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Netflix
88
8.1
/143335/
83
/2640/
79
/954/
4.3
/735520/
97
/205/
97
/182/
85
/43/
cc age 14+

I'm Still Here (2024)
A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.
poster
Criterion Channel
86
8.0
/38243/
78
/673/
75
/704/
4.2
/52258/
97
/36/
93
/731/
88
/18/
cc age 12+

Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
86
7.9
/25259/
77
/560/
74
/426/
4.2
/52135/
100
/32/
91
/620/
cc age 13+

Kes (1970)
Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
8.0
/42950/
79
/716/
78
/804/
4.2
/96769/
100
/27/
93
/335/

Ivan's Childhood (1962)
In WW2, twelve year old Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev works for the Soviet army as a scout behind the German lines and strikes a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
84
7.9
/95064/
79
/3222/
77
/1375/
4.2
/146238/
98
/174/
92
/981/
82
/36/
cc age 16+

Short Term 12 (2013)
Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
83
7.8
/238498/
77
/5774/
75
/3155/
4.0
/228634/
98
/193/
90
/9767/
82
/30/
cc age 17+

Let the Right One In (2008)
When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.
poster
83
7.9
/467640/
77
/19365/
75
/11770/
3.8
/1181110/
99
/146/
72
/1318882/
92
/30/
cc age 7+

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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.
poster
Criterion Channel
83
7.6
/11714/
75
/297/
73
/251/
4.1
/75311/
98
/49/
83
/51/
91
/14/

A Summer's Tale (1996)
Awaiting his girlfriend Léna’s arrival at the Breton seaside resort of Dinard, Gaspard befriends — and flirts heavily with — two other women, the companionable ethnology student Margot and the sensual townie Solène, making for a rather complicated situation when Léna finally arrives.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.9
/8063/
83
/358/
83
/216/
4.0
/91255/
92
/24/
97
/59/
69
/4/

Young Hearts (2024)
14-year-old Elias increasingly feels like an outsider in his village. When he meets his new neighbour of the same age, Alexander, Elias is confronted with his burgeoning sexuality.
poster
Netflix
82
8.1
/70241/
78
/2889/
78
/994/
3.8
/139107/
93
/43/
91
/308/
82
/5/
cc age 8+

My Octopus Teacher (2020)
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
poster
82
7.6
/6866/
74
/89/
71
/152/
3.9
/7464/
90
/21/
86
/132/
cc age 13+

Small Change (1976)
The lives of a motherless young man, who's just starting to find interest in women, and his physically abused, poverty stricken friend, are mixed with more or less innocent childhood experiences and challenges most their age experience.
poster
Netflix
82
8.1
/481041/
80
/11112/
78
/6311/
4.2
/1062684/
88
/128/
94
/13410/
75
/20/
cc age 14+

Stand by Me (1986)
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.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
7.4
/5672/
74
/78/
72
/97/
3.7
/6656/
92
/26/
84
/102/

The Magic Flute (1975)
The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina, in this screen adaptation of the beloved Mozart opera. Aided by the lovelorn bird hunter Papageno and a magical flute that holds the power to change the hearts of men, young Tamino embarks on a quest for true love, leading to the evil Sarastro's temple where Pamina is held captive.
poster
80
7.4
/9915/
73
/234/
71
/202/
3.9
/14587/
92
/64/
82
/69/
76
/21/

The Dance of Reality (2013)
'Having broken away from my illusory self, I was desperately seeking a path and a meaning to life.' This phrase perfectly sums up Alejandro Jodorowsky’s biographical project: reconstituting the incredible adventure of his life. He was born in 1929 Tocopilla, a coastal town on edge of the Chilean desert, where he discovered the fundamentals of reality, as he underwent an unhappy and alienated childhood as part of an uprooted family.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
80
7.6
/23832/
72
/390/
72
/285/
3.9
/16701/
100
/34/
90
/535/
82
/15/
cc age 11+

My Life as a Dog (1985)
A boy, obsessed with comparing himself with those less fortunate, experiences a different life at the home of his aunt and uncle in 1959 Sweden.
poster
Criterion Channel
80
7.4
/23202/
74
/836/
72
/739/
4.0
/83143/
96
/73/
83
/265/
74
/20/

Tomboy (2011)
Ten-year-old Laure isn't like most girls. She prefers football to dolls and sweaters to dresses. When Laure and her family move to a new neighbourhood, local girl Lisa mistakes Laure for a boy. Indulging in this exciting new identity, Laure becomes Mickaël, and so begins a summer of long sunny afternoons, playground games and first kisses. Yet with the school term fast approaching, and with suspicions arising amongst friends and family, Laure must face up to an uncertain future.
poster
80
7.5
/253210/
75
/6536/
71
/3414/
4.0
/175960/
85
/227/
80
/5393/
81
/42/
cc age 13+

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.
poster
Peacock Premium
79
7.3
/15437/
74
/1066/
71
/188/
4.0
/277160/
96
/134/
91
/96/
78
/38/
cc age 14+

Dìdi (弟弟) (2024)
In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.
poster
79
7.7
/12567/
72
/141/
73
/155/
3.9
/5636/
84
/25/
89
/108/

Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to travel to the United States of America.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.2
/42695/
71
/1560/
70
/716/
3.8
/166795/
94
/235/
92
/70/
73
/41/
cc age 16+

Honey Boy (2019)
The story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based on Shia LaBeouf’s life.
poster
The Roku Channel
79
7.4
/44056/
74
/925/
70
/461/
3.6
/40083/
90
/79/
81
/1370/
74
/11/
cc age 8+

Oliver! (1968)
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.
poster
Hulu
79
7.2
/72192/
69
/1932/
68
/1177/
3.9
/126974/
94
/161/
76
/409/
87
/37/
cc age 14+

Force Majeure (2014)
While holidaying in the French Alps, a Swedish family deals with acts of cowardliness as an avalanche breaks out.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
78
7.5
/53711/
74
/1164/
74
/922/
3.7
/35164/
90
/110/
82
/503/
73
/27/
cc age 16+

A Royal Affair (2012)
A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
78
8.2
/17722/
78
/336/
78
/314/
3.9
/11171/
87
/825/

The Diamond Arm (1969)
A diamond smuggling operation goes wrong when an ordinary Soviet citizen becomes unwittingly involved, and the criminals are forced to court him to retrieve their diamonds.
poster
78
7.4
/20644/
74
/477/
71
/263/
3.7
/5879/
94
/47/
88
/133/

King of Devil's Island (2010)
Norwegian winter, 1915. On the island Bastøy, outside Oslo, a group of young boys aged 11 to 18, are held in an institution for delinquent youth, notorious for its sadistic regime. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives, determined to escape from the island. After a tragic incident, he ends up leading the boys in a violent uprising. When the boys manage to take over the island, 150 soldiers are sent in to restore order.
poster
The Roku Channel
78
7.4
/74978/
73
/1936/
72
/1316/
3.8
/85865/
93
/120/
89
/2318/
78
/30/

The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
77
8.0
/8847/
76
/134/
78
/265/
4.1
/12251/
100
/12/
92
/61/
82
/7/

Shoeshine (1946)
Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
76
6.7
/134639/
66
/6816/
65
/2968/
3.7
/264104/
89
/287/
64
/657/
84
/41/
cc age 16+

You Were Never Really Here (2017)
A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, his nightmares begin to overtake him, and a conspiracy is uncovered—leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.1
/5077/
70
/233/
66
/77/
3.7
/9709/
97
/63/
75
/25/
74
/14/
cc age 16+

Beats (2019)
Summer 1994, Scotland. Johnno and Spanner are best mates, but Johnno’s family are moving him to a new town and a better life, leaving Spanner behind to face a precarious future. In pursuit of adventure and escape they head out on one last night to an illegal rave before parting ways indefinitely.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
77
76
7.2
/15116/
71
/434/
67
/195/
3.5
/5917/
100
/27/
82
/260/
cc age 17+

Wild Bill (2011)
Out on parole after 8 years inside Bill Hayward returns home to find his now 11 and 15 year old sons abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves. Unwilling to play Dad, an uncaring Bill is determined to move on.
poster
76
7.2
/33204/
76
/843/
70
/389/
3.7
/28494/
80
/41/
85
/1251/
77
/16/

Pump Up the Volume (1990)
Mark Hunter, a lonely high school student, uses his shortwave radio to moonlight as the popular pirate DJ "Hard Harry." When his show gets blamed for a teen committing suicide, the students clash with high school faculty and the authorities.
poster
76
7.1
/56191/
71
/981/
68
/537/
3.6
/18290/
95
/173/
85
/2009/
75
/34/
cc age 16+

Win Win (2011)
When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother retrieves him.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.3
/95771/
73
/3989/
71
/2452/
3.8
/137165/
89
/93/
84
/3999/
68
/24/
cc age 10+

Shaolin Soccer (2001)
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
poster
76
6.8
/191370/
66
/3998/
67
/3268/
3.8
/271942/
86
/293/
60
/6428/
85
/50/
cc age 14+

The Tree of Life (2011)
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.
poster
MUBI
75
7.0
/29454/
69
/1767/
68
/682/
3.6
/73633/
97
/120/
73
/105/
79
/24/

The Innocents (2021)
Four children become friends during the summer holidays, and out of sight of the adults they discover they have hidden powers. While exploring their newfound abilities in the nearby forests and playgrounds, their innocent play takes a dark turn and strange things begin to happen.
poster
Plex
75
6.8
/2099/
71
/44/
67
/39/
3.4
/679/
100
/5/
80
/18/

Second Best (1994)
The difficult relationship between a british postal officer and his adoptive son.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
6.7
/8139/
67
/438/
64
/169/
3.5
/9967/
97
/142/
63
/104/
86
/37/
cc age 13+

Little Men (2016)
Jake is a quiet, sensitive middle schooler with dreams of being an artist. He meets the affably brash Tony at his grandfather's funeral, and the unlikely pair soon hit it off. The budding friendship is put at risk, however, when a rent dispute between Jake's father, Brian, and Tony's mother, Leonor, threatens to become contentious.
poster
The Roku Channel
75
7.2
/98646/
71
/2955/
70
/1271/
3.5
/63473/
76
/154/
79
/2543/
64
/32/
cc age 18+

Frailty (2002)
A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to kill people who were in fact "demons."
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
6.7
/63716/
67
/2674/
66
/1667/
3.4
/153846/
85
/147/
66
/553/
81
/19/

Goodnight Mommy (2015)
In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she is.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
75
7.0
/347092/
68
/15502/
69
/7482/
3.8
/1383969/
91
/337/
61
/3946/
84
/46/
cc age 17+

The Witch (2016)
In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member's faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
75
IMDb 88
7.3
/685234/
74
/34517/
72
/20033/
3.5
/2550939/
85
/391/
84
/6102/
69
/49/
cc age 15+

It (2017)
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
7.0
/16039/
72
/1381/
72
/206/
3.6
/102729/
82
/34/
87
/145/
64
/6/
cc age 16+

Snack Shack (2024)
Inseparable best friends AJ and Moose decide to run the local pool's snack shack after their plan to sell home-brewed beer goes down the drain. Things take a turn when they meet Brooke, an effortlessly cool lifeguard who puts their big plans, and friendship, at risk.
poster
Kanopy
74
6.9
/5195/
70
/102/
68
/148/
3.7
/5687/
93
/30/
66
/11/
67
/12/

Home (2008)
Along with her husband and three children, Marthe lives in an eden of her own creation, nearly isolated from the rest of the world. The arrival of a construction vehicle, however, pierces their tranquil, hermetic existence—before long a disused highway has been re-opened, and the family finds their home situated in the midst of rush-hour traffic. While the privileges of clean air, quietude and privacy are thus denied them, Marthe remains determined to stay no matter the cost.
poster
Disney Plus
74
7.6
/211361/
75
/11526/
73
/6548/
3.7
/344117/
82
65
/8/
cc age 5+

The Jungle Book (1967)
The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship.
poster
77
74
7.3
/11640/
70
/261/
69
/242/
3.8
/34666/
94
/16/
84
/75/

Pauline at the Beach (1983)
Marion is about to divorce from her husband and takes her 15-year-old niece, Pauline, on a vacation to Granville. There, she meets an old love...
poster
77
74
7.3
/7408/
73
/237/
71
/160/
3.8
/21335/
91
/11/
89
/112/
70
/9/

El Bola (2000)
El Bola is a 12-year-old boy raised in a violent and sordid environment. Embarrassed by his family life, he avoids becoming close to classmates. The arrival of a new boy at school changes his attitude towards his classmates and friendship.
poster
fuboTV
74
6.9
/18708/
71
/442/
66
/250/
3.5
/12284/
76
/21/
70
/405/
75
/11/
cc age 13+

Lucas (1986)
A brilliant but socially inept 14-year-old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends – Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love – fall for each other.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.0
/9659/
73
/643/
71
/287/
3.6
/21680/
83
/35/
73
/55/
81
/11/

Closet Monster (2016)
A creative and driven teenager is desperate to escape his hometown and the haunting memories of his turbulent childhood.


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