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Teens

The sweet pains and explosive joys of youth are celebrated in our selection of films about those in-between years.

Teenagers are cinema’s most loyal customers, and this eclectic collection shows the lives of adolescents from around the globe. Some are funny – check out the brave teens in Attack the Block (2011) or the gay boy trying to fit in at high school in the riotous GBF (2013). Some offer a grittier representation – see the ultraviolent Heli (2013) or the sad isolation of the title character in Shell (2012). Developing sexuality is represented in a number of ways – symbolically in The Company of Wolves (1984), graphically in Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013), through teenage angst in Totally F***ed Up (1993) and in the most bizarre way possible in the darkly comic Dogtooth (2009). Some teens have evil on their mind (We Need to Talk about Kevin), while others just want to have fun (Fast Girls). Whatever type of teenager you were, are or will be, this collection is sure to strike a nerve.

TomboyTomboy

Drama201182 minsDirector: Céline Sciamma

Tender drama from Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Girlhood) about a ten-year-old child exploring a new gender identity.

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DogtoothDogtooth

Drama200993 minsDirector: Yorgos Lanthimos

Yorgos Lanthimos' scary, witty tale of a dysfunctional Greek family is original, ingenious and sadly relevant as a study of parent-child relationships

Rent for £3.50

Bronco BullfrogBronco Bullfrog

Drama197087 minsDirector: Barney Platts-Mills

A fascinating record of 1960s suedehead youth culture which is largely improvised by a non-professional cast of teenagers from east London

Rent for £2.50

The Fruit MachineThe Fruit Machine

Drama1988103 minsDirector: Philip Saville

Berated by his father for his camp behaviour, Eddie runs away from his Liverpool home and joins his friend Michael, a streetwise hustler who is also on the run.

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The Party's OverThe Party's Over

Drama196592 minsSilentDirector: Guy Hamilton

The partying of a wild group of beatniks lead by Oliver Reed has shocking consequences. Written by Marc Behm, directed by Guy Hamilton and with music by John Barry.