Wanting to return to a less complicated time? Hitch a experience on the nostalgia specific, the place each kiss looks like the primary one, and each goodbye is emotional sufficient to deliver you to your knees. The movies on this listing run the gamut from fantastical love tales and healthful comedies to coming-of-age gems like You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah and remakes like He’s All That.

Learn on for the 18 greatest teenage romance motion pictures on Netflix proper now.

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10 Issues I Hate About You (1999)

The twentieth century ended on a excessive, no less than so far as rom-coms are involved. Starring a number of the hottest younger expertise of the late-‘90s, 10 Things I Hate About You reimagines William Shakespeare’s beloved play The Taming of the Shrew as a highschool love story. Cameron James (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) falls in love with Bianca Stratford (Larisa Oleynik), however learns she isn’t allowed to this point till her older sister, Kat (Julia Stiles), does. After Cameron manages to persuade resident unhealthy boy Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger) to woo Kat, Padua Excessive College finds itself overrun with hormones and hijinks.

A basic rom-com with a killer soundtrack, 10 Issues I Hate About You is the one movie to reply the query of what would occur if Shakespeare went to highschool in Seattle. —Ilana Gordon

The place to observe 10 Issues I Hate About You: Netflix

Director: Gil Junger

Solid: Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik

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twentieth Century Lady (2022)

twentieth Century Lady options lots of the teen romance film tropes you grew up with, however this Korean movie energizes even essentially the most drained clichés. The story is acquainted: A younger lady (Kim Yoo-jung) performs matchmaker for her in poor health buddy (Roh Yoon-seo) by studying the whole lot about her crush (Park Jung-woo). It doesn’t take lengthy, after all, for her to fall in love with the boy she’s investigating. Between the charms of old flame and the nuances of friendship, this teen film is a winner. —Chris Snellgrove

The place to observe twentieth Century Lady: Netflix

Director: Bang Woo-ri

Solid: Kim Yoo-jung, Byeon Woo-seok, Park Jung-woo, Roh Yoon-seo

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After (2019)

Many teen romance motion pictures contain a lady attempting to reply that everlasting (if not archetypal) query: Does she desire a protected boyfriend or a horny unhealthy boy? That’s the essential plot of After, a movie the place Tessa (Josephine Langford) has a stable relationship along with her highschool sweetheart Noah (Dylan Arnold), however issues rapidly get difficult when she goes to school and meets brooding insurgent Hardin (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) who transforms her views on life, love, and studying. Strong chemistry between our leads elevates this story, and it’s exhausting to not cheer (and swoon) alongside our protagonist. —C.S.

The place to observe After: Netflix

Director: Jenny Gage

Solid: Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Selma Blair, Inanna Sarkis, Dylan Arnold

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Sweet Jar (2018)

What’s the dividing line between ideology and socioeconomic standing? That’s the underlying query of Sweet Jar, a film the place a shy, working-class lady (Sami Gayle) discovers that the rich, preppy debate group co-captain she’s been butting heads with (Jacob Latimore) is definitely somebody she’d somewhat be locking lips with. The film succeeds largely as a result of it transforms subtext into textual content, and our debate devotees quickly uncover that the important thing to any profitable relationship is working collectively.

Sweet Jar is more likely to please anybody on the lookout for teen romance, however its messages will significantly hit the introverts watching at house. —C.S.

The place to observe Sweet Jar: Netflix

Director: Ben Shelton

Solid: Sami Gayle, Jacob Latimore, Uzo Aduba, Helen Hunt

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Clueless (1995)

Nineties teen style, music, and vernacular are on full show in Amy Heckerling’s Clueless. A time capsule preservation of the last decade’s pop-cultural attitudes — no less than so far as the Beverly Hills set is worried — Clueless asks what would occur if Jane Austen’s Emma was set in a Los Angeles highschool through the top of mall tradition.

The movie’s vital reception was mid, however three a long time later, Clueless has aged as gracefully as Paul Rudd’s face, which is to say shockingly nicely. Alicia Silverstone provides a career-best efficiency as Cher Horowitz, a spoiled teenager whose worldview and recognition are disrupted by the arrival of a brand new lady in class (Brittany Murphy, additionally working on the prime of her recreation). Whether or not you’re lusting after Cher’s wardrobe and digital closet or having fun with Heckerling’s virtuosic presentation of ‘90s teen slang, watching Clueless at all times looks like a return to easier instances. —I.G.

The place to observe Clueless: Netflix

Director: Amy Heckerling

Solid: Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Stacey Sprint, Brittany Murphy

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Soiled Dancing (1987)

Prepare for the time of your life with Dirty Dancing, an ‘80s film a couple of summer time spent rising up and falling in love. Set in 1963, Frances "Child" Houseman (Jennifer Gray) joins her mother and father and older sister at a resort within the Catskills for a trip, the place she finds herself drawn to Johnny Citadel (Patrick Swayze), a working-class dance teacher. However as Child grows nearer to Johnny, she begins to shed her upper-middle-class, sheltered upbringing and discover her place on this planet — and on the dance flooring.

Swayze and Gray famously didn’t get alongside throughout manufacturing, however their chemistry and dance strikes onscreen are so iridescent that they continue to be related nearly 40 years later. The plot wades into dramatic waters, however the movie’s love story, soundtrack, and dance strikes make it the feel-good film we’d like proper now. —I.G.

The place to observe Soiled Dancing: Netflix

Director: Emile Ardolino

Solid: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Gray, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes

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Dumplin' (2018)

A coming-of-age Southern charmer imbued with the soul of Dolly Parton, Dumplin’ is the story of Willowdean Dickson (Danielle Macdonald), a teen who enters a neighborhood pageant overseen by her mother as an act of protest. When Willowdean’s riot spurs different misfits to join the pageant, too, Willowdean struggles to handle the relationships in her private life, particularly along with her semi-estranged mom Rosie (Jennifer Aniston).

Parton wrote 12 new songs for the film, crammed with mantras, melodies, and the motivation to only be your self. EW’s critic guarantees, “Like a pillow cross-stitched with sassy aphorisms, Dumplin’ is kitschy and squishy and, when you let your self, fairly candy to sink into.” —I.G.

The place to observe Dumplin': Netflix

EW grade: B

Director: Anne Fletcher

Solid: Danielle Macdonald, Jennifer Aniston, Odeya Rush, Maddie Baillio, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Luke Benward, Dove Cameron

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Name in sick as a result of right this moment we’re turning on Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. The last word in ‘80s consolation cinema, John Hughes’ ode to Chicago and teenage truancy stays the most effective movies of the last decade. Highschool senior Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) decides to play hooky in school and recruits his girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara) and his greatest buddy Cameron (Alan Ruck) to hitch him. However the trio’s absence doesn’t go unnoticed by the varsity’s Dean of College students (Jeffrey Jones), who makes it his private mission to catch Ferris within the act and expel him.

The movie provides too many treasures to listing right here (amongst them: Charlie Sheen’s introduction to the world as a intercourse image in a small however pivotal position reverse Jennifer Gray), so it’s greatest to do as Ferris Bueller would do and deal with your self to a viewing of this clutch movie. —I.G.

The place to observe Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: Netflix by way of Oct. 31

Director: John Hughes

Solid: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jennifer Gray, Jeffrey Jones, Charlie Sheen

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The Half of It (2020)

The Half of It is a couple of Chinese language American ace scholar (Leah Lewis) who overcomes her shyness sufficient to assist a tongue-tied jock (Daniel Diemer) win over the lady of his goals (Alexxis Lemire). There’s only one drawback: She’s fallen in love along with her, too! The result’s each refreshing and bittersweet; as EW’s critic notes of their assessment, the film’s “examination of old flame, and the way our messy, well-intentioned makes an attempt to do proper by our personal hearts can each wound and assist us fumble towards the folks we're meant to be, lands properly.” —C.S.

The place to observe The Half of It: Netflix

EW grade: B

Director: Alice Wu

Solid: Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire, Enrique Murciano, Wolfgang Novogratz

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He’s All That (2021)

He’s All That actually shouldn’t work; in any case, that is an adaptation of She’s All That (1999), which was an adaptation of My Honest Woman (1964), which was an adaptation of Pygmalion, so that you’d suppose there’s little left to say. However this movie feels unique by casting the makeover maven Addison Rae to assist a geeky man (Tanner Buchanan) shine as a TikTok influencer. Similar to that, now we have a solution to why a preferred child would commit a lot time and power to a no one exterior of their social circle: It’s all concerning the on-line clout and follower counts, child! —C.S.

The place to observe He’s All That: Netflix

Director: Mark Waters

Solid: Addison Rae, Tanner Buchanan, Madison Pettis, Rachael Leigh Cook dinner, Peyton Meyer

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The Kissing Sales space (2018)

The later movies on this profitable franchise really feel extra phoned in, however this primary story involving a teenage lady (Joey King) whose want for the native unhealthy boy (Jacob Elordi) threatens her friendship along with his youthful brother (Joel Courtney) nonetheless feels enjoyable and contemporary. When she finally ends up working the titular fundraiser, she should face her emotions far earlier than she was anticipating. It’s tacky and over-the-top, however the characters are fairly charismatic, and the concept love could be very, very messy stays evergreen. —C.S.

The place to observe The Kissing Sales space: Netflix

Director: Vince Marcello

Solid: Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi, Meganne Younger, Molly Ringwald, Taylor Zakhar Perez

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Love at First Sight (2023)

Individuals can endlessly debate whether or not love at first sight exists, however this movie asks what would occur if two teenagers (Haley Lu Richardson and Ben Hardy) fell head over heels on a airplane after which misplaced contact instantly afterward. The reply is easy: They transfer heaven and earth to seek out each other once more. All the things concerning the plot is saccharine-sweet, after all, however there’s something unusually motivational about watching these lovebirds refuse to let life get in the way in which of their inevitably sappy reunion. —C.S.

The place to observe Love at First Sight: Netflix

Director: Vanessa Caswill

Solid: Haley Lu Richardson, Ben Hardy, Jameela Jamil, Rob Delaney, Sally Phillips, Dexter Fletcher

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Steel Lords (2022)

At the beginning, it is a movie about two social outcasts (Adrian Greensmith and Jaeden Martell) who need nothing greater than to earn respect by profitable the upcoming Battle of the Bands. However when a lady (Isis Hainsworth) enters the image, it’s an open query as as to whether she’ll full this rock ensemble or tear it aside. This R-rated comedy is crammed with raucous laughs and rocking jams, and it’s a reduce above your customary teenybopper romantic movies. —C.S.

The place to observe Steel Lords: Netflix

Director: Peter Sollett

Solid: Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth, Adrian Greensmith, Brett Gelman, Noah Urrea, Joe Manganiello

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Moxie (2021)

Netflix channels the rebellious spirit of '90s magazines like Sassy with Moxie, their adaptation of Jennifer Mathieu's YA novel. Vivian Carter (Hadley Robinson) is a 16-year-old who befriends Lucy (Alycia Pascual-Peña), a brand new scholar who awakens her to all of the harassment and abuse the women at their faculty face. Impressed to make a change, Vivian begins an nameless feminist zine, which helps her uncover her voice as she contends with a brand new relationship and familial challenges.

Amy Poehler seems in a supporting position as Vivian's mom, however it's her directorial work that lends this mission its progressive and feisty spine. EW's author says, "With a killer riot grrrl soundtrack and earnest message of inclusivity, Moxie is a candy, rebellious journey that's each earnest and uplifting." —I.G.

The place to observe Moxie: Netflix

Director: Amy Poehler

Solid: Hadley Robinson, Alycia Pascual-Peña, Lauren Tsai, Nico Hiraga, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Amy Poehler

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She's All That (1999)

Nineties teen romantic comedies like to look to basic literature and cinema for inspiration, and She’s All That is not any exception. A highschool tackle Pygmalion, the movie follows widespread boy Zack (Freddie Prinze Jr.) as he seeks to win a guess by proving he can flip any lady in class into the promenade queen in six weeks. However when Zack begins falling in love with the lady he’s presupposed to be reworking, the stakes of his guess get rather a lot increased.

The movie’s ensemble forged options a number of the decade’s greatest up-and-coming expertise, and Rachael Leigh Cook dinner makes historical past as Laney Boggs, the unique nerdy rom-com lady who takes off her glasses to disclose how enticing she is. Didn’t see that twist coming? It could be as a result of M. Evening Shyamalan ghostwrote the movie. —I.G.

The place to observe She's All That: Netflix by way of Oct. 31

Director: Robert Iscove

Solid: Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook dinner, Matthew Lillard, Paul Walker, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Kevin Pollak, Usher Raymond, Kimberly "Lil' Kim" Jones, Anna Paquin

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To All of the Boys I’ve Beloved Earlier than (2018)

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before has a nightmare premise: A younger teen (Lana Condor) writes intense love letters to 5 boys she fancies (together with Noah Centineo) however by no means sends them. That modifications when her little sister (Anna Cathcart) mails every confession and unleashes chaos as every crush confronts her about their unrequited love. Even with its fluffy plot, the movie nonetheless has a lot to say about relationship, friendship, and the road between them.

EW’s critic admits that is “strictly Disney Channel stuff, however it’s bought extra substance than you count on. And Condor as Lara Jean has a profitable, be-true-to-yourself sense of independence that’s infectious.” —C.S.

The place to observe To All of the Boys I’ve Beloved Earlier than: Netflix

EW grade: B

Director: Susan Johnson

Solid: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish, Anna Cathcart

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Moist Sizzling American Summer season (2001)

Technology X — the era whose mother and father needed to be requested, “Have you learnt the place your kids are?” — goes to camp in Wet Hot American Summer, a satirical comedy concerning the sleepaway expertise. The film is about on the final day of camp at idyllic Camp Firewood, the place the campers and employees are rehearsing for the annual expertise present and making ready to say goodbye for an additional 12 months.

The camp provides the basic New England summer time expertise, together with negligent, hormonally-powered counselors, rabid musical theater instructors, mysterious neighbors, and scenic roadsides the place one can dump children who’ve seen an excessive amount of. The movie was forward of its time when it was launched in 2001, however nearly 1 / 4 of a century later, the world has come to understand the comedic reward that’s Moist Sizzling American Summer season. —I.G.

The place to observe Moist Sizzling American Summer season: Netflix by way of Oct. 31

Director: David Wain

Solid: Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Molly Shannon, Paul Rudd, Christopher Meloni, Michael Showalter, Marguerite Moreau, Ken Marino, Michael Ian Black, Zak Orth, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks

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You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)

Producing and starring on this full-blooded Sandler soirée, Adam Sandler steps apart for his daughter Sunny to shine in her debut starring position as Stacy Friedman: a seventh grader experiencing a world of firsts — from buying and selling Converses for heels to planning the final word bat mitzvah, full with a personal yacht on the Hudson River and Olivia Rodrigo cruising by on a jet-ski. Nonetheless, when Stacy's mother and father (Sandler and Idina Menzel) disapprove of her grand plans, and her BFF Lydia (Samantha Lorraine) defects to the center faculty's widespread clique — relationship Stacy's longtime crush (Dylan Hoffman) within the course of — the soon-to-be girl gained't let something stop her from internet hosting a "kick-ass occasion."

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah presents an enthralling but cringe-worthy peek into pre-teen shenanigans by way of fierce Gen-Z wit whereas additionally offering insights on Jewish tradition. To not point out, the praiseworthy performances of Sandler's daughters show how, typically, nepotism works wonders. —James Mercadante

The place to observe You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah: Netflix

Director: Sammi Cohen

Solid: Idina Menzel, Jackie Sandler, Adam Sandler, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler

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