1986 · John Hughes · 103 min · Comedy
A joyful celebration of seizing the day that remains one of the most quotable and rewatchable comedies of the 1980s, powered by Matthew Broderick's irresistible charm.
2004 · Mark Waters · 97 min · Comedy
Tina Fey's razor-sharp script turned a teen comedy into a cultural institution, with quotable lines on every page and a surprisingly incisive take on the social warfare of high school.
2008 · 3 Seasons · E4 · Sitcom
The Inbetweeners is eighteen episodes of pure comic perfection about four suburban teenagers who are too old for childhood and too incompetent for adulthood. The show captures the specific humiliation of adolescent social climbing with such precision that every viewer recognizes someone they went to school with in every character. Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley, and Blake Harrison are a comic ensemble that could carry a much longer series, but three seasons is exactly the right length for a show this sharp, and the restraint is part of its genius.
1995 · Amy Heckerling · 97 min · Comedy
Amy Heckerling's brilliant adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma into 90s Beverly Hills teen culture is both a perfect time capsule and a timeless comedy about growing up, looking beyond yourself, and the outfits along the way.
1999 · Gil Junger · 97 min · Romantic Comedy
A charming Shakespeare adaptation that gave Heath Ledger his breakout role and delivered a teen romance with genuine wit, real chemistry, and a poem scene that still makes people cry.
1982 · Amy Heckerling · 90 min · Comedy
A raunchier, messier precursor to the polished teen comedies that followed, memorable primarily for Sean Penn's iconic Spicoli and a willingness to treat its teenage characters as messy, complicated people.