Looking at teen movies of the past 30 years, there are the essentials, like
The Breakfast Club, the socially-conscious, like
Boyz n the Hood, and the supernatural, like
Twilight. Our list is made up of films with target audiences of teens and/or films with teen-based casts. See how the genre has evolved from the warm John Hughes comedies of the '80s to today's blockbusters like
Harry Potter.