Mean Girls (2004)
Netflix This endlessly quotable classic is the quintessential teen movie: There's high school social drama, parental interference, a talent show and of course, a crush.
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Double Dad (2020)
Netflix With shades of Mamma Mia but with fewer Abba songs, this one finds a teen sneaking out of the hippie enclave where she lives with her mom to try and figure out her dad's identity.
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The Breakfast Club (1985)
Netflix This classic film didn't necessarily invent the tropes of the athlete, the brain, the bully, the princess and the loner, but it definitely solidified them in our collective consciousness. It's worth a rewatch, or showing it to your teen for the first time.
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Confessions of an Invisible Girl (2021)
Netflix Tetê is new at school, and like anyone, just wants to fit in. But we all know that doesn't always go as planned, especially if the popular kids have anything to say about it.
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#RealityHigh (2017)
Netflix Every other teen seems to be a TikTok star these days, which makes this film feel a little bit retro (in social media terms, anyway). When the main character's crush finally notices her, it seems like every teenage dream — that is, until his social media star ex does too.
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Work It (2020)
Netflix Harness the power of dance with this toe-tapping film about a clumsy student who turns a bunch of fellow misfits into a dance troupe in order to attract the attention of her dream college.
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Love and Gelato (2022)
Netflix If the title doesn't get your attention — and activate your sweet tooth — the adorable story will. Lina spends the last summer before college in Rome, and finds as much adventure and excitement there as you'd expect. Better watch with a pint of gelato, for authenticity.
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Rock My Heart (2019)
Netflix Calling all horse girls: Follow the hoofbeats in your heart to this sweet story in which a girl with a heart defect finds a kindred spirit in a stallion with a mind of his own.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Netflix Bueller? Bueller? The canonical story of skipping school has probably inspired a ton of copycat shenanigans, and getting ideas from the film is basically a rite of passage in itself.
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Netflix All the Bright Places (2020)
Netflix For something that skews closer to melodrama, this movie, based on the novel by Jennifer Niven, follows two troubled teenagers who embark on a romance when they're assigned to work on a school project together. But are their feelings enough to overcome their personal issues?
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before: P.S. I Still Love You (2020)
Netflix Lara Jean, romantic heroine of To All the Boys I've Loved Before, has to navigate the ins and outs of her first real relationship — which gets even more complicated when a new boy enters the mix who may be an even better match for her.
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The Half of It (2020)
Netflix Football-player Paul enlists Ellie, who makes money on the side by writing essays for other students, to write a love letter to a classmate named Aster Flores. The only problem? Ellie's in love with Aster, too.
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See You Yesterday (2019)
Netflix The Perfect Date (2020)
Netflix Noah Centineo, Netflix's favorite heartthrob, stars as someone who offers his services as a fake date to earn money for college. Of course, real feelings get involved. Camila Mendez co-stars as Shelby, the snobby girl he thinks is out of his league, but wants to win over.
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
Netflix By now, you probably know the tale of Lara Jean, whose meddling sister mails personal letters to her all-time top-five crushes. But this is the movie that first gave Noah Centineo to the world, so there is absolutely no harm in watching it again.
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Dude (2018)
Netflix Four friends make a bunch of ill-advised decisions during the last two weeks of high school — not that any of us would know anything about that. Lucy Hale, Awkwafina, Kathryn Prescott and Alexandra Shipp star in this story of teens acting out.
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Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018)
Netflix Or was this the movie that gave us Noah Centineo? Here, he plays Jamey, another sensitive heartthrob, this time opposite the shy and unpopular Sierra (Shannon Purser from Stranger Things). Sierra gets involved in a Cyrano de Bergerac-style situation where she starts a relationship with Jamey — except he thinks her phone number belongs to someone else. How long can she keep up the mistaken identity?
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Candy Jar (2018)
Netflix Two ultra-competitive debate champs get thrown for a loop when when they have to stop facing off against each other and — uh-oh! — work on the same team. This movie is for anyone who loves rivals-turned-friend stories, like You've Got Mail or 10 Things I Hate About You.
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Alex Strangelove (2018)
Netflix Like so many teenagers before him, Alex Truelove in a love triangle of his own. Only this time, he can't decide between Claire, his longtime best friend (as per usual) — or a boy named Elliot.
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