Subgenre Sampler
Sales > Youth: 77 films to Buy
- Paris, 13th District (Les Olympiades, Paris 13e) (2021)
- Jacques Audiard’s film charts the interwoven relationships between four twenty–somethings, beautifully played by Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba,…
- DVD $29.95
- Poppy (2021)
- Endearing Kiwi drama about an ambitious teenager who aspires to be a car mechanic despite the hurdles – which include her protective brother…
- DVD $29.95
- To Chiara (A Chiara) (2021)
- A rites–of–passage drama in the Italian neo–realist tradition that examines the impact of Mafia activity on those in the close…
- DVD $29.95
- Babyteeth (2019)
- Australian coming–of–age drama marking the feature debut for director Shannon Murphy (KILLING EVE), from a screenplay by Rita Kalnejais,…
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$20 $15
- Booksmart (2019)
- Sensational directorial debut for actor Olivia Wilde, who transforms the High School coming–of–age comedy into a riotous celebration of…
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- Days of the Bagnold Summer (2019)
- Charming coming–of–age comedy–drama starring newcomer Earl Cave (son of Nick Cave) as a teenage heavy metal fan struggling to get…
- DVD $29.95
- Impulse (TV Series) (2019)
- A withdrawn 16 year–old girl who struggles to fit in after moving to a new town discovers she has the ability to teleport while dealing with a…
- DVD $29.95, $34.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
- Monos (2019)
- A dark contemporary fable inspired by Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, set in a remote and mountainous region of Columbia, where a group of teenage…
- DVD $29.95
- My Days of Glory (Mes jours de gloire) (2019)
- French comedy about a self–absorbed, unemployed twenty–something who shamelessly sponges off his parents after his promising career as a…
- DVD $29.95
- Eighth Grade (2018)
- Superb coming–of–age drama providing an unflinching glimpse into the experience of a 13–year–old girl striving to gain social…
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$20 $15
- Anne with an E (TV Series) (2017-2019)
- Celebrated Canadian TV series updating the world of Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, and giving a refreshing new tone to the classic…
- DVD $29.95, $34.95, $34.95
- Emo the Musical (2016)
- Unashamedly cliched adolescent angst musical, developed from Australian writer–director Neil Triffitt's 16–minute short. A suicidal emo…
- DVD $24.95
- Jasper Jones (2016)
- A nostalgic portrait of Australian childhood in the summer of '69 that tells the story of a bookish boy who finds himself caught up in a local murder…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
- Diary of a Teenage Girl, The (2015)
- This brave and bittersweet portrait of an unusual sexual awakening has Bel Powley as a fledgling cartoonist entering into a relationship with her…
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$20 $15
- Sucker (2015)
- Comedian Lawrence Leung co–writes and stars in this colourful comedy about a teenager who after destroying his med school prospects falls in…
- DVD $19.95
- Dark Horse, The (2014)
- Cliff Curtis turns in a magnificent performance in this accomplished and powerful story of speed chess champion Genesis Potini, his battles with…
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- Riot Club, The (2014)
- Two first–year students at Oxford University join the infamous Riot Club, where reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of a…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
- How I Live Now (2013)
- This edgy young–adult fantasy finds teenager Saoirse Ronan, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, coping with the outbreak of…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
- Short Term 12 (2013)
- A counselor at a foster–care facility for at–risk teenagers struggles with her own troubled past as a youngster in this tough but tender…
- DVD $29.95
- Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
- Wes Anderson's latest exquisite comedy, about two 12–year–olds in 1960s New England who consummate their adolescent romance by running…
- DVD $19.95
- Spring Breakers (2012)
- "Disney Gone Wild" is the catchall for this fleshy coed drama from enfant terrible Harmony Korine, about four spring–breaking girls who become…
- DVD $14.95
- Tiger Eyes (2012)
- This sensitively observed teen drama – the first ever screen adaptation of a Judy Blume novel – centres on a 17–year–old girl…
- DVD $24.95
- We and the I, The (2012)
- Michel Gondry masters the docu–drama narrative with surprising ease, here directing an affecting and unsentimental look at a bus full of Bronx…
- DVD $29.95
- Giants, The (2011)
- The misadventures of two teenage brothers and a local misfit are engagingly recounted in this balmy Belgium picaresque.
- DVD $29.95
- This is England '86 (TV Mini-Series) (2010)
- The core cast of THIS IS ENGLAND return for this vivid small screen epilogue set three years later, where a maturing Shaun (Turgoose) must negotiate…
- DVD $34.95
- French Kissers, The (Les Beaux Gosses) (2009)
- Gallic hormonal comedy about two unkempt, sex–obsessed adolescents and their wavering exploits with the school's most popular girl.
Is quite…
- DVD $29.95
- My Suicide (2009)
- A disaffected teenager announces that he intends to document his impending suicide on camera in this heavy handed, if potent youth indie.
Built on…
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- Spectacular! (2009)
- Hardly spectacular but decent showbiz musical based around a high school 'show choir' who recruit a reluctant wannabe rocker to help them win a…
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$29.95 $19.95
- Trouble is My Business (2009)
- Keenly observational documentary about an empathetic assistant principal (Gary Peach) who battles to keep his students in school and out of trouble…
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$19.95 $14.95
- 5 Centimetres Per Second (Five Centimetres Per Second) (2008)
- Sublimely romantic animated feature divided into three separate episodes tracing the emotional journey of a teenage boy through to manhood, and the…
- DVD $24.95
- LOL (2008)
- Sassy French comedy stars Sophie Marceau as the loving, long–suffering mother of a rebellious teen lass.
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- Somers Town (2008)
- A gentle, winsome offering from dir. Shane Meadows, centred on an unlikely friendship between a shy Polish teen, and a knockabout runaway from the…
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$29.95 $19.95
- Half Nelson (2006)
- Ryan Gosling proves serious acting chops in this subtle yet prickly drama about a teacher with a crack habit and the student – his dealer's…
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$24.95 $19.95
- Sasquatch Dumpling Gang, The (2006)
- A bogus bigfoot turd discovery excites geeks, wonks, cops and redneck bullies in this deadpan teen dork comedy with a top 80s soundtrack and some…
- DVD $19.95
- 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous (2005)
- Rural New Zealand forms a stylised background to this unusual rites–of–passage drama which combines whimsy, pathos and cruelty for a…
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- Drive - Notes from the Wilderness (TV Series) (2005)
- Cult skateboarder Mike Vallely travels the world on four small wheels to try and understand the meaning of skateboarding culture around the…
- DVD $44.95
- Italian, The (Italianetz) (2005)
- Despite the title there is little Tuscan sunshine to be found here, but instead a frosty though warm–hearted tale from a Russian orphanage,…
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- Edukators, The (The Educators) (2004)
- A compulsive slice of German youth angst about rebels struggling with their cause, this arthouse smash–hit concerns a trio of youthful…
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- Turtles Can Fly (Lakposhtha hâm parvaz mikonand) (2004)
- The first widely–released film to emerge from post–Hussein Iraq, this wrenching tale concerns a raucous gang of children who scratch out…
- DVD $19.95
- Shark Net, The (TV Mini-series) (2003)
- Based on the memoir by Robert Drewe, this Australian mini–series focuses on Drewe's move to Perth as a young, excitable boy and his gradual…
- DVD $24.95
- Spellbound (2003)
- Surprise hit documentary that struck a universal chord in following eight high–school hopefuls in their bid to succeed at the American National…
- Poster (F) $7.95
- Bomb the System (2002)
- A tale of alienated youth in New York City, set around a teenager's (Webber) nocturnal activities spraying graffiti around the city streets with a…
- DVD $29.95
- Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, The (2002)
- A quietly sobering, yet refreshingly humorous memoir of hormonal and delinquent adolescence under the arches of a strict Catholic high school, with…
- DVD $19.95
- Bully (2001)
- A true–life story of Florida murder, teenager style, which dir. Clark uses to produce an X–rated, yet quite recognisable portrait of…
- Poster (VG) $14.95
- Donnie Darko (2001)
- Admired by critics and an ardent fanbase for its originality and eclecticism, this quirky teen fantasy is arguably a slick patchwork of other movie…
- Blu-Ray $24.95
- Goddess of 1967 (2001)
- An award–winning lead performance from Rose Byrne elevates this character drama set in a 1967 Citroen car, where a journey into the outback…
- DVD $24.95
- Hell House (2001)
- Behind–the–scenes account of a small fundamentalist church in Texas whose "Hell House" serves as a tool to literally "scare the hell out…
- DVD $29.95
- Yolngu Boy (2000)
- Three contrasting aboriginal boys from Arnhem Land, North Australia undertake a harsh journey out of loyalty when the petrol–sniffing habits of…
- DVD $19.95
- Election (1999)
- Mid–life crisis intersects with teenage foibles in this cheerily cynical high–school tale for adults, as crumpled teacher Matthew…
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- Freaks and Geeks (TV Series) (1999)
- Much loved but unfortunately short lived classic about two distinct groups of teenagers dealing with high school in the eighties. Created by a…
- Blu-Ray $99.95
- Go (1999)
- The director of SWINGERS switches focus to the reckless chic of LA's twentysomething rave scene, brandishing a slew of racy taboos, an impossibly…
- Poster (G) $9.95
- American History X (1998)
- Potent dissertation on generational anger among the skinhead community of Los Angeles' Venice Beach, that though flawed by brushes with cliche, is a…
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$20 $15
- Pleasantville (1998)
- A pair of nineties teenagers are beamed into a starched black and white 50s TV show, where their modern 'freedoms' gradually liberate/corrupt the…
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$25 $18.75
- Rushmore (1998)
- Bamboozling minds everywhere is this oblique comedy from Wes Anderson (BOTTLE ROCKET), re–envisioning that Hollywood mainstay, Highschool USA,…
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- William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (Romeo + Juliet) (1997)
- Visionary director Baz Luhrmann takes his STRICTLY BALLROOM crew to the Americas and conjures a cinematic universe of striking originality and…
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- Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)
- The indie success story of '96 was made by 23–year–old Croghan on a shoestring with her Melbourne film school buddies.
Love is a…
- Poster (VG) $12.95
- To Sir With Love 2 (1996)
- Sequel to the 1967 classic, with Sidney Poitier returning as the teacher dealing with unruly and disadvantaged students, this time in a…
- DVD $14.95
- Flight of the Albatross (1995)
- Teenager Julia Brendler migrates from Germany to New Zealand to renuite with her mother, a scientist studying the albatross colony on a remote island.
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- Fun (1994)
- Two teenage girls just want to have fun, but their obsessive pursuit of it leads them to murder an old lady for no other reason.
This remarkable…
- Poster (G) $9.95
- Muriel's Wedding (1994)
- Crowd–pleasing suburban fairy tale replays the ugly duckling motif and kitsch comedy from STRICTLY BALLROOM, but gone is the modest charm…
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- Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1993)
- Unabashed low–brow comedy about a gang of misfits who tussle it out in a Tokyo University wrestling ring, which also serves as the circle in…
- DVD $29.95
- This Boy's Life (1993)
- An exemplary bittersweet nostalgia piece based on the autobiography of Tobias Wolfe. Sheer craft elevates the sombre material, with Robert De Niro,…
- DVD $14.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
- Singles (1992)
- Despite the grungy soundtrack and the Seattle setting, this ain't a gritty depiction of long–hairs trying to put their anarchic stamp on the…
- Poster (U) $14.95
- Boyz N the Hood (1991)
- Sincere and authentic street gang fable focuses on a group of friends living in a black, working–class neighbourhood in South Central L.A. A…
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- Commitments, The (1991)
- Surprise hit simply chronicles the rise and fall of a Dublin soul band, formed by a group of teens with naught better to do. Unashamedly light fare,…
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$20 $15
- Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael (1991)
- Fun vehicle for Winona Ryder. Her patented awkward teen is one of the townfolk who eagerly await the homecoming of their prized celebrity, Roxy…
- Blu-Ray $34.95
- Dead Poet's Society (1989)
- Robin Williams is perfect as an a maverick English teacher at a private high–school for boys, where his passion for poetry profoundly…
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- Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, The (TV Series) (1987)
- Sue Townsend's spotty teenage creation Adrian Mole contines his rites of passage comedy drama series set in the early eighties where Adrian's Mum…
- DVD $24.95
- Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4, The (1985)
- Engaging TV adaptation of Sue Townsend's much–loved book about the pains of adolescence chronicled by a teenage diarist as he struggles to come…
- DVD $24.95
- Christine (1983)
- A persecuted teen finds unlikely kinship in a girl with a diff – a demonically–charged 1958 Plymouth that indulges in dispatching…
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- Puberty Blues (1981)
- Affecting teenage odyssey with Nell Schofield and Jad Capelja as surfing–groupies, learning to fit into a sex’n’drugs beach–scene.
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- Storm Boy (1980)
- Minor Australian classic set in the beautiful, windswept wilds of South Australia, where a young boy leads an isolated existence with his father and…
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$19.95 $14.95
- Meatballs (1979)
- A laidback Bill Murray injects some meat into the summer camp cliche, here playing a trainee counselor in charge of a group of misfit stereotypes:…
- DVD $19.95
- American Graffiti (1973)
- Seminal coming–of–age comedy set in '62 spawned a hit TV show (Happy Days), a mega–selling soundtrack and boosted many careers.
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- Me, Natalie (1969)
- Thoughtful, though occasionally mawkish coming–of–age tale with Patty Duke as a young woman struggling with low self esteem and fighting…
- DVD $29.95
- To Sir with Love (1966)
- Sidney Poitier instructs a class of cheeky, wayward teenagers in this feel–good classic of British cinema.
- DVD $29.95
- Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
- Thomas Hughes' classic novel of life at the Victorian Boys public school of Rugby is given a generous, populist treatment. New boy Lydon finds…
- DVD $14.95