Teen Angst Timeline

Significant teen angst films- trends or changes in the genre over time:

1984 Footloose, Herbert Ross

1985 The Breakfast Club, John Hughes

1995 Clueless, Amy Heckling

2003 Freaky Friday, Mark Waters

2004 Mean Girls, Mark Waters

2004 13 Going On 30, Gary Winick

2010 Easy A, Will Gluck

2014 The Fault In Our Stars, Josh Boone




• Both The Fault In Our Stars and Footloose have a love story in them.
• Both Mean Girls and Easy A have a teenage girl trying to fit in at school.
• Both 13 Going On 30 and Easy A have a teenage wanting to grow up or act older.