The Best Teen Comedy Movies, Ranked

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Updated June 29, 2021 41.4k votes 6.3k voters 322.6k views
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Vote up the funniest movies starring teenage actors and characters.

This list has the best teen comedy movies, ranked from best to worst by user votes. The best teen comedy films come in many forms. Some good teen comedies follow high school students as they look for love while other good comedies for teens revolve around hanging out with friends. Many of the best classic teen comedy movies were directed by John Hughes and you'll find them on this list.

 

What films will you find on this top teen comedy movies list? American Pie has to be near the top. This film finds four male friends vowing to lose their virginity before graduating high school. Eugene Levy adds to the hilarity as a father who always seems to walk in at the wrong time. Ferris Bueller's Day Off is another hilarious teen comedy.

With a script written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Superbad has more laughs per minute than most films in any genre. Other great teen comedy movies include Clueless, Dazed and Confused, and Napoleon Dynamite. A few of these films can even be considered teen parody movies.

 

Which film do you think deserves the top spot on this list? Help us decide by giving the best teen comedies a vote up. If you are looking for more lists to vote on, check out this list of the best coming of age comedies and the top movies about teenagers. 

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  • Superbad
    1
    1,459 votes

    Superbad

    Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
    High school seniors Seth and Evan have high hopes for a graduation party. The co-dependent teens plan to score booze and babes so they can become part of the in-crowd, but separation anxiety and two ...more
  • 10 Things I Hate About You
    2
    1,474 votes

    10 Things I Hate About You

    Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles) is beautiful, smart and quite abrasive to most of her fellow teens, meaning that she doesn't attract many boys. Unfortunately for her younger sister, Bianca (Larisa ...more
  • Clueless
    3
    1,331 votes

    Clueless

    Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy
    Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher (Alicia Silverstone) is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into ...more
  • Mean Girls
    4
    1,829 votes

    Mean Girls

    Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey
    Teenage Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) was educated in Africa by her scientist parents. When her family moves to the suburbs of Illinois, Cady finally gets to experience public school and gets a quick ...more
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off
    5
    1,090 votes

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara
    Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) has an uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last duck-out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, "borrows" a Ferrari, ...more
  • The Breakfast Club
    6
    1,142 votes

    The Breakfast Club

    Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson
    Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal (Paul Gleason). The disparate group includes rebel John (Judd Nelson), princess ...more