Subgenre Sampler
Youth: 924 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)
- Dir. Stacy Peralta
- Celebrated beyond its niche audience of surf–and–skaters, this documentary recounts the origins and rise to fame (and mixed fortune) of a…
Donnie Darko (2001)
- Dir. Richard Kelly
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore…
- Admired by critics and an ardent fanbase for its originality and eclecticism, this quirky teen fantasy is arguably a slick patchwork of other movie…
Eureka (2001)
- Dir. Shinji Aoyama
Feat. Aoi Miyazaki, Koji Yakusho
- Unforgettably beguiling Japanese road trip movie shot in sepia–toned cinema scope, following the existential odyssey of a group of emotionally…