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The Best Teen Comedy Movies, Ranked

Updated June 28, 2021 36.7k votes 5.4k voters 270.1k views130 items

List RulesVote 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
Emma Stone, Seth Rogen
Released: 2007
Directed by: Greg Mottola
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10 Things I Hate About You
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gabrielle Union
Released: 1999
Directed by: Gil Junger
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Clueless
Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy
Released: 1995
Directed by: Amy Heckerling
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Charlie Sheen, Matthew Broderick
Released: 1986
Directed by: John Hughes
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The Breakfast Club
Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald
Released: 1985
Directed by: John Hughes
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Legally Blonde
Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson
Released: 2001
Directed by: Robert Luketic
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Mean Girls
Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams
Released: 2004
Directed by: Mark Waters
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Easy A
Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes
Released: 2010
Directed by: Will Gluck
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She's the Man
Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum
Released: 2006
Directed by: Andy Fickman
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The Princess Diaries
Anne Hathaway, Mandy Moore
Released: 2001
Directed by: Garry Marshall
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17 Again
Zac Efron, Michelle Trachtenberg
Released: 2009
Directed by: Burr Steers
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Bring It On
Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku
Released: 2000
Directed by: Peyton Reed
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Grease
John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John
Released: 1978
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
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School of Rock
Sarah Silverman, Jack Black
Released: 2003
Directed by: Richard Linklater
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The DUFF
Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell
Released: 2015
Directed by: Ari Sandel
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Freaky Friday
Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis
Released: 2003
Directed by: Mark Waters
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The Edge of Seventeen
Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson
Released: 2016
Directed by: Kelly Fremon Craig
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American Pie
Alyson Hannigan, Tara Reid
Released: 1999
Directed by: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
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Sixteen Candles
John Cusack, Molly Ringwald
Released: 1984
Directed by: John Hughes
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Dazed and Confused
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Released: 1993
Directed by: Richard Linklater
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Jennifer Garner, Ashley Benson
Released: 2004
Directed by: Gary Winick
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Keanu Reeves, George Carlin
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Nicolas Cage, Sean Penn
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Matt Damon, Kristin Kreuk
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Olivia Wilde, Elisha Cuthbert
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