The two sub-genres of Teen Drama films are youth dramas and highschool dramas.
Youth Dramas: mainly focus on the social aspect of teenage life and how they face dilemmas which is often portrayed with the a male actor as the protagonist. Mostly contains teenagers which are rebellious or are involved in conflict with peers or other citizens. An example of youth dramas are films like 'Kidulthood' and 'Attack of the Block', both these movies contain teens with difficulties of adolescent experiences/scenarios.
Highschool Dramas: mainly focus on teens in the verge or in highschool life and is usually tend to have several social groups within the highschool which they compete with due to rivalry and majority of the time the protagonist is a female and often celebrate the idea of being young or find the idea youth of being fun and joyful. Highschool dramas became popular in the 70s, 80s and 90s and contained a variations with the sub-genre. An example of highschool dramas are films like 'Breakfast Club', 'Mean Girls' and '10 Things I Hate About You'.
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