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Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1986 IMDB Rating: 7.8

After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best fri...

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Heathers

Heathers

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Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1989 IMDB Rating: 7.2

A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.

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The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

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Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 7.2

A mother and her two teenage sons move to a seemingly nice and quiet small coastal California town yet soon find out that it's overrun by bike gangs and vampires. A couple of teenage friends take it u...

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1982 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high school students growing up in Southern California. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a lo...

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Gregory's Girl

Gregory's Girl

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1981 IMDB Rating: 7.1

A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.

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Better Off Dead...

Better Off Dead...

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Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1985 IMDB Rating: 7.1

High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with his eccentric famil...

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Hairspray

Hairspray

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Film Age rating: 4 Year: 1988 IMDB Rating: 7

'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes...

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Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

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Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1984 IMDB Rating: 7

A teenage girl deals with her parents forgetting her birthday and a crush on her high school's heartthrob.

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Real Genius

Real Genius

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Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1985 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Chris is the top brain who just wants to party, Mitch is the 15-year-old college wiz kid. Supposedly hard at work on a lab project with a mysterious deadline, they still find time to use their genius...

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Adventures in Babysitting

Adventures in Babysitting

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 6.9

When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridic...

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