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Coming Of Age, Destiny, Family Drama, biographical film, comedy film, drama film, teen film
In 1961, 11-year-old Beverly "Bev" Donofrio rides with her father, a police officer named Leonard, in Wallingford, Connecticut. She asks for a bra for Christmas to get the attention of a boy, but he tells her she is too young and to focus …
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Coming Of Age, Tragic Comedy Film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film, drama film
In 1996, 13-year-old Stevie lives in Los Angeles with his physically abusive older brother Ian and single mother Dabney. One day, Stevie bikes past Motor Avenue Skateshop, admires the boastful camaraderie of the skateboarders outside, and …
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Coming Of Age, Komödie, comedy film, lesbian-related film
Elliott, a teenage girl living on her parents' cranberry farm in Muskoka Lakes, Ontario, has three weeks left before she leaves for university in Toronto. She spends her summer days boating with her friends Ro and Ruthie, working on the fa…
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Fantasy, Komödie, Sport, comedy film, coming-of-age film, sport film
Henry Rowengartner, an unskilled Little Leaguer who dreams of playing in the Major Leagues, lives with his mother, Mary, who is dating sports agent Jack Bradfield. One day, Henry breaks his arm catching a fly ball. When the doctor removes …
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Coming Of Age, Komödie, comedy drama, coming-of-age film, drama film, romantic comedy film, teen film, tragicomedy
At independent record store Empire Records in Delaware, employee Lucas has been tasked by store manager Joe with closing the store for the first time. While counting the day's receipts in Joe's office, he discovers the store is about to be…
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Coming Of Age, comedy drama, drama film, romance film, romantic comedy film
Sutter Keely is a charming and popular 18-year-old who has spent his senior year of high school partying and drinking alcohol. After his girlfriend Cassidy breaks up with him, Sutter writes in a college application essay that his biggest h…
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Christmas film, Coming Of Age, Family Saga, Historie, Melodrama, comedy film, coming-of-age film, drama film, romance film
The March sisters—responsible Meg, tempestuous Jo, tender Beth, and romantic Amy—are growing up in Concord, Massachusetts during and after the American Civil War. Their father is away serving as a chaplain in the war and, with their strong…
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Coming Of Age, Family Drama, biographical film, coming-of-age film, drama film
In 1957, young Tobias Wolff and his nomadic, free-spirited mother Caroline arrive in Salt Lake City in search of a fresh start. After being followed by an unwelcome ex-boyfriend, Caroline impulsively moves Toby to Seattle instead. Six mont…
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Coming Of Age, Horror, drama film, found footage film, horror film
Casey, a lonely teenage girl living with her single father, records herself taking the viral "World's Fair Challenge". She states "I want to go to the World's Fair" three times, pricks her finger, smears her blood on her laptop computer sc…
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Coming Of Age, Tragic Comedy Film, comedy drama, comedy film, coming-of-age film, drama film, female buddy film, teen film, tragicomedy
Best friends Enid and Rebecca face the summer after their high school graduation, with no plans for their future, other than to find jobs and live together. The girls are cynical social outcasts, but Rebecca is more popular with boys than …
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coming-of-age film, drama film
In 1950, the affluent Di Sangro family awaits the birth of their daughter in the waters of Posillipo. The birth is attended by her wealthy godfather Achille Lauro, her older brother Raimondo, and Sandrino, the son of the family's housekeep…
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Coming Of Age, biographical film, comedy film, drama film
Buddy is a nine-year-old boy living with his family—mother "Ma", elder brother Will, and paternal grandparents "Granny" and "Pop"—in Belfast, while his father "Pa" works overseas in England. During the August 1969 riots, a group of Protest…
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Coming Of Age, Musical, Tragic Comedy Film, comedy film, coming-of-age film, road movie
On December 20, best friends Tommy and Fred ditch the last day of school before winter break. Both are passionate fans of Green Day and dream of becoming successful musicians with their band, the Analog Dogs. Tommy lives with his older bro…
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Drama, biographical film, coming-of-age film, drama film, teen film
In the early 1980s, Jaime Escalante becomes a mathematics teacher at James A. Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. Latino students from working-class families have academic achievement far below their grade level.
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Action, Drama, LGBTQ-related film, biographical film, drama film, teen film
In the Dogtown area of Santa Monica/Venice in the mid-1970s, teenagers Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, and Jay Adams enjoy the life of skating and surfing the pier with board designer Skip Engblom and other locals. One day, Skip is given polyure…
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Drama, Musical, coming-of-age film, drama film, historical film, musical film
In 1909 Georgia, teenager Celie Harris lives with her sister Nettie and abusive father Alfonso. After her mother dies, he starts raping Celie, causing her to become pregnant twice. Alfonso takes away each of the babies, first Olivia and th…
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Coming Of Age, Family Drama, Romantic Comedy, comedy drama, drama film, romantic comedy
Will Freeman lives a carefree lifestyle in London without any responsibility or commitments, thanks to royalties left to him by his father's successful Christmas song. He rejects the common phrase, "No man is an island," insisting that he …
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Adventure, Drama, Romance Film, coming-of-age film, drama film, romance film, teen film
Set in the South Pacific Ocean in the year 1897, beginning right where the original film left off, a ship finds a little dinghy with three passengers. They quickly find out that the two adults, Richard and Emmeline Lestrange, are dead, but…
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Coming Of Age, Destiny, Justice Drama, coming-of-age film, drama film, white savior film
In the Bronx, sixteen-year-old Jamal Wallace downplays his potential as a gifted student, preferring to play basketball with his friends. They are watched by William Forrester, a recluse who never leaves his apartment and has become a neig…
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Justice Drama, Political Drama, War Film, drama film, romance film, war film
In County Cork in Ireland, in 1920, Damien O'Donovan is about to leave his native village to practice medicine in a London hospital. Meanwhile, his brother Teddy commands the local flying column of the Irish Republican Army. After a hurlin…
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Adventure, Christmas film, Komödie, Romance Film, Romantic Comedy, romantic comedy
High school senior Walter "Gib" Gibson and best friend Lance celebrate moving on to college, though Gib mostly laments having lost his touch with girls. Lance heads to UCLA while Gib attends an Ivy League college in New England. The two fr…
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Coming Of Age, LGBTQ-related film, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Drama, Social Drama, coming-of-age film, drama film, romantic comedy film
Four friends who are recent college graduates live together in Houston, Texas. Coffeehouse guitarist Troy Dyer and budding filmmaker Lelaina Pierce are attracted to each other, although they have not acted on their feelings except for one …
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Komödie, comedy film, coming-of-age film
Billy Madison is a dimwitted, immature, and spoiled 27-year-old heir to Madison Hotels, a Fortune 500 company founded by his father, Brian Madison. Rather than preparing to take over the family business, Billy spends his days partying with…
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Coming Of Age, coming-of-age film, drama film
Dakota Riley is a star wide receiver and rising senior at Middleton High School in suburban San Diego, living under intense pressure from his father, the school's head football coach, to secure a college scholarship. Though he presents him…
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