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The Best Teen Drama Movies, Ranked

Updated December 2, 2020 11.8k votes 1.4k voters 46.1k views80 items

List RulesVote up your favorite dramas that star teenage characters.

This list contains information on the best teen drama movies, ranked from best to worst by user votes. The best teen drama films come in many forms. Some good teen dramas follow high school students as they look for love while other good teen drama movies revolve around the big game. Many of the best classic teen drama movies were directed by John Hughes.

What films will you find on this top teen drama movies list? The Breakfast Club has to be near the top. This film finds a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel and a recluse discovering new friendships over the course of Saturday detention. Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Judd Nelson led the all-star cast of this classic Hughes film. Pretty in Pink is another one of the best teen dramas of all time.

A group of friends have one final adolescent adventure in the coming-of-age film, Stand By Me. Other good teen dramas featured on this list include Juno, Dirty Dancing, and Dead Poet's Society.

Which teen drama do you think is the best? Give your favorite movies a vote up and get in on the conversation in the comments section.

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The Breakfast Club
Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald
Released: 1985
Directed by: John Hughes
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Stand by Me
Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman
Released: 1986
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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Dead Poets Society
Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke
Released: 1989
Directed by: Peter Weir
Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American drama film written by Tom Schulman, directed by Peter... more on Wikipedia
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The Fault in Our Stars
Shailene Woodley, Willem Dafoe
Released: 2014
Directed by: Josh Boone
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The Outsiders
Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage
Released: 1983
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
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Five Feet Apart
Cole Sprouse, Haley Lu Richardson
Released: 2019
Directed by: Justin Baldoni
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Emma Watson, Nina Dobrev
Released: 2012
Directed by: Stephen Chbosky
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A Walk to Remember
Shane West, Mandy Moore
Released: 2002
Directed by: Adam Shankman
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Cruel Intentions
Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Released: 1999
Directed by: Roger Kumble
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Dirty Dancing
Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey
Released: 1987
Directed by: Emile Ardolino
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Remember the Titans
Hayden Panettiere, Ryan Gosling
Released: 2000
Directed by: Boaz Yakin
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Save the Last Dance
Kerry Washington, Julia Stiles
Released: 2001
Directed by: Thomas Carter
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The Karate Kid
Elisabeth Shue, Ralph Macchio
Released: 1984
Directed by: John G. Avildsen
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If I Stay
Chloë Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos
Released: 2014
Directed by: R. J. Cutler
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Romeo + Juliet
Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul Rudd
Released: 1996
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
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Pretty in Pink
James Spader, Gina Gershon
Released: 1986
Directed by: Howard Deutch
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The Last Song
Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth
Released: 2010
Directed by: Julie Anne Robinson
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Before I Fall
Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage
Released: 2017
Directed by: Ry Russo-Young
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Everything, Everything
Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson
Released: 2017
Directed by: Stella Meghie
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Varsity Blues
Ali Larter, Paul Walker
Released: 1999
Directed by: Brian Robbins
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West Side Story
Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno
Released: 1961
Directed by: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
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Almost Famous
Zooey Deschanel, Kate Hudson
Released: 2000
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
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Thirteen
Vanessa Hudgens, Evan Rachel Wood
Released: 2003
Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
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Friday Night Lights
Amber Heard, Connie Britton
Released: 2004
Directed by: Peter Berg
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Boyz n the Hood
Ice Cube, Angela Bassett
Released: 1991
Directed by: John Singleton
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