Want a taste of Gen Z cinema?
Check out the 12 best Gen Z movies, along with where to watch them.
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Updated 7 months ago,October 3, 2024
The film industry goes through eras just like generations.
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you’ve got the option to see it in the way stories are told.
Boomers had movies with Mid-Atlantic accents that ended with a passionate closed-mouth first kiss.
Gen X had the quirky musicals filled with rollerskating or aliens from Transylvania or pinball wizards.
Millennials were all about the classic teen rom com that almost always featured a makeover montage.
So whats going on with Gen Z movies?
It turns out they have their own sometimes absurd, irreverent, dry humorand were loving it.
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Not every movie coming out right now is a Gen Z movie, though.
to fit the bill, it has to demonstrate the experiences of the generation.
It also has that certain something that Gen Z movies have.
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And I mean that in the best of ways.
Here are some of the best Gen Z movies so far.
They cooked, they ate, they left no crumbs.
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Though honestly, its a good one for all ages.WatchEighth GradeonAmazon Video.
Its funny, its fun, and itsveryGen Z.WatchBodies Bodies BodiesonMaxandParamount with Showtime.
Bottoms (2023)
Dont take anything that happens in Bottoms seriously.
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Thats kind of the point.
Go into this one expecting the absurd.WatchBottomsonPrime VideoandMGM+.
Things quickly turn dark when jealousy is involvedplus it has several viral moments that have left the generation gagged.
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In this adaptation, Lisa is crushing hard on a long-dead soldier, spending time at his grave.
When he becomes a certified member of the undead, she seduces him, of course.
Mary Shelley would approve.WatchLisa FrankensteinonPrime Video.
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This is a hilarious movie you wont want to miss.WatchDrive-Away DollsonPrime Video.
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