If John Hughes' high school rom-coms are in many ways outdated, Susan Johnson's film continues their legacy with fizz and wit. Whether you’re a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess or a criminal, there's something here for you.
Teen movies aren’t just films featuring teens – they say something about what it is to be a teenager, dialling in on the secondary school years where social circles are everything, first loves are life or death, and the promise of a bigger future awaits. Team Empire opened up its old angst-filled diaries to draw up a list of the best teen movies – the most quotable, banger-fuelled, swoonsome classics that capture all the pain and glory of the teenage experience. Though they evolve every few years along with teenage culture itself, teen movies are time capsules forever documenting a time and place on celluloid – as well as containing formative performances from cinematic greats.
The teen movie is a cinematic favourite, magnifying the hopes, dreams, greatest fears and glittering futures of youngsters onto the big screen with snappy dialogue, earworm soundtracks, and grand romantic gestures. Crushing crushes and perfect prom nights.
