It is difficult to be a teenager. It's important that you know just how hard it is.
Whether you want to revisit your younger years or still face the ups and downs of high school, the streaming service has a collection of films that are both funny and poignant.
Some of the best teen movies out there are comedies that are lighthearted first loves to those that are more serious about being an almost adult.
Are you ready to feel younger? You can watch these amazing coming-of-age teen movies on the internet.
"The Edge of Seventeen" is a modern teen classic. Credit: Moviestore/Shutterstock
The cousin of Booksmart is written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig. Nadine is an anxious adolescent in The Edge of Seventeen. When her best friend starts dating her brother, she spirals into solitude and self-destruction.
Steinfeld is at her most hysterical in every sense of the word, striking the perfect balance in Nadine's frenzy. The script is confident, with a voice beyond its years, and still emotional in the way that only young emotions are. Mr. Bruner is played by Woody Harrelson, while Nadine's mother is played by the same person.
The Edge of Seventeen is now available on the streaming service.
"To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before" is a teen movie that's perfectly sweet. Credit: Masha_Weisberg Netflix/Kobal/Shutterstock
There's a bubblegum pink romance between a lacrosse player and a woman in To All the Boys I've loved Before.
In order to get over her crush, she writes love letters to them. She has to confront the boys of her past after these notes are mysteriously sent out. One of her letters gets sent to her sister's ex-boyfriend, so she has to keep up a fake relationship with Peter to get him off track.
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You and To All the Boys: Always and FOREVER are both available on the streaming service.
In case you missed it, To All the Boy I've LOVED Before is now available on the streaming service.
A Netflix original teen movie worth watching. Credit: KC Bailey/Netflix/Kobal/Shutterstock
The Half Of It was written and directed by Alice Wu. She writes papers for her classmates and makes extra money. She agreed to write love letters on his behalf. She has to decide if keeping up the ruse is worth her own happiness as she develops feelings for Paul's dream girl.
The premise of The Half Of It is simple and will appeal to modern audiences.
The Half of It is now available on the streaming service.
"Dumplin'" is a teen movie with heart and a complex mother/daughter relationship. Credit: Bob Mahoney/Netflix/Kobal/Shutterstock
Dumplin' is cute and feels good. The comedy focuses on a Texas girl who is forced to live in the shadows of her former beauty queen mother in order to protest her mother's superficiality. This seems like a good idea at first, but she is forced to confront her own feelings of inadequacy. This is a story of self-love and blooms.
Dumplin' is now streaming on Netflix.
Vertical Entertainment Credit: Romance in action... kind of.
Yes, God, Yes is a sweet movie that will catch you off guard and give you a glimpse of a high schooler's sexual awakening.
Alice doesn't know much about sex because she doesn't know anything about it. She feels guilty about what she knows. In order to prove her innocence, Alice goes on a religious retreat where she learns that her peers and authority figures are struggling with their own desires. Yes, God, Yes is a perfect teen comedy with a strong performance and heavy dose of nostalgia.
Yes, God, Yes is now streaming on the internet.
When your ex is moving on to someone else, it can be brutal. Who would blame you for stewing in jealousy? If you befriended her, what would you do? Banana Split is a comedy written by Benjamin Kasulke.
April was going to spend the summer in lonesome misery after her break up with Nick. She and Clara partied together. They clicked instantly and became bosom besties for each other. How long can the trick of never talking about or telling Nick be? Banana Split is a great treat.
Banana Split is now streaming on Netflix.
Hadley Robinson in "Moxie." Credit: Netflix
Amy Poehler is the director of this charming film about a young woman.
Robinson has the perfect balance of fired up and unsure that is familiar to young women. She is surrounded by a diverse group of people. Even if the plan is half-baked but your heart is in the right place, Moxie will make you want to start.
Moxie is streaming on the internet.
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