Coming Of Age Movies

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01 Aug 2014, 3:50 pm

What are your favorite coming-of-age movies?

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01 Aug 2014, 6:54 pm

dead poets' society, cider house rules

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01 Aug 2014, 11:08 pm

The Way, Way Back. Would that be counted as coming-of-age?
The Breakfast Club
Clueless
Mean Girls

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02 Aug 2014, 2:06 am

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02 Aug 2014, 6:22 pm

The Way, Way Back
Stoker
Adventureland
Whale Rider
Life Of Pi
Garden State
The Spectacular Now
Moonrise Kingdom
Precious
An Education
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Pan's Labrynith

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03 Aug 2014, 1:51 pm

This Boy's Life.

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03 Aug 2014, 2:46 pm

Fast Times at Ridgement High

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03 Aug 2014, 2:56 pm

How about The Secret World of Arriety?
Submarine
We Need to Talk About Kevin is an unconventional one
Winter's Bone
An Education

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03 Aug 2014, 6:12 pm

I don't usually like films that remind me of that period of my life, but if I had to choose one it would probably be Gregory's Girl.
I keep meaning to watch The Last Picture Show at some point too.

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03 Aug 2014, 7:21 pm

Stereotypical example, but Reality Bites.

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03 Aug 2014, 11:40 pm

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I've been told the new indie film Boyhood is really good has anybody seen it?

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05 Aug 2014, 2:53 pm

Mud

Indie film from last year in which two boys meet a crook named Mud who tells them that he's on the run after killing another guy.

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06 Aug 2014, 3:22 am

Would Star Wars qualify?

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07 Aug 2014, 1:34 pm

A few more:
16 Candles
Almost Famous
American Beauty (?)
American Graffiti

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07 Aug 2014, 3:45 pm

'The Flamingo Kid' - circa. 1984.

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07 Aug 2014, 11:29 pm

Stand by Me
Breaking Away
Last Picture Show
American Graffiti

And my twisted mind can't help including:
Carrie
Heathers

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