Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama > Youth: 36 Films to Rent on VHS
- 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.
- Tex (1982)
- Dir. Tim Hunter
Feat. Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly…
- Arguably the best adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s teen fictions (THE OUTSIDERS etc.), with Matt Dillon giving an early, heartbreaking performance as a…
- Conrack (1974)
- Dir. Martin Ritt
Feat. Jon Voight, Paul Winfield, Hume Cronyn
- Based on the true experiences of a teacher in a sunlit backwater of South Carolina, Jon Voight gives one of his best performances, trying to rouse…
- Live it Up! (Sing and Swing) (1963)
- Dir. Lance Comfort
Feat. David Hemmings
- Low–budget, but historically fascinating musical wraps some great mid–60s pop music around its slender plot.
Hemmings plays a…
- Platinum High School (1960)
- Dir. Charles Haas
Feat. Mickey Rooney, Terry Moore, Dan Duryea…
- Mickey Rooney overheats in investigating his son's death at a military academy. Casting quirks includes singer Conway Twitty.