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The Best Teen Movies Rated R

Updated January 29, 2021 11.9k votes 593 voters 82.3k views209 items

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List of R-Rated teen movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. Find these and more great movies for teens that are streaming on the Best Comedy Movies on Netflix Instant, The Best Comedy Films on Amazon Prime, The Best horror Movies on Netflix Instant, The Best horror Movies on Amazon Prime, and best dramas that are on both Netflix Instant and Amazon Prime.

This list takes the best R-Rated teen movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated Teen movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated teen movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-Rated Teen movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great R-Rated Teen films on this list.

If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated Teen film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.Movies on this list include The Lost Boys and Halloween. If you're trying to find out "What are the best R-Rated teen movies?" and "What are the most famous R-Rated teen movies?" then this list is the perfect resource for you.

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Friday the 13th
Kevin Bacon, Tom Savini
Released: 1980
Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
Rated: R (USA)
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The Breakfast Club
Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald
Released: 1985
Directed by: John Hughes
Rated: R (USA)
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Varsity Blues
Ali Larter, Paul Walker
Released: 1999
Directed by: Brian Robbins
Rated: R (USA)
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Boyz n the Hood
Ice Cube, Angela Bassett
Released: 1991
Directed by: John Singleton
Rated: R (USA)
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Jeepers Creepers
Justin Long, Eileen Brennan
Released: 2001
Directed by: Victor Salva
Rated: R (USA)
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I Know What You Did Last Summer
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Released: 1997
Directed by: Jim Gillespie
Rated: R (USA)
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Nicolas Cage, Sean Penn
Released: 1982
Directed by: Amy Heckerling
Rated: R (USA)
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The Virgin Suicides
Kirsten Dunst, Kathleen Turner
Released: 1999
Directed by: Sofia Coppola
Rated: R (USA), UK: 15
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Freddy vs. Jason
Evangeline Lilly, Kelly Rowland
Released: 2003
Directed by: Ronny Yu
Rated: R (USA)
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Cruel Intentions
Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Released: 1999
Directed by: Roger Kumble
Rated: R (USA)
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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper
Released: 1991
Directed by: Rachel Talalay
Rated: R (USA)
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Risky Business
Tom Cruise, Megan Mullally
Released: 1983
Directed by: Paul Brickman
Rated: R (USA)
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The Craft
Neve Campbell, Robin Tunney
Released: 1996
Directed by: Andrew Fleming
Rated: R (USA)
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Heathers
Winona Ryder, Shannen Doherty
Released: 1988
Directed by: Michael Lehmann
Rated: R (USA)
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The Lost Boys
Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman
Released: 1987
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Rated: R (USA)
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Urban Legend
Jared Leto, Tara Reid
Released: 1998
Directed by: Jamie Blanks
Rated: R (USA)
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Stay Alive
Sophia Bush, Frankie Muniz
Released: 2006
Directed by: William Brent Bell
Rated: PG-13 (USA), R (USA)
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Jeepers Creepers 2
Justin Long, Nicki Aycox
Released: 2003
Directed by: Victor Salva
Rated: R (USA)
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Wrong Turn
Eliza Dushku, Emmanuelle Chriqui
Released: 2003
Directed by: Rob Schmidt
Rated: R (USA)
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
Robert Englund, Hope Lange
Released: 1985
Directed by: Jack Sholder
Rated: R (USA)
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
Rooney Mara, Connie Britton
Released: 2010
Directed by: Samuel Bayer
Rated: R (USA)
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Porky's
Kim Cattrall, Alex Karras
Released: 1982
Directed by: Bob Clark
Rated: R (USA)
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The Blue Lagoon
Brooke Shields, William Daniels
Released: 1980
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
Rated: R (USA)
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Cabin Fever
Eli Roth, Cerina Vincent
Released: 2002
Directed by: Eli Roth
Rated: R (USA)
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Friday the 13th Part 2
Betsy Palmer, Lauren-Marie Taylor
Released: 1981
Directed by: Steve Miner
Rated: R (USA)
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