The teen movie came of age in 50s America, not long after the concept of the teenager was born. The idea of an intermediate stage between childhood and adulthood, with its own peculiar characteristics, was still new when Marlon Brando donned his biker jacket in The Wild One and answered "What are you rebelling against? Changing social attitudes and a booming postwar economy fed into the emergence of teenagers. Middle-class parents who had weathered the Depression and the war wanted their children to have full educations, uninterrupted by work or military service. As a result, young people found themselves with larger allowances and more free time. The dramatic possibilities of this stage of life, marked by rebellion, angst and young love, quickly became evident to movie-makers.
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Robert Downey Jr. Sign in. A list of all the best movies i can find, If you are a teenager you will love a lot of movies on this list. TV min Comedy. Standing on the precipice of adulthood, a group of friends navigate new relationships, while reexamining others, during their final summer before college. Director: William Bindley Stars: K. Votes: 8,
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Hello, teens! Or: hello, fellow former teens! Are you hormonal and really pissed about it? Or are you feeling nostalgic for a time when you didn't have to worry about going into an office? Whichever the case, set aside your worries and take in a movie that will either make your boring high school life feel quaint in comparison or make you reminiscence for the days when you didn't have to figure out how to pay your rent.
The s were an incredible time for teen movies. That's because it was the decade where Hollywood studios figured out that teenagers had a lot of disposable income that they were willing to spend on various forms of entertainment. It helped that most malls -- the social hubs of the era -- had cinemas, making it convenient for kids to plunk their money down at the box office. Certainly, there were some unimaginative duds tossed into theaters in an effort to capitalize on all of this, but there were some bonafide classics, too.