American Teen (2008) on Netflix
PG-1320081h 35mDocumentary
A documentary follows five seniors through their final year at a high school in Warsaw, Indiana. Hannah longs to leave town, Colin needs a basketball scholarship, and Jake wants a girlfriend.
- Netflix3.4/5
- IMDb6.4/104,260 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes69%
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Plot summary
Filmed over ten months at a high school in Warsaw, Indiana, the documentary follows five seniors and the cliques they move through. Hannah Bailey is an artist and musician whose liberal views sit badly in a conservative small town, and she counts the days until graduation. Colin Clemens is the basketball team's star, and the year is his chance to draw the attention of college scouts; his father keeps raising the military as the alternative. Megan Krizmanich is popular, academically strong, and set on the University of Notre Dame, where relatives have studied. Jake Tusing, introverted, spends his time in the marching band and on video games and is looking for a girlfriend. Mitch Reinholt, a teammate of Colin's, is easygoing and well liked.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about American Teen (2008)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Much of the movie was filmed at Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw, Indiana, chosen by director Nanette Burstein after she reviewed more than 100 schools and interviewed incoming seniors at the ten that agreed to participate.
- Tusing was continually forced to get a girlfriend in order not to be removed from the movie, which the article describes as one continual issue.
