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Movies: Best "coming of age" Movies

In genre studies, a coming-of-age story is a genre of literature, theatre, film, and video game that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from childhood to adulthood, or "coming of age". Coming-of-age stories tend to emphasize dialogue or internal monologue over action and are often set in the past. The subjects of coming-of-age stories are typically teenagers. The Bildungsroman is a specific subgenre of coming-of-age story. The plot points of coming-of-age stories are usually emotional changes within the character(s) in question. ()

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The Boy and the Heron(2023)

PG-13
| 2h 5min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
3.7/5 (with 425 votes)

While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one.".

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

20th Century Girl(2022)

1h 59min | Romance / Love, Drama
4.2/5 (with 213 votes)

Yeon-du asks her best friend Bora to collect all the information she can about Baek Hyun-jin while she is away in the U.S. for heart surgery. Bora decides to get close to Baek's best friend, Pung Woon-ho first. However, Bora's clumsy plan unfolds in an unexpected direction. In 1999, a year before the new century, Bora, who turns seventeen, falls into the fever of first love.

Directed by Bang Woori - With Kim Yoo-jung, Byeon Woo-seok, Park Jung-woo, Roh Yoon-seo

Luca(2021)

3.9/5 (with 3,640 votes)

Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.

Directed by Enrico Casarosa

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train(2020)

4.1/5 (with 1,508 votes)

Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has been tormenting the people and killing the demon slayers who oppose it!

Directed by Haruo Sotozaki

Mean Girls(2004)

PG-13
| 1h 37min | Comedy
3.6/5 (with 4,024 votes)

Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.

American Pie(1999)

R
| 1h 35min | Comedy, Romance / Love
3.3/5 (with 3,474 votes)

At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a pact to all "score" by their senior prom.

City of God(2002)

2h 10min | Drama, Crime
4.2/5 (with 3,184 votes)

In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.

CODA(2021)

PG-13
| 1h 51min | Drama, Music, Romance / Love
4.0/5 (with 881 votes)

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.

Call Me by Your Name(2017)

R
| 2h 12min | Romance / Love, Drama
4.1/5 (with 5,611 votes)

In 1980s Italy, a relationship begins between seventeen-year-old teenage Elio and the older adult man hired as his father's research assistant.

A Walk to Remember(2002)

PG
| 1h 41min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.9/5 (with 1,854 votes)

When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life and also a very big secret she must keep from Landon.

Superbad(2007)

R
| 1h 53min | Comedy
3.6/5 (with 3,237 votes)

Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.

The Fabelmans(2022)

PG-13
| 2h 31min | Drama, Comedy
3.9/5 (with 928 votes)

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

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Stand by Me(1986)

R
| 1h 29min | Crime, Drama
3.9/5 (with 2,471 votes)

Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern are four friends who decide to hike to find the corpse of Ray Brower, a local teenager, who was hit by a train while plucking blueberries in the wild.

Little Women(2019)

PG
| 2h 15min | Drama, Romance / Love, History
3.9/5 (with 2,785 votes)

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

A Silent Voice: The Movie(2016)

PG-13
| 2h 10min | Animation, Drama
4.2/5 (with 1,653 votes)

Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?

Directed by Naoko Yamada

Sexual Chronicles of a French Family(2012)

NR
| 1h 21min | Comedy, Drama
2.6/5 (with 141 votes)

Three generations of a French family open up about their sexual experiences and desires after young Romain is caught masturbating in his biology class.

Kiki's Delivery Service(1989)

3.9/5 (with 1,669 votes)

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

10 Things I Hate About You(1999)

PG-13
| 1h 37min | Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
3.8/5 (with 3,569 votes)

On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat goes out, too. In an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad boy with a nasty reputation of his own.

Get Real(1998)

1h 48min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 67 votes)

Steven spends his school days longing for all-star athlete John. But John has a gorgeous girlfriend, and Steven is still in the closet about being gay. The only one who knows the teenager's secret is his friend Linda. After a curious run-in with John in a public restroom, Steven starts to wonder if the jock is straight after all. When they start a romance, it threatens to expose the truth about both of them.

Directed by Simon Shore - With Ben Silverstone

Bambi(1942)

G
| 1h 5min | Animation, Drama, Kids & Family
3.5/5 (with 2,574 votes)

Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.

Aftersun(2022)

R
| 1h 36min | Drama
3.9/5 (with 469 votes)

Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between miniDV footage as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't.

Directed by Charlotte Wells - With Paul Mescal, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Frankie Corio, Brooklyn Toulson

Dead Poets Society(1989)

2h 8min | Drama
4.2/5 (with 4,921 votes)

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower(2012)

PG-13
| 1h 43min | Drama
3.9/5 (with 4,862 votes)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.

Dirty Dancing(1987)

PG-13
| 1h 40min | Drama, Music, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 2,723 votes)

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.

All About Lily Chou-Chou(2001)

2h 26min | Drama, Crime
3.6/5 (with 97 votes)

Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of fictional pop star Lily Chou-Chou.

How to Have Sex(2023)

NR
| 1h 38min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 62 votes)

Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday—drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should be the best summer of their lives.

Directed by Molly Manning Walker - With Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Lara Peake, Samuel Bottomley, Shaun Thomas, Anna Antoniades, Daisy Jelley, ...

Love and Monsters(2020)

PG-13
| 1h 49min | Comedy, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
3.7/5 (with 1,724 votes)

Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to venture out to reunite with her, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.

Directed by Michael Matthews - With Dylan O'Brien, Michael Rooker, Jessica Henwick, Ariana Greenblatt

Bottoms(2023)

R
| 1h 32min | Comedy
3.5/5 (with 86 votes)

Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their virginity. They soon find themselves in over their heads when the most popular students start beating each other up in the name of self-defense.

Directed by Emma Seligman - With Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz

Easy A(2010)

PG-13
| 1h 33min | Comedy
3.4/5 (with 3,154 votes)

Olive, an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once she decides to use the school's gossip grapevine to advance her social standing. Now her classmates are turning against her and the school board is becoming concerned, including her favorite teacher and the distracted guidance counselor. With the support of her hilariously idiosyncratic parents and a little help from a long-time crush, Olive attempts to take on her notorious new identity and crush the rumor mill once and for all.

Booksmart(2019)

R
| 1h 42min | Comedy
3.5/5 (with 1,134 votes)

Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.

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