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- Stand By Me. For a genre that’s all about young people, death is absolutely everywhere in coming-of-age movies. Its shadow is all over Stand By Me: when we meet 12-year-old Gordie, he’s lost his brother and his parents are too deep in grief to notice, and he and his three pals go on a quest to find the corpse of a boy their age.
- Boyhood. For most coming-of-age movies, the coming-of-age thing is a shorthand. It’s a rough outline of where you’re heading, not a promise. But Richard Linklater’s 12-year project is not most coming-of-age movies.
- Moonlight. In Barry Jenkins’ Best Picture-winner, we follow the protagonist through three stages of his life – as a child, Little (Alex Hibbert), taken under the wing of local drug dealer Juan (Mahershala Ali); as a teenager, Chiron (Ashley Sanders), isolated at school and tentatively experimenting with his burgeoning sexuality; and as an adult, Black (Trevante Rhodes), who hides his desire for tenderness under exaggerated trappings of traditional masculinity.
- The Graduate. At his audition to play post-college drifter Benjamin Braddock, Dustin Hoffman was uncertain. He’d never done a love scene, for one thing, and doubted very much whether anyone would buy that a woman like Katherine Ross would ever fancy him.
1994 1h 39m R. 7.3 (68K) Rate. 86 Metascore. Two teenage girls share a unique bond: their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge. Director Peter Jackson Stars Melanie Lynskey Kate Winslet Sarah Peirse. 9. Empire of the Sun.
6. Booksmart. 2019 1h 42m R. 7.1 (133K) Rate. 84 Metascore. On the eve of their high-school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.
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- 'Almost Famous' (2000) Director: Cameron Crowe. Almost Famous helped the 21st century get off to a great start, as it was one of the best movies released in 2000.
- 'Y Tu Mamá También' (2001) Director: Alfonso Cuarón. Before he directed a Harry Potter movie and incredible works of science fiction like Children of Men and Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón also made one of the 21st century's best coming-of-age movies.
- 'American Graffiti' (1973) Director: George Lucas. Perhaps most well-known for being a Harrison Ford film directed by George Lucas before they became synonymous with the most famous sci-fi movie ever, American Graffiti also happens to be a coming-of-age classic.
- 'The Graduate' (1967) Director: Mike Nichols. Any young people living today who struggle with the early stages of adulthood may take some comfort in watching 1967's The Graduate.
Jul 3, 2024 · The Fundamentals of Caring is a 2016 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Rob Burnett, based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Jonathan Evison and stars Paul Rudd, Craig Roberts and Selena Gomez. #109 of 170 on The 150+ Best Teen Romance Movies, Ranked. #68 of 139 on The Best Bromance Movies.
Jun 26, 2024 · 27. Hard Feelings (2023) Coming of age was never more confusing. ‘Hard Feelings’ follows two best friends/schoolmates, Charly (Tobias Schäfer) and Paula (Cosima Henman), who are undergoing a weird change that allows their genitals to talk to them. Often called puberty, this change is taking a huge toll on their minds as they are wondering ...
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Jun 2, 2021 · 34. 'Jennifer’s Body'. Megan Fox plays the hottest girl in the high school in this teen horror film that puts a nasty feminist spin on obvious monster movie tropes. Fox is incredible as a seductive succubus, and the movie is filled with hilariously quippy, misandrist one-liners. Watch now on Google Play. 33.
