Fabulous Films for Young Adults
About the Fabulous Films for Young Adults
The purpose of this list is to identify for collection developers a body of films relating to a theme that will appeal to young adults in a variety of settings. Selection criteria consistent with the Library Bill of Rights shall be applied throughout the selection process. Titles chosen are of acceptable quality and are effective in their presentation.
Administered by:
| Name | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Which Way Home | Which Way Home | 2013 - Selection |
| Hunger Games | Hunger Games | 2013 - Selection |
| 127 Hours | 127 Hours | 2013 - Selection |
| Alive | Alive | 2013 - Selection |
| Apollo 13 | Apollo 13 | 2013 - Selection |
| Battle Royale | Battle Royale | 2013 - Selection |
| Big Miracle | Big Miracle | 2013 - Selection |
| Cast Away | Cast Away | 2013 - Selection |
| Defiance | Defiance | 2013 - Selection |
| Devil’s Arithmetic | Devil’s Arithmetic | 2013 - Selection |
| Eight Below | Eight Below | 2013 - Selection |
| Grave of the Fireflies | Grave of the Fireflies | 2013 - Selection |
| 28 Days Later | 28 Days Later | 2013 - Selection |
| I am Legend | I am Legend | 2013 - Selection |
| Jurassic Park | Jurassic Park | 2013 - Selection |
| King of Thorn | King of Thorn | 2013 - Selection |
| Rabbit-Proof Fence | Rabbit-Proof Fence | 2013 - Selection |
| Shaun of the Dead | Shaun of the Dead | 2013 - Selection |
| Soul Surfer | Soul Surfer | 2013 - Selection |
| Tomorrow When the War Began | Tomorrow When the War Began | 2013 - Selection |
| Wall-E | Wall-E | 2013 - Selection |
| War of the Worlds | War of the Worlds | 2013 - Selection |
| Winter’s Bone | Winter’s Bone | 2013 - Selection |
| Zombieland | Zombieland | 2013 - Selection |
| American Experience: The Donner Party | American Experience: The Donner Party | 2013 - Selection |
| Scott Pilgrim vs. The World | Scott Pilgrim vs. The World | 2012 - Selection |
| Save the Last Dance | Save the Last Dance | 2012 - Selection |
| Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella | Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella | 2012 - Selection |
| Hairspray (2007) | Hairspray (2007) | 2012 - Selection |
| Once Upon a Mattress | Once Upon a Mattress | 2012 - Selection |
| Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist | Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist | 2012 - Selection |
| Newsies | Newsies | 2012 - Selection |
| Idlewild | Idlewild | 2012 - Selection |
| The Sound of Music | The Sound of Music | 2012 - Selection |
| Selena | Selena | 2012 - Selection |
| Every Little Step | Every Little Step | 2012 - Selection |
| Step Up | Step Up | 2012 - Selection |
| Strictly Ballroom | Strictly Ballroom | 2012 - Selection |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | 2012 - Selection |
| West Side Story | West Side Story | 2012 - Selection |
| 8 Mile | 8 Mile | 2012 - Selection |
| Chops | Chops | 2012 - Selection |
| Foo Fighters: Back and Forth | Foo Fighters: Back and Forth | 2012 - Selection |
| Mao’s Last Dancer | Mao’s Last Dancer | 2012 - Selection |
| Only When I Dance | Only When I Dance | 2012 - Selection |
| War Dance | War Dance | 2012 - Selection |
| Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog | Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog | 2012 - Selection |
| Drumline | Drumline | 2012 - Selection |
| Bride and Prejudice | Bride and Prejudice | 2012 - Selection |
| Almost Famous | Almost Famous | 2012 - Selection |
| 2011 Fabulous Films for Young Adults | 2011 - Selection | |
| Good Will Hunting | Good Will Hunting | 2010 - Selection |
| Freedom Writers | Freedom Writers | 2010 - Selection |
| Into the Wild | Into the Wild | 2010 - Selection |
| Gridiron Gang | Gridiron Gang | 2010 - Selection |
| Heathers | Heathers | 2010 - Selection |
| Girl, Interrupted | Girl, Interrupted | 2010 - Selection |
| Drive Me Crazy | Drive Me Crazy | 2010 - Selection |
| Edward Scissorhands | Edward Scissorhands | 2010 - Selection |
| Mean Girls | Mean Girls | 2010 - Selection |
| Donnie Darko | Donnie Darko | 2010 - Selection |
| The Devil Wears Prada | The Devil Wears Prada | 2010 - Selection |
| Dead Poets Society | Dead Poets Society | 2010 - Selection |
| Breaking Away | Breaking Away | 2010 - Selection |
| Breakfast Club | Breakfast Club | 2010 - Selection |
| Matrix | Matrix | 2010 - Selection |
| Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 2010 - Selection |
| Milk | Milk | 2010 - Selection |
| America the Beautiful | America the Beautiful | 2010 - Selection |
| Rising Son | Rising Son | 2010 - Selection |
| Quantum Hoops | Quantum Hoops | 2010 - Selection |
| Planet B-Boy | Planet B-Boy | 2010 - Selection |
| Odd Ones Out | Odd Ones Out | 2010 - Selection |
| Napoleon Dynamite | Napoleon Dynamite | 2010 - Selection |
| American Teen | American Teen | 2010 - Selection |
| Gimme Green | Gimme Green | 2010 - Selection |
| Step Up 2 | Step Up 2 | 2010 - Selection |
| Some Kind of Wonderful | Some Kind of Wonderful | 2010 - Selection |
| Say Anything | Say Anything | 2010 - Selection |
| Pleasantville | Pleasantville | 2010 - Selection |
| The Outsiders | The Outsiders | 2010 - Selection |
| On the Waterfront | On the Waterfront | 2010 - Selection |
| As Real as Your Life | As Real as Your Life | 2009 - Selection |
| Juno | Juno | 2009 - Selection |
| Love.com | Love.com | 2009 - Selection |
| Miyazaki's Spirited Away | Miyazaki's Spirited Away | 2009 - Selection |
| Osama | Osama | 2009 - Selection |
| Superbad | Superbad | 2009 - Selection |
| Whale Rider | Whale Rider | 2009 - Selection |
| Bend It Like Beckham | Bend It Like Beckham | 2009 - Selection |
| The Boys of Baraka | The Boys of Baraka | 2009 - Selection |
| Devil's Playground | Devil's Playground | 2009 - Selection |
| Dogtown and Z-Boys | Dogtown and Z-Boys | 2009 - Selection |
| TheHeart of the Game | TheHeart of the Game | 2009 - Selection |
| Invisible Children: Rough Cut | Invisible Children: Rough Cut | 2009 - Selection |
| Persepolis | Persepolis | 2009 - Selection |
| Shadya | Shadya | 2009 - Selection |
| 10 Things I Hate About You | 10 Things I Hate About You | 2009 - Selection |
