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Coming-of-age
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.
Aftersun
Charlotte Wells · 2022
Avec mélancolie, Sophie se remémore les vacances d’été passées avec son père vingt ans auparavant : les moments de joie partagée, leur complicité, parfois leurs désaccords. Elle repense aussi à ce qui planait au-dessus de ces instants si précieux : la sourde et invisible menace d’un bonheur finissant. Elle tente alors de chercher parmi ces souvenirs des réponses à la question qui l’obsède depuis tant d’années : qui était réellement cet homme qu’elle a le sentiment de ne pas connaître ?
Drama
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.
Girl, Interrupted
James Mangold · 1999
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.
Thriller
A Bronx Tale
Robert De Niro · 1993
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his neighborhood - for a beautiful black girl.
Mysterious Skin
Gregg Araki · 2005
En 1981, Brian tenía ocho años y estaba sentado en el banquillo durante un partido de la liga juvenil de béisbol. Cinco horas después despierta en el sótano de su casa con una hemorragia nasal y sin recuerdos. Brian moja la cama y tiene pesadillas, también inventa: fue abducido por extraterrestres. Y pasa el tiempo, Brian llega a la adolescencia, torpe, acomplejado y entregado a la causa OVNI, también Neil, su compañero de infancia, se ha hecho mayor. Neil es la antítesis de Brian, él es sexy, jugador estrella y experto en juegos con hombres adultos con los que nunca se compromete. Mientras Brian encuentra en Avalyn Friesen, una discapacitada obsesionada con sus experiencias en la tercera fase, la posibilidad de asumir sus experiencias inhibidas, Neil huye a nueva York a rozar el lado peligroso.
Crime
Scarface
Brian De Palma · 1983
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
Romance
About Time
Richard Curtis · 2013
La trama de la película gira en torno a un joven llamado Tim Lake. El protagonista y su familia tienen el curioso don de poder viajar a través del tiempo. Al descubrir esta cualidad, Tim empieza a beneficiarse de ello para cambiar diferentes aspectos de su vida. Se enamora de una chica, Mary, a la que conoce tras transladarse a vivir a Londres por motivos de trabajo. Su historia de amor se verá beneficiada gracias al don de Tim, sin embargo, el protagonista no tardará en darse cuenta de que su habilidad no es capaz de ampararle en algunos problemas y cuestiones familiares.
(500) Days of Summer
Marc Webb · 2009
Tom aún sigue creyendo, incluso en este cínico mundo moderno, en la noción de un amor transformador, predestinado por el cosmos y que golpea como un rayo sólo una vez. Summer no cree lo mismo, para nada. La mecha se enciende desde el primer día, cuando Tom, un arquitecto en ciernes convertido en un sensiblero escritor de tarjetas de felicitación, se encuentra con Summer, la bella y fresca nueva secretaria de su jefe. Aunque aparentemente está fuera de su alcance, Tom pronto descubre que tienen un montón de cosas en común. La historia de Tom y Summer cubre desde el enamoramiento, las citas y el sexo hasta la separación, las recriminaciones y la redención, todo lo cual se suma al caleidoscópico retrato del por qué y el cómo seguimos esforzándonos de modo tan risible y rastrero para encontrar sentido al amor… y esperar convertirlo en realidad.
Good Will Hunting
Gus Van Sant · 1997
Will Hunting, un conserje del M.I.T., tiene un don para las matemáticas, pero necesita la ayuda de un psicólogo para encontrar el rumbo de su vida.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Michel Gondry · 2004
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
Music
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Scott Cooper · 2025
Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.
A Complete Unknown
James Mangold · 2024
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
Action
Fight Club
David Fincher · 1999
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
Comedy
The Breakfast Club
John Hughes · 1985
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
Adventure
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Wes Anderson · 2009
The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.
