Based on Jane Austen's Emma, but set in Beverly Hills and updated to include such essentials as mobile phones, plastic surgeons and endless shopping. 15-years-old Cher is gorgeous, popular, rich and utterly clueless. A brilliant mixture of high school satire and feel-good froth.
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FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (1982)
Certification18 Our Rating
The film follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California and is supposedly based on the real-life adventures of Cameron Crowe. They hang out in malls, listen to rock'n'roll and hunt for sex like any normal teen slackers. The centre of the film is held by Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer dude, who faces off with the resolute Mr Hand, a man convinced that everyone is on dope. A superior teen comedy about a bunch of kids facing the hassles of growing up dealing wi
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MEAN GIRLS (2004)
Certification12 Our Rating
Cady's been raised in the African wilderness until her zoologist parents relocate to America. Seemingly ill prepared for the harsh world of high school, Cady is nonetheless befriended by the school's queen bitches, a terrifying sub-species of 'the teenager'. Will Cady buckle under the peer pressure, or will she adapt her understanding of the wild to retain her sweet natured demeanour, while at the same time achieving dominance over her relentlessly cruel and self obsessed adoptive pack? Mean Gir
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RUMBLE FISH (1983)
Certification18 Our Rating
A visually brilliant film about teenage gangs in America's urban wasteland. The leader of a small dying gang, Rusty James, lives in the shadow of the memory of his absent, older brother - The Motorcycle Boy. His mother has left, his father drinks, school has no meaning for him and his relationships are shallow. One of Coppola's two adaptations of S E Hinton novels, 'The Outsiders' being the other. A great performance from Dillon and an awesome soundtrack.
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THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971)
Certification15 Our Rating
Nominated for eight Academy awards and hailed as "the most important work by a young director since Citizen Kane". A bittersweet human drama, accurate in its depiction of period and place, exploring the social and sexual turmoils of a group of young people in small town Texas. Featuring a cast that went on to be all-star.
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