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Freaks and Geeks (1999)
Plot Summary:
High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks")
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 151000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: nerd, social misfits, coming of age, weed, socially awkward, cheerleader, friendship, social relations, teenager, teenage life, teacher, teacher student relationship, youth, high school, high school life, teen angst, young adult, suburbs, high school student, education, bully, love, serial killer, school, supernatural
Friday Night Lights (2006)
Plot Summary:
Friday Night Lights is an American drama television series based around a high school football team situated in Texas. The series takes place in the fictional town of Dillon: a small, close-knit community in rural Texas. Particular focus is given to team coach Eric Taylor and his family, Tammy and Julie. The show uses this small town backdrop to address many issues facing contemporary American culture, including family values, child development, life lessons, school funding, racism, drugs, abortion and lack of economic opportunities
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Plot tags: high school, football, athlete and trainer, american football, coach, sport team, friendship, contests and competitions, cheerleader, small town, teenage boy, teenager, career, human spirit, lifestyle, ambitious, leadership, training, championship, small town life, character change, youth, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, brother brother relationship, fitness
Skam (2015)
Plot Summary:
The story of a young teenager group, born 1999, and a pupil on Hartvig Nissens upper secondary school in Oslo, and her friends and their life, troubles, scandals and every day life. Which of the members represented changes per season
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Norway
Plot tags: lgbt, gay, teenage sexuality, friendship, gay relationship, teenage protagonist, teenage boy, teenager, high school student, high school, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friendship between girls, teenage girl, gay teenager, teenage sex, high school hunk, homosexual, friendship between boys, interracial relations, teen angst, muslim, parent child relationship, muslim girl, family relations, dating
Heartstopper (2022)
Plot Summary:
Charlie, a highly strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more...? Based on Alice Oseman's bestselling graphic novel series HEARTSTOPPER
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Plot tags: gay, lgbt, gay relationship, gay love, lgbtq, lgbt teen, gay lead character, gay couple, gay interest, gay teenager, teenage love, romantic relationship, homosexuality, relationships, friends, friendship, schoolboy, homosexual, love and romance, friendship between men, in love, high school life, love affair, boyfriend, teenage boy
Modern Family (2009)
Plot Summary:
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 469000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: gay, family relations, everyday life, generation gap, family life, adolescence, parents and children, gay adoption, mother daughter relationship, couple relations, blended family, gay couple, family values, marriage, couples, society, gay father, traditional versus modern, parenthood, hot and sexy, gays and lesbians, eccentric family, gay relationship, parents, lgbt
Cobra Kai (2018)
Plot Summary:
This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the successful Daniel LaRusso, who has been working to maintain the balance in his life without mentor Mr. Miyagi
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 200000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Plot tags: karate, martial arts, dojo, martial arts training, master apprentice relationship, fight, starting over, middle aged man, teenager, martial artist, father son relationship, father figure, rivalry, bullying, father daughter relationship, coming of age, battles, contests and competitions, showdown, professional rivalry, lgbt, youth, pandemic, love affair, hardship
Julie and the Phantoms (2020)
Plot Summary:
Teenage Julie finds her passion for music and life while helping the Phantoms -- a trio of ghostly guys -- become the band they were never able to be
Duration:
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenager, pop star, schoolgirl, musician's life, first love, love and romance, teenage girl, friendship, music band, celebrity, female protagonist, teenage life, talented, teenage protagonist, music, youth, friends, pop music, high school, lgbt, lgbtq, rivalry, fame, famous, lifestyle
Wayne (2019)
Plot Summary:
In this gritty and sometimes bloody tale, sixteen year-old Wayne sets out on a dirt bike with his new crush Del to take back the 1978 Pontiac Trans Am that was stolen from his father before he died. It is Wayne and Del against the world
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenage boy, tragic hero, motorcycle, target, fall in love, violence, coming of age, dark humor, love, blood, grief, gross out humor, irony of fate, autistic, dead father, distopia, twins, adolescence, teen angst, badass, prostitution, friend, motorcycle riding, falling in love, adventure
My So-Called Life (1994)
Plot Summary:
The life of a 15 year-old high school student, whose angst-ridden journey through adolescence, friendship, parents, and life teaches her what it means to grow up
Duration: 912 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: high school, female protagonist, first love, teenage daughter, teenager, coming of age, teenage girl, high school hunk, adolescence, teen angst, girl next door, friendship, gay teenager, shyness, lgbt, lgbtq, young adult, family relations, high school life, teenage protagonist, sibling rivalry, crush, education, gay, teenage angst
Atypical (2017)
Plot Summary:
Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 101000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: autism, coming of age, teenager, lesbian relationship, lesbian, social problems, high school, teenage protagonist, penguins, asperger's syndrome, lgbt, family relations, brother sister relationship, lgbtq, sapphic, best friend, older sister, autistic, therapist, overprotective mother, gay, psychology, high school life, young adult, autist
Reservation Dogs (2021)
Plot Summary:
This comedy follows the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal, rob and save in order to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway land of California
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Plot tags: native american, indians, satire, teenager, gang, coming of age, native american reservation, bandit, youth gang, gang war, juvenile delinquency, criminal, teenage life, social problems, social misfits, social satire, rebellious youth, friends, corruption, parents, humour, pain, american indian, grief, small town
Skins (2007)
Plot Summary:
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol
Duration: 46 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Plot tags: youth, teenage life, high school, sexual relations, friendship, high school life, friends, underage drinking, homosexual, looking for sex, party, gay, crush, drug, lgbtq, college, young adult, lifestyle, classmate, lesbian, teenage sexuality, sex, teenage boy, siblings relations, coming of age
Boy Meets World (1993)
Plot Summary:
Boy Meets World is an American television sitcom that chronicles the coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, part of the network's TGIF lineup. The entire series has been released on DVD, as well as on iTunes
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Plot tags: high school, family relations, coming of age, school, college, teachers and students, high school life, teenage life, parents and children, siblings relations, supportive parent, adolescence vs adulthood, best friend, teenager, teacher, youth, teenage love, middle school, adolescence, teenage protagonist, brother brother relationship, friendship, dating, bully, first love
PEN15 (2019)
Plot Summary:
Middle school as it really happened. Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle star in this adult comedy, playing versions of themselves as thirteen-year-old outcasts in the year 2000, surrounded by actual thirteen-year-olds, where the best day of your life can turn into your worst with the stroke of a gel pen
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenager, high school life, middle school, school, teenage girl, friendship, teenage life, youth, family relations, parents and children, grownups, parent child relationship, mother daughter relationship, best friend, stereotypes, adolescence, lifestyle, culture clash, public humiliation, divorce, father daughter relationship, nerd, pain, coming of age, interracial friendship
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010)
Plot Summary:
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated is the eleventh incarnation of Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo animated series, and the first incarnation not to be first-run on Saturday mornings. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network and premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network on April 5, 2010, with the next twelve episodes continuing, and the first episode re-airing, on July 12, 2010. The series concluded on April 5, 2013 with two seasons and fifty-two episodes, with a total of twenty-six episodes per season. Mystery Incorporated returns to the early days of Scooby and the gang, when they are still solving mysteries in their home town, though it makes many references to previous incarnations of the franchise, not least among them many cases and creatures from the original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!. Episode by episode, the series takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to the classic Scooby-Doo formula, with increasingly outlandish technology, skills and scenarios making up each villain's story, and a different spin on the famous "meddling kids" quote at the end of every episode. Contrasting sharply with this, however, are two elements that have never been used in a Scooby-Doo series before: a serial format with an ongoing story arc featuring many dark plot elements that are treated with near-total seriousness, and ongoing relationship drama between the characters
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: scooby doo, monster, team, villain, curses spells and rituals, witch, investigation, friends, cartoon dog, amateur detective, talking animal, fear, fandom, heroes, escapades, danger, disorder, young heroes, dog, friendship, criminal, partner, silly humor, reincarnation, heroic mission
Love, Victor (2020)
Plot Summary:
Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation. When it all seems too much, he reaches out to Simon to help him navigate the ups and downs of high school
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: lgbt, gay, high school, gay lead character, friendship, gay teenager, closeted gay, homosexual, gay relationship, homosexuality, lgbt teen, male homosexuality, love and romance, friends, love affair, teenager, gay son, gay latino, love, relationships, high school sweetheart, closeted homosexual, friendship between teens, classmate classmate relationship, lgbtq
The Fosters (2013)
Plot Summary:
Stef Foster, a dedicated police officer, and her partner Lena Adams, a school vice principal, have built a close-knit, loving family with Stef's biological son from a previous marriage, Brandon, and their adopted twins, Mariana and Jesus. Their lives are disrupted in unexpected ways when Lena meets Callie, a hardened teen with an abusive past who has spent her life in and out of foster homes. Lena and Stef welcome Callie and her brother, Jude, into their home thinking it's just for a few weeks, until a more permanent placement can be found. But life has something else in store for the Fosters
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: lesbian, adoption, teenage life, foster child, foster home, gay, gays and lesbians, troubled teen, siblings relations, teenage girl, lesbian mother, family life, family problems, supportive parent, step siblings, adolescence, blended family, parenthood, mother daughter relationship, lesbian couple, family relations, lgbtq, teenager, high school student, teenage boy
Leverage (2008)
Plot Summary:
Leverage follows a five-person team: a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist, led by former insurance investigator Nathan Ford, who use their skills to fight corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: team, thief, hacker, outsmarting, mastermind, society, escapades, teamwork, hidden identity, unconventional method, investigator, partners in crime, surveillance, dishonesty, actress, insurance investigator, greed, hustler, investigation, criminal, female thief, gadget, strong female lead, expert, heist
On My Block (2018)
Plot Summary:
A coming of age comedy following a diverse group of teenage friends as they confront the challenges of growing up in gritty inner-city Los Angeles
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: coming of age, young adult, high school, love, friendship, school, teenage girl, teenage boy, adolescence, friendship between teens, teenage life, teenage love, pain, juvenile delinquency, teen romance, triumph, friendship gone bad, breaking the law, teenager, feminist, high school life, black, pop culture, neighborhood, gang
Never Have I Ever (2020)
Plot Summary:
After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular -- but friends, family and feeling won't make it easy on her
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: popularity, teenager, school, teenage girl, grownups, friendship, social misfits, coming of age, girl, teenage protagonist, family relations, mother daughter relationship, teenage life, first love, adolescence, lifestyle, loss of father, lgbt, high school, women, pandemic, grief, girl power, black, lgbtq
In the Flesh (2013)
Plot Summary:
Thousands of dead people have risen from their graves and nearly destroyed Britain. A cure has been found - but can the treated zombies be rehabilitated back into living society?
Duration: 56 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Plot tags: epidemic, gay lead character, zombie, suicide, small town, society, infected, undead, gay, family reunited, cemetery, teenager, zombie apocalypse, survival, brother sister relationship, fighting the system, discrimination, family relations, back from the dead, friendship, lgbtq, supernatural, rehabilitation, love, politics
The Sex Lives of College Girls (2021)
Plot Summary:
Follow four college roommates as they arrive at New England’s prestigious Essex College. A bundle of contradictions and hormones, these girls are equal parts lovable and infuriating as they live out their new, free lives on campus
Duration: 27 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: college, sexual desire, teenage girl, young girl, first sexual experience, teenager, female nudity, grownups, college roommate, teenage sexuality, female protagonist, college student, campus, roommate, lgbt, sexual awakening, women, youth, girlfriend, neighbor, teenage life, relationship problems, satire, lifestyle, boyfriend girlfriend relationship
Kenan & Kel (1996)
Plot Summary:
Kenan & Kel is an American teen comedy sitcom produced by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert that originally aired on Nickelodeon from July 1996 to July 2000. The show starred friends and then-All That cast members Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. Sixty-five episodes and a made-for-TV movie were produced over four seasons. The first two seasons were filmed at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida, and the remaining two were filmed at the Nick On Sunset theater in Hollywood. Thompson and Mitchell were ranked No. 40 and No. 39., respectively, on Vh1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Plot tags: african american, black, teenager, urban, high school, hardcore, american culture, black sitcom, friendship, student, youth, friends, boss, teenage life, mishap, dimwit, nothing goes right, disorder, buddies, goofy hero, school, job, family relations, friendship between men, best friend
Big Mouth (2017)
Plot Summary:
Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: puberty, grownups, self discovery, character change, adolescence, parents and children, friendship, teenage sexuality, gay lead character, sex education, teenage girl, gay stereotype, sexual humor, teenage boy, dark humor, boy, teenage life, coming of age, girl, monster, teenage love, gay, gay subtext, lgbt, ghost
One Tree Hill (2003)
Plot Summary:
Set in the fictional small town of Tree Hill, North Carolina, this teen-driven drama tells the story of two half brothers, who share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball player, but his skills are appreciated only by his friends at the river court. Popular, affluent Nathan basks in the hero-worship of the town, as the star of his high school team. And both boys are the son of former college ball player, Dan Scott, whose long ago choice to abandon Lucas and his mother Karen, will haunt him long into his life with wife Deb, and their son Nathan. Until now, Dan has managed to keep his two sons far from each other. But the past and present collide sharply when Tree Hill's basketball coach recruits Lucas for his team, much to the chagrin of Nathan and Daddy Dan. And the siblings natural rivalry only intensifies when they set their sights on the same girl, Peyton Sawyer. The residue of the past lingers far into the future for the residents of Tree Hill, even as a new generation is rising. Tree Hill follows the lives and loves of these two brothers, their friends and their family as they navigate high school, marriage, and finally... adulthood
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 86000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Plot tags: high school life, couples, friendship, high school, couple relations, girlfriend, teenage life, youth, teenage love, friends, basketball, family relations, social relations, step siblings, rivalry, favoritism among siblings, teenage pregnancy, suburban life, athlete's life, love and romance, siblings relations, renewed love, ambition, marriage, teenager
Smash (2012)
Plot Summary:
Smash is an American musical drama television series created by playwright Theresa Rebeck and developed by Robert Greenblatt for NBC. Steven Spielberg served as one of the executive producers. The series was broadcast in the US by NBC and produced by DreamWorks Television and Universal Television. The series revolves around a fictional New York theater community and specifically the creation of a new Broadway musical. It features a large ensemble cast, led by Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Katharine McPhee, Christian Borle, Megan Hilty, Jeremy Jordan, and Anjelica Huston. The show debuted on February 6, 2012, and its first season ended on May 14, 2012. Its second and final season premiered on February 5, 2013 and ended on May 26, 2013. NBC announced a change in their lineup in March 2013 and moved the show to Saturdays starting April 6, 2013. The series was officially cancelled on May 10, 2013. Second and final season executive producer/show runner Josh Safran said the final episode of season two would work as a series finale, should the series not be renewed. The series, particularly the pilot episode, enjoyed some critical success. The first season received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography amongst 4 nominations. The series was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: showbiz, dancer, actor's life, young woman, actor, producer, follow your dream, ambition, lifestyle, starlet, desire for fame, rising to stardom, musician, career, fame, actress, divorce, sexuality, backstage, cultural icon, rivals, audition, rehearsal, gay, teenager
Teen Wolf (2011)
Plot Summary:
Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his problematic new identity with his day-to-day teenage life. The following characters are instrumental to his struggle: Stiles, his best friend; Allison, his love interest who comes from a family of werewolf hunters; and Derek, a mysterious werewolf with a dark past. Throughout the series, he strives to keep his loved ones safe while maintaining normal relationships with them
Duration: 41 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 160000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: werewolf, supernatural, supernatural ability, high school, lycanthropy, youth, high school life, peril, team, friends, life turned upside down, characters in danger, transformation, danger, teenage love, supernatural power, friendship, teenage life, school, high school student, buddies, coming of age, lacrosse, friendship between boys, beast
Hart of Dixie (2011)
Plot Summary:
New Yorker Zoe Hart has it all figured out - after graduating top of her class from medical school, she'll follow in her father's footsteps and become a cardio-thoracic surgeon. But when her dreams fall apart, Zoe decides to work at a small practice in Bluebell, Alabama
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: small town, lifestyle change, small town life, lifestyle, doctor, social relations, female doctor, young woman, neighbor, fish out of water, clinic, doctors and patients, teenager, newcomer, women, young adult, interracial relations, female protagonist, southern belle, scolding, changing lives, new job, workplace, physician, society
Switched at Birth (2011)
Plot Summary:
The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a working-class neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: deaf, sign language, mute or deaf, relatives, social relations, teenage girl, teenage life, school, parents and children, switched at birth, youth, mother daughter relationship, family relations, family life, deaf girl, friendship, friends, high school, father daughter relationship, student, best friend, single parent, high school student, teenager, disabled
The Vampire Diaries (2009)
Plot Summary:
The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 343000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: vampire, supernatural, high school, werewolf, couples, love triangle, witch, youth, vampire human love, supernatural romance, immortality, dangerous attraction, love and romance, teenage life, supernatural power, good versus evil, rivalry, imaginary, small town life, high school life, small town, teen romance, family relations, supernatural being, siblings relations