Teen Movies 2012 List

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 PG-13

In the highly anticipated next chapter of the blockbuster The Twilight Saga, the newfound married bliss of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) is cut short when a series of betrayals and misfortunes threatens to destroy their world. After their wedding, Bella and Edward travel to Rio de Janeiro for their honeymoon, where they finally give in to their passions. Bella soon discovers she is pregnant, and during a nearly fatal childbirth, Edward finally fulfills her wish to become immortal. But the arrival of their remarkable daughter, Renesmee, sets in motion a perilous chain of events that pits the Cullens and their allies against the Volturi, the fearsome council of vampire leaders, setting the stage for an all-out battle.
Kristen Stewart, Ashley Greene, Rami Malek, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Bill Condon, Melissa Rosenberg, Taylor Lautner
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The First Time

Dave (O'Brien) is a high school senior who spends most of his time pining away over a girl he can’t have. Aubrey (Robertson), a junior with artistic aspirations, has a hot boyfriend who doesn’t quite understand her or seem to care. Dave and Aubrey meet one night at a party. A casual conversation sparks an instant connection, and, over the course of a weekend, things turn magical, romantic, complicated and funny as Aubrey and Dave discover what it's like to fall in love for the first time.
James Frecheville, Jonathan Kasdan, Liz Glotzer, Martin Shafer, Britt Robertson, Dylan O'Brien, Victoria Justice, Craig Roberts

Fun Size PG-13

A teen comedy centered on a sarcastic high school senior, Wren (Victoria Justice), who is eager to distance herself from her dysfunctional family by going off to college. Before that can happen, Wren's mother, Joy, insists that she watch her little brother Albert on Halloween night, so Joy can go to a rager with her much younger boyfriend. When Wren gets distracted by an invitation to the party of the year, Albert disappears into a sea of trick-or-treaters. Frantic to locate him before their mother discovers he's missing, Wren enlists the help of her sassy best friend April, as well as Peng, an aspiring ladies man and co-captain of the debate team, and Peng's best friend, Roosevelt, a sweet nerd whose crush on Wren clouds his better judgment. This unlikely foursome embarks on a high-stakes, all-night adventure to find Albert, crossing paths with outrageous characters every step of the way.
Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Bard Dorros, Thomas Mann, Jackson Nicoll, David Kanter, Michael Beugg, Max Werner
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower PG-13

A shy and unpopular teenager describes his life by writing a series of letters to an anonymous person and explores the awkward times of adolescence, including drug use and sexuality.
John Malkovich, Nina Dobrev, Russell Smith, Paul Rudd, Johnny Simmons, Dylan McDermott, Lianne Halfon, Stephen Chbosky
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A Lonely Place for Dying NR

It is 1972. An abandoned Mexican prison sits alone in the dusty Chihuahua desert. KGB mole Nikolai Dzerzhinsky waits for his contact from the Washington Post. Dzerzhinsky holds explosive evidence against the CIA--information he will trade for asylum in the United States. Special Agent Robert Harper must obtain this evidence and kill Dzerzhinsky or risk the end of his CIA career. As the two men hunt each other, they discover that the sins from their past destined them for this deadly confrontation.
James Cromwell, Justin Eugene Evans, Michael Scovotti, Ross Marquand, Michael Wincott, Luis Robledo, Brad Culver

Step Up Revolution PG-13

Emily, the daughter of a wealthy businessman, arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer, but soon falls in love with Sean, a young man who leads a dance crew in elaborate, cutting-edge flash mobs. The crew, called the MOB, strives to win a contest for a major sponsorship opportunity, but soon Emily's father threatens to develop the MOB's historic neighborhood and displace thousands of people. Emily must band together with Sean and the MOB to turn their performance mobs into protest mobs, and risk losing their dreams to fight for a greater cause.
Jon M. Chu, Scott Speer, Kathryn McCormick, Jennifer Gibgot, Adam Shankman, Erik Feig, Patrick Wachsberger, Jenny Mayer

The Loved Ones

Lola Stone asked Brent Mitchell to the prom, but Brent said no, and now he's screwed. What happens when Lola doesn't get what she wants? She enlists Daddy's help to throw a prom of her own, where she is queen and Brent is king — whether he likes it or not. The Loved Ones is what happens when puppy love goes horribly, violently wrong. Brent should have said yes….
Sean Byrne, Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, Victoria Thaine, Jessica McNamee, Richard Wilson, John Brumpton

Battlefield America PG-13

Battlefield America takes a steady look at the underbelly of the youth battle dance culture in Long Beach, California. Sean Lewis, a young, charismatic, successful businessman finds himself in the mix with a bunch of disheveled misfits Bad Boys, who have virtually no dance talent. Realizing his dilemma, Sean brings aboard a professional dance instructor to ease his responsibilities to these kids. Meanwhile, he finds himself falling for Sara, who runs the community center where the kids hangout and practice their moves. With Sean motivating them, The Bad Boys find the confidence to be contenders...
Chris Stokes, Marques Houston, Lynn Whitfield, Valarie Pettiford, Mekia Cox, Christopher Michael Jones

Death of a Superhero

A teenage comicbook artist suffering from leukemia finds escape from the harsh realities of life in his illustrated adventures, in which the indestructible Miracle Man fights a never-ending battle against his arch-nemesis, the mad scientist known as the Glove.
Andy Serkis, Ian Fitzgibbon, Michael McElhatton, Sharon Horgan, Thomas Sangster, Astrid Kahmke, Philipp Kreuzer, Anthony McCarten

Hick R

The story is about a 13-year-old who runs away to Las Vegas after being abandoned by her parents in Nebraska. Along the way, the girl learns some truths about American society and the peril of her own sexual curiosity.
Eddie Redmayne, Blake Lively, Steven Siebert, Juliette Lewis, Derick Martini, Christian Taylor, Andrea Portes, Chloë Grace Moretz

Detention

The film follows a group of teens who struggle to survive their senior year of high school when a slasher-movie killer seemingly comes to life.
Dane Cook, Spencer Locke, Mary-Ann Tanedo, Josh Hutcherson, David Kang, Joseph Kahn, Mark Palermo, Richard Weager

Project X R

Three seemingly anonymous high school seniors attempt to make a name for themselves by throwing a party that no one will forget, but nothing could prepare them for what the party becomes.
Alexis Knapp, Miles Teller, Michael Bacall, Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Todd Phillips, Dax Flame, Nichole O'Connor

The Hunger Games PG-13

Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the evil Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
Jennifer Lawrence, Willow Shields, Isabelle Fuhrman, Gary Ross, Josh Hutcherson, Wes Bentley, Alexander Ludwig, Nina Jacobson

Mirror Mirror PG

A reimagining of the classic fairy tale starring Oscar winner Julia Roberts as the Queen, Lily Collins as Snow White, Armie Hammer as Prince Alcott, Sean Bean as the King and Nathan Lane as the Queen's hapless and bungling servant, Brighton. An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.
John Cheng, Tarsem Singh, Jason Keller, Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer, Lily Collins, Nathan Lane, Mare Winningham

I Kissed a Vampire

In "the vein" of High School Musical, a desperate teen tries to save himself and the girl he loves after discovering he's transforming into a vampire. Haunted by bizarre dreams about Goth rocker Trey Sylvania (Drew Seeley), and experiencing a growing lust for blood, Dylan (Lucas Grabeel), a not-so-average teenager finds himself transforming into a vampire! It all started when he was bitten by a voracious fanged exchange student, and it's a process he is desperate to stop - but how? His demented dentist can't do anything about Dylan's aching teeth and emerging fangs, and the anti-bloodsucking pills he gets from his para-psychologist just give him a rash. Dylan is terrified and he doesn't know what to do - especially about his beautiful girlfriend Sara (Adrian Slade).
Drew Seeley, Chris Nolan, Lucas Grabeel, Adrian Slade

Chronicle PG-13

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.
Max Landis, Josh Trank, Adam Schroeder, Dane DeHaan, Ashley Hinshaw, Anna Wood, Joe Vaz, Luke Tyler

Beneath the Darkness R

After watching their best friend get murdered, a group of teens struggle to expose a local hero as the psychopathic killer and keep from becoming his next victims.
Dennis Quaid, Dahlia Waingort, Tony Oller, Devon Werkheiser, Brett Cullen, Martin Guigui, Ronnie Clemmer, Scott Mednick