Friendship is put to the test in this story of love and loyalty in Hell's Kitchen, New York. Alison Folland plays Claude, the skateboarding teenager who slowly comes out as gay in a homophobic urban environment. Her feelings are confused by her best friend Ellen who sinks deeper into drug abuse and self destruction. When there's a murder in the neighbourhood, Claude has to choose between loyalty for Ellen or her own instincts. A coming-of-age film debut by Alex Sichel. find out more...

Based on Crowe's own adventures as a teenage music journalist, Almost Famous tells the story of a 15-year-old boy who is complacently hired by Rolling Stone magazine to write an article on the fictional band Stillwater. As the band hits the road so does Rolling Stone's youngest reporter. find out more...

Jess is a Sikh teenager with a passion for football, something that her traditionalist parents, who want her to grow up as a nice Asian girl with an arranged marriage and cooking Aloo Gobi, are horrified by. After making friends with white girl Jules she is introduced to the local womens' team, for whom she must play without her parents' knowiledge, and where she develops a forbidden love interest with the coach. Poor girl, her parents find out everything she does, and imagine worse. A witty find out more...

"Captain, my captain!" When charismatic Engish professor John Keating arrives at a traditional school, his unconventional teaching methods breathe new life into the curriculum. With his wit and wisdom Keating inspires his students to pursue individual passions and make their lives extraordinary. Uplifting and brilliant

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Hailed as the best film debut since Eraserhead, Donnie Darko's instant cult status and mainstream success are well deserved. find out more...

Hailed as the best film debut since Eraserhead, Donnie Darko's instant cult status and mainstream success are well deserved. find out more...

A fast, sassy script with plenty of good one-liners ensures this indie vs corporate tale is better than your average teen movie. A franchise tries to take over the record shop where they hang out, so the staff rebel with a plan of their own. A cool comedy-drama, with a great cult soundtrack thrown in. Great ! find out more...

When the patriarch of the Collins family buys the farm this classically dysfunctional family are brought together to celebrate his life...and death. His favourite grand-daughter Kate is asked to write the eulogy. Zooey Deschanel tackles the role with aplomb as she meanders around the family which includes her father, a former child star famous for a peanut butter ad (Azaria) and her control freak aunt (Winger) and nearly mute husband. In this stellar ensemble cast great credit must go to Ray Rom find out more...

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 find out more...

Four young girls on the cusp of womanhood, begin to make the uncomfortable and confrontational transition from childhood to adulthood on the harsher side of the Los Angeles tracks. A great cast deal with genuine adolescent issues, and while it now looks slightly dated it's still an enjoyable and absorbing movie. find out more...