(Especially for those romantic comedy fans: With movies like To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Dude, Candy Jar and The Kissing Booth, Netflix has swept all corners of the rom-com.) Hey, you can even find a teen sci-fi movie with elements of time-travel in there. Whether you want a heart-tugging romantic movie, an awkward cringe comedy, an all-encompassing melodrama or a movie that uses high school as a metaphor for society at large, Netflix has a teen movie that’ll fit the bill. The best teen movies on Netflix do some of these, if not all. Or maybe it’s because teenagers have absolutely no filter so the filthiest jokes come out of their mouths. Maybe it’s because the first blush of love is always the strongest. Maybe it’s because emotions during that age are so raw and powerful, they leave an impression, even years later. It's hard to pin down why these movies are so comforting. And there's nothing more comforting than a swoony, cringey, hilarious teen movie. What most of us long for is a big comfort-watch.
In these times, we're no longer looking for prestige viewing.
