Mermaids (
1990) | IMDb:
6.7
Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. But when Charlotte's attraction to an older man gets in the way, the family must learn to accept each other for who they truly are.
Starring:
Cher
,
Winona Ryder
,
Christina Ricci
,
Bob Hoskins
,
Michael Schoeffling
,
Caroline McWilliams
Directed by:
Richard Benjamin
Sixteen Candles (
1984) | IMDb:
7
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.
Starring:
Molly Ringwald
,
Justin Henry
,
Michael Schoeffling
,
Haviland Morris
,
Gedde Watanabe
,
Anthony Michael Hall
Racing with the Moon (
1984) | IMDb:
6.6
In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.
Starring:
Sean Penn
,
Nicolas Cage
,
Elizabeth McGovern
,
John Karlen
,
Rutanya Alda
,
Max Showalter