Movies and TvShows featuring "black-teenager" theme.

One of Us Is Lying is a suspenseful murder mystery TV show based on the young adult novel. It follows a group of high school students who are suspected after a classmate dies during detention. As secrets unravel and tensions rise, they must uncover the truth before they become the next targets.

When They See Us is a gripping TV show that tells the true story of five African-American teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of a brutal rape in New York City in the late 1980s. It highlights the systemic racism and injustice within the American criminal justice system, as well as the devastating consequences faced by the wrongfully accused and their families. The series follows their personal journeys, the trial, and the aftermath of their wrongful conviction.

Little Fires Everywhere follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.

Clickbait is a psychological thriller TV show that unravels the dark secrets behind a mysterious online video that goes viral. As the truth behind the video is revealed, it explores themes of deception, ambition, and the consequences of online sensationalism.

Set in the Bronx in the 1970s, 'The Get Down' follows a group of teenagers as they explore the vibrant music and cultural scene of the time. With themes including teenage romance, family dynamics, and the pursuit of their dreams, the show captures the energy and passion of the era.

Billy Boy is a gripping crime, drama, and thriller that follows the story of a teenage boy whose life takes a dark turn after he commits a crime. Faced with the consequences of his actions, he must navigate through a web of danger, loss, and self-discovery.

A Crime on the Bayou is the story of Gary Duncan, a Black teenager from Plaquemines Parish, a swampy strip of land south of New Orleans. In 1966, Duncan tries to break up an argument between white and Black teenagers outside a newly integrated school. He gently lays his hand on a white boy’s arm. The boy recoils like a snake. That night, police burst into Duncan’s trailer and arrest him for assault on a minor. A young Jewish attorney, Richard Sobol, leaves his prestigious D.C. firm to volunteer in New Orleans. With his help, Duncan bravely stands up to a racist legal system powered by a white supremacist boss to challenge his unfair arrest. Their fight goes all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and their lifelong friendship is forged.

A black teen is determined to make it as a heavy metal artist in defiance of his father, a failed jazz musician.

After a school fight lands 17-year old Daje Shelton in a court-supervised alternative high school, she's determined to turn things around and make a better future for herself in her rough St. Louis neighborhood. But focusing on school is tough as she loses multiple friends to gun violence, falls in love for the first time, and becomes pregnant with a boy, Ahkeem, just as Ferguson erupts a few miles down the road. Through Daje's intimate coming-of-age story, For Ahkeem illuminates challenges that many Black teenagers face in America today, and witnesses the strength, resilience, and determination it takes to survive.

Cynthia Wood, a 17-year-old, light-skinned black girl, tries to pass off as white after getting hired of a wealthy movie magnate Mr. Langley who has family problems with his spoiled wife and his promiscuous teenage daughter and son.

Far from showing a shipwreck as an adventure, La encomienda reveals the traumatic experience suffered by those who fight for their lives in extraordinary circumstances, in which both hopelessness and their own patience become powerful enemies.