Coming of Age
by EggOrChicken | created - 28 Mar 2019 | updated - 06 Oct 2020 | PublicMovies that show the transition from childhood to adult.
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1. Boyhood (I) (2014)
R | 165 min | Drama
The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Elijah Smith
Votes: 367,245 | Gross: $25.38M
2. Mr. Church (2016)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
"Mr. Church" tells the story of a unique friendship that develops when a little girl and her dying mother retain the services of a talented cook - Henry Joseph Church. What begins as a six month arrangement instead spans into fifteen years and creates a family bond that lasts forever.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Britt Robertson, Natascha McElhone, Xavier Samuel
Votes: 31,275 | Gross: $0.69M
3. Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
PG-13 | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.
Director: Taika Waititi | Stars: Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House
Votes: 141,952 | Gross: $5.20M
4. Toast (2010 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The ultimate nostalgia trip through everything edible in 1960s Britain.
Director: S.J. Clarkson | Stars: Oscar Kennedy, Victoria Hamilton, Colin Prockter, Ken Stott
Votes: 10,462
5. Joe (I) (2013)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An ex-con, who is the unlikeliest of role models, meets a 15-year-old boy and is faced with the choice of redemption or ruin.
Director: David Gordon Green | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan, Gary Poulter, Ronnie Gene Blevins
Votes: 51,221 | Gross: $0.37M
6. Lady Bird (2017)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
In 2002, an artistically inclined 17-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
Director: Greta Gerwig | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges
Votes: 329,318 | Gross: $48.96M
7. Empty Space (II) (2016)
76 min | Drama, Romance
Tom, an overweight young man, takes refuge at his grandmother's rural cabin in an attempt to bury the years of being bullied and feeling rejected. While in town, he meets a precocious blind girl, who shows him how to be accepted and loved.
Director: James Choi | Stars: J.W. Dean, Madysen Frances, Ryan David Heywood, Suzanne C Johnson
Votes: 199
8. Little Forest (2018)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama
A young woman grows tired of life in the city and returns to her hometown in the countryside.
Director: Soon-rye Yim | Stars: Kim Tae-ri, Ryu Jun-Yeol, Moon So-ri, Jin Ki-joo
Votes: 3,913
9. The Dangerous Book for Boys (2018)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The story of a middle-class family coping with the sudden passing of their beloved patriarch Patrick, a whimsical inventor who touched the lives of all who knew him. Devastated, his family ... See full summary »
Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Gabriel Bateman, Drew Powell, Kyan Zielinski
Votes: 509
10. Red Oaks (2014–2017)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A coming-of-age comedy set in the "go-go" 80s about a college student enjoying a last hurrah before summer comes to an end--and the future begins.
Stars: Craig Roberts, Ennis Esmer, Oliver Cooper, Richard Kind
Votes: 12,849
11. Beautiful Boy (I) (2018)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.
Director: Felix van Groeningen | Stars: Steve Carell, Maura Tierney, Jack Dylan Grazer, Oakley Bull
Votes: 99,762 | Gross: $7.65M
12. Fall City (2018)
93 min | Drama, Romance
Adaptation of redemption found through deep struggles of a young man who needs a break.
Director: Nathan D. Lee | Stars: Dashiell Wolf, Meranda Long, Paul Ryan Hobson, Riley Hardy
Votes: 378
13. What Maisie Knew (2012)
R | 99 min | Drama
In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.
Directors: Scott McGehee, David Siegel | Stars: Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, Steve Coogan, Joanna Vanderham
Votes: 28,619 | Gross: $1.07M
14. Mid90s (2018)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 1990s-era Los Angeles who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.
Director: Jonah Hill | Stars: Sunny Suljic, Katherine Waterston, Lucas Hedges, Na-kel Smith
Votes: 78,031 | Gross: $7.36M
15. Jellyfish (2018)
101 min | Drama
A young carer discovers an unlikely talent for stand-up comedy.
Director: James Gardner | Stars: Liv Hill, Sinead Matthews, Cyril Nri, Angus Barnett
Votes: 1,204
16.
Masterpiece (1971– )
Episode:
The Railway Children
(2000)
108 min | Drama, History, Mystery
Dramatization of E. Nesbit's classic novel about three children whose lives change dramatically after they move to a Yorkshire cottage near a railway line.
Director: Catherine Morshead | Stars: Jack Blumenau, Clare Thomas, Jemima Rooper, Jenny Agutter
Votes: 1,003
17. Girl Flu. (2016)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Bird, 12, has to become a woman whether she wants to or not when - in the worst week of her life - she gets her first period, is ditched by her impulsive, free spirited mom, and learns that you can never really go back to The Valley.
Director: Dorie Barton | Stars: Katee Sackhoff, Jade Pettyjohn, Jeremy Sisto, Heather Matarazzo
Votes: 532
18. Moments of Clarity (I) (2016)
TV-14 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In this dark comedy, a repressed agoraphobic's daughter meets a hardened pastor's daughter. While escaping their homes to attend the annual church youth group jamboree, they discover their worlds aren't what they once thought they were.
Director: Stev Elam | Stars: Kristin Wallace, Lyndsy Fonseca, Mackenzie Astin, Saxon Trainor
Votes: 221
19. Say You Will (2017)
TV-14 | 95 min | Drama
A recent high school graduate cares for his mother and navigates his first relationship in the wake of his father's suicide.
Director: Nick Naveda | Stars: Travis Tope, Katherine Hughes, Israel Broussard, Sam Trammell
Votes: 810
20. The Ocean of Helena Lee (2015)
PG-13 | 88 min | Drama
Twelve-year-old Helena Lee (debut performance by Moriah Blonna) sleeps in the sandy closet of a one room apartment in an unkempt corner of California's Venice Beach. Her father, charismatic... See full summary »
Director: Jim Akin | Stars: Sara Noah, Moriah Blonna, Tom Dunne, Anne Elisabeth
Votes: 45
21. Superior (II) (2015)
TV-14 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Sport
In 1969, recent high school graduates and best friends Derek and Charlie embark on a 1,300 mile bike trip around Lake Superior to escape the pressure of their future, but the two cousins ... See full summary »
Director: Edd Benda | Stars: Paul Stanko, Thatcher Robinson, Lisa Deschaine, Harvey Desnick
Votes: 98
22. Daze Like This (2017)
89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A group of recently graduated teens discover what's important in life through a drug-fueled Fourth of July night.
Director: Colton Fossen | Stars: Lauren Jain, Olivia Branstetter, Colton Fossen, Jordan Schreyer
Votes: 49
23. A Rumor of Angels (2000)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama
An old woman helps a young boy resolve his feelings over the death of his mother.
Director: Peter O'Fallon | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Ray Liotta, Catherine McCormack, Trevor Morgan
Votes: 1,661 | Gross: $0.03M
24. Ping Pong Summer (2014)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A family vacation during the summer of 1985 changes everything for a teenage boy obsessed with ping pong.
Director: Michael Tully | Stars: Marcello Conte, Judah Friedlander, Amy Sedaris, Lea Thompson
Votes: 3,025 | Gross: $0.03M
25. What We Did on Our Holiday (2014)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
A family of five heads to Granddad's big 75th-birthday party at an uncle's estate in rural Scotland. The parents are separated and hope their three kids won't mention it. The kids love, can talk with, and would do anything for Granddad.
Directors: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin | Stars: Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly, Ben Miller
Votes: 24,603
26. Hesher (2010)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic.
Director: Spencer Susser | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Devin Brochu, Natalie Portman, Rainn Wilson
Votes: 54,107 | Gross: $0.38M
27. Hot Summer Nights (2017)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In 1991, a sheltered teenage boy comes of age during a wild summer he spends on Cape Cod getting rich from selling pot to gangsters, falling in love for the first time, partying and eventually realizing that he is in over his head.
Director: Elijah Bynum | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Maika Monroe, Alex Roe, Emory Cohen
Votes: 23,490
28. Jinn (I) (2018)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
Summer is a 17-year old carefree black girl, whose world is turned upside down when her mother, a popular meteorologist named Jade Jennings, abruptly converts to Islam and becomes a ... See full summary »
Director: Nijla Mumin | Stars: Simone Missick, Zoe Renee, Hisham Tawfiq, Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Votes: 446
29. All We Had (2016)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
A mother struggles to make a better life for her daughter.
Director: Katie Holmes | Stars: Katie Holmes, Stefania LaVie Owen, Eve Lindley, Richard Kind
Votes: 3,070
30. Heroes Don't Come Home (2016)
107 min | Action, Drama, War
Deep in the woods of Maine, a broken promise made after the September 11th attacks forces two friends to confront the teenagers they were and the men they've become.
Director: Jake Hulse | Stars: Andrew Casanova, Tyler McElroy, Robert Schorr, Katie Iacona
Votes: 222
31. How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
An alien touring the galaxy breaks away from her group and meets two young inhabitants of the most dangerous place in the universe: the London borough of Croydon.
Director: John Cameron Mitchell | Stars: Elle Fanning, Alex Sharp, Nicole Kidman, Matt Lucas
Votes: 12,398 | Gross: $0.08M
32. Ghost World (2001)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
Two eccentric best friends graduate high school and respond to a man's romance-seeking newspaper ad as a gag, only to find their lives becoming increasingly complicated.
Director: Terry Zwigoff | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Renfro
Votes: 126,861 | Gross: $6.22M
33. The Lesser Blessed (2012)
R | 86 min | Drama
A drama centered on a First Nations teenager trying to find his place in the modern world.
Director: Anita Doron | Stars: Joel Evans, Kiowa Gordon, Chloe Rose, Adam Butcher
Votes: 672
34. All the Bright Places (2020)
TV-MA | 107 min | Drama, Romance
The story of Violet and Theodore, who meet and change each other's lives forever. As they struggle with the emotional and physical scars of their past, they discover that even the smallest places and moments can mean something.
Director: Brett Haley | Stars: Elle Fanning, Justice Smith, Alexandra Shipp, Kelli O'Hara
Votes: 38,454
35. Troop Zero (2019)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl dreams of life in outer space. When a competition offers her a chance to be recorded on NASA's Golden Record, she recruits a makeshift troop of Birdie Scouts, forging friendships that last a lifetime.
Directors: Bertie Ellwood, Amber Templemore | Stars: Mckenna Grace, Viola Davis, Jim Gaffigan, Allison Janney
Votes: 12,147
36. Crip Camp (2020)
R | 106 min | Documentary, History
Down the road from Woodstock, a revolution blossomed at a ramshackle summer camp for teenagers with disabilities, transforming their lives and igniting a landmark movement.
Directors: James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham | Stars: James Lebrecht, Lionel Je'Woodyard, Joseph O'Conor, Ann Cupolo Freeman
Votes: 8,238
37. Big Time Adolescence (2019)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
A suburban teenager comes of age under the destructive guidance of his best friend, an aimless college dropout.
Director: Jason Orley | Stars: Griffin Gluck, Larry John Meyers, Michael Devine, John Villanueva
Votes: 16,032
38. The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.
Director: Kelly Fremon Craig | Stars: Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner, Kyra Sedgwick
Votes: 140,250 | Gross: $14.43M
39. Mary Goes Round (2017)
PG-13 | 84 min | Drama
Mary is a substance abuse counsellor with a drinking problem. After getting arrested for drunk driving and losing her job, Mary returns to her hometown where she learns that her estranged ... See full summary »
Director: Molly McGlynn | Stars: Aya Cash, Leslie Seiler, Aaron Poole, Jess Salgueiro
Votes: 731
40. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
R | 103 min | Drama, Romance
A boy is raised by a Buddhist monk in an isolated floating temple where the years pass like the seasons.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Kim Ki-duk, Oh Yeong-su, Jong-ho Kim, Kim Young-min
Votes: 86,836 | Gross: $2.38M
41. Nobody (2009)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy
Lindeman, 25-year-old art student, struggles to find his inspiration, finding himself in one ridiculous situation after the other.
Director: Rob Perez | Stars: Sam Rosen, Mark Margolis, Helena Mattsson, Beth Riesgraf
Votes: 142 | Gross: $0.01M
42. Fathers & Daughters (2015)
R | 116 min | Drama
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown; 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge her own connections.
Director: Gabriele Muccino | Stars: Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul, Diane Kruger
Votes: 28,746
43. The Girls of Summer (2020)
94 min | Drama
A young drummer, seemingly stuck taking care of her father and the family sod farm is convinced her dreams of becoming a professional musician are unrealistic until her father convinces her she needs to go on the road and chase her dreams.
Director: John D. Hancock | Stars: Tori Titmas, Jeff Puckett, Nathan Hosner, Kristin Cotts
Votes: 98
44. Pin Cushion (2017)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama
When a socially awkward teen and her outcast mother become targets for the petty and cruel denizens of their small town, they seek refuge in an elaborate fantasy world of their own making.
Director: Deborah Haywood | Stars: Lily Newmark, Joanna Scanlan, Chanel Cresswell, Bethany Antonia
Votes: 1,184
45. We the Animals (2018)
R | 94 min | Drama
Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own.
Director: Jeremiah Zagar | Stars: Evan Rosado, Raúl Castillo, Sheila Vand, Isaiah Kristian
Votes: 4,622 | Gross: $0.40M
46. Straight Up (I) (2019)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
Todd and Rory are intellectual soul mates. He might be gay. She might not care. A romantic-comedy drama with a twist; a love story without the thrill of copulation.
Director: James Sweeney | Stars: James Sweeney, Katie Findlay, Dana Drori, James Scully
Votes: 3,319
47. Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A deactivated cyborg's revived, but can't remember anything of her past and goes on a quest to find out who she is.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali
Votes: 293,879 | Gross: $85.71M
48. Some Freaks (2016)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A charming romance develops between a boy with one eye and an overweight girl, though when she loses her weight after going to college, their relationship is tested in devastating ways they never dreamed would happen.
Director: Ian MacAllister McDonald | Stars: Thomas Mann, Lily Mae Harrington, Ely Henry, Lachlan Buchanan
Votes: 2,080
49. Walt Before Mickey (2015)
PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the book "Walt Before Mickey" covers the early years of Walt Disney's career.
Director: Khoa Le | Stars: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Jon Heder, Armando Gutierrez, David Henrie
Votes: 6,360
50. While We're Young (2014)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A middle-aged couple's career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives.
Director: Noah Baumbach | Stars: Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, Amanda Seyfried
Votes: 53,626 | Gross: $7.57M
51. Pulse (IV) (2017)
TV-MA | 84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A gay disabled teenage boy changes into the body of a beautiful woman, so that he can be loved.
Director: Stevie Cruz-Martin | Stars: Caroline Brazier, Daniel Monks, Scott Lee, Sian Ewers
Votes: 183
52. Freak Show (2017)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows the story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.
Director: Trudie Styler | Stars: Alex Lawther, Ian Nelson, AnnaSophia Robb, Celia Weston
Votes: 4,561 | Gross: $0.02M
53. The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Zak, a man with down syndrome, runs away from a residential nursing home to pursue his dream of becoming a wrestler. Later, he meets with an outlaw who becomes his friend and coach.
Directors: Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz | Stars: Zack Gottsagen, Ann Pierce, Dakota Johnson, Bruce Dern
Votes: 103,327 | Gross: $13.12M
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