Year: 2003
Tagline: “Every teenager’s nightmare . . . turning into her mother."
Reasons they need to see it: This hilarious movie attempts to help teens understand their parents more and vice versa. Though parents think they know everything there is to know about being a teen, having once been one, the film’s plot serves to prove that that’s not very accurate — a lot changes from generation to generation. When Tess and Anna get switched into each other’s bodies, they’re forced to not only learn more about each other but must figure out how to come together as a mother and daughter duo by being more accepting, respectful, and understanding of the other.
What to look out for: Anna has some pretty great one-liners in this film, but most of them serve as a way to talk back to her mother — not necessarily something you want to laugh at and endorse, but oh well.
