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Plot Summary:
A pitch-black comedy anthology set in the present day, as our heroine Veronica Sawyer deals with a very different but equally vicious group of Heathers. Based on the 1988 cult classic film.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: ironic, dark, cynical, anthology, art house, dark comedy, black comedy
Best tv shows and movies like Heathers (2018):
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Thoroughbreds (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. In the process, they learn that neither is what she seems to be, and that a murder might solve both of their problems.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, suspenseful, art house, teen, post-horror, exciting, bleak, philosophical
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Peace! Friendship! Chewing gum! (2020)
Plot Summary:
The year is 1993. 14-year-old Alex Ryabinin lives a normal teenage life - looking for adventure, trying to protect himself from hooligans, does not want learn music, does not know how to meet girls and which adults to follow as an example. On the one hand - an honest but poor family with a saleswoman mother and a father who is a docent, on the other - the dangerous world of an Afghan veteran Uncle Alik. And there's also the girl Zhenya, whose encounter triggers a series of irreversible events that will forever change the life of Alex. Running away from hooligans, Alex steals a car of local criminal authority, and in an instant everything changes. Will he be able to cope with all the problems, being in the heart of events? Will he be able to save his family and finally understand who he is? Only one thing is clear - life will never be the same again. Not for Alex himself, nor for the whole of Russia.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 567
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: disturbing, tense, exciting, captivating, thought provoking, suspense, humorous, surprise ending
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The A List (2018)
Plot Summary:
Romance, rivalry and radical mystery collide as a group of teens attend a remote island sleepaway camp in this suspenseful, supernatural drama.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: disturbing, scenic, colorful, dark, captivating, colourful
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American Vandal (2017)
Plot Summary:
A true-crime satire that explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left twenty-seven faculty cars vandalized with phallic images.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 34 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, humorous, ironic, sitcom, funny, captivating, anime, spoof, parody, light
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Mini's First Time (2006)
Plot Summary:
Desperate to be free from her drunken, unloving mother Diane, the beautiful, scheming young Mini seduces her stepfather Martin and soon convinces him to join her in a sadistic scheme to have Diane declared insane. But their conspiracy soon escalates to murder and when John Garson, a young detective starts investigating, Martin and Mini begin to turn on each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, cynical, erotic, dark, slasher, independent film, clever, neo noir, realistic
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Red Band Society (2014)
Plot Summary:
Children and teenagers become friends in a hospital where they are all patients. Together they try to escape the sad reality to create their own world with their own codes , while the nursing staff do their best to bring them a little happiness everyday. Charlie , in a coma for several months, attending meanwhile helplessly bustle around him. He sees nothing , but he hears everything.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: touching, thought provoking, captivating, compassionate, sincere, suspenseful, medical drama, serious, realistic
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SLiDE (2011)
Plot Summary:
The exploits of five 17-year-olds smashing their way into adulthood.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 833
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, psychological, humorous, serious, realistic
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Sugar & Spice (2001)
Plot Summary:
When Jack and Diane find themselves in an unexpected adult situation, the A-Squad comes to their rescue. In order to help their friend Diane, the A-Squad goes where no cheerleader has gone before: taking on a little after-school project known as bank robbery. But the A-Squad does things their way -- with sugar and spice -- forever changing their friendship, their future and the nation's notion of teen spirit.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: humorous, dark comedy, black comedy, feel good, semi serious, teen, cult classic, retro, dark, twisted
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Jawbreaker (1999)
Plot Summary:
3 of Reagan High School's most popular girls pretend to kidnap their friend by shoving a jawbreaker into the victim's mouth to keep her from screaming. Their plan goes awry when the girl swallows the jawbreaker, choking to death. Now the leader of the pack will do anything to keep the accident a secret.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, teen, black comedy, absurd, humorous, cult classic, parody, dark, teen horror, gothic
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Heathers (1988)
Plot Summary:
A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy, cult classic, teen, witty, semi serious, aesthetic, realistic, retro, parody
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Youth & Consequences (2018)
Plot Summary:
At Central Rochester High, a teen girl struggles for power within the school system.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 461
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Strawberries with Sugar (2003)
Plot Summary:
Morangos com Açúcar was a Portuguese Teen drama. It was broadcast daily on the Portuguese TV station TVI between 30 August 2003 to 15 September 2012. It has also been broadcast in Angola, Syria, Brazil and Romania.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Portugal
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, soap opera, novela
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Sweet Valley High (1994)
Plot Summary:
Sweet Valley High is an American comedy-drama series very loosely based on Francine Pascal's book series of the same name. The series ran from September 5, 1994 to October 14, 1997, and was produced by Saban Entertainment. The rights are now held by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. After three seasons in syndication, the show moved to UPN for its fourth season, where it was canceled due to low ratings.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sweet, sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Undressed (1999)
Plot Summary:
MTV peek behind closed doors at the intricacies of modern relationships. Each episode features three different fictional stories and follows various characters to see what happened during their most intimate moments. No subject is too taboo.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anthology, humorous, realistic, art house, sincere, touching, teen, serious, sexual, sexy
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All About Us (2001)
Plot Summary:
All About Us is an American teen comedy-drama series that aired on NBC during the station's TNBC lineup from August 4, 2001 to November 10, 2001. It was produced by Peter Engel Productions.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 37
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Insatiable (2018)
Plot Summary:
A bullied teenager turns to beauty pageants as a way to exact her revenge, with the help of a disgraced coach who soon realizes he's in over his head.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: ironic, cynical, dark comedy, twisted, captivating, entertaining, absurd, thought provoking, rough, humorous
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90210 (2008)
Plot Summary:
90210 revolves around several students at the fictional West Beverly Hills High School, including new Beverly Hills residents Annie Wilson and Dixon Wilson. Their father, Harry Wilson, has returned from Kansas to his Beverly Hills childhood home with his family to care for his mother, former television and theater actress Tabitha Wilson, who has a drinking problem and clashes with his wife Debbie Wilson. Annie and Dixon struggle to adjust to their new lives while making friends and yet adhering to their parents' wishes.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: realistic, romantic, captivating, teen, humorous, entertaining, serious, sentimental, telenovela, teen comedy
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Teenage Bounty Hunters (2020)
Plot Summary:
After joining forces with a veteran bounty hunter, sixteen-year-old fraternal twin sisters Sterling and Blair dive into the world of bail skipping baddies while still navigating the high stakes of teenage love and sex.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: detective, feel good, raunchy, queer cinema
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One of Us Is Lying (2021)
Plot Summary:
The story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating
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Elite (2018)
Plot Summary:
When three working class kids enroll in the most exclusive school in Spain, the clash between the wealthy and the poor students leads to tragedy.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 89000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sexy, captivating, emotional, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, surprise ending, erotic, intense, intellectual
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Mad Dogs (2011)
Plot Summary:
Mad Dogs is a British black comedy and psychological thriller television series created by Cris Cole that began airing on Sky1 on 10 February 2011. It is produced by Left Bank Pictures, and co-produced by Palma Pictures. The series stars John Simm, Marc Warren, Max Beesley, and Philip Glenister as four long-time and middle-aged friends getting together in a villa in Majorca to celebrate the early retirement of their friend Alvo. However, after Alvo is murdered, the group find themselves caught up in the world of crime and police corruption. The series was initially a story about a rock band, but changed after a feeling that bands have been "done to death". After gaining interest from some terrestrial networks, the series was commissioned by British Sky Broadcasting. Filming took place on location throughout the island of Majorca in May 2010, and took around four million euros and 44 days to make. The main themes are friendship and growing older; Glenister said it is about ageing and "getting closer to death". Photographer David LaChapelle directed three 30-second advertisements for the series. Mad Dogs opened with 1.61 million viewers, the 17th highest rated programme ever for Sky1, and attracted positive reactions from critics. They noted similarities with British gangster films, more predominantly the 2000 film Sexy Beast.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, tense, suspenseful, surreal, psychological thriller, dark, social, dark comedy, clever, serious
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Ashby (2015)
Plot Summary:
When new kid in town Ed Wallis is given an assignment to interview an older person, he turns to his mysterious neighbor, Ashby Holt for help. That new connection leads to unexpected journeys for both of them, as Ashby – who turns out to be a retired CIA assassin – deals with a terminal prognosis, and Ed deals with adjusting to life with his newly single mom and developing relationship with a brainy classmate, Eloise.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: melancholic, touching, talky, romantic, enigmatic, funny, light, thought provoking, clever, feel good
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XO, Kitty (2023)
Plot Summary:
Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey thinks she knows everything there is to know about love. But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she’ll soon realize that relationships are a lot more complicated when it’s your own heart on the line.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: teen comedy
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Dare Me (2019)
Plot Summary:
Dive into the cutthroat world of competitive high school cheerleading, following the fraught relationship between two best friends after a new coach arrives to bring their team to prominence.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, captivating, realistic, exciting, deep, tense, dark
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Pretty Persuasion (2005)
Plot Summary:
A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, independent film, biting, cynical, stylized, realistic, erotic, teen, twisted, black comedy
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Shameless (2011)
Plot Summary:
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 272000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: offbeat, emotional, entertaining, biting, realistic, humorous, sexy, funny, ironic, thought provoking
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I Am Not Okay with This (2020)
Plot Summary:
Sydney is a teenage girl navigating the trials and tribulations of high school while dealing with the complexities of her family, her budding sexuality, and mysterious superpowers just beginning to awaken deep within her.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, light, humorous, psychological, controversial, anime, existential, queer cinema, teen comedy
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
Plot Summary:
As her 16th birthday nears, Sabrina must choose between the witch world of her family and the human world of her friends. Based on the Archie comic.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 106000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: satanic, atmospheric, dark, stylized, disturbing, talky, offbeat, mysterious, dark fantasy, demonic
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The End of the F***ing World (2017)
Plot Summary:
James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a darkly comedic road trip in search of her real father.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 214000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: captivating, tragicomedy, ironic, dark comedy, road movie, slang, exciting, sentimental, entertaining, sad
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Defending Jacob (2020)
Plot Summary:
A family’s lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 402 min
Plot tags: suspense, detective, serious, captivating, social, philosophical, atmospheric, intellectual, slasher, anthology