Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Youth: 96 Films to Rent on VHS
- London Kills Me (1991)
- Dir. Hanif Kureishi
Feat. Justin Chadwick, Stephen Mackintosh, Emer McCourt
- MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE writer Kureishi directs a young ensemble for his glossy depiction of drug–dealing squatters in London's Notting Hill.…
- On My Own (1991)
- Dir. Antonio Tibaldi
Feat. Judy Davis
- Coming–of–age tale draws a devastating performance from Judy Davis as the imbalanced mother of a fifteen–year–old boarding…
- Talk 16 (1991)
- Dir. Janis Lundman, Adrienne Mitchell
- The transition of childhood to womanhood is revealed in this intimate, candid study of five 16–year–old girls over a five year period.
- C'est La Vie (1990)
- Dir. Diane Kurys
Feat. Nathalie Baye, Richard Berry
- Another twee autobiographical snapshot, set at a French holiday resort in a late–'50s summer. A teenager's coming of age is marked by the…
- Where the Heart Is (1990)
- Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Uma Thurman, Crispin Glover, Dabney Coleman…
- Trendy New York teens are forced out of their parents house to live in a ramshackle dump, and learn the ways of the real world. Kooky fun.
- Hush-A-Bye-Baby (1989)
- Dir. Margo Harkin
Feat. Seamus Ball, Rosina Brown, Sean Carlin…
- Excellent portrayal, using 'workshop' methods, of the tribulations of four teenage girls in Northern Ireland, as they negotiate the local facts of…
- Matter of Degrees, A (1989)
- Dir. W.T. Morgan
Feat. Arye Gross, Sarah Bork
- Student life on a Long Island university campus, centering around the imminent commercialisation of their beloved radio station. Well–made…
- American Gothic (1988)
- Dir. John Hough
Feat. Rod Steiger, Yvonne De Carlo, Sarah Torgov
- Creepy psychos living on a remote isle make life hell for holiday–making teens. Sound familiar? It is, but done with a certain inventive…
- Fresh Horses (1988)
- Dir. David Anspaugh
Feat. Andrew McCarthy, Molly Ringwald
- Blue–blood collegian Andrew McCarthy falls for the wrong–side–of–the–tracks and underage Molly Ringwald. Earnest love…
- Permanent Record (1988)
- Dir. Marisa Silver
Feat. Keanu Reeves
- Keanu Reeves stars in this slight but interesting teen drama about the effects of a suicide on a group of college friends.