Tweens, Teens, and Movies

There are so many movies that portray the stereotypical adolescent. I can think of old ones like Footloose, The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire, and newer ones like Freaky Friday, Stand By Me, Save the Last Dance. In all of them, they have difficulty communicating with their parents or adults and go through some kind of typical teenage angst until they find their self-identity. Most of the one that I can recall are very predictable. I wish there were more that had more substance. I am not a movie aficianado by no means. For that, I'd have to defer to Michele. I'm amazed at how many movies she can recount. Maybe there are more movies that portray adolescents in more than a superficial way and take on tough issues but none seem to come to mind.