Ahh.. young love!!
The summer time is the perfect time for young love to blossom and bloom! To keep the summer love going, we’ve created a list of 20 of the best ‘teen romance’ movies ever!
Check out the list below and see if your fave romance movie made the cut!!
**Disclaimer: Only characters/plots that occurred during high school were included in this list.**
20. Love Don’t Cost A Thing [2003]
What it’s about: Alvin (Nick Cannon) only wants to be popular. So when cheerleader Paris (Christina Milian) crashes her car and can’t afford the repairs, Alvin agrees to fix the bumper for the small price of pretending to be his girlfriend for two weeks.
Moment that you made you go ‘aww!’: When Paris plays the guitar for Alvin while he reads the words she wrote.
19. A Cinderella Story [2004]
What it’s about: A modern-day twist on the classic tale, Sam (Hillary Duff) is invited to the homecoming dance by an anonymous internet friend, Austin (ChadMichael Murray), who happens to be the school’s quarterback and Mr. Popular. Sam shows up at the dance hidden by a mask, and Austin quickly falls for her. But she disappears at midnight to return home before her evil stepmother realizes she’s gone, leaving behind just a flip phone. Austin and his friends start a school-wide search to find the girl behind the mask. So typical, but so perfect.
Moment that made you go ‘aww!’: When Austin, in the final huddle of the super big football game, leaves the field and runs into the crowd to kiss Sam.
18. The Last Song [2010]
What it’s about: Ronnie (Miley Cyrus) comes to spend the summer with her overly-estranged father at his beach house, where she meets Will (Liam Hemsworth). At first, she resists his advances, but he gradually wins her over and is pretty much the perfect boyfriend as her father’s health begins to fade. *cries*
Moment that made you go ‘aww!’: That epic and flawlessly, playful mud fight.
17. The Cheetah Girls 2 [2006]
What it’s about: The Cheetah-licious divas Galleria [Raven-Symone], Chanel [Adrienne Bailon], Aquanetta [Kiely Williams] and Dorinda [Sabrina Bryan] show their growl power in the sequel to the Disney hit. Only this time, they head to Barcelona to compete in an interational music festival. This time around, Do get’s a little more camera time and an actual plot that leads her to have a boo thang, Joaquin [Golan Yosef.]
Moment that made you go ‘aww!”: When Joaquin apologized to Dorinda for not taking her to lunch with his friends, and his excuse was that he “only wanted to be with her!”
16. Bring It On [2000]
What it’s about: Torrence [Kristen Dunst] tries to lead her cheerleading squad to victory; Cliff (Jesse Bradford) hates cheerleading; through a series of excellent musical choreography montages, they figure out their love for each other.
Moment that made you go “aww!”: The tooth-brushing scene. Easily.
15. High School Musical [2006]
What it’s about: A high school mathlete, Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens), and basketball superstar, Troy (Zac Efron), get paired up at karaoke on New Year’s Eve while on their respective family vacations and part ways at midnight, thinking they’ll never see each other again… UNTIL (in true [typical] Grease fashion) Gabriella unexpectedly winds up transferring to Troy’s school and both are torn between their cliques and their love of “the theater.”
Moment that made you go “aww!”: When Gabriella tells Troy what singing with him was like!
14. Juno [2007]
What it’s about: Juno (Ellen Page) gets pregnant at 16 after having sex for the first time with her lifelong friend Paulie (Michael Cera). Juno decides to give the baby up for adoption, but through her pregnancy and parting with the child, she and Paulie grow closer.
Moment that made you go “aww!”: When Juno and Paulie are on the steps playing “Anyone Else But You” to each other.
13. John Tucker Must Die [2006]
What it’s about: New girl Kate (Brittany Snow) has aligned herself with the ex-girlfriends of heartbreaker John Tucker (Jesse Metcalfe) in an effort to woo and then dump him. But when John asks his brother Scott (Penn Badgley) to spy on Kate, the “Other Tucker” begins to develop feelings for her. Uh oh!
Moment that made you go ‘aww!’: When Scott agrees to be Kate’s lab partner again.
12. Grease [1978]
What it’s about: Danny (John Travolta) and Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) have what was supposed to just be a summer fling — until Sandy shows up at Danny’s high school and threatens to disrupt his ’50s cool-guy status. She tries to prove she’s good enough and attempts to be someone she’s not, but it doesn’t matter because he gives her the ultimate brush off. But then! Danny realizes he made a major mistake and fights to win Sandy back.
Moment that made you go ‘aww!’ “Tell me about it, stud” aka the pinnacle moment of Sandy trying to take on a different persona and Danny’s also being someone he’s not and then them both saying, Screw it, we love each other! Iconic!
11. Save The Last Dance [2001]
What it’s about: After her mother dies in a car accident during her Juilliard audition, Sara (Julia Stiles) moves to Chicago to live with her father and stops dancing. Having trouble fitting in, she’s befriended by Chenille (Kerry Washington), but she quickly becomes interested in Chenille’s brother, Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas), who helps Sara move forward and find her inner dancer again.
Moment that made you go ‘aww!’: When Derek decides to show up for Sara’s audition to support her instead of helping his friends with a drive-by. Chivalry isn’t dead, people.
10. Clueless [1995]
What it’s about: Rich with a misguided heart of gold, Cher (Alicia Silverstone) navigates high school life and tries to find a boyfriend, all the while charmingly oblivious to the reality around her. Meanwhile, her best friend Dionne (Stacey Dash) is in a long-term relationship with Murray (Donald Faison). Compared to Cher’s conquests, Dionne and Murray look like an old married couple, albeit one whose drama involves Murray shaving his head without running it past Dionne first. Still, they give Cher — and us — hope that true love exists.
Moment that made you go ‘aww!’: After a near-death experience with a truck during a driving lesson, Murray and Dionne reaffirm exactly how much they mean to each other.
9.) Princess Diaries [2001]
What it’s about: Awkward teen Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) discovers she’s actually heir to the throne of the kingdom of Genovia and also Julie Andrews’ granddaughter [what’s better than that??]. But being thrust into the royal spotlight makes it even harder for her to act on the longstanding crush she’s had on her best friend’s brother, Michael (Robert Schwartzman).
Moment that made you go ‘aww!’: Michael forgives Mia for bailing on him and shows up at her coronation ball just in time for the first dance of the night and their first kiss, which does include a her much desired foot pop.
8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower [2012]
What it’s about: Shy freshman Charlie (Logan Lerman) is welcomed by step-siblings Sam (Emma Watson) and Patrick (Ezra Miller) and their close-knit band of misfits. Sam gives Charlie his first kiss and steals his heart, but stays just out of reach with her college boyfriend, until a shared moment between the two forces Charlie to confront some childhood trauma. It’s the rare story in which it feels like two characters are growing into people who’ll be together, rather than just making their way toward a romance.
Moment that made you go ‘aww!’: “I just want to make sure that the first person who kisses you loves you,” Sam tells a wide-eyed Charlie before becoming just that. And while the mutual declarations of love that follow aren’t evenly matched — Sam’s isn’t a romantic love, yet — the moment is sharply honest and lovely. Beautiful.
7. Love and Basketball [2000]
What it’s about: The story of the childhood sweethearts Monica Wright (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy McCall (Omar Epps) who go through many ups and downs (and lots of basketball games) throughout their decades-long relationship.
Moment that made you go ‘aww!’ **Definitly too many to name, but if we had to choose….** Young Monica and Quincy decide to make it official…with Hostess treats. “You wanna be my girl?” he asks. “What do I have to do?” she replies. “I guess we can play ball, and ride to school together,” he continues. “When you get mad at me, I got to give you flowers.” “But I don’t like flowers,” she says. “How about Twinkies? My mom won’t ever buy them.” Finally, he decides, “I think we ought to kiss now.”
6. The Fault In Our Stars [2014]
What it’s about: Hazel Grace (Shailene Woodley) and Gus (Ansel Elgort) literally run into each other at a support group for people dealing with terminal illnesses. After the meeting, Gus asks Hazel if she wants to go watch a movie with him. She does, and then sits in anguish for days waiting for Gus to call her again. He finally texts her and the two fall madly in love. The kind that’s like “the way you fall asleep, slowly and then all at once.”
Moment that made you go ‘aww!’: THE WHOLE MOVIE!! Or… When Hazel read her eulogy for Gus to him at his fake funeral the week before he died, telling him how he gave her infinity with a limited number of days. All of the feels.
5. Step Up [2006]
What it’s about: Tyler (Channing Tatum) is a bad boy from the streets of Philly who also happens to be an amazing dancer. While serving community service at the arts high school he was caught vandalizing, his dance ability helps win him entrance into the school and the heart of the tightly wound “traditional” dancer Nora (Jenna Dewan-Tatum).
Moment that made you go ‘aww!’: Definitely the “‘Till the Dawn” dance sequence. ALSO, when Miles [Mario] tells Lucy [Drew Sidora] that she deserves better than some creep who cheats on her!
4. Easy A [2010]
What it’s about: A California high school’s queen of sarcasm lies about having lost her virginity and suddenly, the rumor mills start turning. Instead of rejecting the lies, Olive (Emma Stone) uses it as a business opportunity — she allows her male classmates to spread sex-based lies about her in exchange for gift cards — all while her childhood crush Todd (Penn Badgley) stand idly by.
Moment that made you go ‘aww!’ When Todd tells Olive“Well, yeah, come on. Who doesn’t remember their first almost-kiss?” & when he saves her from that perv at that seafood restaurant and drops her off at home and kisses her. She asks him ‘why now’ and he says ‘I don’t know, but I’m not about to over analyze it like you’re about to!’
3. Rebel Without a Cause [1955]
What it’s about: Jim (the flawless James Dean) is emotional and frustrated — his parents are too controlling and the rest of the world misunderstands him, save the beautiful Judy (Natalie Wood).
Moment that made you go ‘aww!’ When Jim and Judy cuddle by the fire and Judy wonders, “Is this what it’s like to love somebody?” (Bonus: Their kiss was also Natalie Wood’s first on-screen kiss!)
2. Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist [2008]
What it’s about: New Jersey high school music lover Norah [Kat Dennings] heads to New York City to see her favorite band with her lush of a best friend and, in an effort to avoid an awkward situation with an ex, asks Nick [Michael Cera] at random to “be [her] boyfriend for five minutes.” Spoiler alert: It presumably ends up being more than that.
Moment that made you go ‘aww!’: After a helluva night, Norah wants to kiss Nick in her father’s recording studio, but all she can say is “Hi,” while looking down at her feet. He picks up her chin, she smiles, and eventually, they both lean in. After some adorable off-screen banter and kissing noises, he brings her to ecstasy, which earns the movie some major bonus points.
1. The Breakfast Club [1985]
What it’s about: Five high school students from very different cliques find themselves in Saturday detention with a lot more in common than they could’ve ever believed.
Moment that made you go ‘aww!’: When princess Claire [Molly Ringwald) pays the bad-boy, criminal Bender [Judd Nelson] a visit in the broom closet he’s been forced to be prisoner to and asks him if he was really disgusted by her lipstick trick. He asks if she wants the truth, then nods and says, “No” with an adorable and totally melt-worthy smirk, particularly for those who fall for bad boys.
Also, when Claire gives Bender her earring!
