Movies about difficult teens

Movies about difficult teens
List of the best movies about difficult teens selected by visitors to our site: Three Steps Above Heaven, After, Hichki, Ben Is Back, Bastards, Mysterious Skin, 10 Things I Hate About You, Taxi Driver, Home Sweet Home Alone, The Adderall Diaries.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Country
Markimdb: 6.9
Genreaction, melodrama, drama
CountrySpain
Duration02:03
CharactersDifficult teens
PlotLove, Relationship, Motorcycles, Friendship, First love
StyleTouching, Serious, Numbers in the title

Story of two young people who belong to different worlds. It is the chronicle of a love improbable, almost impossible but inevitable dragging in a frantic journey they discover the first great love. Babi (Maria Valverde) is a girl from upper-middle class that is educated in goodness and innocence . Hache (Mario Casas) is a rebellious boy, impulsive, unconscious, has a appetite for risk and danger embodied in endless fights and illegal motorbike races, the limit of common sense

Markimdb: 5.3
Genremelodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:53
CharactersTeens, Students
PlotLove, Relationship, Passion, Multi-part, True love
PlaceCollege, USA
StyleRomantic, Psychological problems, Action, By books, Fascinating

Tessa Young is a dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart. Entering her first semester of college, Tessa's guarded world opens up when she meets Hardin Scott, a mysterious and brooding rebel who makes her question all she thought she knew about herself -- and what she wants out of life.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:23
CharactersTeachers, Strong women, Difficult teens
PlotFriendship
PlaceSchool, India
StyleCute, Fascinating, Touching

Hichki is a story about a woman who turns her most daunting weakness into her biggest strength. Naina Mathur (Rani Mukerji) is an aspiring teacher who suffers from Tourette Syndrome. After several interviews and numerous rejections, she lands her dream job as a full-time teacher in one of the most elite schools in the city. However, she soon realises that the class she has been assigned comprises of defiant and impish students who can't seem to keep out of trouble. Despite a few initial hiccups, Naina must do whatever she can to ensure that her students realise their true potential, and defy all the odds against them.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:38
CharactersDogs, Teens, Family, Difficult teens, Parents
PlotFight, Money, Drug addict, Snow
PlaceCemetery
TimeNew Year
StyleAction, Heavy, Tense, Touching, Disturbing

19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, drama, military
CountryRussia
Duration01:38
CharactersHeroes, Military, Difficult teens
PlotWar, Death
PlaceRussia
TimeGreat Patriotic War, World War II
StyleExciting, Fascinating, Heavy, Serious, Disturbing

A "Hitlerjugend" kind of story, set in the Soviet Union during the Second World War, based on a fictitious story from the eponymous book by Vladimir Kunin.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama
CountryUSA, Netherlands
Duration01:47
CharactersTeens, Gay, Friends, Refugees
StylePsychological problems, Touching, Serious

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:37
CharactersTeens, Teachers
PlotFriendship
PlaceParty
TimeGraduation

Bianca, a tenth grader, has never gone on a date, but she isn't allowed to go out with boys until her older sister Kat gets a boyfriend. The problem is, Kat rubs nearly everyone the wrong way. But Bianca and the guy she has her eye on, Joey, are eager, so Joey fixes Kat up with Patrick, a new kid in town just bitter enough for Kat.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:53
CharactersTaxi drivers, Introverts, Drivers
PlotObsession, Loneliness, Mental disorders, Depression, Insomnia
PlaceNew York
StyleHeavy, Depressive, Disturbing

A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.

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Genrecomedy, family, crime
CountryUSA
CharactersChildrens
PlotLoneliness, Dolls, Holidays
TimeNew Year

After being left at home by himself for the holidays, 10-year-old Max Mercer must work to defend his home from a married couple who tries to steal back a valuable heirloom.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
CharactersWriters, Terminally ill
PlotBoxing, Drug addict, Snow, Excavations, Missing people
PlaceCourt, USA, Night Clubs, New York
StyleAction, Fascinating, Tense

Writer and Adderall enthusiast Stephen Elliott reaches a low point when his estranged father resurfaces, claiming that Stephen has fabricated much of the dark childhood that that fuels his writing. Adrift in the precarious gray area of memory, Stephen is led by three sources of inspiration: a new romance, the best friend who shares his history, and a murder trial that reminds him more than a little of his own story. Based on the memoir of the same name.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:41
CharactersTeens, Terminally ill
PlotLove, Adventure, Relationship, First love, Cancer
PlaceSchool, Deserts, Korea
StyleRomantic, To cry, Inspirational, Soulful, Touching

When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life and also a very big secret she must keep from Landon.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:37
CharactersTeens
PlotFriendship, First love
PlaceSchool, Beach
StyleRomantic, Atmospheric

15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy, Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar problems arise in his relationship with Jordana.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration02:20
CharactersTeens
PlotLove, Relationship, Volleyball, Friendship, Loneliness
TimeSummer
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Makes me think, Touching

Standing on the precipice of adulthood, a group of friends navigate new relationships, while reexamining others, during their final summer before college.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:42
CharactersWerewolf, Family, Accountant
PlotMagic, Superpowers, Supernatural, Inheritance
PlaceFantastic worlds, Small cities
TimeHalloween
StyleLight, Black humor, Creepy, Gothic

Uncle Fester has been missing for 25 years. An evil doctor finds out and introduces a fake Fester in an attempt to get the Addams Family's money. The youngest daughter has some doubts about the new uncle Fester, but the fake uncle adapts very well to the strange family. Can the doctor carry out her evil plans and take over the Addams Family's fortune?

Markimdb: 6.4
Genredrama
CountryRussia
Duration01:20
CharactersTeens, Pupils, Friends, Losers, Difficult teens
PlotFriendship
PlaceSchool, Russia, Moscow
StyleTouching, Serious

One Monday morning Katya, Vika and Zhanna learn that there will be a school disco, their first disco, on the coming Saturday night. The girls feverishly start preparing for the event, which rapidly becomes the most important moment ever in their universe, and looks like the ideal way to escape their daily lives...

Markimdb: 4.9
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:30
CharactersDogs, Childrens, Family, Friends
PlotMotorcycles, Friendship, Hypnosis
PlaceSchool, Small cities

Junior and his father, Ben, move from Cold River to Mortville. Junior becomes threatened by Ben's desire to date again and find a new mother for Junior, and sabotages each of his dates.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genredrama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:40
CharactersTeens, Friends, Difficult teens
PlotFriendship
StyleAction, Soulful, Tense, Serious

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 Tracy's new world and attitude finally takes a toll on her, her family, and old friends.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryFrance, Belgium
CharactersTeens, Difficult teens, Poor
StyleSoulful, Heavy, Tense, Depressive, Disturbing

Wael, a former street child, makes a living from small scams with his adoptive mother and partner-in-crime Monique. When this unconventional duo swindles the wrong guy, Victor, an old acquaintance of Monique now in charge of a support organization for troubled teens, they have no choice but to become his interim secretary and educator in order to redeem themselves.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:45
PlaceNew York
StyleTo cry, Cute

A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:39
CharactersTeens, Childrens, Losers, Difficult teens
PlotDeath
PlaceSchool, Boarding school
StyleHeavy, Tense

When troubled 12-year-old Jacob Felsen is sent away to boarding school, he enters every kid’s worst nightmare: a creepy old mansion, deserted except for six other teenage misfits and two menacing and mysterious teachers. As events become increasingly horrific, Jacob must conquer his fears to find the strength to survive.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:36
CharactersTeens, Teachers, Doctors, Musicians, Family
PlotLove, Relationship, Friendship, Adoption
PlaceSchool, Hospitals, USA
TimeGraduation
StyleTo cry, For girls

A young girl named Juno gets herself pregnant and tries to stand on her own, but soon learns a few lessons about being grown up.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersTeens, Difficult teens, Friends
PlotOn real events, Music, Radio, Hostage
PlaceParty, USA
TimeNight
StyleAction, Fascinating, Tense

1987. Denver, Co. One crazy night in the life of four friends reeling from the sudden demise of iconic British band The Smiths, while the local airwaves are hijacked at gunpoint by an impassioned Smiths fan.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, biography, sport
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration02:16
CharactersTeachers, Trainers
PlotOn real events, Basketball, Friendship
PlaceCollege
StyleInspirational, Soulful, Fascinating, Touching, For men

Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany
Duration01:51
CharactersTeens, Friends
PlotFriendship, Love with age difference
StyleSoulful, Atmospheric, Smart, Makes me think

Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record collector, one of them befriends him, which causes a rift in the girls' friendship.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genredrama
CountryEstonia
Duration01:39
CharactersTeens, Teachers, Pupils, Friends, Losers
PlotOn real events, Revenge, Fight, Friendship, Rivalry
PlaceSchool
StyleAction, Soulful, Heavy, Depressive, Serious

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.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrecomedy
CountryFrance
Duration01:25
CharactersTeens, Horses, Teachers, Tourists
PlaceSchool, France
StyleLight, Fascinating

With only 12 percent of its pupils obtaining their baccalaureate, Jules Ferry High School is the worst school in France. The Inspector of Schools has already exhausted all the conventional means to raise standards at the school and he has no choice but to take the advice of his deputy. It is a case of having to fight fire with fire: the worst pupils must be taught by the worst teachers...

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:37
CharactersTeens, Family, Students, Friends, Psychiatrists
PlotLove, Relationship, Friendship, Body exchange, Growing up
PlaceSchool, USA

Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities, they each get a peek at how the other person feels, thinks and lives.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryCanada
Duration01:42
CharactersTeens, Friends, Trainers
PlotOn real events, Basketball, Drug addict, Uprising
PlaceNew York
StyleHeavy, Depressive, Serious

Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:28
CharactersFamily

Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and salutes. The kids long for a permanent home. Helen North is a free spirit, a designer whose ten children live in loving chaos, with occasional group hugs. Helen and Frank, high school sweethearts, reconnect at a reunion, and it's love at first re-sighting. They marry on the spot. Then the problems start as two sets of kids, the free spirits and the disciplined preppies, must live together. The warring factions agree to work together to end the marriage.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:25
CharactersDogs, Teens, Friends, Difficult teens, Single mothers
PlotFight, Money, Friendship, Chase
PlaceGhetto, Party, Los Angeles
TimeNew Year
StyleLight, Deep Meaning, Makes me think

Stevie is a sweet 13-year-old about to explode. His mom is loving and attentive, but a little too forthcoming about her romantic life. His big brother is a taciturn and violent bully. So Stevie searches his working-class Los Angeles suburb for somewhere to belong. He finds it at the Motor Avenue skate shop.





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