Coming-of-age, a list by Riz

82

/16360/

83

/12161/

4.3

/2944083/

85

/66/

92

/13620/

79

/15/

2.0

age 13+

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.

83

8.1

/479980/

80

/11038/

78

/6287/

4.2

/1035399/

92

/66/

94

/13407/

75

/20/

age 14+

After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.

72

6.4

/52225/

64

/2420/

67

/1018/

3.5

/1103462/

84

/304/

64

/216/

79

/59/

3.5

age 14+

When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.

72

7.4

/439837/

77

/14825/

75

/8682/

4.0

/3280513/

72

/93/

69

/987442/

70

/26/

2.5

age 13+

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.

83

7.8

/278881/

78

/10286/

78

/6654/

4.2

/2525674/

95

/441/

92

/3346/

91

/57/

3.0

age 10+

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

80

7.6

/683645/

76

/19584/

72

/7815/

3.9

/1943346/

88

/206/

87

/83697/

76

/36/

3.5

age 16+

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

85

8.3

/1270794/

80

/22498/

80

/12718/

4.0

/1097470/

87

/192/

93

/28996/

84

/34/

4.0

age 17+

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

85

7.9

/301592/

77

/6586/

76

/3425/

4.2

/587531/

91

/158/

89

/6370/

86

/28/

4.0

age 18+

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a nightclub, and welcomes him into the extended family of movie-makers, misfits and hangers-on that are always around. Adams' rise from nobody to a celebrity adult entertainer is meteoric, and soon the whole world seems to know his porn alter ego, "Dirk Diggler". Now, when disco and drugs are in vogue, fashion is in flux and the party never seems to stop, Adams' dreams of turning sex into stardom are about to collide with cold, hard reality.

73

7.1

/478539/

75

/16136/

72

/9270/

3.8

/2715054/

84

/220/

66

/1243725/

66

/39/

3.0

age 13+

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.

78

7.8

/467983/

79

/16535/

77

/8361/

3.8

/1795896/

87

/114/

92

/29313/

66

/25/

3.0

age 15+

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

65

7.0

/463029/

71

/15620/

66

/8079/

3.1

/444625/

62

/129/

61

/1505633/

58

/30/

3.0

age 17+

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.

80

7.9

/586538/

80

/16652/

78

/10955/

4.0

/2646455/

85

/171/

89

/5419/

67

/36/

3.5

age 15+

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.

83

7.9

/466896/

77

/19183/

75

/11725/

3.8

/1154932/

99

/146/

72

/1318882/

92

/30/

4.0

age 7+

An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.

78

7.1

/156847/

69

/5828/

69

/2529/

3.5

/744132/

90

/326/

65

/548/

90

/55/

4.0

age 15+

The story of Gary Valentine and Alana Kane growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.

68

7.2

/133432/

73

/3929/

66

/1251/

3.4

/108024/

73

/62/

87

/7253/

48

/12/

2.5

age 17+

At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favour of the elitist Judge Smails, and then the caddy golf tournament which Smails sponsors.

83

7.5

/132675/

74

/5410/

75

/2627/

4.0

/564492/

92

/399/

83

/727/

85

/65/

4.0

age 13+

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.

85

7.9

/312247/

78

/7164/

74

/2995/

4.1

/683734/

91

/229/

92

/14901/

90

/38/

4.0

age 16+

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.

68

7.0

/107992/

73

/2948/

71

/1494/

3.7

/286144/

71

/52/

82

/6375/

45

/18/

2.5

age 14+

In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival and redemption exposes the fragile innocence and enduring bonds of youth on the wrong side of town.

85

7.6

/123734/

76

/4582/

76

/1701/

4.2

/1402621/

96

/246/

81

/315/

95

/46/

4.0

age 14+

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

65

7.1

/123706/

72

/3486/

68

/1331/

3.5

/166443/

78

/59/

80

/5091/

61

/21/

1.0

age 17+

Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high school students growing up in Southern California. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for love, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone. Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer faces-off with the resolute teacher, Mr. Hand. Hilarity and heartbreak ensue.

68

7.0

/90748/

70

/2308/

68

/1231/

3.4

/216163/

47

/57/

76

/3309/

63

/18/

3.5

age 18+

A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.

63

7.2

/155099/

74

/6423/

75

/2136/

3.3

/400748/

34

/221/

96

/4024/

43

/46/

2.0

age 14+

Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.

75

6.9

/273663/

72

/8347/

73

/4682/

3.7

/1650063/

82

/127/

76

/16706/

73

/20/

3.5

age 13+

Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher realizes that her disapproving ex-stepbrother was right about how misguided she was -- and falls for him.

77

7.8

/411522/

79

/14921/

76

/5231/

4.0

/1259974/

83

/80/

92

/28534/

61

/13/

3.0

age 12+

After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.

77

7.3

/257240/

74

/8576/

71

/3886/

3.6

/310066/

98

/81/

82

/9806/

73

/20/

age 13+

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

54

6.2

/11965/

66

/866/

65

/282/

2.7

/155100/

38

/37/

56

/63/

48

/11/

2.0

age 14+

Heather is a young woman traveling Europe with friends before starting her perfectly planned life. A chance meeting with Jack sparks an unexpected romance that leads to deep emotional discovery. As secrets and life choices test their bond, her path changes forever.

82

7.8

/380324/

77

/10221/

76

/6173/

4.0

/996490/

93

/270/

86

/6758/

84

/43/

3.5

age 14+

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.

80

7.6

/214094/

75

/5773/

73

/2189/

3.9

/537534/

94

/69/

90

/12144/

82

/21/

3.0

age 15+

The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.

85

7.9

/379873/

75

/10243/

74

/5396/

3.8

/596359/

97

/331/

80

/5046/

100

/50/

4.0

age 15+

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

72

7.1

/473717/

74

/26534/

70

/13896/

3.5

/1105425/

78

/254/

75

/9601/

69

/37/

3.0

age 8+

In the mystical Scottish Highlands, Merida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Merida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Merida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Merida's quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom's three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall.

74

7.0

/439716/

72

/14159/

68

/7220/

3.4

/1062789/

85

/193/

77

/8448/

72

/35/

3.5

age 15+

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.

80

7.8

/545557/

80

/38205/

77

/16272/

3.8

/1475777/

90

/226/

91

/5910/

74

/39/

3.0

age 7+

A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.

78

7.4

/198171/

73

/5218/

70

/2978/

3.7

/135332/

97

/183/

80

/3514/

76

/35/

3.5

age 14+

Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse.

68

6.1

/19886/

62

/1691/

63

/563/

2.9

/123463/

92

/126/

65

/140/

71

/22/

3.0

age 15+

Alice, a young innocent Catholic girl, is tempted into masturbating after an AOL chat suddenly turns sexual, however is conflicted as the act would be considered a sin.

76

6.8

/191182/

66

/3972/

67

/3260/

3.8

/268759/

86

/293/

60

/6428/

85

/50/

4.0

age 14+

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.

77

7.0

/41697/

71

/2162/

75

/1262/

3.5

/287160/

90

/71/

83

/185/

84

/12/

age 15+

In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.

74

7.7

/141389/

76

/3148/

75

/2053/

3.9

/106589/

75

/67/

90

/3542/

62

/22/

2.5

age 14+

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.

77

7.2

/184138/

72

/4287/

71

/3501/

3.9

/1131201/

80

/106/

81

/6368/

77

/31/

3.5

age 17+

A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.

73

6.8

/106692/

68

/2146/

66

/1716/

3.5

/585299/

81

/152/

77

/8336/

70

/37/

3.5

age 17+

When 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, her life is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs, and money. But it isn’t long before Tracy’s new lifestyle begins to take a heavy toll on her and her family.

80

7.1

/138879/

73

/7840/

70

/2774/

3.7

/857840/

96

/384/

77

/1235/

84

/52/

4.0

age 16+

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.

74

6.4

/22088/

61

/1401/

62

/455/

3.6

/204800/

97

/149/

62

/55/

79

/37/

4.0

age 15+

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.

75

6.9

/63623/

68

/3357/

64

/1177/

3.7

/149791/

87

/244/

68

/652/

85

/50/

3.5

age 17+

A comedy that follows a group of friends as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.

69

6.7

/213907/

70

/7412/

65

/3562/

3.4

/122872/

71

/236/

66

/6941/

65

/40/

3.5

age 15+

Raised by her father, an ex-CIA agent, in the wilds of Finland, Hanna's upbringing has been geared to making her the perfect assassin. Sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys across Europe, eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative. As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence.

70

7.2

/145912/

76

/8093/

75

/4483/

3.9

/365975/

68

/149/

73

/2204/

60

/30/

2.5

age 9+

When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms on their journey to find treasure.

81

7.4

/569369/

73

/13359/

70

/7472/

3.8

/1426379/

93

/213/

88

/76782/

81

/38/

4.0

age 14+

Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, sixteen year old high-schooler, Juno MacGuff, makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.

80

7.5

/36983/

73

/1450/

74

/778/

4.0

/493558/

84

/257/

81

/92/

80

/45/

4.0

age 16+

A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.

71

6.5

/11584/

69

/1012/

74

/419/

3.2

/39771/

86

/21/

78

/48/

66

/6/

age 14+

Honor is an ambitious high school senior whose sole focus is getting into Harvard, assuming she can first score the coveted recommendation from her guidance counselor, Mr. Calvin. Willing to do whatever it takes, Honor concocts a Machiavellian-like plan to take down her top three student competitors, until things take a turn when she unexpectedly falls for her biggest competition, Michael.

71

7.2

/347473/

73

/12380/

71

/7633/

3.6

/574087/

76

/211/

54

/1027848/

77

/38/