100 Films to Get You Through Your Teens

Ben Howarth has worked with organisations including Cineclub and Into Film and visited hundreds of schools around the UK, teaching filmmaking skills and introducing young people to new and old films from around the world.

Introduction.- 1. The Freshman (1925), Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor.- 2. Angels With Dirty Faces (1938), Michael Curtiz.- 3. Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Alfred Hitchcock.- 4. The Wild One (1953), Laslo Benedek.- 5. Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Nicholas Ray.- 6. King Creole (1958), Michael Curtiz.- 7. The 400 Blows (1959) , Francois Truffaut.- 8. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), George Stevens.- 9. West Side Story, (1961), Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins.- 10. Lord of the Flies (1963), Peter Brook.- 11. If… (1968), Lindsay Anderson.- 12. Kes (1969), Ken Loach.- 13. Walkabout (1971), Nicolas Roeg.- 14. Harold and Maude (1971), Hal Ashby.- 15. The Last Picture Show (1971), Peter Bogdanovich.- 16. Melody (1971), Waris Hussein.- 17. American Graffiti (1973), George Lucas.- 20. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Peter Weir.- 21. House (1977), Nobuhiko Ôbayashi.- 22. Grease (1978), Randal Kleiser.- 23. The Warriors (1979), Walter Hill.- 24. Gregory's Girl (1981), Bill Forsyth.- 25. The Outsiders (1983), Francis Ford Coppola.- 26. WarGames (1983), John Badham.- 27. The Karate Kid (1984), John G. Avildsen.- 28. Footloose (1984), Herbert Ross.- 29. Teen Wolf (1985), Rod Daniel.- 30. My Life as a Dog (1985), Lasse Hallstrom.- 31. The Breakfast Club (1985), John Hughes.- 32. The Goonies (1985), Richard Donner.- 33. Mask (1985), Peter Bogdanovich.- 34. Better Off Dead (1985), Savage Steve Holland.- 35. The Color Purple (1985), Steven Spielberg.- 36. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), John Hughes.- 37. Stand By Me (1986), Rob Reiner.- 38. Pretty in Pink (1986), Howard Deutch.- 39. Dirty Dancing (1987), Emile Ardolino.- 40. The Lost Boys (1987), Joel Schumacher.- 41. Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987), Louis Malle.- 42. Hairspray (1988), John Waters.- 43. Salaam Bombay! (1988), Mira Nair.- 44. Akira (1988), Katsuhiro Ohtomo.- 45. Heathers (1988), Michael Lehmann.- 46. Say Anything (1989), Cameron Crowe^ill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), Stephen Herek.- 48. Pump Up the Volume (1990), Allan Moyle.- 49. Cry-Baby (1990), John Waters.- 50. Edward Scissorhands (1990), Tim Burton.- 51. Boyz n the Hood (1991), John Singleton.- 52. Wayne's World (1992), Penelope Spheeris.- 53. The Long Day Closes (1992), Terence Davies.- 54. The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk (1993), Corey Yuen.- 55. Dazed and Confused (1993), Richard Linklater.- 56. Clueless (1995), Amy Heckerling.- 57. La Haine (1995), Mathieu Kassovitz.- 58. Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), Todd Solondz.- 59. Romeo + Juliet (1996), Baz Luhrmann.- 60. Rushmore (1998), Wes Anderson.- 61. The Apple (1998), Samira Makhmalbaf.- 62. Rosetta (1999), Jean Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne.- 63. Billy Elliot (2000), Stephen Daldry.- 64. Ghost World (2001), Terry Zwigoff.- 65. Donnie Darko (2001), Richard Kelly.- 66. Bowling for Columbine (2001), Michael Moore.- 67. Spellbound (2002), Jeffrey Blitz.- 68. Spider-man (2002), Sam Raimi.- 69. Together With You (2002), Chen Kaige.- 70. Elephant (2003), Gus Van Sant.- 71. Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Jared Hess.- 72. Mean Girls (2004), Mark Waters.- 73. Maria Full of Grace (2004), Joshua Marston.- 74. Once Upon a Time in High School (2004), Ha Yu.- 75. Brick (2005), Rian Johnson.- 76. The Squid and the Whale (2005), Noah Baumbach.- 77. MirrorMask (2005), Dave McKean.- 78. The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (2005), Ken Kwapis.- 79. Offside (2006), Jafar Panahi.- 80. Marie Antoinette (2006), Sofia Coppola.- 81. Superbad (2007), Greg Mottola.- 82. XXY (2007), Lucía Puenzo.- 83. Juno (2007), Jason Reitman.- 84. Son of Rambow (2007), Garth Jennings.- 85. Billy the Kid (2007), Jennifer Venditti.- 86. Chop Shop (2007), Ramin Bahrani.- 87. Persepolis (2007), Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud.- 88. Twilight (2008).