Denver Public Library: Teens: Entertainment/media - Teen Tech Week 2012: Fabulous Films for Young Adults

Fabulous Films for Young Adults

	American Teen A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.
	The Breakfast Club When Saturday detention started, they were simply the Jock, the Princess, the Brain, the Criminal and the Basket Case, but by that afternoon they had become closer than any of them could have imagined.
	Breaking Away When top-notch cyclist Dave learns that the world's bicycling champions are always Italian, he attempts to turn himself into an Italian, driving his parents crazy. But everything changes after he meets the Italian racing team.
	Dead Poets Society Robin Williams portrays English professor John Keating, who, in an age of crew cuts, sport coats and cheerless conformity, inspires his students to live life to the fullest.
	The Devil Wears Prada An aspiring journalist recently graduated from college lands a job in a trendy fashion magazine where she doesn’t fit in.
	Donnie Darko An edgy, psychological thriller about a suburban teen, who struggles to figure out where he fits in, and comes face-to-face with his dark destiny.
	Drive Me Crazy Popular high school senior Nicole has her life turned around when her “perfect date” dumps her for the cute cheerleader. To save her reputation she pretends to be in a relationship with Chase, the boy-next-door.
	Edward Scissorhands Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor whose greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn't quite perfect. The inventor's sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands.
	Freedom Writers A true story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed, a voice.
	Girl, Interrupted A suicide attempt lands Susanna in Claymore, a mental institution. She befriends the band of troubled women in her ward but falls under the hypnotic sway of Lisa, the wildest and most hardened of the bunch.
	Good Will Hunting A young working-class genius is hauled back from the brink of self-destruction by a gifted counselor.
	Gridiron Gang Based on a true story, Sean Porter, a former football star and now a juvenile detention center counselor takes a group of inmates and turns them into successful football team.
	Heathers The in group at Westerbergh High are Veronica and three girls named Heather. When charismatic anarchist J.D. becomes friends with Veronica, things start happening to the Heathers.
	Into the Wild Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, Christopher McCandless walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure.
	Invasion of the Body Snatchers Plant-like extraterrestrials have invaded Santa Mira, a small town in California, replicating the villagers in giant seed "pods" and taking possession of their souls while they sleep.
	The Matrix A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against the controllers of it.
	Mean Girls When a young girl who has lived in Africa and been home schooled moves to New York, she must enter a public high school. Survival of the fittest takes on a whole new meaning when she falls for the ex-boyfriend of the most popular girl in school.
	Milk His life changed history. His courage changed lives. Harvey Milk is a middle-aged New Yorker who, after moving to San Francisco, became a Gay Rights activist and city politician, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in the United States.
	Napoleon Dynamite A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
	On the Waterfront An ex-fighter gets a job working on the gang-ridden waterfront under a crooked gangster boss.
	The Outsiders When two poor greasers, Johnny, and Ponyboy are assaulted by a vicious gang and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events.
	Pleasantville A brother and sister are magically transported through their television set and into the black-and-white world of a 1950s sitcom called Pleasantville.
	Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi The rise, fall, and rebirth of Christian Hosoi, the young man who helped skateboarding re-emerge as a major cultural influence in the 1980s.
	Say Anything A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college.
	Some Kind of Wonderful A young tomboy finds her feelings for her best friend run deeper than just friendship when he gets a date with the most popular girl in school.
	Step Up 2: The Streets Andie is on the verge of being sent away due to her behavior. As a last resort to stay in town she auditions at an arts school and gets in. As Andie tries to fit in at her new school, she finds fitting in with her old friends difficult.
List from the Young Adult Library Services Association.

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