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* Bulma from ''Franchise/DragonBall''. For most of the first series, she never quite matured past her selfish teenage girl phase. She [[CharacterDevelopment gets a]] [[TookALevelInKindness lot better]], but she never truly loses that bratty part of her personality.

* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers:''
** Taiwan is hinted to be one of these to older brother [[ImmortalImmaturity China]], who tries to act as her BigBrotherMentor; in one of the CD dramas, she tells him rather roughly to shut up, and mocks him for being "old," as well as [[OneOfTheKids his attempts at being "young," "cool," and "hip."]] One of her hobbies, as listed on her profile, is even "annoying China."
** Iceland is a mild, gender-flipped example. He's somewhat melodramatic, pretends to be [[SugarAndIcePersonality apathetic to everything]] in an attempt to seem mature, complains about the other Nordics' eccentric behavior (as he considers himself the most [[IJustWantToBeNormal sane and mature of the group]]), and tends to push them away whenever they attempt to do something nice for him. He also refuses to honor his promise of calling his older brother "big brother" upon finding out that they are blood siblings out of stubbornness and pride.
--->'''Iceland''': I'm not down with you freaks enjoying being called that!
* Being a mild [[TheOjou Ojou]], Mimi Tachikawa in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' starts out this way. She grows out of it, though.

* Maho from ''Manga/WanderingSon''. She starts out somewhat whiny but it gets worse as she progresses through middle school. She complains a lot and [[BigBrotherBully berates Nitori]] even more. Maho mellows out by her late teens and just acts somewhat moody.

* ''Manga/DontMeddleWithMyDaughter'': Clara's relationship with her mother Athena is strained because she's dealing with the pressure of being a superheroine at 17. And since she's been hiding it from her, she thinks her mom wouldn't understand. The irony being Clara doesn't know that her mom is a retired superheroine and already knows about her secret.
* Lain's older sister Mika from ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'' acts like this early on. She's distant and arrogant. Mika never seems to care about Lain or her odd behavior much either. [[spoiler:After being {{Mind Rape}}d she's ultimately turned into an EmptyShell]].
* Downplayed with Kei from ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' as her teenage angst is mostly focused on her father and older brother (primarly the latter due to him filling the void of their absent mother). With everyone else she's rather well behaved.

* Gender flipped with Hector of ''Webcomic/CharbyTheVampirate'' who is a bratty teenage ''son'' who does everything in his power to be cool while also deciding he's so unique that no one can understand him. He combines this with being the VampireVannabe AnnoyingYoungerSibling of a VampireHunter.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** Luke Skywalker in ''Film/ANewHope'' comes off as a male version at first, although it's pretty understandable (his foster aunt and uncle forbidding him to pursue his dream of attending the Imperial Academy and becoming a pilot like his father). He does whine and moan quite a bit throughout ''A New Hope'' and ''The Empire Strikes Back'', although by ''Return of the Jedi'' this behavior has completely disappeared. And through it all, he looks pretty sympathetic compared to JerkWithAHeartOfGold Han Solo. Ironically, his twin sister averts this entirely, as Leia is all business even at nineteen.
** Luke, even at his most sulky and brattish, has ''nothing'' [[Film/AttackOfTheClones on his father]] [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith at that age...]]

%%* Cassie Munro (played by teen pop singer [=JoJo=] who also appeared in ''Film/{{Aquamarine}}) in ''RV''.
* Sarah Gopnik from ''Film/ASeriousMan'' qualifies, thanks to her vanity and frequently obnoxious attitudes.

%%* Ellen Grape from ''Film/WhatsEatingGilbertGrape''.

* Lana, the snobby cheerleader, from ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' had this annoying attitude towards the title character. That, however, made Lilly (the title character's best friend) say "Lana got coned" as the mean girl turns to Vice Principal Gupta for assistance but the school's head honcho says "send it out for dry cleaning".
* Sarah from ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' begins the film acting like a complete spoiled brat who blames every problem she has on her stepmother and half-brother. The events of the film mature her. Also a subtle {{deconstruct|edTrope}}ion. She's a spoiled brat with a roomful of toys and pitches fits, but her parents are emotionally unavailable at best and passive-aggressively snide at worst; her outbursts are obvious cries for attention. The movie ends [[spoiler: with Sarah learning to turn inward for comfort, without losing perspective in the real world.]] That, however, made the bratty girl wear some kind of extremely heavy formal gown during a dance sequence (as a prettiest princess similar to Mia Thermopolis).
* Sharpay Evans, unlike Sarah (from ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}''), also has a nasty, mean girl, violent, bratty, bossy attitude towards Gabriella Montez (in which Ms. Darbus, her mentor, gives the "Plucky Princess" detention) in ''Film/HighSchoolMusical''. That, however, made Gabriella spill some chili cheese fries on her pink long-sleeved blouse during a musical number of "Stick to the Status Quo". The only words that describe Sharpay Evans: {{SPOILED BRAT}} (because she owns a country club in the sequel).
%%* Lalita's youngest sister Lakhi in ''Film/BrideAndPrejudice''.
%%* Philippe's daughter from the 2011 French comedy ''Film/{{Intouchables}}''.
* The four heroines (from ''Film/{{Bratz}}'') are actually becoming good girls [[spoiler:but Meredith, the mean girl, says "YOU BRATZ!" right in front of them (as they are nothing but a spoiled brat foursome)]].

* ''Film/TenderMercies'': Sue Ann, 18 years old, determined to rebel against her mother. First she looks up her father against Dixie's wishes, then she does worse by getting married to a hard-drinking musician 12 years older than her. Tragic consequences ensue.

* Downplayed in ''Film/Paddington2014''; Judy, the eldest child of the Brown family, isn't particularly spoiled nor is prone to tantrums. But she has clearly reached the age where puberty-driven sullenness and oversensitivity have set in, she suffers from a severe case of acute embarrassment regarding her family (which Paddington himself seems to believe is akin to the flu) to the point where "That's ''so'' embarrassing!" is practically her catchphrase, and in communal situations tends to charge ahead at a distance from everyone with her head down wearing a pair of large noise-cancelling headphones.
* In ''Film/TheAggressionScale'', Maggie's daughter Lauren is not happy about her mother marrying a total stranger, being uprooted from the city, moving to the middle of nowhere, or acquiring a stepbrother with an unspecified mental disorder, and is quite vocal about her displeasure. She toughens up over the course of the film.
* In ''Film/Deadpool2016'', Deadpool describes superhero Negasonic Teenage Warhead as a teenage girl who is "all about long sullen silences, followed by mean comments and then more silences".
* ''Film/TheFamilyPlan'': Nina is a sullen and resentful teenager who frequently clashes with her family while also [[SoapboxSadie also lecturing them on social justice issues]] at first. However, over time, she gets over this and grows much closer to them.
* ''Film/{{Hostage}}'':
** Jennifer Smith argues with her father at the drop of a hat (although, to be fair, he is keeping secrets from his kids), spends her screen time in a revealing shirt with the phrase "Burn it" written on it, and has a bong under her bed.
** Talley's daughter expresses SmallTownBoredom toward her father in a pretty bitter and frustrated manner.
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: Groot II of the Guardians of the Galaxy is a gender-inverted example. Introduced as a cheerful baby, one of {{the Stinger}}s of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'' shows he has grown up into a bratty teenager addicted to playing video games in his filthy quarters and badmouthing his surrogate parental figures. This continues in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', and ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder''. However, it's clear that this is just a phase, as by ''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'' and ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3'', he's become an adult and regained his former cheerfulness.
* ''Film/MomAndDad'': Carly and Riley are both disrespectful to their moms, even stealing money from them for buying drugs. Neither shows any care for them at first, with Carly rudely blowing off her mom lamenting how they were once very close by saying her mom's lack of social life isn't her problem. Both their moms deeply resent this and complain about their behavior together. They really do love their moms of course, and naturally also neither expects her mom will turn against them in a murderous rage.
* ''Film/HalloweenEnds'': Well not exactly teenage anymore as Allyson is 21 in this film in contrast to her being seventeen in the previous films, but she fits the bill after having TookALevelInJerkass by blaming Laurie for ruining her life with her actions as a FailureHeroine and have TookALevelInDumbass by making stupid decisions after another with her being short-sighted and ignorant of any warning signs, [[spoiler:especially in regards to the increasingly unstable Corey.]]
* ''Film/TheSecret2007'': Sam is a moody, rebellious 16-year-old girl who thinks her mom's too uncool to bear and dislikes being around her most of the time. After her mom's death, though, it's made clear she really did love her even so; she's just at that age.

* ''Film/TheSecret2007'': Sam is a moody, rebellious 16-year-old girl who thinks her mom's too uncool to bear and dislikes being around her most of the time. After her mom's death, though, it's made clear she really did love her even so; she's just at that age.

* ''Film/TheWhale'': {{Exaggerated|Trope}} in [[Creator/SadieSink Ellie]]. She is rude, standoffish, and confrontational until the last moments of the movie, when Charlie finally breaks down her defenses. [[TheBully Cyberbullying]] is also a thing with her, as shown when she fat shames her own father on the internet. Her mother says she has done that to several people several times over; she recently got suspended for threatening someone online.

* ''Film/TheFamilyPlan'': Nina is a sullen and resentful teenager who frequently clashes with her family while also [[SoapboxSadie also lecturing them on social justice issues]] at first. However, over time she gets over this and grows much closer to them.

A standard member of the DysfunctionalFamily, the Bratty Teenage Daughter is a natural offspring of the BumblingDad and [[WomenAreWiser his level-headed wife]] (who herself may have been one). The Bratty Teenage Daughter is a whiny, self-involved girl at That Age. She obsesses over the latest fashions and is incredibly boy-crazy, often more so than her parents think. The two may combine to create [[ParentalFashionVeto conflict with her parents over what she wears.]] If she ever dates someone, expect her father to instantly turn into a BoyfriendBlockingDad. Basically, she will either go around acting like a DramaQueen and {{wangst}}ing up over every minor little thing ("[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic My life is ruined!]]") or else she will just roll her eyes exasperatedly at the "wacky" hijinks the rest of the family gets up to, often becoming a bit of a sullen killjoy in the process.

* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': Chloé Bourgeois’ father Andre is not only Mayor of Paris but also a hotel owner. It’s no surprise she’s spoiled and used to getting what she wants, throwing tantrums, or doing petty things out of revenge when she doesn’t. [[spoiler: She gets it from her mother.]]

* Candace of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''. High-strung, to boot. Though she's a more minor example. A more major one from the show would be Vanessa, but having an "evil" goofball for a father would do that to any girl.

** Amethyst is the "rebellious teen" of the Crystal Gems and is frequently at odds with Pearl, the "mother" of the team.
** Flashbacks show Pearl acting rather petulant when she was younger, mostly towards Greg, [[ClingyJealousGirl especially for things involving Rose]].
** After Lapis Lazuli is defused from Malachite, she has a consistent attitude of apathy and untrusting aloofness. [[SugarAndIcePersonality She shows a warmer side]] toward Steven and, eventually, Peridot.
** A flashback dream in "Jungle Moon" reveals Pink Diamond to have been a mix of this and AnnoyingYoungerSibling to Yellow Diamond, with Yellow Diamond acting like an [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Big Sis]] who gets fed up when her bratty fellow Diamond gets in the way of her work. Pink Diamond, clearly trying to get Yellow's attention, whines that she deserves her own army and colony since she's a Diamond and thus just as important as Yellow Diamond. Yellow Diamond snaps that Pink Diamond sure isn't ''acting'' very important. The dream ends with Pink Diamond smashing a window in hurt frustration. And by the way, Pink is about twelve feet tall, [[LargeRunt but still completely dwarfed by the other Diamonds]].

Her most valued personal possession is the phone. She talks and/or texts [[PhoneaholicTeenager endlessly]] on it with her friends, and breaks down when she's without it. In older media, this will lead to a confrontation with Mom where she tells her to stop tying up the phone lines. Today, these confrontations are likely to revolve around her being glued to her phone 24/7, or the loss of phone privileges as a punishment.