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I Am Number Four (2011)
, 1h49Directed by D.J. Caruso
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films based on science fiction novels, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about school violence
Actors Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Callan McAuliffe, Kevin Durand
John Smith (Alex Pettyfer) is an alien from the planet Lorien. He was sent to Earth as a child with eight others to escape the invading Mogadorians, who destroyed Lorien. Here, John is protected by a Cepan, or guardian, Henri (Timothy Olyphant). Together, they live in a beach-side bungalow in Florida.
Beethoven (1992)
, 1h27Directed by Brian Levant
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, Films about families, Films about dogs, L'enfance marginalisée, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Films about school violence
Actors Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Nicholle Tom, Dean Jones, Christopher Castile, Oliver Platt
When the film opens, a St. Bernard puppy and a large group of others are stolen from a pet store by two thieves, Harvey (Oliver Platt) and Vernon (Stanley Tucci). After meeting a dog during his escape from the thieves, the St. Bernard sneaks into the home of the Newton family. The workaholic father, George Newton (Charles Grodin), doesn't want the responsibility of owning a dog, but his wife, Alice (Bonnie Hunt), and their children, Ryce, Ted and Emily, convince him otherwise. While trying to name him, Emily (Sarah Rose Karr), plays a portion of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and he barks along: thus they name him "Beethoven."
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
, 1h36Directed by Gábor Csupó
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, L'enfance marginalisée, Children's films, Films about school violence
Actors Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Robert Patrick, Bailee Madison, Kate Butler, Zooey Deschanel
Jesse "Jess" Aarons (Josh Hutcherson) is a twelve-year-old aspiring artist living with his financially struggling family in Lark Creek. He rides the bus to school with his little sister May Belle (Bailee Madison), where he avoids the school bully Janice Avery (Lauren Clinton). In class, Jess is teased by classmates Scott Hoager (Cameron Wakefield) and Gary Fulcher (Elliot Lawless), and meets new student Leslie Burke (AnnaSophia Robb). At recess, Jess enters a running event, for which he had been training at home. Leslie also enters and manages to beat all the boys, much to Jess' irritation. On the way home, Jess and Leslie learn that they are next-door neighbors.
Mean Girls (2004)
, 1h37Directed by Mark Waters
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about school violence, Teen movie, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lizzy Caplan, Lacey Chabert, Tim Meadows, Amanda Seyfried
Sixteen-year-old homeschooled Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) and her zoologist parents (Ana Gasteyer and Neil Flynn) return to the United States after a 12-year research trip in Africa, settling in Evanston, Illinois. Cady attends a public school for the first time, meeting new classmates Janis (Lizzy Caplan) and Damien (Daniel Franzese). The two warn Cady to avoid the school's most exclusive clique, the Plastics, who are led by queen bee Regina George (Rachel McAdams). The Plastics take an interest in Cady, however, and start to invite her to sit with them at lunch. Seeing that Cady is slowly becoming one of The Plastics, Janis hatches a plan of revenge against Regina, using Cady as the infiltrator.
About a Boy (2002)
, 1h41Directed by Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about families, Films about school violence
Actors Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Natalia Tena, Sharon Small
Will Freeman (Hugh Grant) lives a serene and luxurious lifestyle devoid of responsibility in London thanks to substantial royalties left to him from a successful Christmas song composed by his father. Will begins attending a support group for single parents as a way to meet women and as part of his ploy, invents a two-year-old son named Ned. His plan succeeds and he meets Suzie (Victoria Smurfit). Will brings Suzie on a picnic where he meets Marcus (Nicholas Hoult), the 12-year-old son of Suzie's friend, Fiona (Toni Collette). Will gains Marcus' interest and trust after he lies to a park ranger to cover up for Marcus killing a duck. Afterward, when Will and Suzie take Marcus home, they find Fiona in the living room, overdosed on pills in a suicide attempt.
Old School (2003)
, 1h31Directed by Todd Phillips
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence
Actors Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Jeremy Piven, Ellen Pompeo, Perrey Reeves
Attorney Mitch Martin (Luke Wilson) breaks up with his girlfriend when he accidentally discovers that she takes part in orgies. Mitch encounters his high school crush, Nicole (Ellen Pompeo), at the wedding of his friend Frank (Will Ferrell) and makes an awkward impression. Later, he finds a house located near the campus of the fictional Harrison University in New York.
Carrie (2013)
, 1h40Directed by Kimberly Peirce
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about religion, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence, Films about child abuse
Actors Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell, Gabriella Wilde
Alone in her home, the religion-obsessed Margaret White (Julianne Moore) gives birth to a baby girl. She at first intends to kill the infant, but changes her mind. As a teenager, her daughter Carrie (Chloë Grace Moretz), is a shy and isolated student at Ewen High School in Maine.
Rabbit Without Ears (2007)
, 1h55Directed by Til Schweiger
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence
Actors Til Schweiger, Nora Tschirner, Matthias Schweighöfer, Jürgen Vogel, Barbara Rudnik, Emma Schweiger
Ludo Decker (Schweiger) is a Berlin based yellow press reporter. With his photographer Moritz, his daily routine is to spy on celebrities for the tabloid Das Blatt. He also uses his work for frequent sexual contacts with his objects of interest.
Halloween (2007)
, 1h50Directed by Rob Zombie
Origin USA
Genres Horror, Slasher
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Serial killer films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Films about school violence
Actors Malcolm McDowell, Sheri Moon Zombie, Tyler Mane, Scout Taylor-Compton, Brad Dourif, Danielle Harris
On Halloween in Haddonfield, Illinois, having already shown signs of psychopathic tendencies, 10-year-old Michael Myers (Daeg Faerch) murders a school bully. Later that night, he murders his older sister Judith (Hanna R. Hall), his mother’s abusive boyfriend Ronnie (William Forsythe), and Judith's boyfriend Steve (Adam Weisman). Only his baby sister, Angel Myers, is spared. After one of the longest trials in the state’s history, Michael is found guilty of first degree murder and sent to Smith's Grove — Warren County Sanitarium under the care of child psychologist Dr. Samuel Loomis (Malcolm McDowell).
Orphan (2009)
, 2h3Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about adoption, Films about education, Films about children, Films about families, Medical-themed films, L'usurpation d'identité, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about school violence, Escroquerie, Personne sourde ou muette, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett, Margo Martindale
Kate and John Coleman (Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard) are experiencing strains in their marriage after their third child was stillborn. The loss is particularly hard on Kate, who is also recovering from alcoholism. The couple decides to adopt a 9-year-old Russian girl, Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman) from a local orphanage. While Kate's and John's deaf daughter Max (Aryana Engineer) embraces Esther immediately, their son Daniel (Jimmy Bennett) is less welcoming. Kate suspects that there might be problems in Esther's background when Esther's knowledge of sex extends beyond her age. Her suspicions deepen when Esther seriously injures another girl who had bullied her.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
, 1h34Directed by Thor Freudenthal
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée, Children's films, Films about school violence
Actors Zachary Gordon, Chloë Grace Moretz, Robert Capron, Karan Brar, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris
The first day of Greg Heffley's middle school ends negatively; he learns about the Cheese Touch which is a rotten piece of cheese on the basketball court which everyone avoids, discovers the ups and downs to the school, and his best friend Rowley Jefferson (Robert Capron) embarrasses them both. He plans to become extremely popular, which results in two humiliating defeats joining the wrestling team by a weird, low popular kid named Fregley (Grayson Russell) and his arch-enemy Patty Farrell (Laine MacNeil). Later. Greg makes it an effort to make Rowley popular by changing his style of clothing and looks, and they also encounter delinquent teenagers at Halloween night in which they challenged.
, 1h36Directed by David Bowers
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about families, Le thème des vacances, L'enfance marginalisée, Children's films, Films about school violence
Actors Zachary Gordon, Steve Zahn, Peyton List, Robert Capron, Peyton List, Devon Bostick
The Heffley family attends a pool party at the local pool, where the family meets a former trouble-making friend of Rodrick (Devon Bostick) who is now a model student after attending a military school known as Spag Union, into which Greg's dad Frank (Steve Zahn) thinks about joining Greg.
, 1h39Directed by David Bowers
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about families, L'enfance marginalisée, Children's films, Films about school violence
Actors Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Robert Capron, Steve Zahn, Teryl Rothery
The Heffley family attend a party at a roller rink, where Greg (Zachary Gordon) reunites with Rowley (Robert Capron), meets a new girl at school named Holly Hills who Greg instantly has a crush on, and reveals he passed on the Cheese Touch. Rodrick interferes with the party, embarrassing Greg as he describes his summer and the flaws between his brothers.
, 1h33Directed by Robert Rodríguez
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Volcanisme, Superhero films, L'enfance marginalisée, Children's films, Films about school violence
Actors Taylor Lautner, Sophia Myles, Cayden Boyd, David Arquette, George Lopez, Kristin Davis
Max (Cayden Boyd) is a lonely child in the suburbs of Austin who creates an imaginary world named Planet Drool, where all of his imagination and dreams come to life. He creates two characters; Sharkboy (Taylor Lautner), a young boy who was raised by sharks after losing his father at sea, and Lavagirl (Taylor Dooley), who can produce fire and lava, but has trouble touching objects without setting them alight. The two left Max to guard Planet Drool. In real life, Max's parents (David Arquette and Kristin Davis) have little time for him and their marriage seems to be on the rocks, and he is bullied by fellow schoolmate Linus (Jacob Davich). However, he does receive friendship from Marissa (Sasha Pieterse), the daughter of his teacher Mr. Electricidad (George Lopez, whose name is Spanish for "electricity"). Linus steals Max's Dream Journal (where all of his ideas are kept) and vandalizes it. The next day, a tornado rages outside the school, and moments later, Sharkboy and Lavagirl appear and ask Max to come with them to Planet Drool. They reach Planet Drool via a shark-like spacecraft, where Max learns that the dreamworld is turning bad, courtesy of Mr. Electric (also portrayed by George Lopez), originally the dreamworld's electrician but now corrupted.
Halloween (1978)
, 1h31Directed by John Carpenter
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Serial killer films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence
Actors Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P. J. Soles, Nancy Kyes, Nick Castle, Kyle Richards
On the night of October 31, 1963, in Haddonfield, Illinois, 6-year-old Michael Myers (Will Sandin) murders his older sister Judith (Sandy Johnson) by stabbing her with a kitchen knife. Fifteen years later, on October 30, 1978, Michael escapes Warren County Smith's Grove Sanitarium, where he had been committed since the murder. He steals the car that was to take him to a court hearing, the intention of which was for him to never be released.