Movies and TvShows featuring "runaway-teenage-girl" theme.
Hick (2011) follows a 13-year-old girl as she escapes her turbulent home life and ventures out on her own. Along the way, she encounters various eccentric characters and experiences both joy and danger. Through her journey, she learns to navigate the complexities of adulthood and find her place in the world.
In 1980s Norman, Oklahoma, a high school girl named Danielle, also known as Dirty Girl, forms an unlikely friendship with Clarke, a gay teenager. Together, they embark on a road trip to find Danielle's birth father. Along the way, they encounter various adventures and learn important life lessons.
A woman named Martha Ivers has built a successful life for herself, but the weight of her dark past and the secrets she holds threaten to unravel everything. As a child, Martha witnessed a murder and her involvement in the crime has haunted her ever since. When her husband, Walter, discovers the truth, Martha will go to great lengths to keep her secrets buried, even if it means destroying those she loves.
Set in London during the 1920s, Ballet Shoes follows the lives of three orphaned sisters - Pauline, Petrova, and Posy Fossil. Adopted by an eccentric explorer, the girls have diverse interests and talents. However, they all share a common dream of becoming ballet dancers. The story follows their journey as they train at a prestigious dance academy, overcome various obstacles, and work towards achieving their goals.
After experiencing a devastating loss, Tess is comforted by her biological father, a lovable slacker, and a charming but troubled delinquent neighbor. Together, they form an unlikely bond that helps Tess navigate through her grief and find love in unexpected places.
After a violent dispute with her mother, sixteen-years old Chloé ends up in the streets with nowhere to go. Then she finds Jean-Michel, a charming young man who will lead her to prostitution.
Lola is a 14-year-old girl who falls in love with a US Navy sailor in a seaside town in France. As she navigates her first experience with love, she also grapples with the challenges of single motherhood and the complexities of relationships. Set in the 1960s, Lola's story unfolds against the backdrop of a vibrant coastal community.
My Skinny Sister is about a teenage girl named Stella who idolizes her older sister Katja. However, Stella soon discovers that Katja is battling an eating disorder. As Stella tries to navigate her own adolescent struggles, she is confronted with the difficult task of supporting her sister while also protecting her secret.
American Nightmare is a disturbing film that explores taboo subjects such as father-daughter incest and murder. It follows the story of a runaway teenage girl who gets involved in a twisted relationship with her father, leading to a series of horrifying events. The film is known for its sleazy and gritty atmosphere, making it a cult classic in the crime and horror genres.
After trying and failing to seduce her teacher, 16-year-old Alex runs away from her boarding school. Trying to seek out the biological father her mother has always kept hidden from her.
After accidentally killing his mother, a former assassin seeks redemption by rescuing a teenage girl from a human trafficking ring. Along the way, he confronts his troubled past and struggles with his own inner demons.
Alejandro and Aurora, two young students, leave Santiago and are on their way to spend Christmas with family in Aurora. At the foot of the Andes, the frustrations of Alejandro and Aurora’s doubts about her sexual identity cause tension. The two teens are on the verge of collapse when they discover the presence of a young girl, Alicia, a fragile girl of sixteen years who has fled her home. Gathered around an improvised Christmas tree, Alejandro and Aurora are fascinated by the enigmatic Alicia, who is becoming the object of their desire.
Caroline, a long-lost daughter, returns to her family and causes suspicion and chaos as she tries to uncover the truth behind her mother's suicide.
Two wild and rebellious teenagers in love find that their eager wedding plans are being complicated by family members and roughneck gangsters.
When two single parents remarry, their teenaged son and daughter begin developing an unexpected attraction to each other.
Dawn is ready to finish her senior year of high school when her neglectful, party-loving mother is tragically killed, forcing Dawn to go to live with her aunt Jamie who co-pastors a church with her husband, Willem. Unfortunately, not long into her stay things go terribly wrong, and Dawn runs away. When Dawn's Aunt Jamie realizes her home was not the safe-haven she thought it was, she embarks on a courageous search for Dawn. Dawn, having no foreknowledge of the streets, is easy prey for a two-bit street hustler, falling for his well-rehearsed flattery. She is lured into a life she could never have imagined for herself. Jamie learns of her predicament and becomes more determined than ever to rescue her, despite Dawn's desire to distance herself. Anxiously Jamie befriends a street minister, and the two of them set out together to find Dawn. However, in her search for Dawn, Jamie realizes it is not only Dawn who needs rescuing.
Dead Girls is a horror anthology featuring three stories of terror connected through the pages of dead girls' diaries, which chronicle each girl's act of vengeance against the people who have wronged or abused them.
RUNAWAY follows the stories of five young girls who arrive at a refuge in Iran’s capital city Tehran, having run away from abusive or neglectful families. Some are in despair, others are simply mischievous; but somehow they must all learn to face the future.
A teenager finds her wayward sister running with thieves in San Francisco.
The sister of ex-pimp and current Los Angeles Police detective Lyle York was murdered working the streets a few years ago. Since his reform, he has teamed with Officer Russ Garfield to clear the streets of underage girls working in prostitution. Pretty, young runaway Hailey Atkins has been turned out. Down deep she wants to go straight but has had great difficulty escaping her pimp and doesn't even have a place to go. York and Garfield go out on a limb to try and help.