You know those movies that marked the era? Because they were very good or because they accurately reflected the feelings of the people who lived in that decade. It's like this with “Mean Girls”, “The Beverly Hills Girls” or even “The Breakfast Club”. This will happen with Generation Z and, for sure, with the next generation.
We separate here 10 films that today's generation will certainly leave a cultural heritage for the young people who will come in the coming decades. If you haven't watched any of them yet, already separate the names to watch this weekend.
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10 Gen Z movies the next generation MUST watch
The New Spider-Man Saga
Gen X had Tobey Maguire, Millennials had Andrew Garfield. Now, Gen Z has Tom Holland playing Spider-Man in his own Spider-Man movie saga. The protagonist has a different mood than the others and the plot brings discussions that embrace this new generation.
death, death, death
A group of rich young people decide to spend the weekend in an isolated country house. A storm takes over the place during the night and they decide to play “Death, Death, Death” – an adaptation of the game Cabra Cega. What they didn't imagine is that they would start dying and killing. This film has one of the most ingenious plot twists of the last 5 years and that hits the Achilles heel of the new generation.
With love, Simon
“Love, Simon” accompanies the young man who gives the film its name and who lives with a big secret: he is gay, but he still hasn't told his friends and family. This becomes uncontrollable when he falls in love with one of his classmates – however, anonymously, on the internet. This is one of the first big films aimed at young audiences to speak openly about homosexuality, without taboos and without tragedies.
An addendum: the film won a spin-off series, “With Love, Víctor”, available for streaming on Star+.
justiceiras
We can say that this is the “Mean Girls” of the current generation – with its adaptations in the script. Drea (Camila Mendes) has an intimate video leaked to her colleagues. She teams up with Eleanor (Maya Hawke) to seek revenge against whoever did this.
To all the boys I've loved before
Netflix's hit, "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" follows Lara Jean (Lana Condor) who secretly writes love letters to the boys she's fallen in love with. One day, all the letters find their recipients by mistake.
If I stay
With a bright life ahead of her, young Mia (Chloë Grace Moretz) has love, a career and a warm family. However, a car accident completely changes this young woman's destiny. In a coma, she reflects on her past, present and, if she chooses to stay, her future.
Panic (2022)
The Scream franchise has already won the hearts of three generations – Gen X, Millennials and, recently, Gen Z. The plot is basically the same: a masked killer terrorizes and kills young people one by one. However, the jokes and situations were adapted to the new audience, without leaving aside the hallmarks of this one, which is one of the most recognized horror film sequences in the world.
unpregnant
“Unpregnant” is based on the book of the same name and follows Veronica, a young woman who discovers she is pregnant at the age of 17. The film accompanies the young woman flirting with the decision of whether or not to have an abortion, with the unconditional support of the protagonist's friend, Bailey. The film features Brazilian Barbie Ferreira (Kat from “Euphoria”) in the cast.
Midnight Sun
The film follows Katie (Bella Thorne), a 17-year-old girl who has Xeroderma Pigmentosum, a disease that makes sunlight fatal. She has been cooped up at home since childhood. However, her life takes a complete 360° turn when she meets Charlie (Patrick Schwarzenegger) and they begin a romance.
Three months
Starring pop star Troye Sivan, “Three Months” follows a teenager who is, by accident, exposed to a risky situation and may have contracted the virus. HIV. The certainty of the diagnosis only occurs in 90 days. In this period, he tries to live his last year at school and anxiety about the results of the exams. The difference is that this film does not treat being HIV positive as a death sentence, as was done in films from previous decades.
Graduated in Social Communication at the Federal University of Goiás. Passionate about digital media, pop culture, technology, politics and psychoanalysis.