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Nov 15, 2019 · There's something about teen movies of the 2000s that everyone can relate to, no matter how old you are. They were simply iconic. But there were a few teen movies from the 2000s that could only be described as the worst, and then there were some that were the best.
A chronological list of the best teen and coming-of-age films form the year 2000-2009. Follow me on Letterboxd for more great film lists: https://letterboxd.com/kjtenorman.
- Not Another Teen Movie
- Sugar & Spice
- Whatever It Takes
- Charlie Bartlett
- The New Guy
- It’S A Boy Girl Thing
- Save The Last Dance
- Stick It
- Eurotrip
- Saved!
Often mistakenly associated with inferior spoof duds like Date Movie and Superhero Movie, Not Another Teen Movieis perhaps most notable for representing Chris Evans’ movie debut-- not that Evans is all that proud about starring in the movies these days. Wryly reflecting on the experience during an interview with The Wrap, Evans laughed: "The movie ...
This cheerleader crime comedy courted controversy upon release for what some critics viewed as an irresponsible depiction of teen-led gun violence. Based on a real-life series of robberies involving four high school girls from Houston in Texas, Sugar & Spicefeatures some 2000s teen movie heavyweights in the form of Mena Suvari, Marley Shelton, and ...
James Franco made his big-screen bow with this formulaic high school tale, loosely based on the play Cyrano de Bergerac, which previously provided inspiration for Steve Martin’s Roxanne. However, while audiences and critics alike lapped up Martin’s snoz-led version of theis familiar tale, it was a different story for Whatever It Takes. As a flop bo...
Pitched somewhere between Rushmore and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Charlie Bartlettmay not quite live up to either of those movies but it is still a clever and amusing enough tale of teen angst writ large. It’s also the perfect showcase of the late Anton Yelchin’s considerable talents, with the then-teenage actor putting in a charismatic performance ...
Having made his name with the teen comedy Road Trip in 2000, the instantly-recognizable DJ Qualls returned to familiar territory two years later with The New Guy. Alas, just as Tom Green learned with Freddy Got Fingered, lighting doesn’t always strike twice. The New Guymay not be a titanic turkey on a par with Green’s effort, but it’s a messy, inco...
Elton John and husband David Furnish served as producers on this high school body swap comedy, which only received a limited theatrical release but is nevertheless a sweet tale. As a fresh enough spin on a familiar classic, the plot sees neighbours and childhood friends-turned-high-school-foes Woody Deane (Kevin Zegers) and Nell Bedworth (Samaire A...
Aa an undoubted guilty pleasure, Save The Last Dance is the perfect fusion of Dirty Dancing and Flashdance, by way of Boyz n the Hood. It stars Julia Stiles as a stiff, white, midwestern girl and ballet dancer Sara who moves to Chicago following a personal family tragedy. She struggles to fit in with her predominantly black schoolmates at first, th...
Aiming to do for gymnastics what Bring It On did for cheerleading, Stick Ittells the story of Haley Graham (Miss Peregrym) a lawless teen forced to return to the sport she led some years previously. As a gymnast of some considerable talent, Haley is enrolled in a program run by legendary coach Burt Vickerman (Jeff Bridges) where, along with an asse...
As one of the more unusual teen efforts to emerge from the '00s, EuroTrip starred Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Smallville’s Kristen Kreuk, and most notably, Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s Michelle Trachtenberg. It tells the story of Scott (Mechlowicz), a high school nerd who gets dumped by his girlfriend before deciding to head off to Europe to hook ...
Saved!served as a semi-autobiographical labor of love for writer and director Brian Dannelly, who grew up in the kind of conservatively Christian setting depicted in the movie. Inspired to write about his own school experiences in the wake of the Columbine High school Massacre, Dannelly collaborated with Michael Urban on the script for Saved!Growin...
- Mean Girls. Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey. 1,838 votes. Mean Girls is a quintessential teen movie of the 2000s, embodying the classic high school tropes with a razor-sharp wit and insightful commentary on the hierarchical structure of teenage social life.
- The Princess Diaries. Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Héctor Elizondo. 1,471 votes. The Princess Diaries shines as a magical combination of fairy tale and teenage angst, blending humor, heart, and genuine character growth throughout the magical transformation of a high schooler into royalty.
- She's the Man. Amanda Bynes, James Kirk, Channing Tatum. 1,355 votes. She's the Man takes on gender roles and expectations while maintaining the humor and lightheartedness that define great teen movies of the 2000s.
- Freaky Friday. Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon. 1,085 votes. Freaky Friday presents a fresh take on the body-swap trope, using it to explore the nuances of the mother-daughter relationship in a way that feels both poignant and hilarious.
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- 'Honey' Maybe you ignored how far-fetched the plot of Honey is when you watched it as a kid. The film stars Jessica Alba as an aspiring dancer who has artists like Jadakiss and Missy Elliott hot on her heels after catching the eye of a video director during a night out at a club.
- 'The Love Guru' Watching Mike Myers play quirky characters is usually pretty amusing, but The Love Guru missed the mark, as most of it will probably just make you cringe.
- 'Cabin Fever' Cabin Fever is about a group of college students who all fall victim to a flesh-eating virus after renting a cabin in the woods in a really shady town.
- 'I Know Who Killed Me' Lindsay Lohan starred in this film about a kidnapped aspiring writer named Aubrey who reappears and claims to be a completely different person — a stripper named Dakota.
From "Ghost World" to "Get Over It," here's a list of early 2000s teen films that you might've forgotten existed but probably want to re-watch.
Sep 4, 2018 · Mean Girls, Superbad, Bring It On, Napoleon Dynamite, and The Princess Diaries are just a few examples of movies that defined the cinematic diet of a generation back then.
