My top 5 teen films - 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Discussion

[–] brunetterox915 15 years ago

Okay, Harry Potter???? REALLY???

No.

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[–] DoctorWeeTodd 15 years ago

The last two Harry Potters do fit within the definition of a teen film.

Five good ones off the top of my head:

1. The Breakfast Club
2. Juno
3. Speak
4. Better Luck Tomorrow
5. Napoleon Dynamite

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[–] richopp 15 years ago

Different times, but I would keep 10 Things, Juno, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, American Graffiti, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Buller's Day Off, Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, Blackboard Jungle, Dead Poet's Society, Cry Baby, Rebel Without a Cause, War Games, The Karate Kid, Risky Business, Clueless, Big, Carrie (the original one), Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Sandlot, Meatballs, and, not strictly a teen film, but an all-time favorite, Peggy Sue Got Married.

OK, more than 5, but those and many others are ones I like! I could add a bunch more, but that should be a good week-end of film watching!

Cheers!

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[–] duckfandango 15 years ago

The Breakfast club? Seriously? Most overrated teen movie ever. 10 things was way better

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[–] BlueMoon89 15 years ago

Breakfast Club is one of the best teen movies ever...better than 10 Things...JUST!

Rebel Without A Cause
10 Things I Hate About You
Clueless
Mean Girls
Juno
Some Kind Of Wonderful
16 Candles
Drive Me Crazy (I always seem to want to watch this after I watch 10 Things lol)

"Life...Has No Opposite"

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[–] duckfandango 15 years ago

Billsihte! Just because Breakfast Club was the first of its kind doesn't make it better by ANY stretch mate.

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[–] BlueMoon89 15 years ago

That's your opinion :)

That's not why I consider it the best - it reached beyond the typical "Teen Movie" genre and had a heart. It was compassionate and showed that no matter who you are, you still have a heart and stuggles as a teen.

That's just my opinion :)

"Life...Has No Opposite"

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[–] nakedinthelimelight 15 years ago

Can't Hardly Wait

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[–] hopelessromantic89 14 years ago

In no order

*10 things I hate about you
*Clueless
*Can't Hardly Wait
*Mean Girls
*Empire Records

Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire

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[–] electrifyme 14 years ago

1. 10 Things I hate about you
2. Mean Girls
3. She's the man
4. Can't hardly wait
5. Never been kissed

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[–] mustangmolly 14 years ago

This is harder than I thought haha - in no order:

1. 10 Things I Hate About You
2. Clueless
3. Can't Hardly Wait
4. Mean Girls
5. Sixteen Candles

To live...to live would be an awfully big adventure.

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[–] southtroyballa 12 years ago

she's the man is hilarious

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[–] vicky_lc2001-1 10 years ago

I find it overrated too, no one mentions Some Kind of Wonderful and that's one of the best teen films I've ever seen, high and above TBC.

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[–] vicky_lc2001-1 10 years ago

I loved Sandlot and Stand By Me - I consider them coming of age stories but not necessarily teen films (though SBM had 13 year old protagonists).

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[–] the_last_mimzy 14 years ago

In no particular order:

- Whip It!
- What a Girl Wants
- 10 Things I Hate About You
- The Breakfast Club
- Mean Girls

Heath Ledger 1979 - 2008

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[–] AndyWarth 14 years ago

1 Dance 'till Dawn
2 10 things I hate about you
3 Can't Hardly wait
4 She's the One
5 13

Had Jack Bauer been a Spartan, the movie would be called "1"

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[–] Sundown93 14 years ago

Um why are Dazed and Confused and Fast times at Richmond High not on any of these lists?

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[–] jacob_jj92 14 years ago

um because it's "ridgemont" high and someone has mentioned it...

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[–] jacob_jj92 14 years ago

um because it's "ridgemont" high and someone has mentioned it...

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[–] Zoomorph 14 years ago

What's a teen movie? Does Rushmore count?

Pee Wee's Big Adventure!

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[–] StellaLunaSoleil 14 years ago

*The Breakfast Club
*Mean Girls
*10 Things I Hate About You
*Heathers
*Dazed and Confused

Live, Laugh, Love
Salute!

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[–] BatBanks 14 years ago

1. Mean Girls
2. Ten Things I Hate About You
3. Bring It On
4. House Party
5. ?

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[–] kaylaohsofresh 14 years ago

NO real order:

-Mean Girls (hilarious, legendary actually)
-Rushmore (haven't heard of it? watch it NOW!!)
-Election (Pick Flick =P)
-Clueless (cute and funny)
-10 Things I Hate About You (classic in my book)

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[–] odalo92 14 years ago

1. 10 things I hate about you
2. Juno
3. mean girls\saved.
4. angus,thongs and full frontal snogging.
5. speak

Let me see your teeht!

Thats right I`m a frogger!
Snowy

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[–] Zane182 14 years ago

1. She's all that
2. 10 things i hate about you

I just have two. Sorry.

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[–] auhin4 14 years ago

1. Pretty in Pink
2. Some Kind of Wonderful
3. Ghost World
4. 10 Things I Hate About You
5. Bandslam

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[–] cinecatic 14 years ago

(in no particular order)

1. Clueless
2. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
3. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
4. 10 Things I Hate About You
5. Footloose
6. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
7. Grease
8. American Graffiti
9. Breakfast Club
10. Mean Girls

"Here endeth the lesson"

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[–] your_mothers_a_tracer 14 years ago

I've never considered Bill and Ted's to be a "teen movie". I don't consider Back to the Future one either, even though it fits, they seem more like sci-fi/comedies than teen movies. Here's my list (alphabetically)

10 Things I Hate About You
Breakfast Club, The
Bring it On
Can't Hardly Wait
Dazed and Confused
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Footloose
Heathers
Pump Up the Volume
SLC Punk
Three O'clock High
Varsity Blues

I excluded movies that I thought belonged more to a different category, such as horror (Final Destination, NOES, etc), musical (Grease), workplace comedy (Empire Records) or that weren't just about teens (Juno).

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[–] insert-witty-name-here 14 years ago

Even though many (if not all) of these are mentioned, I just want to put my 2 cents in.

Keep in mind, I'm 23

-Angus (I mean, duh)
-Mallrats
-Dazed and Confused
-10 Things I Hate About You
-Bring it On (the original is the ONLY good one)
-SLC Punk
-Ferris Bueller's Day Off
-The Breakfast Club
-Empire Records
-Fast Times at Ridgemont High
-Election
-Jawbreaker (and I can't believe nobody mentioned that one)
-Drive me Crazy
-American Pie (only the first one)
-Can't Hardly Wait
-Clueless

(and last, but certainly not least)

-Grease

I've said it once, and I'll say it a million times:

God I miss the 90s!

What, did you think I was gonna say something important? Pssh!

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[–] your_mothers_a_tracer 14 years ago

I wondered when it was released as part of the "High School Reunion" collection, why is Mallrats considered a teen movie? The four main characters are in their early 20s.

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[–] insert-witty-name-here 14 years ago

Because I imagine the demographic was 17-24 year olds.

What, did you think I was gonna say something important? Pssh!

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[–] beki_bwfc 14 years ago

in no particular order:

1. Mean Girls
2. Bring It On
3. She's All That
4. 10 Things I Hate About You
5. John Tucker Must Die

These are 5 'high schooly' films I liked as a teen (not my all time favourite films!haha!)

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[–] beki_bwfc 14 years ago

also just to add to my list

Crossroads!

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[–] insert-witty-name-here 14 years ago

Ugh... Why?

What, did you think I was gonna say something important? Pssh!

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[–] glittergirl817 14 years ago

1. 10 Things I Hate About You
2. Clueless
3. She's The Man
4. Mean Girls
5. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

honorable mention: Bring It On

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