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Three students and a school teacher disappear on an excursion to Hanging Rock, in Victoria, on Valentine's Day, 1900. The movie follows those that disappeared, and those that stayed behind, but it delights in the asking of questions, not the answering of them. Even though both the movie and the book it was based on claim to be inspired by real events, the story is completely fictional.

Blanca and Kat are two very different sisters: Blanca, the youngest, is one of the most popular in their school, while Kat hates that quality and is more surly. Since Kat is not interested in having a partner, Blanca is not allowed to have a boyfriend. Until the prom comes around and things start to change. The chemistry between Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger makes this a memorable teen comedy.

Camille's life as a lonely suburban teenager changes dramatically when she befriends a group of girl skateboarders. As she journeys deeper into this raw New York City subculture, she begins to understand the true meaning of friendship as well as her inner self.

In rural Oklahoma, Star's life changes when she joins Jake and Krystal's magazine sales team. Faced with the harsh realities of caring for two children in an abusive environment, she jumps at the chance to escape with them to Kansas City. As the team faces challenges, Star's complex relationship with Jake adds tension to the journey. This gripping story explores the duality of newfound freedom and the obstacles that await, turning each twist into a captivating journey of resilience and self-discovery.

Drawing inspiration from the infamous killers Charles Starkweather and Caril-Ann Fugate, this riveting narrative unfolds as Holly (Sissy Spacek), a teenage girl, incurs her father's wrath when she falls for an older, rebellious boy (Martin Sheen). A fatal clash with her father propels the young lovers into a tumultuous flight, embarking on a crime spree across the Midwest to the foreboding Badlands of Montana. Evading authorities, their tale weaves a thrilling and darkly romantic journey through the landscapes of crime and love.

Best friends Enid and Rebecca have just graduated from high school, although Enid has to take a summer school art class, which she failed during the regular school year, to graduate officially. Their plan since seventh grade has been not to go to college, but rather move in together after graduating, which now entails them getting jobs to pay for that independence. As Enid is constantly drawing things which she witnesses in her day-to-day life in her notebook for her own pleasure, that art class failing grade is only one demonstration of the contempt both Enid and Rebecca have for anything that is mainstream, which includes the structure of school and most of their classmates. Their "people", as Enid confirms, are the freaks, sickos and weirdos of society. Just for fun, they decide to respond to an "I Saw You" personal ad to see what loser placed the ad, who, he believes in attending the date, would be stood up by the woman for who he is looking. He is forty-something Seymour, who would admit that he beats to his own drummer and too cannot tolerate being with people who he just doesn't understand. Although Enid does not admit to Seymour that she and Rebecca were the ones that answered the ad, Enid becomes his friend based on their shared sensibilities. As Enid and Rebecca move on to the post-graduation phase of their lives, Enid slowly begins to alienate all around her, including Rebecca and possibly Seymour as she subversively begins to direct things in his life to thwart anything that is remotely mainstream. Enid believes that life as she knows it will be all right as long as she has one touchstone which to return, that touchstone which may not be as permanent as she believes.

A wealthy young man named Harold, fascinated by death, stages elaborate fake suicides and attends strangers' funerals to the dismay of his domineering mother. At one such funeral, he meets Maude, a free-spirited septuagenarian with a zest for life. As Maude introduces Harold to the joys of living, their unlikely friendship blossoms into something more profound, challenging societal norms and Harold's own morbid preoccupations.

In Sofia Coppola's powerful directorial debut, the lives of a group of men bear the lifelong weight of the formative experiences they shared as teenagers as they obsessed over the enigmatic five sisters living across the street. With an unapologetically feminine and unique perspective, this touching drama featuring the immense talent of Kirsten Dunst, evokes raw and profound emotions.

Step into the enigmatic world of Director Pedro Almodóvar as he weaves a mesmerizing tale of obsession and secrets. Follow the brilliant plastic surgeon haunted by his past, who stumbles upon a breakthrough - a synthetic skin of unparalleled resilience. The captivating narrative unfolds as he tests his creation on a mysterious woman, leading to a spellbinding journey that blurs the lines between reality and desire.

Six-year-old Moonee and her two best friends create their own adventures for fun while living in cheap motels near Walt Disney World. Moonee lives with her young, carefree mother, Halley, and often crosses paths with the motel manager, Bobby, who adopts a paternal role toward his diverse group of guests. The film has an omnipresent dramatic subtext, but it comes through the childlike gaze; Brooklynn Prince and Bria Vinaite are incredible as mother-daughter and Willem Dafoe has never been more lovable.

In 1992, teenager Sandi Tan and her friends Sophie and Jasmine shot Singapore's first indie-a road movie called "Shirkers"-with their enigmatic American mentor, Georges Cardona. Sandi wrote the script and played the lead, a killer named S. After shooting wrapped, Georges vanished with all the footage! 20 years later, the 16mm cans are recovered in New Orleans, sending Sandi-now a novelist in Los Angeles-on a new personal odyssey across two continents and many media: 16mm, digital, Hi8, Super8, slides, animation and handwritten letters. A kaleidoscopic punk rock ghost story!

This movie presents an unfiltered portrayal of the awkward and challenging early teenage years, as we follow Kayla during the last days of her eighth grade. This contemporary coming-of-age film, written and directed by comedian Bo Burnham, gracefully balances lighthearted humor and raw moments of struggle. Featuring a cast of genuine pre-teens, this touching cinematic experience offers an empathetic exploration of what it feels to be thirteen in today's world, and will evoke nostalgia for anyone who has traversed those awkward years.

Minnie, a young teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco, enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend. Minnie had a poor self-image, when discovers she is attractive and that she loves sex. Her at times drug induced, artistic-imagination often intercedes in her reality. In this story about sexual betytral and a coming-of-age young girl, discovering herself as a woman.

Forty-three year old Elle magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby - Jean-Do to his friends - awakens not knowing where he is. He is in a Berck-sur-Mer hospital, where he has been for the past several weeks in a coma after suffering a massive stroke. Although his cognitive facilities are intact, he quickly learns that he has what is called locked-in syndrome which has resulted in him being almost completely paralyzed, including not being able to speak. One of his few functioning muscles is his left eye. His physical situation and hospitalization uncomfortably bring together the many people in his life, including: Céline Desmoulins, his ex-lover and mother of his children; Inès, his current lover; and his aged father who he calls Papinou. Among his compassionate recuperative team are his physical therapist Marie, and his speech therapist Henriette. Henriette eventually teaches him to communicate using a system where he spells out words: she reads out the letters of the alphabet in descending order of their use in the French language, and he blinks his functioning left eye when she reaches the appropriate letter. Although frustrating at start, he learns to communicate effectively but slowly using this method, so much so that with the help of Claude, a full time translator, he decides on the monumental and seemingly impossible task to keep to his pre-injury commitment of writing a book, changing its focus to life in his current state.

Mr. Keating is the new literature teacher at a boys' school in 1950. His peculiar way of teaching leads them to learn about The Dead Poets Society, to go against the Status Quo and see the world through different eyes. This inspiring classic will make you rethink the constraints of a conservative life and the importance of fighting for your dreams.