Coming Of Age Films

Eighth Grade

Bo Burnham · 2018

Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school.

Sing Street

John Carney · 2016

Cuenta la historia de Cosmo, un niño de 14 años que crece en el Dublín de los 80 y tiene la intención de huir de su complicado hogar. Compone canciones con su banda, como una forma de lucha y publica controvertidos vídeos musicales.

Your Name.

Makoto Shinkai · 2016

High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.

Kiki's Delivery Service

Hayao Miyazaki · 1989

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

Submarine

Richard Ayoade · 2011

15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar problems arise in his relationship with Jordana.

Tomboy

Céline Sciamma · 2011

A French family moves to a new neighborhood with during the summer holidays. The story follows a 10-year-old gender non-conforming child, Laure, who experiments with their gender presentation, adopting the name Mikäel.

Moonrise Kingdom

Wes Anderson · 2012

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.

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Jon Watts · 2017

Peter Parker comienza a experimentar su recién descubierta identidad como el superhéroe Spider-Man. Después de la experiencia vivida con los Vengadores, Peter regresa a casa, donde vive con su tía. Bajo la atenta mirada de su mentor Tony Stark, Peter intenta mantener una vida normal como cualquier joven de su edad, pero interrumpe en su rutina diaria el nuevo villano Vulture y, con él, lo más importante de la vida de Peter comenzará a verse amenazado.

Almost Famous

Cameron Crowe · 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.

Stand by Me

Rob Reiner · 1986

After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie, Vern, Chris and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as 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.

Waves

Trey Edward Shults · 2019

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.

Little Women

Greta Gerwig · 2019

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

The Breakfast Club

John Hughes · 1985

Cinco estudiantes de distinta educación, formación y gustos son castigados a pasar un sábado en el instituto en el que estudian. Pronto las desavenencias entre ellos aparecen, especialmente cuando el director que les vigila se ausenta del aula... Comedia juvenil de culto de los años ochenta.

The Half of It

Alice Wu · 2020

Ellie Chu acepta escribir una carta de amor para el cachas del insti, pero lo que no esperaba era hacerse su amiga ni enamorarse de la chica que le gusta.

Thirteen

Catherine Hardwicke · 2003

Tracy, una joven de 13 años de Los Ángeles, queda fascinada por Evie, la chica más popular del instituto. Tras hacerse muy amigas, y debido a la peligrosa influencia de la "cool" Evie, la antes inocente Tracy se verá poco a poco atrapada en un trepidante ritmo de vida que nada tenía que ver con su anterior vida sedentaria. Tracy se embarca en un mundo salvaje sobre el que no tiene control. Mientras, Mel, la madre de Tracy, trata desesperadamente de comprender la radical transformación que está sufriendo su hija.

The Virgin Suicides

Sofia Coppola · 2000

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

Juno

Jason Reitman · 2007

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

10 Things I Hate About You

Gil Junger · 1999

Las hermanas Stratford son muy distintas. La guapa y popular Bianca nunca ha salido con un chico, y Kat, su hermana mayor, es una bruja con muy mal genio, y algo arisca, que se ha propuesto rechazar a cualquier chico que demuestre el más mínimo interés por ella. Desgraciadamente, el estricto reglamento que rige el hogar de los Stratford prohibe a Blanca tener novio hasta que su insoportable hermana tenga uno; situación que parece más que improbable teniendo en cuenta que Kat lleva una vida social desastrosa. Blanca está desesperada por ir al baile de fin de curso. Pero su pretendiente, Cameron, guarda una sorpresa...

Boyhood

Richard Linklater · 2014

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.

Clueless

Amy Heckerling · 1995

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.

The Florida Project

Sean Baker · 2017

The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.

The Edge of Seventeen

Kelly Fremon Craig · 2016

Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.

Lady Bird

Greta Gerwig · 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.

Dead Poets Society

Peter Weir · 1989

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.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky · 2012