Subgenre Sampler
Youth: 903 Films to Buy & Rent
- Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
- Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Emily Osment…
- Musical spin–off of wholesome kids series Hannah Montana sees Miley 'Stewart' (Cyrus) escape to her hometown in Tennessee in order to escape…
- High School Revolution (The Trotsky) (2009)
- Dir. Jacob Tierney
Feat. Jay Baruchel, Domini Blythe, Emily Hampshire…
- Smart teen comedy with Baruchel taking the lead as an intensely politicised high–schooler convinced he's the reincarnation of Leon Trotsky.
- I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère) (2009)
- Dir. Xavier Dolan
Feat. Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément…
- An angst ridden teen grapples with growing up gay and his neurotic, overbearing mother in this feisty first feature from young French Canadian…
- I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter
- Uneven high school comedy sees a nerd publicly profess his love for the hottest girl in school, only to have her turn up at his doorstep that night…
- Jennifer's Body (2009)
- Dir. Karyn Kusama
Feat. Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons…
- The screenwriter of JUNO brings her distinctive, know–it–all style to this high–school horror–comedy, in which the sultry…
- Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience (2009)
- Dir. Bruce Hendricks
Feat. Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas
- Tween pop phenomenon The Jonas Brothers perform their 'Burning Up' concert, coupled with documentary footage of their daily lives. For those not…
- Misfits (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Robert Sheehan, Antonia Thomas, Lauren Socha…
- "SKINS meets HEROES" is the catch–cry for this Bafta Award winning, streetwise drama about five teenagers stuck in community service, where…
- My Suicide (2009)
- Dir. David Lee Miller
Feat. Gabriel Sunday, David Carradine, Mariel Hemingway…
- A disaffected teenager announces that he intends to document his impending suicide on camera in this heavy handed, if potent youth indie.
Built on…
- Mystery Team (2009)
- Dir. Dan Eckman
Feat. Donald Glover, D.C. Pierson, Dominic Dierkes…
- Goofy comedy with three high school nerds masquerading as detectives who find themselves investigating a murder.
Hit–and–miss comedy…
- Precious (Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire) (2009)
- Dir. Lee Daniels
Feat. Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique , Paula Patton…
- Heated ghetto drama puts a hopeful spin on the despair suffered by an illiterate, overweight teenager who prepares to give birth to her second child…