10 Greatest Disney Channel Original Movies

10. Teen Beach 2

Yeah, one of the sequels that every mildly successful DCOM gets actually made it onto the list. Because in a lot of ways, Teen Beach 2 surpasses the also pretty decent Teen Beach Movie.

The first film showed the story of two modern teens who get sucked into a 1960s beach movie musical, where all of their problems are...well, they're still there, but they're set to upbeat pop music, so they seem slightly less devastating. Teen Beach Movie 2 features all of the characters from the movie-within-the-movie, who are suddenly forced to contend with the real, modern world.

Which means a painful journey to self-awareness for the 1960s beach movie's handsome but super dumb male lead, and the fast track to empowerment for the female lead. Because really, when this movie isn't preoccupied with the men who seem to be constantly moping around, it's all about feminism. Lela learns that she isn't just Tanner's girlfriend, but that she can be smart and take charge and be the heroine of her own story.