What better way to spend some quality time with your teens than watching a movie together? But when it comes to picking a movie both you and your teen will enjoy, finding the perfect film isn’t always easy.

With this big list of the best movies to watch with teenagers, you’ll have plenty of ideas to add to your must-watch list for your next movie night!

Whether you’re looking for a classic movie your teen would enjoy or a cute rom-com that’s perfect for teens and adults alike, you’re sure to find a movie or two on this list of ideas!

This is the ultimate list of must-watch teen movies that perfectly capture friendship, fun, and unforgettable coming-of-age moments to enjoy together.

The Best Teen Movies to Watch Together

From funny movies for teens to serious dramas tackling common teen issues and everything in between, check out this awesome list to find the best ideas for a movie night with teenagers.

Best Funny Movies for Teens

Have a laugh at your next movie night with the help of some of these cute teen comedies.

1. Mean Girls

After being homeschooled all her life, teenage Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) finally gets to experience public school. She soon finds herself welcomed into the group of popular girls known as “the Plastics,” but Cady quickly realizes how her shallow group of new friends earned their nickname.

2. Napoleon Dynamite

A high school outcast joins forces with his friends to win the class presidency and elevate their status at their small town school in this teen comedy.

3. Bring It On

The Toro cheerleading squad has an awesome routine that’s sure to land them the national championship trophy for the sixth year in a row. But for newly-elected team captain (Kristen Dunst), the Toros’ road to glory takes a bad turn when she discovers that their routines were stolen by the team’s former captain from an East Compton high school squad.

4. Clueless

Rich socialite Cher (Alicia Silverstone) is the most popular girl at her Beverly Hills high school. But after giving her hopelessly klutzy new friend Tai (Brittany Murphy) a makeover, Tai becomes more popular than she is in this fun teen comedy.

5. 17 Again

As a teenager, Mike O’Donnell (Matthew Perry) was a high-school basketball star with a bright future. But 20 years later, his marriage has failed, his kids think he’s a loser, and his job is going nowhere. Luckily, he gets a chance to correct his past mistakes and change his life when he is magically transformed into a teenager (Zac Efron).

6. 13 Going on 30

After a disastrous 13th birthday, a nerdy girl suddenly finds herself grownup overnight when she is transformed into a 30-year-old (Jennifer Garner). But she quickly finds out that adulthood isn’t as easy as it looks.

7. Superbad

Two co-dependent best friends (Jonah Hill and Michael Cera) are forced to deal with their impending separation after high school graduation when their plan to throw an epic party goes terribly wrong.

8. Can’t Hardly Wait

On the last day of school, the entire high school class parties at a wealthy classmate’s house. Spending the entire year pining after her, Preston (Ethan Embry) hopes to make his move in on Amanda (Jennifer Love Hewitt) at the big bash in this coming of age rom-com. 

9. Dazed and Confused

A group of rowdy Texas teenagers in Austin are celebrating the last day of high school in 1976. While each group of friends has their own idea of how to kick off the summer, they all end up at an impromptu keg party in this comedy classic starring Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck, Parker Posey, and Jason London.

10. Easy A

When her popular best friend asks her to fill her on her weekend, Olive (Emma Stone) decides to elaborate on her boring activities by telling a little lie about losing her virginity. When a nosy classmate (Amanda Bynes) overhears the conversation, she immediately spreads the rumor all over campus.

11. Book Smart

Overachieving best friends Amy and Molly have spent their entire high school career studying. But on the night before graduation, they suddenly realize they missed out on a lot. Determined to make up for lost time, the girls decide to cram four years of teenage fun into one night in this fun teen comedy.

12. 10 Things I Hate About You

Kat (Julia Stiles) is an abrasive teen to seems to repel most boys. Unfortunately for her younger sister, Bianca (Larisa Oleynik), her dad says she can’t date until Kat has a boyfriend. When Kat crosses paths with handsome new student, Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger), her sister pulls some strings in hopes of sparking a romance. 

13. Empire Records

Joe (Anthony LaPaglia) runs Empire Records, an independent record store that’s home to a tight-knit group of music loving teens. But when the employees hear that the shop may be sold to a big chain, slacker Lucas (Rory Cochrane) uses the store’s money to place a big bet, causing the store to fall into serious trouble.

Action Movies for Teens

Have an epic movie night with your teen with one of these action-packed movies perfect for teenagers.

14. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

When four high school students discover an old video game console in a basement, they’re magically drawn into the game’s jungle setting. After taking on the game’s adult avatars, the group of teens must beat the game or risk being stuck in the video game forever.

15. Black Panther

After his father is killed, T’Challa returns home to Wakanda to take his place as king. But a powerful enemy immediately threatens T’Challa’s role as leader as he’s drawn into a conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk.

16. The Avengers

Thor’s evil brother, Loki, gains unlimited power, sparking Nick Fury to initiate a superhero recruitment effort to defeat the alien threat to Earth. Joining the new team of avengers are Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, the Black Widow and Hawkeye.

17. Shazam!

After a magic spell is cast on a 14 year old boy, he is granted the power to transform into a superhero. But his fun is cut short when the evil Dr. Thaddeus Sivana tries to get his hands on Shazam’s magical abilities.

18. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is without a ship or crew, but he must assemble a team to help save the governor’s daughter from kidnappers in hopes of getting his hands on a treasure linked to a curse that has transformed pirates into the undead.

19. Jurassic World

While at a luxury resort filled with genetically engineered dinosaurs, a massive carnivore escapes. It’s up to an animal expert (Chris Pratt) to use his training skills to save the tourists from a prehistoric attack.

20. The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings

The future of civilization rests in the fate of a ring that has been lost for centuries. Fate has placed the ring in the hands of a Hobbit named Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), who learns he must destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom where it was forged.

21. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and his young crew face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and the First Order in the new chapter of an action movie classic.

22. Hunger Games Series

In a dystopian future, a tyrannical leader maintains his hold on 12 districts by forcing them area to select a boy and a girl to compete in a nationally televised battle to the death. Every citizen must watch as their children fight against each other until only one remains.

23. The Maze Runner Trilogy

After a teenager wakes up at the center of a giant maze with no memory, he’s forced to run through an always-changing maze to find an escape route. Working with the other captured teens, he attempts to make an escape and uncover the conspiracy behind the group’s imprisonment in this teen action trilogy.

24. Guardians of the Galaxy

Space adventurer Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) finds himself being stalked by bounty hunters after he steals an orb with exceptional power. To escape the hunters and save the universe from a powerful villain, Quill is forced into an alliance with four alien misfits.

25. Scream

A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl (Neve Campbell) is terrorized by a masked killer who goes after teens in the small town of Woodsboro. In order to survive, the friends create a list of “rules” they must follow to outwit the killer.

26. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

When he’s bitten by a radioactive spider in the subway, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales develops mysterious powers that transform him into Spider-Man. But after he meets Peter Parker, he soon realizes that there are many other heroes who share his abilities. With the help of others like him, Miles must use his skills to battle the evil Kingpin.

27. A Nightmare on Elm Street

After a group of teenagers begin to be tormented by a knife-handed killer (Robert Englund) in their dreams, they soon begin dying in real life. But one teen (Heather Langenkamp) takes it upon herself to research the killer only to uncover a dark secret kept by the adults in her mysterious town.

28. Ready Player One

In 2045, the only salvation people have from their dreary lives is the OASIS: an expansive virtual reality universe created by an eccentric billionaire. When the creator dies, he promises to give his fortune to the first person to discover a digital Easter egg that’s hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a deadly virtual treasure hunt.

29. Halloween

After killing his sister on Halloween night, Michael Myers was locked away in a mental institution. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred, the deranged killer steals a car and escapes his prison. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, where he stalks his next victims.

Drama Movies for Teens

If your teen is in the mood for a heart-felt story to watch on your next movie night, check out some of these teenager-friendly dramas.

30. The Fault in Our Stars

Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley), a 16-year-old cancer patient, meets Gus Waters (Ansel Elgort) in her cancer support group. They instantly bond over their shared love of books. So, when Gus scores an invitation to meet her favorite author, he and Hazel embark on the adventure of their lives.

31. The Hate You Give

After witnessing her best friend’s murder at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter faces pressure from the neighbors in her mostly black neighborhood and her fellow students at her mostly white prep school. To break through the noise, Starr must find her voice and decide to stand up for what she believes is right.

32. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

Teenager Lara Jean writes intimate love notes to her five high school crushes. And while they were never meant to be sent, the letters get out and instantly wreak havoc on her life.

33. Twilight

The classic tale of star-crossed teen lovers takes a unique turn in this popular teen drama when Bella (Kristen Stewart) falls for the angsty and handsome loner Edward (Robert Pattison). But Bella is soon forced to face reality when she finds out the boy she’s fallen for is actually a vampire.

34. The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Socially awkward teen Charlie (Logan Lerman) is a wallflower. But his life is changed with free-spirited Sam (Emma Watson) and her stepbrother Patrick (Ezra Miller) help Charlie discover the joys of friendship.

35. Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) leads anything but a normal life. From dominating as a college football star, fighting in Vietnam or captaining a shrimp boat, Forrest inspires everyone he meets with his childlike optimism. 

36. Juno

When teen Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) becomes pregnant, she chooses adoption for her unborn baby. But things get complicated when the prospective father begins seeing Juno as more than just the mother of his future child, putting both his marriage and the adoption in jeopardy.

37. Freedom Writers

A Los Angeles teacher (Hilary Swank) has a class filled with at-risk teenagers deemed incapable of learning. But instead of giving up, she inspires her students to take an interest in their education by assigning reading material that relates to their lives.

38. Dope

After an encounter with a drug dealer, high school geek Malcolm (Shameik Moore) and his friends Jib (Tony Revolori) and Diggy (Kiersey Clemons) are invited to a nightclub birthday party. When the event turns violent, they run away with the drugs that the dealer secretly hid in Malcolm’s backpack. 

39. The Edge of 17

Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld) is at the peak of teenage awkwardness when her older brother Darian (Blake Jenner) starts dating her best friend. Nadine feels more alone than ever, until she sparks an unexpected friendship with a thoughtful teen (Hayden Szeto).

40. See You Yesterday

While working on their newest invention – time travel backpacks – the older brother of two teenage science prodigies is killed, forcing them to put their unfinished project to the test to save him.

41. Friday Night Lights

Everyone in a small Texas town obsesses over their high school football team. So, when the star tailback, (Derek Luke) is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost. It’s up to the new coach (Billy Bob Thornton) to inspire the team members to a winning season.

42. Hidden Figures

Three brilliant African-American women at NASA (Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae) are the brains behind the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit in this inspiring true story.

43. The Craft

After transferring to a Los Angeles high school, a telekinetic teen (Robin Tunney) attracts the friendship of three wannabe witches. Bonnie (Neve Campbell), Rochelle (Rachel True) and Nancy (Fairuza Balk), band together to form a coven. But when a minor spell causes a fellow student to lose her hair, the girls grow power-hungry.

44. Good Will Hunting

Although Will Hunting (Matt Damon) has a genius-level IQ, he chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by a professor who decides to help the troubled youth reach his potential. 

45. Eighth Grade

As 13-year-old Kayla counts down the days until the end of her disastrous eighth grade year, she struggles to find her place in the world around her.

46. The Blind Side

After drifting in and out of the school system for years, a homeless black teen is taken in by the Tuohys (Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw). With his tremendous size and protective instincts, the teen is a formidable force on the football field, and with help from his new family, he is able to realize his potential.

Classic Movies for Teens

It doesn’t get much better than the classics! Show your teen some of these amazing old movies for your next movie night at home.

47. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Hoping to have one last epic day off school before graduation, teenager Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) calls in sick to school. After breaking out his girlfriend and best friend, the trio head out on a memorable tour of Chicago all while escaping the grasp of their principal.

48. Pretty in Pink

No list of teen movies is complete until you have John Hughes movies on it! Pretty in Pink is one of our favorites!

Andie (Molly Ringwald) is an outcast at her high school. So, when a popular boy (Andrew McCarthy) asks her out, it seems too good to be true. But when she starts falling for him, she begins to realize that dating a popular kid is not as easy as it seems.

49. The Breakfast Club

Five very different high school students are stuck together in Saturday detention. The rebel (Judd Nelson), princess (Molly Ringwald), outcast (Ally Sheedy), brain (Anthony Michael Hall), and jock (Emilio Estevez) share their stories and find out they may not be as different as they all think.

50. Back to the Future

Teenager Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) takes a trip back to the 1950s with the help of a time machine invented by his scientist friend Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd). After a mishap leads to a change in the future, Marty is forced to help his parents fall in love or risk disappearing from time all together.

51. Adventures in Babysitting

A routine babysitting job turns into a wild night for teen Chris Parker (Elisabeth Shue) when one of the kids sneaks out in this classic teen comedy.

52. Dirty Dancing

During a summer trip to the Catskills with her parents, a teen finds love with her rebellious dance teacher in this romantic drama.

53. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Two high school friends (Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves) are about to fail their history class. But with the help of a time traveler (George Carlin), the pair travel to historical events to bring back important figures to join them in their history presentation in this classic 80s comedy.

54. Heathers

Although Veronica (Winona Ryder) is part of the most popular clique in school, she’s not a fan of the other girls’ cruel behavior. After confronting the group’s leader with her new boyfriend (Christian Slater), the pair accidently poison her and make it look like she committed suicide, leading the two to embark on a killing spree.

55. American Graffiti

Four friends (Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Charles Martin Smith, and Paul Le Mat) enjoy their last day of summer vacation by cruising the streets of their small California town while the DJ spins classic rock on the radio.

56. Grease

A wholesome exchange student (Olivia Newton-John) and a teenage gang member (John Travolta) have a summer fling. But as they try to rekindle their romance when the school year starts, the couple must overcome their backgrounds and stereotypes in this movie musical.

57. Carrie

After being tormented by her classmates at school, withdrawn teenager Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) begins to manifest unusual powers. But when she’s invited to the prom by a popular boy, the harmless teasing takes a violent turn in this Stephen King classic.

58. Fast Times at Ridgemont High

After getting bad advice from a friend, an inexperienced teen (Jennifer Jason Leigh) finds herself caught in a love triangle in this classic 80s romantic comedy.

59. To Kill a Mockingbird

Scout Finch and her older brother find themselves growing up in a sheltered Alabama town. But when their father, a respected lawyer, defends a black man against rape charges, the trial and the events that follow it expose the children to evils of racism in the South.

60. Rebel Without a Cause

This is a James Dean classic! After a brush with the law earlier that year, Jim Stark’s family is forced to move to a new town. But soon after starting classes at his new school, he finds his way to trouble again. With the help of his new friends, Judy and Plato, Jim forms a family he’s never had. 

61. The Godfather

After returning home from the war, the son (Al Pacino) of the patriarch of the most powerful mafia family in New York hopes to begin a peaceful life as a normal civilian. But after his father’s health begins to fail, he’s forced into the family business.

62. West Side Story

When Tony spots Maria at a high school dance, it’s love at first sight. But their fast-growing romance helps fuel the fire between the warring Jets and Sharks — two rival gangs vying for control of the New York streets.

63. Say Anything

Lloyd (John Cusack) hopes to capture the heart of an unattainable high-school beauty. And to everyone’s surprise, she returns the sentiment. But when her overly protective father doesn’t approve, it will take more than the power of love to conquer all.

64. The Outsiders

The Greasers are perpetually at odds with the Socials, a rival teen gang. When Greasers Ponyboy (C. Thomas Howell) and Johnny (Ralph Macchio) get into a fight that leads to the death of a Social member, the boys are forced to go into hiding as other members of the gang face the consequences of their actions in this teen drama starring Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, and Tom Cruise. 

65. Stand By Me

When they hear that someone has been killed near their rural home, four boys (Will Wheaton, Jerry O’Connell, River Phoenix, and Corey Feldman) decide to sneak off to check out the body. Along their journey, they friends learn more about each other than they’ve ever known.

We hope this list of best teen movies helps give you plenty of options to watch together! We’d love to know your favorites from this list of movies in the comments, too!