Looking for new movies about growing up? Here are the best teen movies of 2018. Featuring high school romcoms and teen dramas, this list of new teen films also includes the latest Netflix original movies. What are the top 2018 teen movies?
Some good 2018 teen movies include To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Eighth Grade, The Kissing Booth, and Love, Simon.
Vote up the best teen movies of 2018, and add your favorites if they're missing from the list.
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1In To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Lara Jean Song Covey (Lana Condor) is an introverted high school girl who writes secret love letters to her crushes, never intending for them to see the light of day. But when these letters mysteriously get mailed out, her peaceful life spirals into a whirlwind of romantic complications. Notably caught in this maelstrom is Peter Kavinsky (Noah Centineo), a popular jock with whom she forms an unexpected bond. This teen romantic-comedy, based on Jenny Han's bestselling novel, interweaves themes of adolescence, friendship, and first love, providing a fresh take on the genre.- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Susan Johnson
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2The Kissing Booth, a teen rom-com, traces the tumultuous love life of Elle Evans (Joey King). This high school junior's world spins as she violates her lifelong friendship rule - not to fall for her best friend Lee's (Joel Courtney) older brother, Noah Flynn (Jacob Elordi). An unexpected kiss at a school carnival booth unravels an intense romance between Elle and Noah. As their secret relationship grows, so does the tension with Lee. The film explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and love in this intricate adolescent triangle.- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Vince Marcello
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3Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life-changing.- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Greg Berlanti
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- 4Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds -- the poor, mostly black neighborhood where she lives and the wealthy, mostly white prep school that she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is soon shattered when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend at the hands of a police officer. Facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and decide to stand up for what's right.
- Released: 2018
- Directed by: George Tillman
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- 5Sheltered since childhood, 17-year-old Katie Price lives with a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. Her world opens up after dark when she ventures out to play her guitar for random travelers. One night, Katie encounters Charlie, a young man she's secretly admired for years. As fate leads to a budding romance, Katie desperately tries to hide her condition from her unsuspecting new beau.
- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Scott Speer
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6Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Shannon Purser, Kristine Froseth, RJ CylerA case of mistaken identity leads to an unexpected romance when a teen joins forces with a popular student to win the heart of her high school crush.- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Ian Samuels
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Status Update
Ross Lynch, Olivia Holt, Courtney EatonStatus Update is a 2018 American teen comedy romance film directed by Scott Speer. A not-so-popular high schooler named Kyle (Ross Lynch) discovers a new app that brings all of his wildest real-world fantasies to life.- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Scott Speer
8Candy Jar
Christina Hendricks, Uzo Aduba, Jacob LatimoreAn introverted high school girl from a working-class background falls in love with her wealthy debate team nemesis and realizes they share more in common than they thought.- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Ben Shelton
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9A high school senior plans on losing his virginity to his girlfriend. Things get complicated when he meets a handsome and charming gay kid from the other side of town who unwittingly sends him on a roller-coaster journey of sexual identity.- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Craig Johnson
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- 10In 1993 after teenage Cameron is caught in the backseat of a car with the prom queen, she is sent away to a treatment center in a remote area called God's Promise. While she is being subjected to questionable gay conversion therapies, she bonds with some fellow residents as they pretend to go along with the process while waiting to be released.
- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Desiree Akhavan
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11Eighth Grade is a coming-of-age drama, directed by the comedian Bo Burnham. The film's central character is Kayla Day (Elsie Fisher), a socially awkward eighth-grader trying to navigate the last week of her disastrous middle school experience. Dealing with themes like social media anxiety and teenage insecurity, the narrative unfolds in a suburban setting. Kayla's father, Mark Day (Josh Hamilton), struggles to connect with his daughter amidst her adolescent turmoil. Garnering critical acclaim for its realistic portrayal of adolescence, Eighth Grade won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay.- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Bo Burnham
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12When four teenage friends go on a camping trip during spring break, an unfortunate accident sets off a race against time to save one's most prized possession.- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Jake Szymanski
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13Dude
Lucy Hale, Alex Wolff, Alexandra ShippFour best friends negotiate loss and major life changes during the last two weeks of high school.- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Olivia Milch
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14Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood decides that joining the all-boys wrestling team is the only way back to her estranged father.- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Olivia Newman
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15Assassination Nation
Odessa Young, Suki Waterhouse, Hari NefHigh school senior Lily and her three best friends live in a haze of texts, posts, selfies and chats -- just like the rest of the world. Their small town gets turned upside down when an anonymous hacker starts to reveal personal messages and secrets of thousands of people. As anger erupts into full-blown violence, the four girls soon find themselves in a fight for their lives against an armed mob.- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Sam Levinson
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16Rebellious, quick-witted Erica Vandross is a 17-year-old firecracker living with her single mom, Laurie, and her mom's new boyfriend, Bob, in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley. When Bob's mentally unbalanced son, Luke, arrives from rehab to live with the family, Erica finds her domestic and personal life overwhelmed. With Luke and her sidekicks Kala and Claudine in tow, Erica acts out by exposing a high school teacher's dark secret.- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Max Winkler
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17Amateur
Michael Rainey, Josh Charles, Brian WhiteA gifted basketball player struggles to fit in with his new team at an elite prep school.- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Ryan Koo
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18Never Goin' Back is a 2018 American drama film directed by Augustine Frizzell. High school dropouts Angela (Maia Mitchell) and Jessie (Camila Morrone) dream of escaping their waitressing jobs at a low-rent Texas diner, even if it's only to Galveston.- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Augustine Frizzell
