Try Seventeen

Try Seventeen (2002) is a gentle romantic dramedy you can watch online on iFILM. Elijah Wood plays Jones Dillon, a teenager who skips college, rents a room in a boarding house, and tries to become a writer instead.

Real life turns out messier than his daydreams. Jones splits his attention between two women — a young actress and a photographer named Jane, played by Franka Potente. When Jane's ex shows up to nurse her after a car accident, Jones realizes how much she actually means to him. Mandy Moore and Blondie's Debbie Harry round out the house.

Directed by Jeffrey Porter, this is a small, quiet coming-of-age story — no big plot fireworks, just Wood doing what he does best: a sweet, slightly lost kid who keeps mistaking fantasy for the real thing. Good pick if you have a soft spot for awkward first crushes and early-2000s Canadian indie. Stream Try Seventeen (2002) online on iFILM.