The Edge of Seventeen (2016)

Director: Kelly Fremon Craig

Rated: R

Where to watch: Netflix

High school junior Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld) is experiencing the growing pains that go along with high school. When her best friend Krista (Haley Lu Richardson) starts dating her golden-boy brother Darian (Blake Jenner), and her mother (Kyra Sedgewick) begins dating again, she feels more alone than ever, only confiding in her teacher, Mr. Bruner (Woody Harrelson). Nadine forms an unlikely friendship with a soft spoken, thoughtful kid in her class, Erwin (Hayden Szeto), who helps her realize that she is not alone in this crazy, mixed-up, high school life of hers. This movie is proof that even when you feel lost and lonesome, there will always be someone who is willing to cheer you up and help you through whatever it is you’re going through.