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Year
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Hint
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Movie
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1942
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Protagonist is orphaned after a hunter kills his mom.
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Bambi
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1955
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Teen defies authority for no clear reason.
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Rebel Without a Cause
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1957
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Frontier boy's dog is bitten by a rabid wolf.
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Old Yeller
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1962
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Child observes father defend a man in a racist trial.
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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1967
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Aimless college graduate seduced by older woman.
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The Graduate
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1973
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Friends cruise hometown night before leaving for college.
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American Graffiti
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1978
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1950s high school romance with greasers and Pink Ladies.
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Grease
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1982
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Southern California teens juggle sex, jobs, and school.
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
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1983
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Midwestern boy obsessed with Red Ryder BB gun.
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A Christmas Story
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1983
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Teen turns parents’ empty house into lucrative operation.
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Risky Business
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1984
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Outsider teen challenges town’s ban on dancing.
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Footloose
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1985
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Five high school stereotypes stuck in Saturday detention.
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The Breakfast Club
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1986
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Charismatic teen skips school across Chicago.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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1986
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Boys search for missing body along railroad tracks.
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Stand by Me
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1988
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Child magically becomes adult overnight.
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Big
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1989
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Prep school boys inspired by unorthodox English teacher.
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Dead Poets Society
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1993
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1970s teens haze freshmen on last school day.
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Dazed and Confused
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1994
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Exiled cub matures before trying to reclaim his kingdom.
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The Lion King
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1995
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New York teens drift through sex, drugs, and moral neglect.
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Kids
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1999
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Dad has midlife crisis; insecure daughter befriends neighbor.
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American Beauty
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2000
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Teen journalist tours with 1970s rock band.
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Almost Famous
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2007
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High school friends chase alcohol before graduation.
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Superbad
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2007
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Sarcastic teen navigates unplanned pregnancy.
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Juno
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2015
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Personified emotions control a girl adjusting to a new city.
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Inside Out
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2016
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Boy navigates racial and sexual identity in Miami.
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Moonlight
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