The Doom Generation (1995)
The 2nd film of the Araki "teenage apocalypse" trilogy and honestly so GOOD that the rest of them might as well not even existed. Ok, they're great too, but this one was my favorite.
Being a young teen in the 90's, Amy (Rose McGowen's character) was practically my spirit animal, and I'm equal parts proud and ashamed to say that as a full grown adult, I still quote her, as Amy's vocabulary and especially her way with words embedded so deep in me during those very formative years. Being a teenager is never easy, but the 90's had the extra air of alternative art and was very existential. When she keeps getting mistaken for "sunshine" (ironically, a childhood nickname of mine) that random creeps are all too enamored with, I can't help but relate: Being wanted/'loved' by people you feel nothing for, ignored by the ones that you want to notice you. Causing chaos just to feel anything. Never finding my stupid lighter when I need it LOL
There's definitely a few tell-tale signs that can time-stamp the movie to the 90's (no cell phones, the unmistakable alt gritty aesthetic and soundtrack) but I think it's overall message on the existential teenage experience holds up, and especially her creative and wickedly witty curses, are freaking timeless.
If you've seen it, you might remember it as another action/comedy. But The trilogy overall and especially this one were so much more. It reels you in with very palatable youthful comedy and teenage logic ("we can't get AIDS, we're virgins"), but you soon realize that that's how they disarm you to deliver the very VERY adult punches of life, thoughts and reflections that don't come till later in adulthood. You go in thinking it's a movie about teens being teens, and leave 90 minutes later shook at how equally devastating and relatable it is, criticizing society in a way that shows the long term results of cultural indifference through it's characters. In my mind it's almost criminal to associate McGowen with "charmed" or "scream", because this was by far the deepest most complex character she's done and the only one that left me changed after watching it, and keeps having that effect on me every single time.