Richard Linklater wrote and directed Dazed and Confused, a 1993 American coming-of-age comedy film. The mayhem of a bunch of unruly teens in Austin, Texas, celebrating the last day of high school in 1976 is chronicled in this coming-of-age film. The graduating class gathers at a famous pool club for an unplanned keg party, but star football player Randall "Pink" Floyd (Jason London) has sworn to concentrate on the championship game and refrain from drinking. Meanwhile, the incoming freshmen struggle to escape being hazed by the seniors, particularly Fred O'Bannion, the cruel bully (Ben Affleck).

The film failed to make money at the box office, making less than $8 million in the United States. Despite this, the film has become a cult classic and has received critical and financial acclaim over the years. On Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Best High School Movies, it came in third. It was also named 10th on the magazine's "Funniest Movies of the Last 25 Years" list.

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Running time: 102 minutes

Actors: Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Sasha Jenson, Rory Cochrane, Milla Jovovich
Released: 1993
Directed by: Richard Linklater

Gil Junger directed the romantic comedy film 10 Things I Hate About You in 1999. The script is a version of William Shakespeare's late-16th-century comedy The Taming of the Shrew, retold in a late-1990s American high school setting by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith. Cameron (Gordon-Levitt) is fascinated with Bianca (Oleynik) and, in order to get past her father's strict dating regulations, she convinces bad guy Patrick (Ledger) to date Bianca's irritable sister, Kat (Stiles). Kat wrote a poem about her bittersweet romance with Patrick, which inspired the film's title. The majority of the filming took place in the Seattle metro region, with numerous sequences shot at Tacoma's Stadium High School.

The film 10 Things I Hate About You, which was released on March 31, 1999, earned $60 million and received mostly good reviews from reviewers. Stiles, Ledger, and Gordon-Levitt all received nominations for several teen-oriented accolades for their performances in the film. The film was converted into a television series with the same title ten years later, which lasted twenty episodes and featured Larry Miller reprising his role as Walter Stratford from the film.

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Running time: 97 minutes

Actors: Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, David Krumholtz
Released: 1999
Directed by: Gil Junger

American Pie is a 1999 American erotic comedy coming-of-age film written by Adam Herz and directed and co-produced by Paul Weitz (in his directing debut). The story revolves around five East Great Falls High School friends (Jim, Kevin, Oz, Finch, and Stifler). The youngsters, with the exception of Stifler, who has already lost their virginity, establish a vow to lose their virginity before graduating from high school.

The film was a box office success, and three direct sequels were released: American Pie 2 (2001), American Wedding (2003), and American Reunion (2004). (2012). There are five direct-to-DVD spin-off films titled American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005), The Naked Mile (2006), Beta House (2007), The Book of Love (2009), and Girls' Rules, in addition to the main American Pie narrative (2020)

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Running time: 95 minutes

Actors: Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne
Released: 1999
Directed by: Paul Weitz

Superbad is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Greg Mottola and produced by Judd Apatow about a group of adolescent friends. Seth and Evan, two high school seniors, are played by Jonah Hill and Michael Cera. The boys want to party and lose their virginity before graduation, but their plan turns out to be more difficult than they expected. The script was written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg when they were 13 years old, and it was partially based on their experiences in Grade 12 at Point Grey Secondary School in Vancouver in the 1990s; the main characters had the same given names as the two authors.

The film garnered great reviews upon its first release, with critics appreciating the dialogue and chemistry between the two stars. The film was also commercially successful, generating more than $170 million on a budget of $17.5-20 million. The film has been regarded as one of the greatest comedies of the 2000s and one of the best high school movies of all time since its premiere.

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Running time: 113 minutes

Actors: Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bill Hader, Seth Rogen
Released: 2007
Directed by: Greg Mottola

John Hughes wrote, produced, and directed The Breakfast Club, a 1985 American teen coming-of-age comedy-drama film. Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy star as adolescents from various high school cliques who are sent to detention with their autocratic assistant principal on a Saturday (Paul Gleason).

On February 7, 1985, the film premiered in Los Angeles. On February 15, 1985, Universal Pictures released it in cinemas across the United States. On a $1 million budget, it won critical praise and grossed $51.5 million. It is regarded as one of Hughes' most memorable and recognized works by critics. The five main actors in the film were dubbed the "Brat Pack" by the press. The Library of Congress chose the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 2016 because it was "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

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Running time: 97 minutes

Actors: Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall
Released: 1985
Directed by: John Hughes

Jason Orley's directorial debut, Big Time Adolescence, is a 2019 American coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by him. Pete Davidson, Griffin Gluck, Emily Arlook, Colson Baker, Sydney Sweeney, and Jon Cryer are among the cast members. The plot follows a suburban adolescent as he matures under the damaging influence of his closest buddy, a hapless college dropout.

On January 28, 2019, the film made its international debut at the Sundance Film Festival. Hulu then released it in a limited number of cinemas on March 13, 2020. It earned mostly favorable reviews from critics. The film has an approval rating of 85 percent on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes, based on 82 critic reviews with an average rating of 6.8/10. "Funny, heartfelt, and brought to life by a smartly assembled ensemble, Big Time Adolescence finds novel joys in the crowded coming-of-age genre," says the website's critical consensus.

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Running time: 90 minutes

Actors: Griffin Gluck, Pete Davidson
Released: 2020
Directed by: Jason Orley

Heathers is a 1989 American black comedy teen film written and directed by Daniel Waters and Michael Lehmann. Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, and Penelope Milford star in the film. The film follows four young girls in a clique at an Ohio high school, three of whom are called Heather, one of whose lives are disrupted when a misanthrope arrives bent on murdering the popular kids and staging their deaths as suicides.

Heathers had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 1989, and was released theatrically in the United States by New World Pictures on March 31, 1989. Despite its failure at the box office, the film got positive reviews and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. It has now become a cult classic and is widely recognized as one of the best coming-of-age films ever made.

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Running time: 103 minutes

Actors: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker
Released: 1989
Directed by: Michael Lehmann

Juno is a coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody that was released in 2007. Elliot Page plays the starring role, a self-assured adolescent who is confronted with an unanticipated pregnancy and the events that follow, which put adult life pressures on her. Filming took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, from early February to early March 2007. It had its world premiere on September 8, 2007, at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation.

Juno won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated for three other awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Page, who is just 20 years old (the fifth-youngest nominee in the category). Juno was well-received by reviewers, with several including it in their top-ten lists for the year. Members of both the anti-abortion and pro-abortion sectors have criticized and praised it for its treatment of abortion.

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Running time: 96 minutes

Actors: Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney
Released: 2007
Directed by: Jason Reitman

Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American comedy-drama film directed by Amy Heckerling (in her feature directorial debut). The film follows sophomores Stacy Hamilton (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and Mark Ratner (Brian Backer) through a school year, as well as their older pals Linda Barrett (Phoebe Cates) and Mike Damone (Robert Romanus), who feel they are wiser in the ways of romance than their younger counterparts.

The film is known based on Cameron Crowe's book Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Story. Crowe went undercover to San Diego's Clairemont High School and recorded his experiences. The Library of Congress chose the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 2005, describing it as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

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Running time: 90 minutes

Actors: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer
Released: 1982
Directed by: Amy Heckerling

Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart star in Adventureland, a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Greg Mottola. In the summer of 1987, fresh college graduate James Brennan (Eisenberg) is making great plans to tour Europe and attend graduate school in the hopes of pursuing a career in journalism. However, due to financial constraints, he must seek employment rather than vacation overseas for the summer, and he is sent to Adventureland, a run-down amusement park in western Pennsylvania largely based on the "Adventureland" local theme park in Farmingdale, New York. There, he meets Emily Lewin (Stewart), a coworker with whom he develops a quick rapport and relationship.

The film garnered positive reviews upon its release on April 3, 2009, and grossed $17.1 million worldwide. At the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, it was nominated for "Best Ensemble Cast Performance."

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Running time: 107 minutes

Actors: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader
Released: 2009
Directed by: Greg Mottola