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    Last Summer 2018 POSTER

    Last Summer

    2018

    English

    6.2

    23

    1970s

    Action

    coming of age

    death

    Drama

    friendship

    summer

    tragedy

    Jon Jones Jon Jones Director Robert Wilfort Robert Wilfort as Dr. Glyn Davies Steffan Cennydd Steffan Cennydd as Kevin Morris Nia Roberts Nia Roberts as Sandra Davies Steffan Rhodri Steffan Rhodri as Sgt Morgan
    During a long hot summer in the 1970s, four boys roam free through a neglected rural paradise, until a tragedy strikes that sets them against the adult world and changes their lives forever.
    Blue Spring 2001 POSTER

    Blue Spring

    2001

    Japanese

    7.2

    27

    87%

    87%

    Action

    coming of age

    Drama

    high school

    nihilism

    school

    suicide

    violence in schools

    Toshiaki Toyoda Toshiaki Toyoda Director Nobuo Kyô Nobuo Kyô as Takashi Tsukamoto Takashi Tsukamoto as Freshman in Baseball Club Akifumi Miura Akifumi Miura as Seven Shûgo Oshinari Shûgo Oshinari as Yoshimura
    Soon after being named the new leader of his high school's gang system, Kujo grows bored with the violence and hatred that surround him. He wants desperately to abandon his post… but his once-enviable position of power has a strange way of making him feel powerless.
    A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon 1988 POSTER

    A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon

    1988

    English

    5.5

    18

    29%

    41%

    1960s

    Action

    based on novel or book

    chicago, illinois

    Comedy

    coming of age

    Drama

    older woman seduces younger guy

    Romance

    William Richert William Richert Director E.J. Murray E.J. Murray as Alice River Phoenix River Phoenix as Jimmy Reardon Ann Magnuson Ann Magnuson as Joyce Fickett Louanne Louanne as Suzie Middleberg
    A recent high school graduate is faced with two options, either go to a business school where his father wants him to go to, or get a full time job. However he decides to defy his father and go to Hawaii. Trouble is he has no money. Along the way he comes to understand his parents and eventually bonds with his father.
    Roads 2019 POSTER

    Roads

    2019

    English

    6.4

    15

    67%

    84%

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    coming of age

    Drama

    hoop earring

    road movie

    van

    Sebastian Schipper Sebastian Schipper Director Claudia Trujillo Claudia Trujillo as Moritz Bleibtreu Moritz Bleibtreu as Luttger Ben Chaplin Ben Chaplin as Paul Stéphane Bak Stéphane Bak as William
    A young man from the Congo in search of his brother attempts to cross Europe's borders. In Morocco, he teams up with a sharp-witted British runaway who pinched his stepfather's recreational vehicle in order to escape from a family holiday. On their journey, the disparate duo have to make decisions that will also influence the lives of others.
    Long Way North 2015 POSTER

    Long Way North

    2015

    French

    7.2

    13

    98%

    77%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    coming of age

    Drama

    Family

    journey

    russia

    ship

    Rémi Chayé Rémi Chayé Director Peter Hudson Peter Hudson as Lund Leslie Clack Leslie Clack as Maloney Recteur Tom Morton Tom Morton as Mowson Prince Tomsky Féodor Atkine Féodor Atkine as Oloukine
    In 1892 Saint Petersburg, when her explorer grandfather's failure to return from his latest expedition brings dishonour to her aristocratic family, a resilient teenager runs away to follow in his trail in search of his famed ship.
    Wij 2018 POSTER

    Wij

    2018

    Dutch

    5.6

    68

    Action

    coming of age

    Drama

    limits

    sexual curiosity

    sexual exploration

    teenager

    Rene Eller Rene Eller Director Pieter Embrechts Pieter Embrechts as Father Simon Michael Pas Michael Pas as Guy - Boyfriend Mother Simon Mattijn Hartemink Mattijn Hartemink as Peter - Father Femke Jenne Decleir Jenne Decleir as Psychologist Liesl V.O.
    During a scorching summer in a Belgian-Dutch border village, eight teenagers play games of discovery to break the listless monotony. They challenge each other and themselves and pretty soon, their sexual curiosity starts to blur the lines between right and wrong. As innocence is crushed in depraved games and sexual exploitation, the teenagers soon turn into ruthless predators.
    Goldie 2019 POSTER

    Goldie

    2019

    English

    5.7

    5

    95%

    60%

    Action

    coming of age

    Drama

    Sam de Jong Sam de Jong Director Marsha Stephanie Blake Marsha Stephanie Blake as Carol Paul James Paul James as Chris Ito Aghayere Ito Aghayere as Lisa Gbenga Akinnagbe Gbenga Akinnagbe as Richard
    Goldie, a precocious teenager in a family shelter, wages war against the system to keep her sisters together while she pursues her dreams of being a dancer. This is a story about displaced youth, ambition, and maintaining your spirit in the face of insurmountable obstacles.
    Butterflies Are Free 1972 POSTER

    Butterflies Are Free

    1972

    English

    7.2

    6

    69%

    80%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    blind

    Comedy

    coming of age

    Drama

    free spirit

    Music

    neighbor

    Romance

    san francisco, california

    Milton Katselas Milton Katselas Director Edward Albert Edward Albert as Don Goldie Hawn Goldie Hawn as Jill Eileen Heckart Eileen Heckart as Mrs. Baker Paul Michael Glaser Paul Michael Glaser as Ralph
    Striving to be independent, the blind but determined Don Baker moves away from his overprotective mother. After settling into his new San Francisco digs, Don meets kooky neighbor Jill Tanner. Don's quick wit and good looks disarm the free-spirited Jill, and before long they're more than just friends. Will Mrs. Baker's incessant meddling destroy Don and Jill's budding relationship?
    Soundtrack to Sixteen 2020 POSTER

    Soundtrack to Sixteen

    2020

    English

    5.8

    5

    75%

    54%

    Comedy

    coming of age

    exam

    Romance

    teenage romance

    teen romance

    Hillary Shakespeare Hillary Shakespeare Director George Fanzio George Fanzio as Nathan Beals-Harper Sofia Lövgren Hansson Sofia Lövgren Hansson as Olivia James Drax James Drax as Rob Kogan Robynlouise Regan Robynlouise Regan as Saskia
    A coming of age story of a boy and girl growing up in London in the Noughties dealing with the everyday insecurities that make your world implode at sixteen.
    So B. It 2016 POSTER

    So B. It

    2016

    English

    6.9

    4

    50%

    92%

    Action

    coming of age

    cross country

    Drama

    mentally disabled

    mother daughter relationship

    young girl

    Stephen Gyllenhaal Stephen Gyllenhaal Director Van Epperson Van Epperson as Deputy Jack Plotnick Jack Plotnick as New Bus Driver Dash Mihok Dash Mihok as Roy Franklin John Heard John Heard as Thurman Hil
    A young girl named Heidi who lives with her mentally disabled mother, travels across the country to find out about her and her mothers past.
    Jules of Light and Dark 2018 POSTER

    Jules of Light and Dark

    2018

    English

    4.8

    4

    Action

    car accident

    coming of age

    Drama

    lesbian relationship

    lgbt

    love triangle

    rehabilitation

    Daniel Laabs Daniel Laabs Director Rudy Jones Rudy Jones as Anthony Robert Longstreet Robert Longstreet as Freddy Tallie Medel Tallie Medel as Maya Gary Jerome Gary Jerome as Patient
    In present-day Texas, Maya and her on again, off again girlfriend Jules total their car after a night of backwoods raving and teen mischief. They're rescued from the wreckage by Freddy, an oil worker whose stoic facade crumbles as he comes to see himself, and his repressed desires, in Maya. As Jules recovers, Maya and Freddy develop a rapport that dulls the debilitating silence of their small-town lives. Together, they subtly encourage one another to chase after what they want the most (or at least figure out what that might be).
    She Remembers, He Forgets 2015 POSTER

    She Remembers, He Forgets

    2015

    Cn

    6.5

    6

    67%

    76%

    Action

    Comedy

    coming of age

    flashback

    high school friends

    high school reunion

    midlife crisis

    Romance

    school life

    Adam Wong Adam Wong Director Babyjohn Choi Babyjohn Choi as Couple Customer Yuen Ho Yeung Yuen Ho Yeung as Doug Ronny Yuen Ronny Yuen as Doug (in 1992) Chi Chung Lam Chi Chung Lam as Hing-Kin
    A wonderfully charming and bittersweet story about teenage friendship, idealist dreams and a city that transcend changing times, this rare Hong Kong-produced gem influenced by Hayao Miyazaki and Shunji Iwai sweeps with nostalgia. In search of an answer for her broken marriage, Gigi journeys into her shiny high school year memories only to discover a deeply hidden secret that will transform her life.
    Too Late to Die Young 2018 POSTER

    Too Late to Die Young

    2018

    Spanish

    6.4

    1

    96%

    44%

    coming of age

    Drama

    Dominga Sotomayor Dominga Sotomayor Director Alejandro Goic Alejandro Goic as Carlos Antonia Zegers Antonia Zegers as Elena Matías Oviedo Matías Oviedo as Ignacio Paola Lattus Paola Lattus as María
    During a very dry summer in an isolated community far from the city. Sofia, Clara and Lucas face their first loves and fears, while preparing the New Year's party, without knowing that nature threatens them.
    Scheme Birds 2019 POSTER

    Scheme Birds

    2019

    English

    7.2

    5

    90%

    Action

    coming of age

    Documentary

    poverty

    rebellious teenager

    scotland

    teenage girl

    working class

    Ellen Fiske Ellen Fiske Director
    As her adolescence gives way to the obligations of motherhood, troubled Gemma matures in Motherwell, her Scottish hometown, heavily dependent on the steel industry. Unfortunately for her, her hedonistic way of understanding the world does not fit in with the philosophy of the rest of the villagers, so trouble soon follows.
    Suburban Wildlife 2019 POSTER

    Suburban Wildlife

    2019

    English

    4.9

    6

    95%

    Action

    coming of age

    Drama

    graduation

    lgbt

    woman director

    Imogen McCluskey Imogen McCluskey Director Emily Havea Emily Havea as Aleea Priscilla Doueihy Priscilla Doueihy as Alice Peta Tiffany Peta Tiffany as Extra Matt Lausch Matt Lausch as Manager
    Long time friends Louise, Nina and Alice celebrate their recent graduation with hectic partying, joined by their friend Kane who is the only friend not to attend university. Louise’s imminent departure for London adds to the underlying tension within the group, and as the boundaries between real and surreal blur, Louise devises an intervention to save their final days together. They embark on a road trip to regional Australia, and upon returning home face the reality of her departure. They are left, a group of suburban animals, on the threshold of their lives.
    El silencio es bienvenido 2017 POSTER

    El silencio es bienvenido

    2017

    Spanish

    5.0

    3

    Action

    coming of age

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    marriage crisis

    road trip

    sibling relationship

    vacation

    Gabriela García Rivas Gabriela García Rivas Director Jorge Luis Moreno Jorge Luis Moreno as Joel Roberto Fiesco Roberto Fiesco as Ministerio Público Eileen Yañez Eileen Yañez as Monica Tenoch Huerta Tenoch Huerta as Soldado 1
    During the holidays, Amanda, trapped in adolescence, looks for a way to escape from the annoying family trip. While travelling, she realizes how her relationship with her family is progressively crumbling and her parents marriage is slowly falling apart. She sees it as a punishment, but does not suspect that with the imminent escalation of violence in Mexico this could be their last vacation together.
    Dil Bechara 2020 POSTER

    Dil Bechara

    2020

    Hindi

    8.3

    139

    88%

    69%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    bollywood

    cancer

    Comedy

    coming of age

    Drama

    Romance

    Mukesh Chhabra Mukesh Chhabra Director Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan as Abhimanyu Veer Sushant Singh Rajput Sushant Singh Rajput as Immanuel Rajkumar Junior / Manny Saswata Chatterjee Saswata Chatterjee as Mr. Basu Swastika Mukherjee Swastika Mukherjee as Mrs. Basu
    Kizie and Manny, two ordinary people brought together by a tragic twist, embark on a bittersweet and extraordinary journey into the heart of that crazy little thing called 'life'.
    A Trip to the Moon 2017 POSTER

    A Trip to the Moon

    2017

    Spanish

    5.7

    10

    44%

    Action

    adolescence

    Adventure

    Comedy

    coming of age

    Drama

    Family

    Fantasy

    growing up

    Romance

    teenage boy

    Joaquín Cambre Joaquín Cambre Director Germán Palacios Germán Palacios as Luis Machín Luis Machín as Tiziano Duarte Tiziano Duarte as Coco Julián Ponce Julián Ponce as novio de Juliana
    At fourteen years of age, Tomás is entering adolescence, that time in your life in which not only do you have to face physical and emotional changes, but in which there are also memories that start taking more traumatic forms. That is why he continuously visits a psychiatrist, why he acts a bit weird. He is a bit of a hermit, bearing, as much as he can, the extreme normalcy of his family, who are dying for summer to arrive so they can go to a time share at the beach, while Tomás wants to escape… to the moon.
    Amateur Teens 2015 POSTER

    Amateur Teens

    2015

    German

    6.0

    12

    Action

    coming of age

    Drama

    female friendship

    high school

    male friendship

    sex education

    sexuality

    Niklaus Hilber Niklaus Hilber Director Benjamin Dangel Benjamin Dangel as Adi Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen as Alina Annina Walt Annina Walt as Lara Luna Wedler Luna Wedler as Milena
    A group of normal 14-year-old teenagers at a secondary school in Zürich with the normal yearnings for love and acceptance. But the power of social media, with its high-gloss selfies and perpetual pressure towards cooler and sexier, increasingly forces the kids to deny their true feelings. So a tragedy runs its course, one in which it is almost impossible to differentiate between perpetrator and victim, guilt and innocence.
    Beware the Gonzo 2010 POSTER

    Beware the Gonzo

    2010

    English

    6.2

    5

    44%

    47%

    Action

    Comedy

    coming of age

    Drama

    journalist

    loss of virginity

    misfit

    rape

    Romance

    threesome

    Bryan Goluboff Bryan Goluboff Director Amy Sedaris Amy Sedaris as Diane Gilman James Urbaniak James Urbaniak as Principal Roy Bill Clinton Bill Clinton as Self Marc John Jefferies Marc John Jefferies as Stone
    Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman is starting a revolution. When the wild-eyed rebel journalist is ousted from his prep school's newspaper by its über-popular editor, Eddie fronts an underground movement to give a voice to all the misfits, outcasts, and nerds. Soon the power of the press is in Eddie's hands... but will he use it wisely?
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