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Fictional work portraying aspects of the trajectory through adolescence, including high school years, peer pressure, first love, beach parties, and initial attempts at adulthood, along with strains in the relationship with family. Teenage years are usually emphasized, although younger characters may also be included in a mix of ages, or the work may cover the transition from pre-teen to teenager, depicting a coming-of-age. A frequent emphasis is on a school setting including these ages (TOM BROWN'S SCHOOLDAYS). Note: This category includes "Teen" films, usually aimed primarily at a teenage audience. Works depicting predominantly those of 12 years of age or under would go under Children's. A story with emphasis on familial relations would go under Family, while one set in a collegiate environment would go under College; if criminal tendencies are dominant, use Juvenile delinquent. Feature Examples: AMERICAN GRAFFITI (with Historical); ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER (with Family); BEACH BLANKET BINGO (with Musical); THE BREAKFAST CLUB; BREAKING AWAY; BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (with Horror; Parody); CLUELESS (with Comedy); DEAD POETS SOCIETY; FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH; HEATHERS (with Dark comedy); MARGIE; RISKY BUSINESS (with Caper); SIXTEEN CANDLES (with Comedy); SOMMAREN MED MONIKA / MONIKA / SUMMER WITH MONIKA (with Romance); TOL'ABLE DAVID. TV examples: BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 (with Soap opera); HEAD OF THE CLASS (with Situation comedy); THE MANY LOVES OF DOBIE GILLIS (with Situation comedy); SAVED BY THE BELL (with Situation comedy).

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