Teen Movies and TV shows with main characters who have a skill or talent
The main character might be good at a sport or really good at singing and that sort of thing.
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- CreatorApril BlairStarsNick RouxRowly DennisDavid Clayton RogersA case of mistaken identity has a dateless high school outsider living a double life as a twenty-something career girl in the fashion world.
- CreatorHolly SorensenStarsAyla KellJosie LorenCassandra ScerboA group of elite teenage gymnasts deals with parents, boyfriends, coaches, rivalry and betrayal while training at a top-notch facility known as The Rock.
- DirectorR.J. CutlerStarsChloë Grace MoretzMireille EnosJamie BlackleyLife changes in an instant for young Mia Hall after a car accident puts her in a coma. During an out-of-body experience, she must decide whether to wake up and live a life far different than she had imagined. The choice is hers if she can go on.
- CreatorTheresa RebeckStarsDebra MessingJack DavenportKatharine McPheeMore drama occurs behind the scenes than on stage, as the team prepares an ambitious Broadway musical on the life of Marilyn Monroe.
- DirectorJessica BendingerStarsMissy PeregrymJeff BridgesVanessa LengiesAfter a run-in with the law, Haley is forced to return to the world from which she fled years ago. Enrolled in an elite gymnastics program run by the legendary Burt Vickerman, Haley's rebellious attitude slowly gives way to a team spirit.
- DirectorDonald WryeStarsTaylor FirthRob MayesHenry CzernyAlexis is a young girl who dreams of becoming a champion figure skater. One day, while practicing, Alexis suffers a terrible accident that takes her sight and threatens to destroy her dreams.
- DirectorAdam LipsiusStarsLindsey ShawChandler MasseyKeith CoulourisWhen the number one junior player in the country is injured, she begins to discover the teenage life she never got to live... and find the love she never thought she'd have.
- DirectorDamon SantostefanoStarsLucy HaleFreddie StromaMissi PyleA modern, musical spin on the tale of Cinderella that follows a high school girl who falls for a boy at her Performing Arts school.
- DirectorDrew BarrymoreStarsElliot PageDrew BarrymoreKristen WiigIn Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock-loving misfit finds a way of dealing with small-town misery after discovering a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
- CreatorAmy HarrisStarsAnnaSophia RobbAustin ButlerEllen WongCarrie Bradshaw is in her junior year of high school in the early 1980s. She asks her first questions about love, sex, friendship and family while navigating the worlds of high school and Manhattan.
- CreatorKevin MurphyStarsAly MichalkaAshley TisdaleRobbie JonesThe wild world of competitive college cheerleading.
- StarsMelissa OrdwayJama WilliamsonCody LongoLoren, a smart, shy, independent high school student with songwriting ambitions, secretly sends her lyrics to her love, rock superstar Eddie Duran.
- CreatorSamantha StraussJoanna WernerStarsXenia GoodwinAlicia BanitDena KaplanFifteen-year-old Tara Webster's dream of dancing comes true when she gets into a top dance academy. She soon realizes dancing is only half the battle.
- DirectorFrancine McDougallStarsJordan DangerWhitney SloanCristine RoseA teenager who dreams of becoming a champion ice-skater discovers that a top Russian instructor is working at a nearby private school.
- DirectorNicholas HytnerStarsAmanda SchullEthan StiefelSascha RadetskyA group of teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.
- DirectorDamon SantostefanoStarsSelena GomezDrew SeeleyJane LynchMary lives with her evil stepmom/sisters and slaves for them. At the high school masquerade ball, she gets to dance with her pop idol, Joey. Running home before midnight, she drops her Zune. Joey tries to find the girl who fits the Zune.
- CreatorLamar DamonAmy Sherman-PalladinoStarsSutton FosterKaitlyn JenkinsJulia Goldani TellesMichelle, a Las Vegas showgirl marries a man on a whim and moves to his sleepy coastal town where she winds up working alongside her new mother-in-law at her dance school.
- DirectorThomas CarterStarsJulia StilesSean Patrick ThomasKerry WashingtonA white midwestern girl moves to Chicago, where her new boyfriend is a black teen from the South Side with a rough, semi-criminal past.
- DirectorRegan HallStarsLenora CrichlowPhil DavisJamie HowardA street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
- DirectorKevin TancharoenStarsKelsey GrammerBebe NeuwirthMegan MullallyAn updated version of the musical Fame (1980), which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts. The name of the school in 1980 was Fiorello Laguardia High School.
- DirectorJulie Anne RobinsonStarsMiley CyrusLiam HemsworthGreg KinnearA rebellious girl is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.
- DirectorPhil TraillStarsFelicity JonesEd WestwickBill NighyFormer skateboard champion Kim wants to make more money after her mother's tragic death. She joins the elite posh servicing company, which sends her off to Austria.
- DirectorJason MooreStarsAnna KendrickBrittany SnowRebel WilsonBeca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.
- DirectorSean McNamaraStarsChristy Carlson RomanoRoss ThomasScott Thompson BakerTwo ice skaters (Christy Carlson Romano, Ross Thomas) develop a love-hate relationship while dreaming of Olympic glory.
- DirectorClay GlenStarsKelli BerglundLili KaramalikisTess FowlerA teenager who gave up her spot in an elite U.S. gymnastics program when her family moved to Australia enters a competition to help a new friend.