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Kanopy
88
8.0
/133641/
79
/2254/
80
/2278/
4.3
/261175/
99
/72/
94
/2056/
cc age 13+

The 400 Blows (1959)
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.
poster
Criterion Channel
86
7.9
/10565/
79
/308/
79
/229/
4.2
/48777/
94
/17/
93
/134/

Pixote (1980)
10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.8
/5133/
75
/91/
73
/120/
3.9
/5889/
100
/9/
87
/88/

Diary of a Lost Girl (1929)
Thymian Henning, an innocent young girl, is raped by the clerk of her father's pharmacy. She becomes pregnant, is rejected by her family, and must fend for herself in a harsh, cruel world.
poster
83
7.9
/24667/
77
/502/
75
/345/
3.9
/16654/
100
/24/
92
/641/

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.
poster
Crunchyroll
82
8.0
/223749/
81
/10829/
79
/4625/
4.3
/759115/
91
/55/
90
/8615/
68
/22/
8.1
/556914/
cc age 16+

Akira (1988)
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
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Amazon Prime Video
80
6.9
/23472/
67
/1158/
66
/314/
4.0
/218242/
92
/213/
75
/124/
91
/49/
cc age 14+

Nickel Boys (2024)
Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
poster
78
7.4
/20651/
74
/477/
71
/263/
3.7
/5879/
94
/47/
88
/133/

King of Devil's Island (2010)
Norwegian winter, 1915. On the island Bastøy, outside Oslo, a group of young boys aged 11 to 18, are held in an institution for delinquent youth, notorious for its sadistic regime. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives, determined to escape from the island. After a tragic incident, he ends up leading the boys in a violent uprising. When the boys manage to take over the island, 150 soldiers are sent in to restore order.
poster
76
7.0
/25077/
70
/745/
68
/437/
3.7
/66910/
98
/47/
79
/4091/
77
/14/
cc age 14+

Hairspray (1988)
'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.
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The Roku Channel
76
7.2
/9729/
71
/140/
67
/121/
3.6
/3803/
83
/47/
81
/99/
81
/21/

The General (1998)
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
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The Roku Channel
75
7.3
/9126/
75
/236/
71
/135/
3.8
/13418/
85
/13/
84
/226/
67
/9/

Over the Edge (1979)
A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada.
poster
75
7.1
/11401/
76
/530/
73
/388/
3.5
/7740/
73
/11/
90
/450/
66
/11/
cc age 17+

American Me (1992)
During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.
poster
73
7.5
/250149/
76
/4859/
76
/3763/
3.8
/162077/
73
/56/
85
/3007/
49
/18/
cc age 18+

Sleepers (1996)
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
poster
71
7.1
/11962/
70
/173/
68
/120/
3.6
/5848/
79
/61/
81
/282/

The Butcher Boy (1998)
Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.
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Disney Plus
73
70
7.0
/7617/
72
/249/
68
/161/
3.4
/4656/
91
/32/
77
/235/
66
/10/
cc age 9+

The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.
poster
68
6.5
/68312/
67
/1762/
65
/1552/
3.3
/119709/
72
/64/
77
/8461/
63
/22/
cc age 13+

Cry-Baby (1990)
A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.
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Kanopy
68
6.9
/4065/
72
/191/
72
/482/
3.5
/6419/
81
/37/
76
/5/
59
/19/

Standing Tall (2015)
The film tells the story of Malony and his education as he grows from a six-year-old into an 18-year-old. A minors’ judge and a caseworker work tirelessly to try to save the young offender.
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Amazon Prime Video
74
67
7.2
/9501/
70
/165/
70
/142/
3.6
/7718/
83
/12/
77
/88/

Dead End (1937)
The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.
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Kanopy
67
7.0
/14295/
71
/501/
72
/388/
3.6
/11662/
63
/27/
69
/212/
57
/8/

Dog Pound (2010)
Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.
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Netflix
66
6.4
/16907/
63
/803/
63
/220/
3.6
/103519/
78
/95/
66
/92/
65
/25/
cc age 15+

Steve (2025)
Over one intense day, the devoted head teacher of a last-chance reform school strives to keep his students in line while facing pressures of his own.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
65
7.5
/5173/
75
/106/
73
/140/
3.7
/1812/
67
/6/
89
/134/

Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a school for wayward boys run by Brother John, who is a firm believer in strong discipline.
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FXNow
63
5.9
/300062/
63
/21370/
67
/10998/
2.5
/804843/
58
/283/
83
/3550/
49
/48/
cc age 14+

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
After finding a host body in investigative reporter Eddie Brock, the alien symbiote must face a new enemy, Carnage, the alter ego of serial killer Cletus Kasady.
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Kanopy
67
61
6.3
/5423/
64
/142/
59
/90/
3.5
/14055/
80
/25/
67
/100/
67
/18/

Poison (1991)
A trio of interweaved transgressive tales, telling a bizarre stories of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice, a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring plague, and the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates.
poster
The Roku Channel
59
6.1
/7478/
60
/214/
60
/122/
2.8
/5466/
61
/54/
44
/253/

Kurt & Courtney (1998)
After rocker Kurt Cobain's death, ruled a suicide, a film crew arrives in Seattle to make a documentary. Director Nick Broomfield talks to lots of people. Portraits emerge: a shy, slight Kurt, weary of touring, embarrassed by fame, hooked on heroin; an out-going Courtney, dramatic, controlling, moving from groupie to star.
poster
56
6.7
/2769/
63
/46/
64
/45/
3.4
/878/
25
/8/
72
/53/

Coupe de Ville (1990)
Meet the Libner brothers: Marvin, the oldest, is a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. Buddy, the middle child, is a timid dreamer. Bobby, the youngest, is a handsome rebel in reform school. As kids, they fought a lot and as adults, they barely speak. In the summer of 1963, their tough and eccentric father, Fred, gives them a task: to bring a 1954 Cadillac, bought for their mother, Betty, from Detroit to Miami. As the trip goes on, the three brothers fight and begin to reconnect with each other, while trying to keep the Caddy in mint condition.
poster
80
53
7.2
/1388/
55
/19/
47
/16/
3.3
/241/
88
/104/

Walking Across Egypt (1999)
An elderly widow befriends an orphaned juvenile delinquent.
poster
Criterion Channel
64
53
6.6
/3086/
67
/58/
65
/64/
3.3
/4286/
75
/8/
50
/41/

Port of Call (1948)
A suicidal factory girl, just out of reformatory school and anxious to escape her overbearing mother, falls in love with a sailor who can't forgive her past.
poster
71
53
7.4
/4431/
72
/45/
69
/72/
3.6
/1072/
71
/67/

All the Invisible Children (2006)
Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.
poster
65
51
6.3
/2588/
67
/168/
60
/86/
3.5
/8350/
65
/25/

7 Virgins (2005)
Tano is 16-years-old and is already sitting in jail. In 48 hours he’s a free man and off to the wedding of his brother. In the two days he recounts his neighborhood in a section of Sevilla.
poster
AMC+
71
50
7.0
/1920/
69
/61/
69
/39/
3.5
/803/
81
/16/
72
/55/

White Lightnin' (2009)
Deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, where every man owns a gun and a moonshine still, abides living legend Jesco White, "the dancing outlaw". As a boy Jesco was in and out of reform school and the insane asylum. To keep him out of trouble, his daddy D-Ray taught him the art of mountain dancing, a frenzied version of tap dancing to wild country banjo music. After his father's death, crazy Jesco dons his father's tap shoes and takes his show on the road.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
48
7.2
/1665/
64
/47/
67
/48/
3.8
/4736/
100
/5/
83
/2/

Adoption (1975)
When middle-aged Kata realises that her life will only be complete if she has a baby of her own, her longstanding-but-married boyfriend Joska refuses to comply. But by developing an unlikely friendship with the angst-ridden teenage orphan Anna, who is also involved in a controversial relationship, Kata discovers aspects of herself, and her role as a woman, that have gone unexamined throughout her entire, lonely life.
poster
The Roku Channel
48
5.5
/7545/
63
/563/
57
/242/
2.5
/2152/
20
/15/
57
/7/
39
/8/
cc age 10+

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box (2013)
Seventeen-year-old Mariah Mundi's life is turned upside down when his parents vanish and his younger brother is kidnapped. Following a trail of clues to the darkly majestic Prince Regent Hotel, Mariah discovers a hidden realm of child-stealing monsters, deadly secrets and a long-lost artefact that grants limitless wealth—but also devastating supernatural power. With the fate of his world, and his family at stake, Mariah will risk everything to unravel the Curse of the Midas Box.
poster
fuboTV
63
46
6.4
/4234/
61
/63/
68
/132/
2.9
/610/
67
/63/
cc age 13+

Fallen (2006)
For high schooler Aaron Corbett, turning 18 means becoming not just a man but a nephilim, too -- half human, half angel, with supernatural abilities.
poster
68
42
7.0
/1866/
64
/15/
67
/24/
3.5
/1582/
69
/95/

Midnight Mary (1933)
While on trial for her life, a young woman recalls her tough upbringing and her involvement with the men who brought her to this current state of affairs.
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Kanopy
74
41
6.5
/520/
66
/39/
71
/8/
3.7
/4510/
97
/37/

We Were Dangerous (2024)
Nellie, Daisy and Lou attend an institution for delinquent girls on an isolated island in 1954. The trio rail against the system, finding strength in their friendship but this is challenged when the school's matron divides them.
poster
67
41
6.9
/2092/
68
/31/
71
/31/
3.5
/1262/
57
/341/

The Mayor of Hell (1933)
Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Deputy Commissioner, arrives and takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. Thompson needs a quick way to discredit him.
poster
48
41
5.4
/3228/
60
/106/
56
/64/
3.1
/2876/
29
/7/
63
/93/
17
/6/

Reform School Girls (1986)
Jenny is sent to a women's reform school. It is run by evil warden Sutter and her henchwoman Edna. Jenny will stop at nothing to escape but she also has to deal with Charlie the bully.
poster
66
40
6.8
/2635/
62
/20/
58
/29/
3.4
/621/
75
/129/

The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008)
Haunted by his traumatic past and cautious about the prospects of an uncertain future, a fourteen year old boy named Juhani winds up in an isolated boys' home known as The Island. Juhani has been shuttled between foster homes and temporary families for the past six years, leaving any prospect of stability in his life a faded dream. When Juhani winds up in a remote shelter for troubled youth known as The Island, he has little idea of how ruthless superintendent Olavi Harjula can truly be.
poster
76
38
7.6
/1199/
65
/19/
75
/51/
3.7
/863/
80
/5/
86
/4/

The Four Days of Naples (1962)
September 1943. After Italy surrenders to the Allies, people in Naples believe the war is finally over, but soon they realize Germans are still in control — and as ruthless as ever. Armed with makeshift weapons, civilians rise up en masse against the invaders — and overwhelming odds.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
47
38
4.4
/3825/
53
/163/
52
/104/
2.4
/1297/
39
/296/

5ive Girls (2007)
Five wayward teenage girls are sent to a reformatory and discover they possess unique powers to battle the ancient demon, Legion, which holds thrall over the sinister institution.
poster
61
35
6.7
/1356/
64
/74/
66
/124/
3.4
/2671/
43
/1/

Brother (2019)
Because he wanted to protect his little brother, Teddy, a young man without a history, is accused of the murder of his father and sent to a closed educational center, waiting for his trial for parricide. He then plunges into a brutal universe of which he does not know the rules.
poster
The CW
65
35
5.3
/1049/
68
/95/
54
/83/
3.0
/654/
86
/7/
72
/5/

The Archer (2017)
Archer champion Lauren Pierce escapes a corrupt juvenile correctional facility with Rebecca, a fierce but alluring inmate. Together they must survive a desperate warden who is bow-hunting his prey to make sure his secret stays buried
poster
Netflix
52
35
5.4
/4744/
55
/66/
51
/34/
2.9
/1492/
44
/16/

Ram Jaane (1995)
A street hustler, who has spent several years in and out of prison, decides to reform his life, as he teaches street kids to stay away from crime, but has trouble maintaining these ideals in his own life.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
60
33
6.2
/1365/
59
/44/
63
/56/
3.2
/848/
55
/25/

Born Innocent (1976)
A constant runaway is given over to the care of the state and finds herself in a remand centre for girls. She is soon caught between the uncaring bureaucracy, the sometimes brutal treatment from her peers and her own abusive family, and only one care worker sees her potential to rise above her tragic circumstances.
poster
74
32
7.4
/916/
62
/12/
67
/33/
3.8
/2796/
91
/3/

Chronicle of a Boy Alone (1965)
The story of a delinquent eleven-year-old orphan in authoritarian Argentina.
poster
61
32
6.4
/2494/
60
/62/
57
/37/
3.3
/536/

Darlings! (1984)
A peaceful family-life is suddenly disturbed when the children enter puberty. The children take over the house and disrupt the lives of their parents.
poster
64
31
6.2
/1771/
70
/28/
59
/24/
3.4
/1522/

Death at Oslo Central (1990)
A young boy named Pelle falls in love with the drug addict Lena. Then he and his friend Proffen try to save her from drugs.
poster
69
31
7.2
/2083/
71
/39/
68
/35/
3.3
/313/

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1991)
At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
31
3.8
/58003/
48
/2337/
45
/1373/
1.7
/57933/
15
/117/
16
/2209/
24
/18/
cc age 8+

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, recently sprung from jail, is declaring war on the Man of Steel and his quest to save the planet. Using a strand of Superman's hair, Luthor synthesizes a powerful ally known as Nuclear Man and ignites an epic battle spanning Earth and space.


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