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- The Karate Kid (2010) Suitable for: 9+; Rated PG. Run time: 2 hours 20 minutes. This remake of the 80s classic, starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan, stays faithful to the original storyline about a new kid in town who is mercilessly beaten up by a pack of bullies until he takes up martial arts and learns to defend himself.
- Easy A (2010) Suitable for: 14+; PG-13. Run time: 1 hour 32 minutes. Bullying and gossip take center stage in this charming and clever teen comedy, which is inspired by Hawthorne’s classic novel The Scarlet Letter and features Emma Stone as a particularly likable teen heroine whose white lie about going on a date with a college boy spreads like wildfire through her high school and takes on a life of its own.
- Mean Girls (2004) Suitable for: 14+; PG-13. Run time: 1 hour 36 minutes. Teen girls (and anyone who has ever been one) will know exactly what Mean Girls is about just from the title.
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) Suitable for: 8+; PG. Run time: 92 minutes. Not to be confused with the (inferior) animated movie from 2021, this live-action adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s popular book series is a bucket of laughs (beware, some of them involve age-appropriate potty humor), featuring a plot about a tween boy’s obsessive desire to elevate his social standing by any means necessary, including changing the way he dresses and even dropping friends.
- Carrie. Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, William Katt. 113 votes. A chilling adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel, this classic film delves into the torment faced by an introverted high school girl with a fanatic religious mother and latent telekinetic powers.
- Mean Girls. Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey. 113 votes. A cult classic in the teen comedy genre, this film dissects the turbulent social hierarchies of an American high school, with an emphasis on the manipulative tactics employed by a group of popular girls known as "The Plastics."
- Matilda. Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman. 85 votes. Based on the popular Roald Dahl children’s novel, this enchanting film chronicles the life of a gifted girl who uses her telekinetic powers to stand up against her emotionally abusive family and cruel headmistress, Miss Trunchbull.
- Back to the Future. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover. 68 votes. In this beloved time-travel adventure, the protagonist Marty McFly confronts not only the challenges of altering the past to ensure a better future but also faces off against the school bully, Biff Tannen.
- A WALK TO REMEMBER. Based on the novel of the same name, A Walk to Remember is a tear-jerker filled with love, loss, and hope. Synopsis: Jamie Sullivan seems easy to make fun of for her conservative dress and religious values.
- MEAN GIRLS. No list about bullying would be complete without the cult classic Mean Girls. Synopsis: Cady Heron quickly becomes part of The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, with the help of her new friends Janis and Damien.
- SPEAK. When I found out that the book Speak (one of my most reread books) was adapted into a movie, I was intrigued. Synopsis: Melinda suffers unspeakable trauma the summer before high school, which has caused her to become a selective mute.
- CYBERBULLY. Don’t let the fact that Cyberbully is a made-for-TV movie stop you from giving it a watch. Synopsis: Taylor Hillridge is a teenage girl who becomes a victim of ruthless online bullying.
Jun 4, 2022 · Bullying is one of the various savageries the human being keeps feeding on, bringing conflict and injustice, changing and piercing some people’s lives in the most barbaric form possible. This theme is the subject of numerous films that have been made throughout time which shed light onto this ongoing problem and expose the terrible consequences that can lead from it.
- Switched
- Moxie
- Rebel Cheer Squad: A Get Even Series
- Alrawabi School For Girls
- Do Revenge
- Audrie & Daisy
- Girl’S Revenge
- Tall Girl
- The Glory
- Can You See Us?
Based on the manga series ‘Sora wo Kakeru Yodaka’ (2014–15) by Shiki Kawabata, ‘Switched’ is a Japanese series follows two high-school students, Zenko Umine (Miu Tomita), who endures bullying and Ayumi (Kaya Kiyohara), who has a perfect life. Zenko eventually commits suicide in front of Ayumi, who then faints. Upon waking up, Ayumi realizes she is ...
Directed by Amy Poehler, who also stars in the movie, ‘Moxie’ is the name of the zine that 16-year-old Vivian Carter (Hadley Robinson) starts after being inspired by the old rebellious feminist zines of her mother, Lisa (Poehler). Vivian’s zine, which she names “Moxie,” becomes a medium through which she addresses the bullying and sexism that she a...
Created by Holly Phillips, this 8-episode series is a sequel/spin-off of ‘Get Even’ (2020), both of which are based on the novel series “Don’t Get Mad” by Gretchen McNeil. It follows a group of schoolgirls/cheerleaders at Bannerman Independent School who revive the DGM (or Don’t Get Mad) group (first seen in ‘Get Even’) to take a stand and fight ag...
Created by Tima Shomali, this is a Jordanian series that deals with bullying in an elite school for women and tells the story of Mariam, a teenage girl, who decides to take revenge on all the girls, led by Layan, who bully her and forms a group of her own to chalk out the plans. While showcasing bullying and how it affects teens, the series also ad...
‘Do Revenge’ is a black comedy directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson. It shows how two girls who meet at a tennis camp, Drea and Eleanor, team up to take revenge on those who have bullied them. Drea had her sex tape leaked by her very boyfriend Max, who is “the guy” of the school. On the other hand, Eleanor was subjected to ignorance, disrespect, an...
Featuring Audrie Pott, Daisy Coleman, Paige Parkhurst, and Melinda Coleman, ‘Audrie & Daisy’ is a documentary film directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk. The movie focuses on two teenagers who are sexually assaulted by their acquaintances while unconscious at a high school party. To make matters worse, the victims have to endure cyberbullying and a...
Written by Blanche Chiang, ‘Girl’s Revenge’ is a drama film that features talented actors like Yi-Ruei Chen, Teng-Hung Hsia, Chu-Ping Liu, Moon Lee, and Edison Song. The ordinary life of Ren Li-cha, a high schooler, turns upside down when her sex video is shot without her consent at a birthday party. The film is circulated amongst her acquaintances...
Nzingha Stewart’s ‘Tall Girl‘ is a teen romantic comedy film written by Sam Wolfson. The movie follows Jodi, a teenager who has struggled at school and in other social settings, in general, because of her 6-foot-1-inch height. Although she has allowed her insecurities to dictate most of her decisions, when Jodi finally falls in love with a handsome...
‘The Glory’ is a South Korean drama series that centers on Moon Dong Eun, who dropped out of school after being subjected to brutal bullying. However, many years later, Dong Eun joins the school of the child of the girl who was the head of the bully group as a teacher to take revenge on both her bullies and those who kept quiet about it. The fact t...
Kenny Mumba’s Zambian drama is inspired by the life of 1985-born Zambian artist John Chiti. The film centers on a kid (Thabo Kaamba) who is born with albinism and is rejected by his father at birth. He endures constant bullying in a society that believes that people with his condition are harbingers of dark, occult forces. Amidst maltreatment, Chit...
Oct 5, 2021 · 6. Carrie. Carrie (1976) - Official Trailer (HD) If you really think about it, the 1976 film "Carrie" was one of the very first movies about bullying to ever be made. The entire concept was a ...
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May 25, 2021 · Disconnect (2013) One of the film's several storylines involves a case of cyberbullying, a phenomenon only recently becoming a plot point in film and television. What makes Disconnect stand out is ...
