Youth in Revolt is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Miguel Arteta and written by Gustin Nash.

Based on C. D. Payne's epistolary novel of the same name, the film stars Michael Cera and Portia Doubleday, with Jean Smart, Justin Long, Ray Liotta, and Steve Buscemi in supporting roles.

While on a trailer park holiday with his mother and her boyfriend, he meets an attractive girl (Doubleday) and is immediately smitten.

Shy teenager Nick Twisp lives with his mother, Estelle, and her boyfriend, Jerry, in Oakland, California.

On Thanksgiving Day, Nick receives a call from his mother explaining Lance left and will not cover for him anymore.

Upstairs, Nick tells Sheeni that he understands what loneliness is like, and that everything he has done (burning down Berkeley, destroying his parents' cars and having her sedated) was all so that they wouldn't have to be alone anymore.

When Nick is released, Sheeni shows up in a car and they drive away into the sky towards the Paris skyline, as various characters appear to make amends and give them their blessing.

The consensus states: "It may not entirely do its source material justice, but Miguel Arteta's Youth in Revolt is a fun, funny comic romp that lets Michael Cera stretch a little and introduces filmgoers to a major find in Portia Doubleday.

Special features include deleted scenes, animated sequences, an audio commentary by Arteta and Cera, and audition footage.