What is your favorite coming-of-age movie?

[heir-to-the-wind]

Mine is the Italian film, Ernesto, based on the ''dirty little book'' by Umberto Saba-

Others include

For a Lost Soldier [Dutch]
Europa Europa [German]

 

[jbrown329]

Stand by Me
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092005/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Beautiful Thing
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115640/

My Own Private Idaho
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102494/

 

[jeremiah79]

stand by me and now and then

 

[vacancy3]

Shelter

 

[TickTockMan]

Edge of Seventeen (1998)

 

[rmcrae]

Stand By Me
My Girl
The Man in the Moon
Now and Then

 

[trinket]

Nice genre. Well-done films in this genre with note-perfect performances and a tight script that doesn't waste one moment can make you wince in sympathy or smile at the awkwardness the characters might go through, feel a wash of sadness for their crushing moments, or celebrate their victories big and small. Here's a few (in reverse chronological order, lol) that are solid examples in this genre:

"Call Me By Your Name" (2017)
"Boyhood" (2014)
"The Kings of Summer" (2013)
"The Perks of Being A Wallflower" (2012)
"Submarine" (2010)
"Almost Famous" (2000)
"10 Things I Hate About You" (1999)
"Now & Then" (1995)
"My Girl" (1991)
"Stand by Me" (1986)
"The Breakfast Club" (1985)

 

[JRandell69]

American Graffiti (1973)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Friday Night Lights (2004)
Stand By Me (1986)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
Hoop Dreams (1994)

I am sure there’s another good one that I can’t think of at the moment. Not gonna say SuperBad cause I hated that movie.

 

[novo174]

Beautiful Thing. It still makes me happy and sad at the same time.

 

[rmcrae]

Nice genre. Well-done films in this genre with note-perfect performances and a tight script that doesn't waste one moment can make you wince in sympathy or smile at the awkwardness the characters might go through, feel a wash of sadness for their crushing moments, or celebrate their victories big and small. Here's a few (in reverse chronological order, lol) that are solid examples in this genre:

"Call Me By Your Name" (2017)
"Boyhood" (2014)
"The Kings of Summer" (2013)
"The Perks of Being A Wallflower" (2012)
"Submarine" (2010)
"Almost Famous" (2000)
"10 Things I Hate About You" (1999)
"Now & Then" (1995)
"My Girl" (1991)
"Stand by Me" (1986)
"The Breakfast Club" (1985)

The Breakfast Club! Totally slipped my mind.

 

[trinket]

If we broaden this thread to include "TV series", these might fit:

"Freaks & Geeks" (1999-2000)
"My So-Called Life" (1994-1995)
"The Wonder Years" (1988-1993)

 

[SFLMAN]

Boyhood

Call Me by Your Name

Almost Famous

My Girl

Stand by Me

Forrest Gump

Ferris Beuller's Day Off

American Graffiti

 

[flamingo]

Call Me By Your Name
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Breakfast Club
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
American Pie

 

[SFLMAN]

Boyhood

Call Me by Your Name

Almost Famous

My Girl

Stand by Me

Forrest Gump

Ferris Beuller's Day Off

American Graffiti

I forgot about Fast times at Ridgemont High and American Pie!