A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang.
Casts Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, John Drew Barrymore, Mamie Van Doren, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Anthony, Jackie Coogan, Charles Chaplin, Jr., Diane Jergens, Burt Douglas
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Book Him!
Life as a House
These Dangerous Years
May We Chat
Birth of a Nation
Freeway
Female Trouble
Black Pearls
Teenage Wolfpack
Delinquent Parents
The Public Enemy
Khamsa
L.I.E.
Manic
A Brighter Summer Day
Atoms
Over the Edge
Vandalism
Kids
Corpus Christi
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Book Him!
IMDB 6 | Jan , 1971
One of the social guidance / scare films made by prolific filmmaker Sid Davis, “Book Him!” was produced in the 1960s. It shows various youth / delinquents and the crimes they commit, and centers on the story of a white, teenage boy who is arrested.Life as a House
IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 2001
When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.These Dangerous Years
IMDB 6 | Jul , 1957
A Liverpool gang member wins a singing contest is then called up for National Service where he clashes with another soldier.May We Chat
IMDB 4.8 | Jun , 2014
Three troubled young girls will do anything to escape their stifling lives - even if it means turning to drugs and prostitution. Set in the generation of smartphones and web 2.0, the technology may have made communication easier than ever, but cautionary tales of misunderstood youths remain as relevant as they were two decades ago.Birth of a Nation
IMDB 7.5 | Jun , 1983
A new teacher at a highly problematic comprehensive school feels that corporal punishment may just be inflaming the problems, and so begins to campaign against it.Freeway
IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 1996
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.Female Trouble
IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 1974
Dawn Davenport progresses from a teenage nightmare hell-bent on getting cha-cha heels for Christmas to a fame monster whose egomaniacal impulses land her in the electric chair.Black Pearls
IMDB 5 | Apr , 1958
Reform school teacher tries to carry his class to the right path by teaching them diving.Teenage Wolfpack
IMDB 6.1 | Sep , 1956
The drama of a youthful triangle among gang leader Freddy, his brother Jan, and bad girl Cissy, in one of the first considerations of juvenile delinquency in post-war West Germany.Delinquent Parents
IMDB 8 | Jul , 1938
A woman is forced to keep her marriage and past indiscretions a secret from those she loves.The Public Enemy
IMDB 7.2 | Apr , 1931
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.Khamsa
IMDB 5.8 | Oct , 2008
After fleeing from his foster family, 11-years-old Khamsa returns to the gypsy camp where he was born. With his cousin, Tony "The Midget", Khamsa dreams of getting rich with cock fights. Nothing seems to have changed since he left, the card games, the Mediterranean Sea... Until his best friend, Coyote, meets Rachitique, a small-time crook. Very soon they pass from stealing scooters to armed robbery, and Khamsa quickly spirals down into delinquency.L.I.E.
IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 2001
With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing their neighbors' homes — until they make the mistake of robbing the house of Big John, a macho former Marine who is also an unrepentant pedophile. He propositions Howie, who declines, but the two eventually develop an unlikely and dangerous friendship.Manic
IMDB 6.9 | Jan , 2001
Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution, where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew—abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger—becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world that seems to defy understanding.A Brighter Summer Day
IMDB 8.3 | Jul , 1991
A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.Atoms
IMDB 3.3 | Oct , 2012
Hugo, 34, an educator at the boarding school, finds is daily life disrupted by Jules, a provocative teenager.Over the Edge
IMDB 7.1 | May , 1979
A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada.Vandalism
IMDB 4 | Jul , 1953
Two young high school boys spike the punch at a Halloween party, mischievously let the air out of car tires, and finally steal a car to go for a joyride. They're caught and thrown in jail, and, as the narrator says, this proves that pranks lead to "habit-forming wildness," and, of course, such anti-social behavior cannot be allowed to happenKids
IMDB 6.9 | Jul , 1995
A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.Corpus Christi
IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 2019
A pious 20-year-old juvenile delinquent is sent to work at a sawmill in a small town; on arrival, he dresses up as a priest and accidentally takes over the local parish. The arrival of this young, charismatic preacher is an opportunity for the local community to begin the healing process after a tragedy that happened a year prior.