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Plot Summary:
Four best friends, on the brink of starting middle school, realize their lives are about to change forever. So on the last weekend of summer, they set out to make the most of it. Nothing could prepare them, though, for the startling discovery they make while revisiting one of their favorite haunts.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 445
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Fanfic (2023)
Plot Summary:
Two high school students form an intense connection as they navigate the challenges of discovering and expressing their truest selves.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 998
Genere: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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Little Ladies of the Night (1977)
Plot Summary:
The sister of ex-pimp and current Los Angeles Police detective Lyle York was murdered working the streets a few years ago. Since his reform, he has teamed with Officer Russ Garfield to clear the streets of under-age girls working in prostitution. Pretty, young runaway Hailey Atkins has been turned out. Down deep she wants to go straight but has had great difficultly escaping her pimp and doesn't even have a place to go. York and Garfield go out on a limb to try and help.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 199
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Palm Trees and Power Lines (2022)
Plot Summary:
A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: independent film, interesting, beautiful
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Murina (2021)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl decides to replace her controlling father with his wealthy foreign friend during a weekend trip to the Adriatic Sea.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: Croatia, Brazil, USA, Slovenia
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Swimming Upstream (2002)
Plot Summary:
This is a heart-wrenching story about a happy-go-lucky 17 year-old boy with a passion for life and love. Under his free spirit are problems that he must deal with. His mother died, his alcoholic father is unapproachable, and ...the biggest problem of all... he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The only support he receives is from a sister who also lives a fractured life, his immature best friend, and his girlfriend. "Swimming Upstream" is a moving and honest look at life's painful realities and how this teen deals with them.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: tear jerker, tearjerker
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One Percent More Humid (2017)
Plot Summary:
A pair of childhood friends reunite during their summer break from college and deal with a traumatizing experience from their past.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 809
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, independent film
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How to Have Sex (2023)
Plot Summary:
Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday—drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should be the best summer of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, Greece
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: erotic
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Selah and the Spades (2019)
Plot Summary:
Paloma, the new girl at an esteemed prep school, is drawn into the daily aggressions of warring senior class factions. She joins the Spades and becomes friends with the Spades’ leader, an enigmatic and scheming cheerleader named Selah.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, social, black cinema
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To Be Fat Like Me (2007)
Plot Summary:
Pretty, popular, and slim high-schooler Aly Schimdt had plans of earning a sports scholarship to college but a knee injury ruins her chances. She decides to enter a documentary contest in the hopes of winning money for college. She believes that overweight people, like her mom and brother, seem to make excuses about how the world perceives them. So Aly decides to attend a rival high school as a heavily overweight person for the documentary, but not change her personality. Aly intends and hopes to prove that personality will outshine physical appearance. But when she's met with ridicule, harassment, and name-calling she begins to see things differently.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: semi serious, realistic, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, documentary filmmaking, ridiculous
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Forbidden Fruit (2009)
Plot Summary:
Two 18-year old girls from a christian fundamentalist community flee to a city for a summer job.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, sincere, captivating, realistic
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A Better Place (1997)
Plot Summary:
A high school outcast new to town becomes friends with a violent loner still haunted by the death of his parents.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: art house, cerebral, independent film, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, emotional
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A Girl Like Grace (2015)
Plot Summary:
Raised by a single mother, a bullied 17 year-old girl seeks guidance from her best friend and the girl's older sister.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 679
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: captivating
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All Together Now (2020)
Plot Summary:
An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: captivating, thought provoking, touching, psychological, uplifting, inspirational, emotional, teen
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And Then I Go (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two teenage outsiders are demoralized daily at school, until an idea for vengeance offers them a terrifying release.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspense, unusual plot structure, psychological, thought provoking, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film, queer cinema
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In Bloom (2013)
Plot Summary:
Eka and Natia leave their childhood behind and ignore societal customs to escape from their turbulent family lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama
Country: Georgia, Germany, France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: emotional, realistic, serious, captivating, social, art house, transgressive, sincere, queer cinema
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A Girl Like Her (2015)
Plot Summary:
Sophomore year has been a nightmare for Jessica Burns. Relentlessly harassed by her former friend Avery Keller, Jessica doesn't know what she did to deserve the abuse from one of South Brookdale High's most popular and beautiful students. But when a shocking event changes both of their lives, a documentary film crew, a hidden digital camera, and the attention of a reeling community begin to reveal the powerful truth about A Girl Like Her.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, rough, teen, tense, suspense, intellectual, slasher, tear jerker, fake documentary
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Last Summer (1969)
Plot Summary:
During summer vacation on Fire Island, three young people--a girl and two guys--become so close that they form a sort-of threesome. When an uncool girl tries to infiltrate the trio's newly found relationship, they construct an elaborate plot that has violent results.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: disturbing, slasher, controversial, sexual, spooky, independent film, psychological, sincere, serious, realistic
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Twelve Mile Road (2003)
Plot Summary:
A divorced farmer takes in his troubled teenage daughter for the summer, a summer which changes the lives of the two of them, and their friends and family.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic
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Lovely Rita (2001)
Plot Summary:
Lovely Rita is a 2001 Austrian drama film directed by Jessica Hausner. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 545
Genere: Drama
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)
Plot Summary:
A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sad, social, meditative, rough, serious, inspirational, controversial, aesthetic, crying, independent film
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Old Enough (1984)
Plot Summary:
The 12 years old well-bred Lonnie meets the impudent Karen on the street. They spend some time together and Karen teaches Lonnie some of her favorite occupancies, like make-up, shoplifting, skipping school and lying to the parent about it, but confessing to the priest later. But Karen also learns some honesty from Lonnie. A film about social differences and growing up.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 895
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, sentimental, touching, humorous, emotional, realistic, semi serious, slasher
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Off the Black (2006)
Plot Summary:
An aging, disillusioned alcoholic (Nick Nolte) gets a younger friend (Trevor Morgan) and wants him to pose as his son at a school reunion.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, touching, realistic
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Sweet Lorraine (1987)
Plot Summary:
Serio-comic look at the residents and staff of a Catskill Mountains resort during its final days.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Giant Little Ones (2018)
Plot Summary:
Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: captivating, emotional, realistic, thought provoking, lgbt cinema, independent film, freeze frame, indie film, meditative, queer cinema
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Odd Girl Out (2005)
Plot Summary:
A mother and her daughter confront the intimidation of teen peer pressure and the emotionally brutalizing social rituals of high school.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, exciting, captivating, touching, suspenseful, sad, teen
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Speak (2004)
Plot Summary:
Freshman high-school student Melinda has refused to speak ever since she called the cops on a popular summer party. With her old friends snubbing her for being a rat, and her parents too busy to notice her troubles, she folds into herself, trying to hide her secret: that star senior Andy raped her at the party. But Melinda does manage to find solace in her art class headed by Mr. Freeman.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: touching, psychological, sentimental, independent film, sincere, sad, depressing, teen, thought provoking, intellectual
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
Plot Summary:
A coming-of-age story based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, which follows 15-year-old freshman Charlie, an endearing and naive outsider who is taken under the wings of two seniors. A moving tale of love, loss, fear and hope - and the unforgettable friends that help us through life.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 539000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, teen, melancholic, romantic, emotional, realistic, feel good, heartbreaking, independent film
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White Oleander (2002)
Plot Summary:
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: emotional, intense, touching, disturbing, serious, realistic, erotic, sentimental, gothic, social
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Thirteen (2003)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 96000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: teen, sincere, realistic, tense, disturbing, emotional, intense, serious, depressing, bleak
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An Education (2009)
Plot Summary:
A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 137000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: realistic, period piece, costume drama, romantic, feel good, talky, stylized, offbeat, indie film, sexy