Best Teenage Romance Movies & TV Shows

One Tree Hill

In Tree Hill, North Carolina two half brothers share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball player, but his skills are appreciated only by his friends at the river court. Popular, affluent Nathan basks in the hero-worship of the town, as the star of his high school team. And both boys are the son of former college ball player Dan Scott whose long ago choice to abandon Lucas and his mother Karen, will haunt him long into his life with wife Deb and their son Nathan.

Stars: Austin Nichols Bethany Joy Lenz Jackson Brundage James Lafferty Lee Norris Lisa Goldstein Kirsch Robert Buckley Shantel VanSanten Sophia Bush Stephen Colletti

The Summer I Turned Pretty

Every summer, Belly and her family head to the Fishers’ beach house in Cousins. Every summer is the same ... until Belly turns sixteen. Relationships will be tested, painful truths will be revealed, and Belly will be forever changed. It’s a summer of first love, first heartbreak and growing up — it's the summer she turns pretty.

Stars: Christopher Briney Gavin Casalegno Isabella Briggs Jackie Chung Kristen Connolly Lola Tung Rain Spencer Sean Kaufman

The Karate Kid

New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and, later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.

Run time: 127m Tagline: He taught him the secret to karate lies in the mind and heart. Not in the hands. Release: 1984-06-22

Stars: Chad McQueen Elisabeth Shue Martin Kove Pat Morita Ralph Macchio Randee Heller Rob Garrison Ron Thomas Tony O'Dell William Zabka