Movies And Shows About Young Friendship
Movies and shows about young friends, mostly kids and teens as the main characters. May include characters older than 18 if the story also features flashbacks. Romance between the characters may be explored.
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- DirectorHoward ZieffStarsAnna ChlumskyMacaulay CulkinDan AykroydVada is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. When Vada's father hires Shelly, a makeup expert, and begins to fall in love, Vada is outraged and does everything in her power to split them up.Vada and Thomas J.
Anna Chlumsky and Macaulay Culkin - DirectorLesli Linka GlatterStarsChristina RicciDemi MooreRosie O'DonnellFour 12-year-old girls grow up together during an eventful small-town summer in 1970.Samantha, Chrissy, Roberta and Teeny
Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Christina Ricci and Thora Birch - DirectorKevin James DobsonStarsChristina RicciAnna ChlumskyPolly DraperA city girl teams up with a tomboy to solve the mystery of Bear Mountain, Molly Morgan, and the buried treasure as well as learn about true friendships.Beth and Jody
Christina Ricci and Anna Chlumsky - DirectorJon AvnetStarsKathy BatesJessica TandyMary Stuart MastersonEvelyn, an ordinary housewife, visits a nursing home and befriends the old lady Ninny. Together, they bond over stories from the past about two intrepid women of Whistle Stop Cafe.Idgie and Ruth
Mary Stuart Masterson/Nancy Moore Atchison and Mary-Louise Parker - DirectorRichard DonnerStarsSean AstinJosh BrolinJeff CohenA group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.Mikey, Data, Chunk, Mouth, Steph, Brand, and Andy
Sean Astin, Ke Huy Quan, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton, Josh Brolin, and Kerri Green - DirectorDavid Mickey EvansStarsTom GuiryMike VitarArt LaFleurIn the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.Scotty, Benny, Ham, Squints, Yeah-Yeah, Timmy, Tommy, Kenny, and Bertram
Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, Victor DiMattia, Shane Obedzinski, Brandon Quintin Adams and Grant Gelt - DirectorSarah KernochanStarsKirsten DunstLynn RedgraveGaby HoffmannIn the 1960s, a group of friends at an all girls school learn that their school is going to be combined with a nearby all boys school. They concoct a plan to save their school while dealing with everyday problems along the way.Verena, Odette, Tinka, Momo, and Tweety
Kirsten Dunst, Gaby Hoffmann, Monica Keena, Merritt Wever and Heather Matarazzo - DirectorAndrew FlemingStarsKirsten DunstMichelle WilliamsDan HedayaAfter wandering off during a White House tour, two high school girls inadvertently become Richard Nixon's top secret advisers at the height of the Watergate scandal.Betsy and Arlene
Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams - StarsMaureen LipmanAmelia ShankleyMiriam MargolyesSara Crewe enters a London boarding school a wealthy lady when she bids her father farewell as he enters the British Army, but her lifestyle quickly vanishes when her father suddenly dies, and Sara must endure a life of servitude.Sara and Becky; Sara and Ermengarde; Sara and Lottie
Amelia Shankley, Natalie Abbott, Alison Reynolds, and Jessica Simpson - StarsMegan FollowsColleen DewhurstRichard FarnsworthAn orphan girl, sent to an elderly brother and sister by mistake, charms her new home and community with her fiery spirit and imagination.Anne and Diana; Anne and Gilbert
Megan Follows, Schuyler Grant, and Jonathan Crombie - DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsKate MaberlyMaggie SmithHeydon ProwseA young, recently-orphaned girl is sent to England after living in India all of her life. Once there, she begins to explore her new, seemingly-isolated surroundings, and its secrets.Mary, Dickon, and Colin
Kate Maberly, Andrew Knott, and Heydon Prowse - DirectorMary Agnes DonoghueStarsMelanie GriffithDon JohnsonElijah WoodMelanie Griffith and Don Johnson (at the time married to each other) play Lily and Ben Reed, a young couple torn apart by a family tragedy. It would take a miracle to rekindle their love and a miracle arrives in the form of a summer guest - Willard Young played by Elijah Wood.Willard and Billie
Elijah Wood and Thora Birch - DirectorRob ReinerStarsWil WheatonRiver PhoenixCorey FeldmanA writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.Vern, Teddy, Chris, and Gordie
Jerry O'Connell, Corey Feldman, River Phoenix and Wil Wheaton - CreatorRachel ShukertStarsSophie GraceMomona TamadaShay RudolphBased on the book series of the same name focusing on a group of young girls who start their own babysitting service.Kristy, Stacey, Claudia, Mary Anne, Dawn, Jessi, and Mallory
Schuyler Fisk, Bre Blair, Tricia Joe, Rachael Leigh Cook, Larisa Oleynik, Zelda Harris, and Stacy Linn Ramsower - CreatorJoss WhedonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganA young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.Buffy, Willow, and Xander
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan and Nicholas Brendan - DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsLiesel MatthewsEleanor BronLiam CunninghamSara is sent to a strict boarding school after her father enlists in WWI. When he is presumed dead, the headmistress, knowing she will not receive any more money, forces the girl to become a servant.Sara and Becky; Sara and Ermengarde, Sara and Lottie
Liesel Matthews, Vanessa Lee Chester, Heather DeLoach and Kelsey Mulrooney - DirectorBronwen HughesStarsMichelle TrachtenbergRosie O'DonnellGregory SmithHarriet M. Welsch is a spy. But when her friends find her secret notebook, the tables are turned on her. Can she win them back and still keep on going with the spy business?Harriet, Janie and Sport
Michelle Trachtenberg, Vanessa Lee Chester and Gregory Smith - CreatorRachel ShukertStarsSophie GraceMomona TamadaShay RudolphBased on the book series of the same name focusing on a group of young girls who start their own babysitting service.Kristy, Stacey, Mary Anne, Claudia, Dawn, Jessi, and Mallory
Sophie Grace, Shay Rudolph, Malia Baker, Momona Tamada, Xochitl Gomez/Kyndra Sanchez, Anais Lee and Vivian Watson - DirectorAmy HeckerlingStarsAlicia SilverstoneStacey DashBrittany MurphyShallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other.Cher and Dionne, Cher and Tai
Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, and Brittany Murphy - DirectorGabor CsupoStarsJosh HutchersonAnnaSophia RobbZooey DeschanelA preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.Leslie and Jesse
AnnaSophia Robb and Josh Hutcherson - DirectorEric TillStarsAnnette O'TooleJulian CouttsJulie BeaulieuWhen Leslie Burke moves in next door to Jess Aarons, Jess finds a friend in Leslie. Over time, they discover a secret place in the forest across a fallen pine tree, and over a creek, they call Terabithia, a place where memories are sacred.Leslie and Jesse
Julie Beaulieu and Julian Coutts - DirectorWes AndersonStarsJared GilmanKara HaywardBruce WillisTwo 12-year-olds, who live on an island, fall in love with each other and elope into the wilderness. While people set out on a search mission, a violent storm approaching them catches their attention.Suzy and Sam
Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman - DirectorMark LevinStarsJosh HutchersonCharlotte Ray RosenbergBradley WhitfordA 10-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl find love in New York City.Gabe and Rosemary
Josh Hutcherson and Charlotte Ray Rosenberg - DirectorRob ReinerStarsMadeline CarrollCallan McAuliffeRebecca De MornayTwo eighth-graders start to have feelings for each other despite being total opposites.Juli and Bryce
Madeline Carroll and Callan McAuliffe - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsAsa ButterfieldChloë Grace MoretzChristopher LeeIn 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.Hugo and Isabelle
Asa Butterfield and Chloe Grace Moretz - DirectorKen KwapisStarsAmber TamblynAlexis BledelAmerica FerreraFour best girlfriends hatch a plan to stay connected with one another as their lives start off in different directions: they pass around a pair of secondhand jeans that fits each of their bodies perfectly.Tibby, Lena, Carmen and Bridget; Tibby and Bailey
Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, and Jenna Boyd - CreatorWinnie HolzmanStarsBess ArmstrongWilson CruzClaire DanesA 15-year-old girl and her trials and tribulations of being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents, and school.Angela, Rayanne, and Ricky; also: Sharon, Brian, and Jordan
Claire Danes, A.J. Langer, Wilson Cruz, Devon Odessa, Devon Gummersall, and Jared Leto - CreatorMichael JacobsApril KellyStarsBen SavageRider StrongWilliam DanielsAn adolescent with two siblings tests his various theories about life as he endures the trials of growing up alongside a good friend.Cory and Shawn, Topanga, Jack, Angela, Eric, Rachel & more
- CreatorPaul FeigStarsLinda CardelliniJohn Francis DaleyJames FrancoA high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.Sam, Neil & Bill; Lindsay, Nick, Kim, Ken, Daniel & more
- CreatorKevin WilliamsonStarsJames Van Der BeekKatie HolmesMichelle WilliamsTwo childhood best friends, Dawson and Joey, go through different stages of adolescence together. Their friendship is later tested when they both start a relationship with different people.Dawson, Pacey, Joey, Jen, Andie and Jack
- DirectorAlan GrintStarsGennie JamesBarret OliverJadrien SteeleMary Lennox is sent to live at Misselthwaite Manor where she befriends a young boy and learns about a secret garden.Mary, Dickon and Colin
Gennie James, Barret Oliver and Jadrien Steele