Subgenre Sampler
Youth: 912 Films to Buy & Rent
Sweet Sixteen (2002)
- Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Martin Compston
- A bleak, yet curiously uplifting portrait of teenage high–spirits run awry in working class Scotland.
Anchored by a youthfully charismatic…
Walk to Remember, A (2002)
- Dir. Adam Shankman
Feat. Mandy Moore, Peter Coyote, Daryl Hannah…
- Based on the Nicholas Sparks novel (who also wrote THE NOTEBOOK) this romantic drama tells the classic story of two teens from different worlds who…
40 Days and 40 Nights (2001)
- Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon
- 'Troubled' by the fallout from his last break–up Josh Hartnett decides that to break out of serial monogamy he must abstain from sex for Lent…
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
- Dir. Shunji Iwai
Feat. Hayato Ichihara, Yu Aoi, Ayumi Ito…
- Vogue Japanese dir. Shunji Iwai renders the contemporary teen malaise with poignancy and despair in this haunting commentary on the perils of…
American Pie 2 (2001)
- Dir. J.B. Rogers
Feat. Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne…
- A second helping of pie is likely to cause groans of indigestion for all but the most unsophisticated palates, mincing the same teen hormonal…
Anti-Trust (2001)
- Dir. Peter Howitt
Feat. Ryan Phillippe, Tim Robbins, Rachael Leigh Cook…
- Dot.com billlionaire Tim Robbins (modelled on Bill Gates) tries to buy the soul of computer whizz Ryan Phillippe in this competent hacker thriller,…
Bully (2001)
- Dir. Larry Clark
Feat. Brad Renfro, Leo Fitzpatrick, Nick Stahl…
- A true–life story of Florida murder, teenager style, which dir. Clark uses to produce an X–rated, yet quite recognisable portrait of…
Chain of Fools (2001)
- Dir. Traktor
Feat. Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn, Jeff Goldblum…
- Comic–thriller concerning a stash of stolen gold, notable more for a great cast than for comic thrills, though it has its admirers.
Crazy Beautiful (2001)
- Dir. John Stockwell
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Jay Hernandez, Bruce Davison
- Lively teenage fare, with a troubled–rich–girl (Kirsten Dunst) meets poor–boy (Jay Hernandez) tale raised (though by no means…
Devil's Playground (2001)
- Dir. Lucy Walker
- An extremely rare glimpse into Amish culture, with focus on a rite of passage known as "Rumspringa", during which their 16–year–olds…