Film-Forward

Teen

Booksmart

Two hip straight-A best friends suddenly realize to their dismay that they should have more fun and decide to crash a party to fulfill their repressed desires.

Mid90s

Actor Jonah Hill makes his directorial debut with one of the most exuberant and observational films of the year.

Never Goin’ Back

Two Texas teenage girls try to make it out of their humdrum suburban hometown.

Skate Kitchen

A shy Long Island teenage girl’s world opens up when she joins a female skateboard posse on the Lower East Side.

Night Comes On

A beautifully shot, powerfully performed film focusing on the lives of two young black girls.

Eighth Grade

Bo Burnham poignantly and often painfully captures the awkwardness and angst of the early teens.

What Will People Say?

A Norwegian-Pakistani teenage girl faces brutal tough love.

Flower

With vibes of The Craft’s anger and Mean Girls–level revenge, Flower has the makings of the next coming-of-age teen cult classic.

Slash

Slash stands out as this year’s film for the true teenage outcast.