High school coming-of-age stories without bullies

American Teen

Hopeful • Identity • Bittersweet • Romantic Relationships • Friendship Struggles • High School Campus

2008 • Movie • US

The Last Summer

Chicago • Nyc • Hopeful • College Decisions • College Prep

2019 • Movie • US

No More School

André • German High School • Underhaching • Youth Film • Happy Ending • Prank On School

2000 • Movie • DE

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Rebellious Youth • Teenagers • Graduation • Cameron Crowe • Identity Exploration • Nostalgic Adults

1982 • Movie • US

Incoming

Ex-Girlfriend • Social Reputation • Party Disaster • High School Debut • Lighthearted • Episodic

2024 • Movie

Good Kids

Teenagers • Reflection • Gated Community • United States • Suburban • 2010S Youth Culture

2016 • Movie • US

Dramarama

California • Identity Struggle • Deep Conversations • Friendship • Theatrical Music • United States

2020 • Movie • US

Student Body

Teenagers • 2020S • Peer Pressure • Relationship Breakdown • High School

2022 • Movie • US

Colossal Youth

Self-Discovery • Romantic Leads • Contemporary • Teenagers • Modern • Romantic Comedy

2018 • Movie • US

Old Boys

Happy Ending • Popular Athlete • Romantic Pursuit • Modern • Romantic

2018 • Movie • SE, GB

Misfit

Social Exclusion • American Girl • Hopeful • Remake • Comedy • Poland

2017 • Movie • NL

School Ties

Football Player • Post-Wwii • 1950S America • Bullying • United States • Jewish Student

1992 • Movie • US

Dude

Prom-Goers • Loss Of Thomas • Bittersweet • Prom • Comedy • 2010S

2018 • Movie • US

Palo Alto

Tall Tree • Rebellious Youth • Car Crash • Indie Hit • Slow-Paced

2013 • Movie • US

Senior Year

Comeback At School • Celebratory Dance • Redemption • Lighthearted • Self-Identity • Non-Linear

2022 • Movie • US

School Life

Student Motivation • 2010S • Dedicated Teacher • School Setting • French Urban Area

2019 • Movie • FR

Boyhood

College • Saint Marcus • Boy Protagonist • Family Separation • Deliberate • 97% Rotten Tomatoes

2014 • Movie • US

Little Bitches

Party Crash • College Acceptance • Ambiguous Ending • Friendship Rekindling • Nostalgic • United States

2018 • Movie • US

Orange County

Early 2000S • Teenager • Self-Acceptance • College Students • Cult Following

2002 • Movie • US

Catching Up

Hopeful • High School • Self-Acceptance • Friendship • Catching Up • Romantic Resolution

2019 • Movie • US

Not Another Teen Movie

Nerd • Parody Ending • Teen Stereotypes • Film Parody • Parody

2001 • Movie • US

This Is the Year

Band Fan • Nerd • Contemporary • United States • Family-Friendly • Romantic Pursuit

2020 • Movie • US

The Outfield

Ambiguous • Sports Competition • Best Friends • Final Year Of High School • Family Vs. Personal Dreams

2015 • Movie

Student of the Year

Romantic Leads • Dehradun • Romantic Rivalry • High-Budget • Teen Film • Student Of The Year

2012 • Movie • IN

Teen Star Academy

Aspiring Artists • School Rivalry • Positive • Fierce Competition • Creativity

2017 • Movie • GB

Big Time Adolescence

Expulsion • College Dropout • Moral Dilemma • Linear • Melancholic • Teenagers

2020 • Movie • US

School Dance

Talent Show • Gangsters • Dance Competition • Linear • Young Audiences

2014 • Movie • US

Genesis

Adolescents • Social Rejection • Sexual Identity • Social Pressure • Teenage Love • Genesis

2019 • Movie

The Best Summer of Our Lives

Parents Unaware • School • Planning Escape • Adolpho Knauth (Director) • Coming-Of-Age • Teenagers

2020 • Movie • BR

Liberal Arts

College Campus • Romantic Tension • Self-Growth • Contemporary • Realistic • Career Dissatisfaction

2012 • Movie • US