Top 9 All-Time Classic Movies for Tweens and Teens

In this film, high schooler Ferris Bueller is determined to make his day off the most epic cut day ever. If you don't want your kids to get ideas about ditching, this one isn't for you. But if you're down with teens enjoying a fun-filled ride through the most perfectly planned and timed ditch day, complete with close calls, cleverly rigged diversions, and Matthew Broderick singing on a parade float, put this at the top of your list.

If you like this, watch: The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, and basically any John Hughes film.

This film is loosely based on Rosalind Wiseman's masterpiece on teen social interaction, Queen Bees and Wannabes. The screenplay was written by comedian and actress Tina Fey, and stars Lindsay Lohan as Cady; Fey also has a significant role as Cady's math teacher. The movie depicts the eternal struggle between high school cliques. In case you haven't seen it, the story focuses on homeschooler Cady Heron as she enters public school for the first time. She quickly befriends two social outcasts who have her infiltrate the most popular girls in school. The film is rated PG-13 for comical violence, mild language, and bullying. Watch it with your kids to start a conversation about bullying, popularity, leading, following, homosexuality, and more.

If you liked this, watch: Easy A (mature content), and Never Been Kissed.

Based on a book of the same name, this movie is a poignant look at the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. A good, entertaining story with well-rounded characters, this is a wonderful way to bring history alive for your tweens and teens. The film is rated PG-13 for some violence, the subject of miscarriage, a mature theme, smoking, drinking, and mild language.

If you like this, watch: Hidden Figures, The Hunger Games, The Imitation Game, The Secret Life of Bees, and Catch Me If You Can.