The Fault in our Stars
This John Green novel turned movie won all seven awards it was nominated for at the 2014 Teen Choice Awards. Shailene Woodly plays a teen stricken with cancer, who falls in love with another cancer patient she meets at a support group. It quickly shot to number one during its opening weekend. And yes, you will probably cry.
The Kite Runner
Nominated for multiple Gold Globes, The Kite Runner film turned Khaled Hosseini’s book into a riveting movie. From the fall of the monarchy in Afghanistan to the Soviet intervention and rise of the Taliban, we follow Amir and his friend Hassan. No spoilers, we promise! Hence, all we’ll say is that a young boy’s guilty conscience drives him later in life.