Top 10 movies for teens
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#1: Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)If the imagination is the soul’s playground, then Pan’s Labyrinth is the inspiration for the swing set. It’s easy to see why it won multiple Oscars and other awards while you get lost within this brutal and touching movie. [read more] |
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#2: Napoleon Dynamite (2004)A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
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#3: Ghost World (2001)Enid and Rebecca are social outsiders who, after graduating from high school, play a mean prank on a middle-aged geek.
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#4: Shrek (2001)An ogre, in order to regain his swamp, travels along with an annoying donkey in the attempt to bring a princess to a scheming lord who wishes himself King.
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#5: 50 First Dates (2004)Henry Roth is a man afraid of commitment up until he meets the beautiful Lucy. They hit it off and Henry think he's finally found the girl of his dreams, until he discovers she has short-term memory loss and forgets him the very next day.
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#6: The Incredibles (2004)A family of undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world.
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#7: Big Fish (2003)A story about a son trying to learn more about his dying father by reliving stories and myths his father told him about himself.
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#8: William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet (1996)Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.
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#9: American Pie (1999)In this hilarious lesson in life, love and libido, a group of friends, fed up with their well-deserved reputations as sexual no-hitters, decide to take action.
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#10: Zoolander (2001)At the end of his career, a clueless fashion model is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
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Doug Jones, who played the Faun and the Pale Man, opted to learn Spanish for the film, rather than memorizing his lines phonetically. He spent five hours a day practicing his lines while he was getting in costume and makeup. Jones' voice was later dubbed over by a theatre actor.
A musical version of Shrek is planned for the stage, announced to open on Broadway at The Broadway Theatre with previews starting on November 9, 2008 and opening December 14, 2008.
The hit songs "All Star" and "I'm A Believer" from the original movie will be transformed into musical numbers for the stage (most likely sung by Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona). The director is expected to be Jason Moore.