| | From Ellen Friedrichs, your About Teen Life Editor Movies about teens have long been popular. From recent films like '21 Jump Street' and the wildly successful 'The Hunger Games,' to older comedies and dramas, teens have long had a starring role on the silver screen. | | The 15 Best Teen Movies Here is About's Guide to Teen Advice's list of all the can't-miss high school movies from the past couple of generations. From 1985's 'The Breakfast Club' to 2004's 'Napoleon Dynamite,' these are some of the most influential depictions of teen life on the big screen...Read more | Top Movies Based on Books for Tweens and Teens Whether you read the book and then see the movie or vice versa, seeing a story come to life in a movie can be a great way to connect to a book. Here is a list of recent movies that are adaptations of renowned books... Read more | 21 Jump Street Review I don't remember the 1980s TV series 21 Jump Street being a raunchy buddy comedy, and the fact the big screen adaptation re-imagined the '80s cop drama as an R-rated comedy had some fans crying foul. For some, it was bad enough Hollywood had once again shown a lack of originality by mining the world of '80s TV shows as fodder for a film. But to take the series and make it into an R-rated comedy? That's pushing it too far, right? Wrong... Read more | 'The Hunger Games' Movie Review Like the book series that inspired it, The Hunger Games is deeply unsettlingly and tragic, a dystopian tale that skewers reality TV among other questionable social obsessions. The Hunger Games can not and should not be dismissed simply as another young adult thriller with a pretty heroine stuck between choosing two equally appealing guys. Suzanne Collins' novels can't be summed up that easily, and neither can The Hunger Games movie... Read more | | | | Teen Life Ads | | | | Featured Articles | | | | More from About.com | | | | | | Financial Emergencies An unexpected change in your financial situation can be incredibly stressful. Here's how to cope. More>
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