Top 20 Best Teen Movies of the 1990s

[Music] okay ready for the prom yes ma'am welcome to Ms Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 teen movies of the 1990s [Music] for this list we'll be looking at the best 90s teenflix from hidden gems and Darkly comic Classics to those rom-coms we can't get enough of 190s Teen Movie do you still watch over and over again let us know in the comments number 20 drive me crazy we can save each other from disgrace each other what's in it for me drive me crazy is a 1999 film starring Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier as high schoolers who decide to start dating as a way to make the people they actually like jealous but guess what the more time they spend together they actually end up falling in love with each other and although they can't admit it at first in the end they come together happily ever after so who are we making jealous everyone Nicole everyone sure there's nothing super original going on here but sometimes we want our teen movies to provide Comfort rather than total originality give us characters we care about a few laughs and tears and we're happy drive me crazy certainly made many of us 90s teens happy foreign [Music] number 19 cry baby I'm so tired of being good crybaby could have been a pretty standard 1950s asked teen romance musical with cool kids hot cars and greased hair but in the hands of the great John Waters it was a smart over-the-top parody of those exact films but I'm afraid that I'm not gonna fit in here you know with your friends and stuff you're cool Alison Square Underneath It All I think you're really hip while it didn't do much business upon its release in 1990 it has since gained recognition for the joyful campiness that Waters is so darn good at throw in a young Johnny Depp not afraid to poke fun at his own Teen Idol image and you have one of the best team movies of the 90s [Music] number 18 Pleasantville morning kids better get a move on or you'll be late for school I don't believe this hi Pleasantville is a film about a brother and sister living in 1998 who are transported back in time to the world of the 50s black and white television show Pleasantville while there they see both the good and the bad of a world that isn't as perfect as it looked on TV I know you wanted to stay Pleasant around here but there are so many things that are so much better like silly or sexy the film is a High School drama a love story a social and political commentary and also a pretty cool visual experience that all work together to make one of the truly under appreciated films of the decade with four out of four stars from Roger Ebert and an 86 rating on Rotten Tomatoes Pleasantville found plenty of critical Acclaim even though it's showing at the box office was disappointing here go ahead try it number 17 drop dead gorgeous oh yeah this is exactly how I pictured it choking on spawn gas drop dead gorgeous is another 90s teen movie that has seen a growth and appreciation over time despite the impressive cast which includes the likes of Kirsten Dunst Brittany Murphy Allison Janney and Amy Adams this Darkly comic satirical mockumentary about a small town beauty pageant was a box office flop a little Miss sad pants and her friend Sirius Sally how about some nice cool mints to turn those frowns upside down the film also seemed to split the critics down the middle however in the decades since its release more and more people have discovered drop dead gorgeous and it has continued to acquire cult status among teen movie fans where no matter who [Music] or who it makes me Amber Adkins proud to be an American number 16 Rushmore oh my God Wes Anderson proved that he could make a good movie with his directorial debut bottle rocket but in 1998 his sophomore effort Rushmore showed the world that he could make a great film what's the secret Max the secret yeah well you seem to have a pretty figured out secret I don't know why I think you just gotta find something you love to do and then do it for the rest of your life the movie is funny quirky completely original features brilliant performances from Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray and is replete with all that now iconic Wes Anderson visual style along with its 90 score on Rotten Tomatoes the movie has appeared on many best lists including placing ninth on both the AV club and paste's best films of the decade pulled it off yeah it went okay at least nobody got hurt you [Music] I ain't get hurt that bad number 15 But I'm a Cheerleader Hi Megan my name is Mike your parents and your friends want to have a conversation with you and I'm here to help facilitate that dialogue But I'm a Cheerleader is a satirical teen rom-com about a girl who sent to a conversion therapy Camp by her parents in an attempt to change her sexual orientation that's probably all we have to say for you to understand why the film was maybe just a little controversial back in 1999. I think our little prom queen is too afraid to disclose oh really what's your root Graham we're working on your issue here not mine you're deflecting while some critics thought it too broad to really land its satirical shots views have changed about the movie since its initial run even the culture website after Ellen which had been hard on the movie in their first review later came to call it quote one of the five best lesbian movies ever made one two three four you're the one that I adore five six seven eight don't run from me cause this is fake number 14 election do Apple that's democracy I also like bananas exactly this excellent dark comedy Stars Matthew Broderick as a high school teacher who attempts to sabotage the student presidential election of a student he dislikes played by Reese Witherspoon the film hits some beautiful satirical notes regarding politics and high school and features great performances from both Broderick and Witherspoon the lateral film was deemed one of the 100 greatest film performances of all time by Premier magazine so far no competition yeah but you know Coca-Cola is by far the world's number one soft drink and they spend more money than anybody on Advertising I guess that's how come they stay number one the movie took home multiple independent Spirit Awards including best feature film and best Direction it also picked up an adapted screenplay nomination from the Oscars election definitely gets our vote you won't just be voting for me you'll be voting for yourself and for every other student here at Carver our days might not be any longer but they can sure be better number 13 The Virgin Suicides what are you doing here obviously doctor you've never been a 13 year old girl Entertainment Weekly in 2015 ranked The Virgin Suicides as the 39th best high school movie ever which isn't too shabby the film was Sophia Coppola's directorial debut and is focused on the lives of five girls who after one of them attempts to take their own life are put under close watch by their religious parents she had done more than just take the girls out of school that Sunday arriving home from a spirited Church sermon Mrs Lisbon commanded locks to destroy her rock records the film has a much darker tone than many teen movies and is certainly not an easy watch but Coppola tells the story with such a Deft hand you wouldn't know she'd never directed a feature film before but only that we had loved them and that they hadn't heard us calling still do not hear us calling them out of those rooms number 12. Joker what puppet oh my God what happened to her a dark comedy about a group of three popular high school girls who accidentally killed the fourth member of their Clique jawbreaker had a hard time finding an audience back in 1999. the critics were also unkind to the movie as evidenced by the brutal 14 on Rotten Tomatoes I made you and I can break you just as easily good idea kill me like you did Liz much of the criticism revolved around the movie's similarities to one of the great team flicks of the 80s Heathers some reviews even went as far as to deem it plagiarism however in the decades since its release the former has been able to distinguish itself from the latter and be appreciated for the film it is which according to Vice is a teen classic we really shine today you got the look the walk but popularity beautifully trans change people change it's all about detail number 11 American Pie because this one time a bandcamp what's your name Michelle okay Michelle um do you want to be my date for the prom an iconic raunchy comedy American Pie captures the quintessential emotions of being a teenager and is the movie that made actors like Jason Biggs and Allison Hannigan famous like many movies that followed over the years it imagines that the most important Pursuit for teenage boys is the loss of their virginity so when four friends make a pact to have sex by prom night we know that it's going to be hilarious whether they succeed or not along the way they start to figure out who they are and what's really important to them so we're left with a movie that's one of the greatest teen comedies of the 90s how the hell am I supposed to become this Mr Sensitive man you know we're all going to go to college as virgins you realize this right number 10 Can't Hardly Wait Kenny Fisher thanks no time Ellen remembers their last year of high school for some of us it's the best of times for others it's the worst but the one thing that's certain is that we never forget it for a bunch of teenagers the last night of school is an event to remember [Applause] it's an alcohol-fueled Fiesta with everyone trying to get in their last hurray for most of the teens it's about going out with a bang but we'll never forget that among it all Jennifer Love Hewitt made us believe in love again but the best part seeing how young and baby-faced the star-studded cast looks I haven't even been single for like five minutes and already already you think that I am just gonna strip off my clothes and do you right here because I don't know number nine scream [Music] alongside I Know What You Did Last Summer this movie is now a staple in the 90s horror movie canon as if high school isn't bad enough teenager Sydney Prescott has to deal with the terror of a killer targeting her and her friends introducing the now famous Ghostface this movie gave us an icon we now see parading around every Halloween from the brief appearance of Drew Barrymore to the chilling climax this movie Never Fails to keep us enthralled it took a bunch of teens who love horror movies and put them inside of one to point out the cliches even as each character fell right into them now You Gotta Die those are the rules number eight the craft the 90s were filled with the dark and the occult as above [Music] sell below the second movie on this list with Neve Campbell in the credits the craft takes us into the world of teenage witchcraft where newcomer Sarah Falls in with a group of outcast girls all she wants is new friends but things turn sour when Sarah realizes that the group might be using their magical powers for evil let's go no he's got a pay starting out as a thriller with a sense of humor the movie drops all of the comedy to become one of the darkest teenage movies we've ever seen number seven she's all that great okay listen gonna be friends we have to deal with them sooner or later right with with Mom just around the corner Zach has to rekindle his popularity after his popular girlfriend leaves him for a reality TV star claiming that any girl can replace his ex Zach has challenged to turn dorky art student Laney into the prom queen what's that doesn't expect is that he and all his friends will come to like Laney was this some kind of New York outreach program are you always like this no yes this movie has plenty of fun in it like the iconic makeover scene and also some heartbreaking scenes like when Laney finds out about the bet my bet my bet it's not the most conventional start to a relationship that in our heart of hearts we all knew that Zack and Laney Were Meant To Be besides Zach what shut up [Music] number six Romeo and Juliet my heart love till now for swear it's sight for I never saw true beauty till this night schools and Educators have been trying to get teens interested in Shakespeare for decades if not longer turns out the way to do it is to make an amazing Romeo and Juliet movie send for my lips oh trespass sweetly urge give me my sin again you kiss by the book while there have been some good ones in the past they don't come close to matching the vibrancy passion and visual aesthetic of vaslerman's modern pop take on the centuries-old play grossing over 145 million dollars at the box office scoring 73 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and an a-minus audience Cinema score 1996's Romeo and Juliet made Shakespeare actually kinda cool you have dancing shoes with Nimble Souls I have a soul of lead you are a lover borrow Cupid's wings and so with them above a common vow under loves heavy burden do I sink to Great oppression for attend a thing number five Dazed and Confused all right all right all right how you doing widely known as one of Quentin Tarantino's favorite films this movie follows a ragtag bunch of teenagers celebrating the last day of school there's something Charming about this movie that reminds us of our own teenage days whether it's the humiliating hazing our first keg party or those alternating undertones of excitement and vague boredom that permeate the movie we can all relate to one of the things these crazy kids get up to it's a coming-of-age story that leaves us feeling a little nostalgic and we can't help but be grateful that the spirit of adolescence can be captured so well on film thank you foreign number four Cruel Intentions my advice is to sleep with as many people as possible most people know Sarah Michelle Geller as Buffy the ass kicking Vampire Slayer but in this movie She transforms from righteous do-gooder into Catherine myrtley the beautiful but Twisted teenager who treats manipulation like a sport everybody loves me and I intend to keep it that way I see your point egging on her Playboy stepbrother played by Ryan Phillippe the two of them start upon a path of Destruction that leaves people damaged and distraught in their wake this is one of the darkest teen movies we've ever seen and thanks to the incredible performances of the cast also one of the best I'm impressed well I'm in love number three Never Been Kissed are you sure you're 17 yes I'm 17. I'm 17. it's hard to believe that Drew Barrymore could ever be anything other than radiant but this movie shows us that she can also be pretty dorky playing Josie a journalist she goes undercover as a high school student for research and is forced to relive some of the worst days of her life lucky for her she has a second chance to reinvent herself good huh that is delicious you know I love chocolate just like her entire office who watch via a hidden camera we can't look away when Josie becomes one of the popular kids or gets voted prom queen and there's nothing like the tension in that final scene when we wait to see whether Josie will ever get her first kiss [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] number two 10 Things I Hate About You [Music] if you miss Heath Ledger as much as we do you'll know that his role is heartthrob Patrick is one of his best based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew this teen rom-com sees two very different sisters try to manage their time in high school popular Bianca wants to date and party while her sister Kat wants to stay at home and read feminist literature but Bianca can't date until cat does well then because then I'd have to start taking out girls who actually like me like you could find one and if there's one movie scene we all dream of reenacting in our lives it's the one where Patrick serenades cat with the help of the marching band [Music] before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one clueless Alicia Silverstone steals the show in this cult classic share Horowitz a valley girl with more to her than meets the eye playing the ditzy teenage daughter of a successful lawyer she thinks she can argue her way out of any situation she ends up adopting new girl Thai to her click and puts her on the path to popularity this comes with pitfalls once Tai becomes more popular than her and decides she wants to date Cher's stepbrother Josh you're a virgin who can't drive ah that was way harsh Ty horrified by this Cher realizes that she herself is in love with Josh despite their differences with great fashion good-natured matchmaking and true love as if this movie could be anything but brilliant you care about me [Music] do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from mismo Joe and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos [Music] [Music]

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Length: 20min 25sec (1225 seconds)

Published: Sat Sep 02 2023