Wild Child is one of the definitive cult teen classics of the 2000s. As a teenager, my friends and I never had a sleepover without this go-to DVD making an appearance. Fifteen years later, Wild Child remains one of the films that left an indelible mark on my teens.

The coming-of-age comedy sees spoilt Malibu girl Poppy Moore (Emma Roberts) shipped off to a strict English boarding school for girls by her dad (Aidan Quinn), as he attempts to suppress her rebellious behaviour by helping her to reconnect with her late mother. Poppy appears unconvinced: “What, you think just because mom went to boarding school in England, it’s going to magically straighten me out?”

Wild Child at 15: an ode to teen female friendship