Sentences with phrase «honest high school movies»

Hughes Andrew Rothschild The story of writer - director John Hughes, whose emotionally honest high school movies helped to define American culture in the 1980s — but who, at the very height of his success, abruptly abandoned filmmaking for reasons that have never been fully explained.

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While it could have been just another generic coming - of - age, high school rom - com, this one is surprisingly sweet, honest, and lovable; it feels as fresh and bracing as a brand - new John Hughes movie.

Special citation for most honest movie about teenagers: Rick Famuyiwa's «Dope,» about a nerdy high school student in a dangerous neighborhood.