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Sex Education 2019
Serie
La serie gira en torno a Otis, un adolescente calificado como "bicho raro" en el instituto, quien además es virgen. Como el tímido Otis tiene todas las respuestas para dudas sobre sexo porque su madre es sexóloga, su compañera Maeve le propone montar una consulta en el instituto para ayudar a sus compañeros con sus problemas sexuales.
Las caras de Sex Education
- Un adolescente tímido que da consejos sexuales en el instituto
- Una madre sexóloga
- Amigos que lo descubren todo
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una comedia adolescente franca y divertida.
- te gusta un gran reparto de adolescentes dibujados con cuidado.
- quieres una serie cálida y amable.
Mala para ti si
- las escenas y conversaciones sexuales explícitas no son para ti.
- pones los ojos en blanco ante las charlas sentidas. Otis ayuda a sus compañeros con consejos sinceros y cuidadosos.
Temas: la identidad · la amistad · el sexo
Lady Bird 2017
Película
Una joven estudiante que se hace llamar Lady Bird (Saoirse Ronan) se muda al norte de California para pasar allí su último año de instituto. La joven, con inclinaciones artísticas y que sueña con vivir en la costa Este, tratará de ese modo encontrar su propio camino y definirse fuera de la sombra protectora de su madre (Laurie Metcalf).
Las caras de Lady Bird
- Una estudiante del último año que se hace llamar Lady Bird
- Una madre que la quiere a su manera dura
- Dejar Sacramento
Buena para ti si
- te gusta la comedia adolescente incómoda y sincera.
- te gusta una madre y una hija que discuten porque se parecen.
- te gusta un final que te da ganas de llamar a tu madre.
Mala para ti si
- quieres que pasen cosas. Es la vida cotidiana.
- ya tuviste suficiente de historias adolescentes. Es un último año de instituto, con baile de graduación y cartas de la universidad.
Temas: madres e hijas · el hogar · crecer
El club de los cinco 1985
Película
Cinco estudiantes de distinta educación, formación y gustos son castigados a pasar un sábado en el instituto en el que estudian. Pronto las desavenencias entre ellos aparecen, especialmente cuando el director que les vigila se ausenta del aula... Comedia juvenil de culto de los años ochenta.
Las caras de El club de los cinco
- Cinco alumnos castigados un sábado
- Un cerebrito, un deportista, una rara, una princesa y un delincuente
- Un puño en alto
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una película hecha de adolescentes que hablan con sinceridad.
- te gusta ver cómo se resquebrajan los estereotipos.
- te gustan los adolescentes que descubren quiénes son durante un castigo de sábado.
Mala para ti si
- las películas de 1985 te parecen anticuadas.
- necesitas que pasen cosas. Toda la película son cinco adolescentes en una biblioteca de instituto.
Temas: la identidad · la amistad · los padres

Lizzie McGuire 2001
Series
Lizzie McGuire is all about the ordinary and not-so-ordinary adventures of a junior high student and her two best friends as they try to deal with the ups and downs of school, popularity, boys, parents, a bratty little brother--just life in general. And if Lizzie leaves anything unsaid, you can bet that her cartoon alter ego will say it for her!
The sides of Lizzie McGuire
- A junior high student and her two closest friends
- A cartoon Lizzie saying what she can't
- A bratty little brother
Good for you if
- you like Lizzie getting through junior high, crushes and a mean rival.
- you like a cartoon Lizzie saying what the real one can't.
- you want a gentle family sitcom for preteens.
Bad for you if
- you find early 2000s Disney Channel shows dated.
- you roll your eyes at a lesson learned in every episode.
About: friendship · growing up · fitting in
Young Sheldon 2017
Series
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
The sides of Young Sheldon
- A nine-year-old genius in a Texas high school
- The Cooper family in the 1980s
- Adult Sheldon narrating his childhood
Good for you if
- you want a gentle family sitcom with half-hour episodes.
- you like Mary, George, Missy and Georgie loving Sheldon in their own way.
- you like a child correcting his teachers and his pastor.
Bad for you if
- seven seasons is too much for you.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt family moments.
About: family · growing up · faith · being different
Daria 1997
Series
After moving to a new town with her stressed-out parents and relentlessly popular little sister, Daria uses her acerbic wit and keen powers of observation to contend with the mind-numbingly ridiculous world of Lawndale High.
The sides of Daria
- A sarcastic teenager at a new high school
- An artist friend who shares her outsider view
- A popular little sister
Good for you if
- you laugh at Quinn and the Fashion Club, Kevin and Brittany, and the teachers of Lawndale High.
- you like dry, sarcastic one-liners delivered in a monotone.
- you like Daria and Jane, two outsiders who only need each other.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you need warmth more than sarcasm.
About: cynicism · friendship · fitting in
Con amor, Simon 2018
Película
Simon Spier es un joven 16 años que no se atreve a revelar su homosexualidad, ya que prefiere esperar al musical que se celebra en secundaria. Pero un día, uno de sus correos electrónicos llega a manos equivocadas y las cosas se complican extraordinariamente.
Las caras de Con amor, Simon
- Un chico de último año de secundaria que aún no ha salido del armario
- Un amigo anónimo por correo del que se enamora
- Un compañero que usa su secreto contra él
Buena para ti si
- te gusta ver a Simon descubrir cómo y cuándo salir del armario.
- te gusta adivinar con él quién está detrás de los correos.
- quieres una historia adolescente cálida con una familia que apoya.
Mala para ti si
- pones los ojos en blanco ante los discursos emotivos de unos padres.
- prefieres una historia más oscura y dura sobre salir del armario.
Temas: salir del armario · la identidad · el primer amor
Saved by the Bell 1989
Series
Lovable schemer Zack Morris leads his pals on adventures at California's Bayside High School. The friends navigate relationships, final exams, school dances, breakups and more while frequently frustrating their principal, Mr. Richard Belding, who does his best to keep them in check.
The sides of Saved by the Bell
- Zack Morris and his schemes
- Bayside High in California
- Mr. Belding trying to keep order
Good for you if
- you like Zack's schemes and Mr. Belding falling for them.
- you want light, safe high school fun.
- you like a gang of six friends getting through high school.
Bad for you if
- you find late 80s sitcoms dated.
- you roll your eyes at very special episode lessons.
About: friendship · first love · school
Toradora! 2008
Anime
Menacing in appearance but gentle at heart, second year high school student Ryuuji forms an unlikely friendship with classmate Taiga, a tiny girl with a sharp tongue and a tough attitude.
The sides of Toradora!
- A gentle boy who looks like a thug
- A tiny girl with a fierce temper
- A deal to help each other's crushes
Good for you if
- you like a love story that grows slowly out of a friendship.
- you like high schoolers learning what they really want.
- you like a comedy that becomes moving in its second half.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at big heartfelt confessions between teenagers.
- you don't watch anime.
About: first love · loneliness · growing up
O Maidens in Your Savage Season 2019
Anime
The girls in a high school literature club do a little icebreaker to get to know each other: answering the question, "What's one thing you want to do before you die?" One of the girls blurts out, "Sex." Little do they know, the whirlwind unleashed by that word pushes each of these girls, with different backgrounds and personalities, onto their own clumsy, funny, painful, and emotional paths toward adulthood.
The sides of O Maidens in Your Savage Season
- Five girls in a high school literature club
- One word said out loud: sex
- First crushes and awkward bodies
Good for you if
- you like the clumsy, painful side of growing up.
- you like five girls with very different ways of facing desire.
- you like cringe comedy that still feels true.
Bad for you if
- you want a show to watch with younger kids, as the girls talk about sex constantly.
- you don't watch anime.
About: desire · adolescence · friendship · shame
Regreso al futuro 1985
Película
El adolescente Marty McFly es amigo de Doc, un científico al que todos toman por loco. Cuando Doc crea una máquina para viajar en el tiempo, un error fortuito hace que Marty llegue a 1955, año en el que sus futuros padres aún no se habían conocido. Después de impedir su primer encuentro, deberá conseguir que se conozcan y se casen; de lo contrario, su existencia no sería posible.
Las caras de Regreso al futuro
- Un adolescente atrapado en el pasado de sus padres
- Una máquina del tiempo hecha con un coche
- Una torre del reloj y un rayo
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una comedia en la que tu madre está enamorada de ti.
- quieres una película de pura diversión de principio a fin.
- te gusta el viaje en el tiempo contado con sencillez y alegría.
Mala para ti si
- necesitas un viaje en el tiempo que se sostenga. Aquí bastan un DeLorean y un rayo.
- te gustan las películas pacientes, de largos silencios. Esta corre contra el reloj de la torre.
Temas: el tiempo · la familia · el azar
Boy Meets World 1993
Series
The coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man.
The sides of Boy Meets World
- Cory growing up in Philadelphia
- Mr. Feeny next door and in the classroom
- Cory and Topanga from childhood to marriage
Good for you if
- you want to follow one boy from sixth grade to married life.
- you like Cory and Shawn's friendship through every year.
- you like a warm sitcom with a lesson every week.
Bad for you if
- seven seasons is too much for you.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt life lessons.
About: growing up · friendship · first love
No One Will Miss Us 2024
Series
It's the '90s, and five losers run an illegal business at their high school. They sell homework and assignments to their classmates. The advantage is that no one ever suspects the nerds. Their business brings them money and popularity. But hormones and an unexpected death threaten to ruin everything. If the business collapses, their futures and their friendships are at risk.
The sides of No One Will Miss Us
- Five outcasts in a 1990s high school
- A secret homework business
- A death that changes everything
Good for you if
- you like growing up in the 90s, first crushes and all.
- you like five nerds whose friendship is tested by money and popularity.
- you like teenage schemes that go wrong.
Bad for you if
- you can't take grief in a story that started light.
About: friendship · belonging · loss
10 razones para odiarte 1999
Película
Las hermanas Stratford son muy distintas. La guapa y popular Bianca nunca ha salido con un chico, y Kat, su hermana mayor, es una bruja con muy mal genio, y algo arisca, que se ha propuesto rechazar a cualquier chico que demuestre el más mínimo interés por ella. Desgraciadamente, el estricto reglamento que rige el hogar de los Stratford prohibe a Blanca tener novio hasta que su insoportable hermana tenga uno; situación que parece más que improbable teniendo en cuenta que Kat lleva una vida social desastrosa. Blanca está desesperada por ir al baile de fin de curso. Pero su pretendiente, Cameron, guarda una sorpresa...
Las caras de 10 razones para odiarte
- Un chico pagado para salir con la chica más antipática del instituto
- Una canción en las gradas
- Un poema leído en clase
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una comedia romántica adolescente ingeniosa.
- te gustan los opuestos que se enamoran.
- te gustan las respuestas afiladas y sarcásticas de Kat.
Mala para ti si
- los grandes gestos románticos te hacen poner los ojos en blanco. Patrick le canta una serenata a Kat en las gradas del instituto.
- ya pasaste la edad de los enamoramientos de instituto y los dramas del baile de graduación.
Temas: el amor · la honestidad · la independencia
Skins 2007
Series
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.
The sides of Skins
- A group of Bristol teenagers and their parties
- A new cast every two seasons
- Drugs, exams and first loves
Good for you if
- you like being seventeen shown without the varnish.
- you like a season that hands each episode to a different kid.
- you like a group that falls apart and still shows up.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not watch teenage sex scenes.
- you can't watch addiction and eating disorders up close.
- you want something warm and low-stakes after work.
About: growing up · addiction · friendship · grief
Atypical 2017
Series
Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family.
The sides of Atypical
- An autistic teenager looking for a girlfriend
- A family shaken by his independence
- Antarctica and penguins as his comfort
Good for you if
- you like a family where everyone is growing up, parents included.
- you like following Sam toward college and a life of his own.
- you like a comedy that is funny and tender at once.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt family talks.
- you need something to happen besides everyday life.
About: autism · independence · family · first love
Merlí 2015
Series
He’s surly, unorthodox, unapologetically blunt, and he’s about to change your life. Meet the new philosophy teacher, Merlí, who will help his students view the world in a whole new light, both in and out of the classroom.
The sides of Merlí
- A blunt philosophy teacher in Barcelona
- A class of teenagers he provokes
- His son sitting in that same class
Good for you if
- you like a difficult, charming teacher who breaks every rule.
- you like teenagers finding out who they love and who they are.
- you like a classroom where Plato and Nietzsche start real arguments.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a series in Catalan.
- you'd rather not watch teenage sex scenes.
About: philosophy · identity · fathers and sons
Acapulco 2021
Series
In 1984, Maximo Gallardo's dream comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime at Acapulco's hottest resort, Las Colinas. But he soon realizes that working there will be far more complicated than he ever imagined.
The sides of Acapulco
- A young man hired at a luxury resort in 1984
- His older self telling the story
- A mother and sister he works to support
Good for you if
- you like a warm, sunny show that never gets cruel.
- you enjoy Máximo's scrambles to keep his dream job.
- you like a son working to look after his mother and sister.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles, and much of it is in Spanish.
- you roll your eyes at sweet lessons about family and kindness.
About: ambition · family · the 1980s
Clueless (Fuera de onda) 1995
Película
La superficial, rica y socialmente exitosa Cher está en lo más alto de la escala de valores de su instituto de Beverly Hills. Viéndose a sí misma como una casamentera, Cher primero convence a dos profesores para que salgan juntos.
Las caras de Clueless (Fuera de onda)
- Una chica rica en un instituto de Beverly Hills
- Un cambio de imagen para la alumna nueva
- Dos profesores a los que alguien intenta emparejar
Buena para ti si
- te gusta la mirada segura y soleada de Cher sobre el mundo.
- quieres una comedia adolescente cálida donde lo único en juego es el orgullo.
- te gusta una jerga tan citable que nunca salió de los noventa.
Mala para ti si
- te gusta la comedia adolescente con mala leche, y Cher tiene buen corazón.
- no soportas las comedias románticas, y las tretas de Cher para emparejar acaban en su propia historia de amor.
Temas: la amistad · hacerse adulto · la vanidad · el primer amor

Everybody Hates Chris 2005
Series
Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high.
The sides of Everybody Hates Chris
- A boy growing up in 1980s Brooklyn
- Strict parents counting every penny
- A school two buses away where he's the only Black kid
Good for you if
- you like Chris Rock narrating his own childhood.
- you like a mother who threatens and a father who knows the price of everything.
- you like junior high told with honesty and jokes.
Bad for you if
- four seasons of sitcom is too much for you.
- you can't laugh at racism, and much of the humor comes from Chris being the only Black kid at Corleone.
About: race · family · growing up