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Netflix
90
8.5
/376484/
85
/9968/
84
/6315/
4.5
/1050997/
100
/50/
95
/5487/
94
/16/
8.5
/451956/
cc age 15+

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
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Kanopy
88
8.0
/131905/
77
/2040/
81
/2471/
4.3
/243675/
97
/62/
91
/2559/
93
/23/

8½ (1963)
Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.
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Kanopy
88
8.0
/133577/
79
/2254/
80
/2268/
4.3
/261175/
99
/72/
94
/2056/
cc age 13+

The 400 Blows (1959)
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.
poster
MUBI
87
6.1
/731/
61
/38/
58
/15/
3.4
/3456/
96
/24/
82
/6/

The Cathedral (2022)
An only child's meditative, impressionistic account of an American family's rise and fall over two decades.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
87
7.8
/167731/
77
/7080/
77
/2165/
4.2
/1627923/
95
/321/
93
/211/
94
/52/
cc age 13+

Past Lives (2023)
After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
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MGM Plus
87
8.2
/144576/
80
/2584/
81
/2292/
4.2
/124072/
100
/49/
95
/774/
cc age 8+

The Kid (1921)
A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
poster
86
7.6
/124425/
76
/4633/
77
/1723/
4.2
/1428304/
96
/246/
81
/312/
95
/46/
cc age 14+

Aftersun (2022)
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.
poster
The Roku Channel
86
7.9
/183985/
76
/5172/
74
/2615/
4.0
/506926/
98
/202/
82
/1652/
94
/41/
cc age 16+

Before Midnight (2013)
It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters but have spent a summer in Greece at the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk.
poster
86
8.1
/311480/
80
/6519/
78
/3688/
4.3
/799335/
94
/181/
91
/5132/
91
/39/
cc age 16+

Before Sunset (2004)
Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together before Jesse has to again leave for a flight. They are both in relationships now, and Jesse has a son, but as their strong feelings for each other start to return, both confess a longing for more.
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Amazon Prime Video
86
8.1
/468168/
79
/8976/
77
/4929/
4.0
/325153/
89
/122/
93
/9634/
92
/16/
cc age 17+

Platoon (1986)
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.9
/312706/
78
/7241/
75
/3011/
4.1
/700792/
91
/229/
92
/14901/
90
/38/
cc age 16+

Almost Famous (2000)
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.
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Fandango at Home Free
84
7.5
/133000/
74
/5450/
75
/2648/
4.0
/568692/
92
/399/
83
/727/
85
/65/
cc age 13+

The Fabelmans (2022)
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.
poster
84
8.1
/372237/
81
/8096/
80
/4536/
4.3
/1295458/
100
/51/
93
/5129/
79
/19/
cc age 16+

Before Sunrise (1995)
An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, knowing it may be their only night together.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
84
7.3
/123076/
74
/5826/
74
/2494/
3.9
/1160346/
96
/275/
88
/474/
91
/55/
7.6
/89978/
cc age 10+

The Boy and the Heron (2023)
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
poster
Criterion Channel
84
7.8
/51078/
75
/822/
78
/1178/
4.1
/67485/
88
/49/
90
/772/
cc age 17+

Amarcord (1973)
In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the actions of a wide range of characters, from his extended family to Fascist loyalists to sensual women, with certain moments shifting into fantastical scenarios.
poster
84
8.0
/720848/
79
/27620/
78
/14999/
4.0
/2049044/
95
/294/
82
/5917/
91
/49/
cc age 16+

Her (2013)
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
83
7.4
/123861/
74
/4615/
73
/1784/
4.1
/501470/
98
/325/
92
/96/
89
/49/
cc age 13+

Minari (2021)
A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
83
7.2
/22951/
73
/1108/
70
/348/
4.1
/120866/
93
/213/
84
/98/
82
/39/
cc age 13+

The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind.
poster
83
7.4
/104713/
73
/2426/
70
/1538/
3.7
/137320/
95
/62/
84
/2635/
97
/15/
cc age 13+

American Graffiti (1973)
A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
81
7.1
/4807/
69
/209/
64
/95/
3.9
/24935/
90
/136/
86
/5/
90
/39/
cc age 15+

The Souvenir: Part II (2021)
In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him in making her graduation film, sorting fact from his elaborately constructed fiction.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.6
/45310/
73
/443/
71
/375/
3.8
/11377/
90
/174/
91
/1662/
76
/41/
cc age 15+

In America (2003)
A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.
poster
81
7.4
/360017/
73
/15196/
72
/8889/
3.8
/2787580/
99
/401/
79
/2221/
93
/52/
cc age 16+

Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.
poster
80
7.8
/39709/
77
/902/
74
/566/
4.3
/124761/
88
/48/
85
/764/
72
/13/

All That Jazz (1979)
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.
poster
Peacock Premium
79
7.3
/15442/
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
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.2
/42700/
71
/1560/
71
/719/
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
78
7.3
/15785/
72
/271/
69
/210/
3.7
/8183/
96
/28/
82
/243/
86
/15/
cc age 12+

Hope and Glory (1987)
A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.
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Netflix
78
7.3
/94340/
70
/1763/
69
/1048/
3.7
/145058/
91
/150/
81
/4830/
82
/37/
cc age 17+

The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.4
/32490/
75
/1029/
74
/1146/
3.9
/77977/
87
/23/
81
/248/
77
/9/

I Killed My Mother (2009)
Hubert, a brash 17-year-old, is confused and torn by a love-hate relationship with his mother that consumes him more and more each day. After distressing ordeals and tragic episodes, Hubert will find his mother on the banks of Saint Lawrence river, where he grew up, and where a murder will be committed: the murder of childhood.
poster
Netflix
77
7.3
/53661/
73
/1587/
75
/1750/
3.8
/160172/
84
/158/
76
/92/
76
/36/
cc age 16+

The Hand of God (2021)
In 1980s Naples, Italy, an awkward Italian teen struggling to find his place experiences heartbreak and liberation after he's inadvertently saved from a freak accident by football legend Diego Maradona.
poster
YouTube TV
77
7.3
/268453/
75
/11501/
72
/4573/
3.8
/528011/
81
/97/
83
/8945/
61
/16/
cc age 10+

The Karate Kid (1984)
New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and, later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.
poster
Netflix
76
7.2
/13263/
69
/743/
70
/306/
3.6
/54032/
91
/144/
82
/33/
79
/39/
cc age 10+

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)
A man narrates stories of his life as a 10-year-old boy in 1969 Houston, weaving tales of nostalgia with a fantastical account of a journey to the moon.
poster
76
7.2
/7438/
70
/136/
66
/89/
3.7
/3653/
86
/28/
78
/115/
68
/22/
cc age 13+

Avalon (1990)
A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.
poster
76
7.0
/12186/
74
/298/
68
/154/
3.9
/24428/
79
/33/
89
/751/
65
/16/
cc age 13+

Crooklyn (1994)
From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.
poster
Criterion Channel
76
7.3
/5020/
69
/87/
68
/108/
3.9
/17970/
71
/14/
67
/74/
81
/18/

Chocolat (1988)
On her way to visit her childhood home in a colonial outpost in Northern Cameroon, a young French woman recalls her childhood, her memories concentrating on her family's houseboy.
poster
76
7.3
/14755/
72
/227/
72
/348/
3.9
/19999/
61
/18/
82
/233/

Roma (1972)
A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.3
/248119/
75
/10420/
71
/3540/
3.7
/418342/
87
/188/
85
/3434/
68
/36/
cc age 15+

Chef (2014)
When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love.
poster
Hulu
75
6.6
/1261/
61
/70/
68
/15/
3.5
/5674/
93
/56/
79
/11/
83
/11/

In the Summers (2024)
On a journey that spans the formative years of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
poster
75
7.2
/70237/
73
/1679/
70
/1167/
3.6
/52795/
80
/45/
83
/2073/
68
/22/
cc age 13+

A River Runs Through It (1992)
The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister, the boys eventually part company when Norman moves east to attend college, leaving his rebellious brother to find trouble back home. When Norman finally returns, the siblings resume their fishing outings, and assess where they've been and where they're going.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
7.0
/16050/
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
7.1
/1321/
66
/45/
70
/46/
3.6
/4384/
85
/13/
88
/2/
68
/6/

Friedkin Uncut (2018)
An introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, an extraordinary and offbeat director of cult films such as The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorcerer, Cruising, To Live and Die in L.A. and Killer Joe. For the first time Friedkin opens up, guiding the audience on a fascinating journey through the themes and the stories that have influenced his life and his artistic career.
poster
74
7.0
/7318/
70
/99/
66
/79/
3.4
/2771/
86
/50/
76
/171/
75
/31/
cc age 14+

Liberty Heights (1999)
This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions. Meanwhile, Ben's brother, Van, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.
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.
poster
Kanopy
73
6.7
/6007/
67
/379/
61
/74/
3.4
/13566/
88
/141/
91
/26/
73
/33/
cc age 15+

The Inspection (2022)
Ellis French is a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense of belonging that will shape his identity and forever change his life.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
72
6.4
/15533/
64
/570/
60
/276/
3.5
/61811/
90
/184/
37
/241/
92
/45/
cc age 15+

The Souvenir (2019)
A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.
poster
72
6.6
/1932/
61
/56/
62
/42/
3.7
/2811/
96
/25/
60
/21/

Taxi zum Klo (1981)
Frank, a gay school teacher, has a very active sex life and an interest in making films. One evening, he meets Bernd and they become lovers. But while Bernd is attentive and caring, Frank gets bored and continues his polymorphously perverse ways.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
6.8
/12999/
69
/674/
63
/216/
3.6
/22339/
88
/59/
79
/102/
67
/24/
cc age 16+

Other People (2016)
David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and much-younger sisters for the first time in ten years, he feels like a stranger in his childhood home. As his mother’s health declines, David frantically tries to extract meaning from this horrible experience and convince everyone (including himself) that he's "doing okay.”
poster
Hulu
72
6.9
/17633/
68
/674/
66
/389/
3.5
/9294/
83
/118/
72
/195/
64
/32/
cc age 15+

Infinitely Polar Bear (2014)
A manic-depressive mess of a father tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.
poster
71
7.2
/348030/
73
/12438/
71
/7650/
3.6
/582579/
76
/211/
54
/1027848/
77
/38/
cc age 17+

8 Mile (2002)
For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.


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