What are some good "Coming of Age" movies?
07-30-04, 02:01 PM
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What are some good "Coming of Age" movies?
I think I'm always a sucker for Coming of Age movies. By that I mean movies where it focuses on a character (usually a kid/teen) and the way events shape/affect their outlook/behavior on life.
Some good ones I really liked:
White Oleander
My Girl
My Life as a Dog
Life as a House
Ponnette
Thirteen
Some I didn't like as much:
Igby Goes Down
Me Without You
I'm sure I've seen lots of others, but thats just off the top of my head. Can anyone recommend some other goods ones?
Some good ones I really liked:
White Oleander
My Girl
My Life as a Dog
Life as a House
Ponnette
Thirteen
Some I didn't like as much:
Igby Goes Down
Me Without You
I'm sure I've seen lots of others, but thats just off the top of my head. Can anyone recommend some other goods ones?
07-30-04, 04:49 PM
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Malena
Cinema Paradiso
Billy Elliot
October Sky
Welcome to the Dollhouse
The War (Elijah Wood)
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Magdalene Sisters (not the prototypical coming-of-age film but perhaps can be considered in that light as well)
City of God (primarily a gangster film but a bit of a stretch could lead you to consider it as a coming-of-age film)
classic films pick (not on DVD): Captains Courageous - 1937
Cinema Paradiso
Billy Elliot
October Sky
Welcome to the Dollhouse
The War (Elijah Wood)
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Magdalene Sisters (not the prototypical coming-of-age film but perhaps can be considered in that light as well)
City of God (primarily a gangster film but a bit of a stretch could lead you to consider it as a coming-of-age film)
classic films pick (not on DVD): Captains Courageous - 1937
07-31-04, 11:02 AM
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Big Wednesday
Breaking Away
Cinema Paradiso
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Good Will Hunting
Malena
Pump Up The Volume
Rushmore (my absolute favorite)
Stand By Me
Breaking Away
Cinema Paradiso
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Good Will Hunting
Malena
Pump Up The Volume
Rushmore (my absolute favorite)
Stand By Me
07-31-04, 02:33 PM
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Originally posted by matome
Almost anything with Winona Ryder from the 80's to the early 90's.
Almost anything with Winona Ryder from the 80's to the early 90's.
Edit: to add a link.. http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=3:K|29948. A couple of additions from it that may get overlooked (agree with The Man in the Moon and Pump Up the Volume).
Dogfight
Flirting
Last edited by abintra; 07-31-04 at 02:40 PM.
