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Your favourite films as a teen

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Pinklady245612 · 21/07/2022 21:33

My daughter and I love watching a girlie film together, and she loves to watch films from my childhood! Trouble is I'm running out of suggestions 🙈 would you tell me your best films as a teen?
We've watched loads already - Dirty Dancing, Twilight, Safe Haven, the Notebook, 10 things I hate about you, She's all that, Save the last dance, sweet home Alabama, Cinderella Story are ones I can think of off the top of my head. She especially likes films with a bit of suspense and a faster paced storyline - Twilight was her favourite from the list above. Can you suggest a film we could watch next?

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EmbroidedFlowers · 21/07/2022 21:40

I remember liking Red Eye for suspense.
A Walk to Remember, The Devil wears Prada and How to lose a guy in 10 days were a some favourites off the top of my head.

Pinklady245612 · 21/07/2022 21:41

Forgot to add DD is 11

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SirenSays · 21/07/2022 21:46

If she likes things like Cinderella Story have you tried
Freaky Friday, Mean Girls, Princess Diaries, Enchanted, Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, Clueless, She's The Man, Thirteen, Confessions of a Teen Drama Queen, Bring it on...

Tapiocapudding · 21/07/2022 21:58

Some Kind of Wonderful

Okbye · 21/07/2022 22:07

Clueless & Miss Congeniality

Haybo26 · 21/07/2022 22:09

Labyrinth

Halstead · 21/07/2022 22:10

If you like safe haven I was going to recommend The Lucky One (but there’s a sex scene in it), ditto The Longest Ride (both the same author) and Charlie St Cloud.

BryceQuinlanTheFirst · 21/07/2022 22:12

Confessions of a shopaholic
She's the man
Wild child
Mask of zorro
Bring it on
Miss congeniality
Entrapment
Thomas Crown Affair
First Knight
Elizabeth

Loved all those when I was younger with my sister

lennylion · 21/07/2022 22:12

Lost Boys

Rupertgrintismyguiltypleasure · 21/07/2022 22:27

Mine were and still are, The breakfast club, stand by me, a walk to remember,
raise your voice, a Cinderella story, 50 first dates, freaky Friday (2003), mean girls, the goonies... there’s loads more I can list but these are my faves.

angieloumc · 21/07/2022 22:27

Tapiocapudding · 21/07/2022 21:58

Some Kind of Wonderful

I was just coming on to post this! Amazing film 🙂

twoandcooplease · 21/07/2022 22:27

SirenSays · 21/07/2022 21:46

If she likes things like Cinderella Story have you tried
Freaky Friday, Mean Girls, Princess Diaries, Enchanted, Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, Clueless, She's The Man, Thirteen, Confessions of a Teen Drama Queen, Bring it on...

YES to all of these!
Also,
Miss congeniality
Monster in law
Step up
High school musical
Nancy drew
The devil wears Prada
St Trinians
Blades of glory

CantaloupeMelon · 21/07/2022 22:30

As a teen mine were Heathers, The Breakfast Club and The Outsiders. At 11 she may be a bit young for those though.

How about Grease? Back to The Future?

BeautifulWar · 21/07/2022 22:36

Heathers!

Pinklady245612 · 21/07/2022 22:36

Thanks for all the suggestions - some we've seen but lots I hadn't thought of 👍

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Doyoumind · 21/07/2022 22:40

lennylion · 21/07/2022 22:12

Lost Boys

Me too! Most of the films others are mentioning are on my 'never intend to watch' list.

PassMeThePineapple · 21/07/2022 22:48

I loved Footloose (the 80s version with Kevin bacon and Lori singer) at 14

WGACA · 21/07/2022 22:49

Honey and Step Up are a bit like Save the Last Dance.

WGACA · 21/07/2022 22:51

Cool runnings, Bend it like Beckham

TooHotToTangoToo · 21/07/2022 22:52

The breakfast club
Lost boys
Alien

D0lphine · 21/07/2022 22:55

Legally blonde!!

TravellingSpoon · 21/07/2022 22:57

Pretty in Pink was my favourite.

bluekostree · 21/07/2022 23:08

Coyote ugly
Pitch perfect
Father of the bride 1&2
Three men and a baby/ little lady
Goonies
Stand by me

tearsforfears72 · 21/07/2022 23:10

I was obsessed with Pretty in Pink as a teenager. Also loved Heathers, Footloose, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

kikiterrific · 21/07/2022 23:13

Mannequin