Some days, all you want to do after you get home from school and finish up your homework is throw on a pair of comfy AF sweatpants and binge some iconic movies. The question is: What's the ultimate romantic comedy specifically for teens? These teen films are the best of the best when it comes to showing what it's really like to be a teenager nowadays. So grab some popcorn, gather all your friends, and get ready to relate to all of these characters as you go down this list.

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Zac Efron decisively ditches his squeaky clean High School Movie persona for one as a red-blooded horndog with this week's That Awkward Moment , an R-rated adventure in the grand tradition of '80s sex comedies. That Efron's latest can't hold a candle to those hormonally charged classics isn't an enormous surprise, since as the past two decades have shown, making a boisterous sex romp takes more than just a handful of pimply actors and some women eager to flash their wares for the camera. With GIFs, naturally. Ivan Reitman and Bill Murray's movie careers were jumpstarted by this gem, in which Murray stars as the head counselor at a low-rent summer camp, where he mentors — and is aided in his own quest for love by — a lonely nerd.

While many movies chronicling this period of human development are fun and lighthearted, even the bounciest offer a darkly comforting reminder: You survived. Put on your varsity jacket, grab your Trapper Keeper, and stream these essential teen movies on Netflix. Remember, if you can't get enough of these teen dreams, check out the best teen TV shows on Netflix. It's a tender love story, growing from two broken people who, together, begin the process of healing. The film is both gentle and heartbreaking, and a rare entry in the excess of teen Netflix originals that truly tries to handle mental health with care.