10 Best Movies Named After Popular Songs

10. The Edge Of Seventeen

Kelly Fremon Craig's directorial debut, a coming of age comedy-drama about a troubled high school girl, was based on a spec script Craig had written named Besties, which got picked up after Craig took a chance and sent a copy to James L. Brooks and the Oscar-winning director and Simpsons producer loved it.

That generic sounding title, however, was swapped out for the more evocative one with which it would come to cinemas. Taken from the title of Stevie Nicks's 1982 single Edge Of Seventeen (Just Like The White Winged Dove), a song inspired by the death of John Lennon, Craig's film does engage with some of the song's themes of loss and loneliness, but the song makes no appearance in the movie. Its soundtrack relies more on contemporary indie pop from the likes of The 1975 and Miike Snow.

A poignant, realistic and well-observed script alongside an engaging central performance from Hailee Steinfeld that shows why she has become one of Hollywood's most in demand rising stars makes The Edge Of Seventeen stand out from the coming of age drama crowd, whatever your particular musical era.

Whether helped by the familiarity of the song from which it takes its title or not, The Edge Of Seventeen was a moderate but unspectacular success on release in 2016, but has inspired an upcoming YouTube spinoff series.