboyfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | young girltrue loveteenage lovecrushsuburblibraryclassroom |
1972. Vada Sultenfuss (played by Anna Chlumsky) is an intelligent, bubbly, hypochondriacal 11-year old girl. Her father, Harry (Dan Aykroyd), is a mortician and a widower. Her best friend is Thomas J Sennett (Macaulay Culkin). Then her father hires a new receptionist, Shelly (Jamie Lee Curtis), and …life will never be the same again. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | anger |
| Locations: | bicycle |
| Characters: | little girlstudentgirlteacherboyfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | first crushtree climbingsitting in a treetween girltomboycrushoverallstreeclassroomneighborwatching tvcrying |
Teenager Andie is one of the not-so-popular girls in high school. She usually hangs out with her friends Iona or Duckie. Duckie has always had a crush on her, but now she has met a new guy at school, Blane. He's one of the rich and popular guys but can the two worlds meet?
| Subgenre: | teen romancecoming of age |
| Themes: | first loveunrequited loveanger |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boystudentfather daughter relationshipteenager |
| Story: | teen loveteenage romanceopposites attractteenage lovecrushlibrarywatching tvcrying |
Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year's high school student election. But school civics teacher Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election, and partly to satisfy some deep personal anger toward Tracy, Jim talks popular varsity football player Paul Me …tzler to run for president as well. Chaos ensues. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | teen romancecoming of age |
| Themes: | angerjealousy |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boystudentteacherfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | teen lovemultiple narratorsteenage loveoverallscryingvoice over narrationtitle spoken by characterone word titlebased on novel |
Seventh-grade is no fun. Especially for Dawn Weiner when everyone at school calls you 'Dog-Face' or 'Wiener-Dog.' Not to mention if your older brother is 'King of the Nerds' and your younger sister is a cutesy ballerina who gets you in trouble but is your parents' favorite. And that's just the begin …ning--her life seems to be falling apart when she faces rejection from the older guy in her brother's band that she has a crush on, her parents want to tear down her 'Special People's Club' clubhouse, and her sister is abducted.... (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Locations: | busschool |
| Characters: | little girlteenage boygirlteacherfamily relationships |
| Story: | first crushmiddle schooljunior high schoolmental retardationchild's point of viewcrushsuburbclassroomwatching tv |
The movie is about a boy with a unique aging disorder: one that makes him age 4 times faster than normal. It picks up when Jack (Robin Williams) is 10 years old, but looks 40. He tries to go to public school for the first time, and to become friends with kids his own age. His physical appearance cau …ses him lots of problems, however. (Read More)
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | new studentlittle girlgirlteacherboymother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | first crushfirst day of schoolchild's point of viewcrushtreeclassroomtitle spoken by characterone word title |
Adapted from the bestselling novel by author John Green, PAPER TOWNS is a coming-of-age story centering on Quentin and his enigmatic neighbor Margo, who loved mysteries so much she became one. After taking him on an all-night adventure through their hometown, Margo suddenly disappears - leaving behi …nd cryptic clues for Quentin to decipher. The search leads Quentin and his quick-witted friends on an exhilarating adventure that is equal parts hilarious and moving. Ultimately, to track down Margo, Quentin must find a deeper understanding of true friendship - and true love. (Read More)
| Themes: | falling in loveunrequited loverevengelove |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | neighbor neighbor relationshipteenage girlteenage boystudentgirlboy |
| Story: | tween girltrue loveclassroomneighborvoice over narrationtitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school, so he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences, including that she's rich, he's poor, and she's a city girl, he's a country boy, the two become fast friends. Toget …her, they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants and rule as king and queen. This friendship helps Jess deal with the tragedy that makes him realize what Leslie taught him. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | anger |
| Locations: | school busschool |
| Characters: | little girlteenage girlteenage boystudentgirlteacherboyfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | tween girlchild's point of viewcrushclassroompaintingwatching tvbased on novel |
To Greg Heffley, middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. It's a place rigged with hundreds of social landmines, not the least of which are morons, wedgies, swirlies, bullies, lunchtime banishment to the cafeteria floor - and a festering piece of cheese with nuclear cooties. To survive the n …ever-ending ordeal and attain the recognition and status he feels he so richly deserves, Greg devises an endless series of can't-miss schemes, all of which, of course, go awry. And he's getting it all down on paper, via a diary - "it's NOT a diary, it's a journal!" Greg insists, preferring the less-sissyfied designation - filled with his opinions, thoughts, tales of family trials and tribulations, and (would-be) schoolyard triumphs. "One day when I'm famous," writes Greg, "I'll have better things to do than answer people's stupid questions all day." So was born the Wimpy Kid's diary. (Read More)
| Themes: | revenge |
| Locations: | school busbicyclebusschool |
| Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipteenage boygirlteacherboyfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | tween girlfirst day of schoolmiddle schooljunior high schoolnarrated by characterchild's point of viewlibraryclassroomwatching tvvoice over narrationbased on novel |
In a world difficult to comprehend, Nathan struggles to connect with those around him - most of all his loving mother - but finds comfort in numbers. When Nathan is taken under the wing of unconventional and anarchic teacher, Mr. Humphreys, the pair forge an unusual friendship and Nathan's talents w …in him a place on the UK team at the International Mathematics Olympiad. From suburban England to bustling Taipei and back again, Nathan builds complex relationships as he is confronted by the irrational nature of love. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | teen romancecoming of age |
| Themes: | love |
| Locations: | school busbus |
| Characters: | younger version of characterteenage girlteenage boystudentteacherboymother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | first crushteenage romancerepeated scenenarrated by charactershynessapologywatching tvcryingvoice over narration |
Takaki and Akari are two classmates in elementary school. During their time together they have become close friends. Their relationship is tested when Akari moves to another city because of her parents' jobs. Both of them struggle to keep their friendship alive, as time and distance slowly pulls the …m apart. When Takaki finds out that he is moving further away, he decides to visit Akari one last time. (Read More)
| Themes: | first lovefalling in loveunrequited lovelove |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boystudent |
| Story: | elementary schoolnarrated by characteryoung lovelibrarytreeclassroomcryingvoice over narrationtitle spoken by character |
A 14-year-old girl in suburban 1970's Pennsylvania is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story from the place between Heaven and Earth, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body.
| Locations: | school busbicycleschool |
| Characters: | little girlteenage girlteenage boygirlfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | based on young adult novelteenage love14 year oldsuburbtreeneighborpaintingwatching tvcryingvoice over narrationtitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
Takao, who is training to become a shoemaker, skipped school and is sketching shoes in a Japanese-style garden. He meets a mysterious woman, Yukino, who is older than him. Then, without arranging the times, the two start to see each other again and again, but only on rainy days.
| Subgenre: | teen romancecoming of age |
| Themes: | falling in loveunrequited lovelove |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teenage boyteacherfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | narrated by charactercrushgardenclassroomcryingvoice over narration |
Matilda Wormwood is an exquisite and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, Matilda is misunderstood by her family because she is very different from their ways of life. As time passes, Matilda finally starts school that has a kindly teacher, loyal friends and a sadistic principal. As she gets fed …up with the constant cruelty, Matilda begins to realize that she has a gift of telekinetic powers. After some days of practice, Matilda suddenly turns the tables to stand up to her parents and outwit the principal. (Read More)
| Themes: | anger |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | little girlgirlteacherfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | first day of schoolelementary schoolchild's point of viewwatching televisionoverallslibraryclassroomcryingtitle spoken by characterbased on novelone word title |
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | first loveunrequited lovejealousylove |
| Locations: | truck |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boygirlteacherboyfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | first day of schoolbased on young adult novelteenage loveshynesscrushlibraryapologydinnerclassroomwatching tvface slapcryingvoice over narrationbased on novel |
In Los Alamos, New Mexico, the twelve year-old Owen is a lonely and outcast boy bullied in school by Kenny and two other classmates; at home, Owen dreams of avenging himself against the trio of bullies. He befriends his twelve-year-old next door neighbor, Abby, who only appears during the night in t …he playground of their building. Meanwhile, Abby's father is a wanted serial-killer who drains the blood of his victims to supply Abby, who is actually an ancient vampire. Abby advises Owen to fight Kenny; however, soon he discovers that she is a vampire, and he feels fear and love for the girl. Meanwhile a police officer is investigating the murder cases, believing that it is a satanic cult. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | falling in lovelove |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | girlteacherboy |
| Story: | tween girlmiddle schooljunior high schoolbare chested boyyoung lovechild's point of viewchainsawneighborbased on novel |
Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is a single man raising a child prodigy - his spirited young niece Mary (Mckenna Grace) in a coastal town in Florida. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old's mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank's formidable moth …er Evelyn (Lindsay Duncan) whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary. Octavia Spencer plays Roberta, Frank and Mary's landlady and best friend. Jenny Slate is Mary's teacher, Bonnie, a young woman whose concern for her student develops into a connection with her uncle as well. (Read More)
| Themes: | anger |
| Locations: | school busschool |
| Characters: | crying girlstudentgirlteacherboyfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | first day of schoolelementary schoolchildapologyclassroomneighborwatching tvface slaptitle spoken by characterone word title |
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father ('Brad Pitt' (qv)). Jack (played as an adult by … 'Sean Penn (I)' (qv)) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | jealousy |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | younger version of characterboyfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | planting a treeclimbing a treebare chested boygardensuburbtreeapologysnakeclassroomliepaintingface slapcryingvoice over narration |
Return to rockin' Rydell High for a whole new term! It's 1961, two years after the original Grease gang graduated, and there's a new crop of seniors - and new members of the coolest cliques on campus, the Pink Ladies and T-Birds. Michael Carrington is the new kid in school - but he's been branded a …brainiac. Can he fix up an old motorcycle, don a leather jacket, avoid a rumble with the leader of the T-Birds, and win the heart of Pink Lady Stephanie Zinone? He's surely going to try! (Read More)
| Subgenre: | teen romance |
| Themes: | love |
| Locations: | school busschool |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boystudentteacherteenager |
| Period: | 1950s1960s |
| Story: | tween girlopposites attractclassroom |
Samantha's life is going downhill fast. The sixteen-year-old has a crush on the most popular boy in school, and the geekiest boy in school has a crush on her. Her sister's getting married, and with all the excitement the rest of her family forgets her birthday! Add all this to a pair of horrendously … embarrassing grandparents, a foreign exchange student named Long Duk Dong, and we have the makings of a hilarious journey into young womanhood. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | teen romancecoming of age |
| Themes: | first loveunrequited love |
| Locations: | school busschool |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boystudentboyfather daughter relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | crushsuburb |
More than a dozen Angelenos navigate Valentine's Day from early morning until midnight. Three couples awake together, but each relationship will sputter; are any worth saving? A grade-school boy wants flowers for his first true love; two high school seniors plan first-time sex at noon; a TV sports r …eporter gets the assignment to find romance in LA; a star quarterback contemplates his future; two strangers meet on a plane; grandparents, together for years, face a crisis; and, an "I Hate Valentine's Day" dinner beckons the lonely and the lied to. Can Cupid finish his work by midnight? (Read More)
| Themes: | love |
| Locations: | usaschool |
| Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipteenage girlteenage boyboymother son relationship |
| Story: | elementary schoolteen lovetrue loveyoung lovedinnerclassroom |
As children, Ruth, Kathy and Tommy spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits t …hem. (Read More)
| Themes: | jealousylove |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boygirlteacherboy |
| Story: | tween girltrue lovecrushclassroompaintingwatching tvcryingbased on novel |
Living in India, Mary Lennox, a young, privileged girl, is left orphaned when her parents are killed in an earthquake. She is sent back to England where she goes to live on her uncle's estate. It is a fairly isolated existence and she has to find things to keep herself occupied. She finds a sickly y …oung boy...and a secret garden. (Read More)
| Characters: | little girlgirlboyfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | young lovechild's point of viewgardenneighborface slapcryingvoice over narrationtitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
Teenager Hubert haughtily regards his mother with contempt, and only sees her tacky sweaters and kitsch decorations. In addition to these irritating surface details, there is also his parent's cherished mechanisms of manipulation and guilt. Confused by this love/hate relationship that obsesses him m …ore and more each day, Hubert drifts through the mysteries of adolescence - artistic discoveries, illicit experiences, the opening-up to friendship, and ostracism. The turbulent relationship between mother and son unfolds with a compelling combination of savage fury and melting affection. The stunning, semi-autobiographical directing debut of 20-year-old actor Xavier Dolan. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | angerlove |
| Locations: | bicyclebusschool |
| Characters: | teenage boystudentteachermother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | overallslibraryapologyclassroomliepaintingwatching tvface slap |
Neighborhood boy Todd Bowden (Renfro) discovers that an old man living on his block named Arthur Denker (Mackellan) is Nazi war criminal. Bowden confronts Denker and offers him a deal: Bowden will not go to the authorities if Denker tells him stories of the concentration camps in WWII. Denker agrees … and Bowden starts visiting him regularly. The more stories Bowden hears, the more it affects his personality. (Read More)
| Themes: | anger |
| Locations: | bicyclebus |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boystudentteacherboyfather son relationshipmother son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | newspaper articlesuburblibrarydinnerclassroomwatching tv |
When art student Ben Willis is dumped by his girlfriend Suzy, he develops chronic insomnia after finding out how quickly she moved on. To pass the long hours of the night, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket. There he meets a colorful cast of characters, all of whom have …their own 'art' in dealing with the boredom of an eight-hour-shift. Ben's art is that he imagines himself stopping time. This way, he can appreciate the artistic beauty of the frozen world and the people inside it - especially Sharon, the pretty and quiet checkout girl, who perhaps holds the answer to solving the problem of Ben's insomnia. (Read More)
| Themes: | angerjealousy |
| Locations: | bicycle |
| Characters: | little girlteenage girlteenage boystudentgirlteacher |
| Story: | pigtailsnarrated by characterapologyclassroompaintingwatching tvcryingvoice over narrationtitle spoken by characterone word title |
Chicago Sun Times copy editor Josie Gellar (25), who was desperate to graduate from perfectionist copy editor to reporter, gets her chance when the goody owner orders the editor to cover the high-school scene by undercover. Josie, who was a frustrated, ridiculed nerd, gets a popular make-over from h …er drop-out, naturally funny brother Rob Geller. Both siblings find love and joys of youth again. But in Josie's case, it's sensitive bachelor teacher Sam Coulson, who enjoys sophisticated conversation. As the publication deadline approaches, the price of blowing their cover seems ever more daunting, yet inevitable unless she sacrifices her career. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | teen romance |
| Themes: | first lovelove |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boystudentgirlteacherboy |
| Story: | newspaper articlecrushclassroom |
Adele is a high school student who is beginning to explore herself as a woman. She dates men but finds no satisfaction with them sexually, and is rejected by a female friend who she does desire. She dreams of something more. She meets Emma who is a free spirited girl whom Adele's friends reject due …to her sexuality, and by association most begin to reject Adele. Her relationship with Emma grows into more than just friends as she is the only person with whom she can express herself openly. Together, Adele and Emma explore social acceptance, sexuality, and the emotional spectrum of their maturing relationship. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | first loveunrequited lovelove |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teenage girlstudentgirlteacherfather daughter relationshipteenager |
| Story: | family dinnerteenage romanceteenage lovedinnerclassroompaintingface slapcrying |
Down and out rock star Dewey Finn gets fired from his band, and he faces a mountain of debts and depression. He takes a job as a 4th grade substitute teacher at an uptight private school where his attitude and hijinx have a powerful effect on his students. He also meets Zack, a 10-year-old guitar pr …odigy, who could help Dewey win a "battle of the bands" competition, which would solve his financial problems and put him back in the spotlight. (Read More)
| Themes: | anger |
| Locations: | school busschool |
| Characters: | studentgirlteacherboyfamily relationships |
| Story: | tween girlchildapologyclassroomlietitle spoken by character |
Set in France, Georges is a TV Literary Reviewer and lives in a small yet modern town house with his wife Ann, a publisher and his young son Pierrot. They begin to receive video tapes through the post of their house and family, along side obscure child-like drawings. They visit the police with hope …of aid to find the stalker, but as there is no direct threat, they refuse to help. As the tapes become more personal, Georges takes it upon himself to figure out who is putting through his family through such horror. A true Michael Haneke Classic. (Read More)
| Themes: | jealousyloverevenge |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | teenage boyteacherboymother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | middle classroosterchickenchildapologydinnerneighborliewatching tvcryingone word title |
Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with Eli, a peculiar girl. She can't stand the sun or food and to come into a room she needs to be invited. Eli gives Oskar the strength to hit back but when he realizes that Eli needs to drink other people's blood to live he's faced …with a choice. How much can love forgive? Set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | falling in loverevengelove |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | girlteacherboymother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | sitting in a treechild's point of viewchainsawsuburbtreedinnerclassroomneighborliebased on novel |
In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling, and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit ro …oftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland. Wendy and her brothers join Peter and the Lost Boys in an exhilarating life--free of grown-up rules--while also facing the inevitable showdown with Hook and his bloodthirsty pirates. (Read More)
| Themes: | first loveangerjealousy |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | studentgirlteacherboyfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | tween girlyoung lovechild's point of viewchildclassroomcryingvoice over narrationtitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
Cal (Steve Carell) and Emily (Julianne Moore) have the perfect life together living the American dream... until Emily asks for a divorce. Now Cal, Mr Husband, has to navigate the single scene with a little help from his professional bachelor friend Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). Make that a lot of hel …p... (Read More)
| Themes: | anger |
| Locations: | bicycle |
| Characters: | teenage boygirlteacherfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | middle schooltrue loveteenage lovegardenclassroomliewatching tvface slapcrying |
The outcast teenager Carrie White is bullied by her classmates at high school. Her mother, Margaret White, is a pious and paranoid woman that sees sin everywhere and the need of self-inflicting punishment. When Carrie has her first period, she does not understand what is happening to her and her cla …ssmates humiliate her in the changing room. The spiteful Chris Hargensen videotapes Carrie with her cell phone and posts it on the Internet. Their teacher Ms. Desjardin punishes the students, but when Chris challenges her, she is suspended and consequently is banned from the prom. Meanwhile, Carrie discovers that she has telekinesis and learns how to control her ability. Sue Snell, one of the girls that tormented Carrie, feels bad and asks her boyfriend Tommy Ross to invite Carrie to go with him to the prom to make up for what she did to Carrie. But Chris and her boyfriend Billy Nolan plot an evil prank with her friends to seek vengeance for Carrie. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | angerrevenge |
| Locations: | school busbicycleschool |
| Characters: | teenage girlstudentteacherteenager |
| Story: | troubled teenage girlteen loveteenage romancerepeated scene from a different perspectiveshynesssuburblibraryclassroomface slaptitle spoken by characterone word titlebased on novel |
The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con (Strait) brought home by Vince (Garcia), the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful ac …tor in private. (Read More)
| Themes: | anger |
| Locations: | usabus |
| Characters: | teenage boystudentfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | family dinnerfamily quarrelnarrated by characterneighborliewatching tvface slapcryingvoice over narrationtitle spoken by character |
This is the beginning of the eighties and everybody is moving to the beat of Pop music, as the brand-new concept of the music video appears on television for the first time. However, in Dublin, Conor, a teenager with a sensitive heart, is trying to deal with a tense family relationship, reconnect wi …th his older brother while dealing with the hostile environment in his new public school. And then one day, he sees her. Tall, with long chestnut hair, a buttery complexion and big, dark eyes; an enigmatically beautiful girl standing in front of his school's gate, indolently observing people passing by. But who is she and how could a boy ever get noticed by such a distant girl? That's easy. He would form a band. Surprisingly, with every lyric Conor writes, the gap narrows and with every song he plays, her heart fills with affection. In the end, before a sea of opportunities lying ahead of them, what will the future hold for a brave love like this? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | falling in lovejealousylove |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipteenage girlteenage boygirlteacherboyfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | 14 year oldlyingwatching televisionlieface slapcryingtitle spoken by character |
Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | anger |
| Locations: | school busbusschool |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boygirlboyfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | narrated by characterapologyclassroomliewatching tvcryingvoice over narrationbased on novel |
'Louisa May Alcott' (qv)'s autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of ho …w the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | first lovelove |
| Locations: | usa |
| Characters: | little girlteenage girlgirlfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | tween girltomboyyoung loveneighborpaintingbased on novel |
A day in the lives of a group of average teenage high school students. The film follows every character and shows their daily routines. However two of the students plan to do something that the student body won't forget.
| Themes: | angerjealousyrevenge |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boystudentgirlteacherboyfather son relationship |
| Story: | multiple perspectiveslibraryclassroomwatching tv |
In North Carolina especially in Beaufort a prank on a guy goes wrong and puts the student in the clinic. Carter, a famous student with no plans for the future, is held responsible and forced to join in after-school community service activities as consequence, which include starring as the lead in th …e play. And participating in these activities is Jamie Sullivan, the reverend's daughter who has great ambitions and nothing in common with Landon. When Landon decides he wants to take his activities seriously, he asks Jamie for help and begins to spend most of his time with her. But he starts to like her, that he did not expect to do. They relationship, much to the chagrin of Landon's old popular friends and Jamie's strict reverend father. But when a heart-breaking secret becomes known that puts their relationship to the test, it is then that Landon and Jamie realize the true meaning of love and fate. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | teen romancecoming of age |
| Themes: | first lovejealousyrevengelove |
| Locations: | school busschool |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boystudentfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | opposites attractteenage lovelibraryvoice over narrationbased on novel |
Jim Stark is the new kid in town. He has been in trouble elsewhere; that's why his family has had to move before. Here he hopes to find the love he doesn't get from his middle-class family. Though he finds some of this in his relation with Judy, and a form of it in both Plato's adulation and Ray's r …eal concern for him, Jim must still prove himself to his peers in switchblade knife fights and "chickie" games in which cars race toward a seaside cliff. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | falling in loveangerlove |
| Locations: | new school |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boystudentfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | middle classyoung lovechickenapologylieface slapcrying |
Brian Lackey is determined to discover what happened during an amnesia blackout when he was eight years old, and then later woke with a bloody nose. He believes he was abducted by aliens, and N. McCormick, a fellow player on Brian's childhood baseball team, may be the key as to exactly what happened … that night. As Brian searches for the truth and tries to track him down, Neil McCormick takes up hustling and moves to New York, in attempts to forget childhood memories that haunt him. Together, the two of them uncover the terrible truth of the scars they share. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | unrequited love |
| Locations: | bicyclebus |
| Characters: | little girlteenage girlteenage boystudentgirlboyfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | tween girlshynesschild's point of viewcrushlibrarychildwatching tvface slapcryingvoice over narrationbased on novel |
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center ins …ide Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | angerlove |
| Locations: | busschool |
| Characters: | little girlstudentgirlboyfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | first day of schoolmiddle schoolelementary schooltomboyapologyclassroomcrying |
Max Fischer is a precocious 15-year-old whose reason for living is his attendance at Rushmore, a private school where he's not doing well in any of his classes, but where he's the king of extracurricular activities - from being in the beekeeping society to writing and producing plays, there's very l …ittle after school he doesn't do. His life begins to change, however, when he finds out he's on academic probation, and when he stumbles into love with Miss Cross, a pretty teacher of the elementary school at Rushmore. Added to the mix is his friendship with Herman Blume, wealthy industrialist and father to boys who attend the school, and who also finds himself attracted to Miss Cross. Max's fate becomes inextricably tied to this odd love triangle, and how he sets about resolving it is the story in the film. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | unrequited lovejealousylove |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boystudentteacher |
| Story: | elementary schoolscience faircrushlibrarytitle spoken by characterone word title |
59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terr …aced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. (Read More)
| Themes: | angerlove |
| Locations: | bicyclebus |
| Characters: | neighbor neighbor relationshiplittle girlteenage girlteenage boygirlteacherboyfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | apologyneighborliecryingvoice over narrationbased on novel |
When her wealthy fiance breaks it off, gold digger Elizabeth Halsey returns to middle school: she's an awful teacher but wants to save for breast-implant surgery. She brightens when Scott, a new teacher, turns out to be rich, and she stops showing films and sleeping in class when told there's a bonu …s for the teacher whose class scores highest on the state exam. Her competition for Scott and the bonus is cheery and tightly wound Amy. Amy digs for dirt on Elizabeth who cheats her way toward Scott's bed and the money. Honesty with students seems to be her only skill. She ignores Russell, a droll gym teacher, who looks on. Will she succeed with Scott and get those new breasts? (Read More)
| Themes: | unrequited lovejealousyrevenge |
| Locations: | school busbusschool |
| Characters: | crying girlteenage girlteenage boyteacherteenager |
| Story: | middle schoolelementary schoollack of moneylyingclassroomwatching tvcrying |
THE READER opens in post-war Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna love …s being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey," "Huck Finn" and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life - this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives. THE READER is a story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | first love |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boystudentteacherfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Period: | 1960s |
| Story: | family dinnerlibraryapologyclassroomlieface slapcryingvoice over narrationbased on novel |
Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He works at a Starbucks and is obsessed with the Beatles. He has a daughter with a homeless woman; she abandons them as soon as they leave the hospital. He names his daughter Lucy Diamond (after the Beatles song), and raises her. But as she reaches … age 7 herself, Sam's limitations start to become a problem at school; she's intentionally holding back to avoid looking smarter than him. The authorities take her away, and Sam shames high-priced lawyer Rita Harrison into taking his case pro bono. In the process, he teaches her a great deal about love, and whether it's really all you need. (Read More)
| Themes: | angerlove |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | little girlgirlteacherfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | sitting in a treeseven year oldmental retardationclassroomneighborpaintingwatching tvcrying |
In 1986, In Brooklyn, New York, the dysfunctional family of pseudo intellectuals composed by the university professor Bernard and the prominent writer Joan split. Bernard is a selfish, cheap and jealous decadent writer that rationalizes every attitude in his family and life and does not accept "phil …istines" - people that do not read books or watch movies, while the unfaithful Joan is growing as a writer and has no problems with "philistines". Their sons, the teenager Walt and the boy Frank, feel the separation and take side: Walt stays with Bernard, and Frank with Joan, and both are affected with abnormal behaviors. Frank drinks booze and smears with sperm the books in the library and a locker in the dress room of his school. The messed-up and insecure Walt uses Roger Water's song "Hey You" in a festival as if it was of his own, and breaks up with his girlfriend Sophie. Meanwhile Joan has an affair with Frank's tennis teacher Ivan and Bernard with his student Lili. (Read More)
| Themes: | love |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boystudentgirlteacherboyfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | junior high schoollibrarydinnerclassroomliewatching tvface slapcrying |
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