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The ultimate coming of age movie list

Submitted by skykid on Friday, 13 April 2007Comments

Coming of age movies

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Indeed, the best coming-of-age movies are almost always fish-out-of-water films; the water is our youth, and coming of age is how we acclimate ourselves to it

It is a movie where the central plot revolves around a person suddenly facing a life changing experience, trial or tribualtion.That person once was naive or childish or pre-pubescent is now suddenly older and wiser because of the experience. They see life and their place in the universe for the first time.  The title list below have been updated alphabetically

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O PR S T UW X   Y Z

and then you would love the new list / which is still in alpha state /

28-weeks-later

28 weeks later

novecento-1976

1900

15amore

15 Amore

100 Days Before The Command

100 Days Before The Command

A

August Rush A painted house AI Acla A perfect world Anton

Alan & Naomi A boy and his dog Au Revoir Les Enfants About a boy Al otro lado Ali Zaoua

At’ ziji duchove!      Abel, Twoj Brat Afraid of the dark Abuse A Dog of Flanders Aparajito

Amities particulieres

Ali Zaoua

Adventures de Pinocchio

A Bronx Tale

achildwentforth

A child went fourth

Air Bud (Kevin Zeagers)

Alexander

Abeltje (Dutch)

Across the sea of time

dreaming-about-you-199x300

Anoche Sone Contigo

( starring Martín Altomaro)
libero

atzijiduchove

alittlecomfort

acausedungarcon

Anoche Libero va bene At’ ziji duchove! A Little Comfort À cause d’un garçon


Amazon – the adventures of the young marine reporters

All my loved ones

agostino 1962

Agostino

( starring Paolo Colombo)

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B

Black Stallion Birth   Billy Elliot  Beshekmpir    Blode Mutze

Boys of lost island   Born Into Brothels Burning Secret Benny´s gym Bad Education Bridge to Terabithia

Ben 10   Beautiful thing    Blauvogel Bench Warmers Burning Secret Beat the Drum

Barnens O Beethoven’s Nephew Bad   Boy from Lebanon Body Without Soul

Buitenspel

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C

Castelo Ra-Tim-Bum   Carol’s Journey Carlitos y el campo de los suenos  Carrie’s War Captain Johnno

Ce que savait Maisie Crisscross Crazy Chop Shop Children on their Birthdays

Chronicle of A Boy C’est la vie C’est la tangente Central Station Carmen Babyface Careful, He Might Hear You

Captains Courageous    Cafe com leite Captain Gallant  C’Est Pas Moi, Je Le Jure ! Capitan January

Catch That Kid Canvas Cachorro CAMERON’S CLOSET   Child I never was

Casey’s Shadow  Children in The Crossfire

Chasing the Dragon Cloak & Dagger Cotolay  Cilveka Berns

Captain Alatriste Cobrades Cider with Rosie Casper Ce que savait Maisie

CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE Chiquidracula Cheesecake (2008) Ciske de Rat Carmen Babyface

Camp Nowhere      Clownhouse Children’s Story    Cesta z Mesta Count Me Out

Class Trip  Cartouches Gauloises Cinema Paradiso  Chippendiddys Children of Heaven

Cirkus Ildebrand  C’est pas ma faute Critter Gitters  C’est pour la bonne cause! Caravaggio

Casanova — Childhood and Adolescence  Chavka Carl Gustav Gjengen  Clément Clay Farmers

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D

Dreszcze DO YOU REMEMBER DOLLY BELL  Dorm De Kleine

Blonde Dood The Devil’s Backbone David Copperfield

Durango Kids     De Fortabte sjaeles o Devil’s Playground De Brief voor de koning

Drengene fra Sankt Petri   Dreaming about you Duma Don’t Torture A Duckling  De Nieuwe Avonturen Van Dik Trom

Dog days of Summer Do You Know The Muffin Man  De Witte Van Sichem December Boys Dear Frankie

Delivering Milo  Den Magiska Bollen De 5 og Spionerne  Da Lotte Blev Usynlig

Der Schatz Der Weissen Falken Das Fliegende Klassenzimmer


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E

End of the spear El Nino Y El Muro Eternity and A Day Equus Escape from Sobibor  Earthling

Everyone Loves Mel   El Nino de Barro En Tu Ausencia Elaville Ja Kuolleille El bola

El Color De Las Nubes    El Ultimo Tren El Topo    El caballo blanco – Joselito Empire of the Sun

Explorers Education of Little Tree Edges of the Lord Entrusted Elephant

Ek Chhotist Love Story    Eclair au chocolat Edelweiss Pirates  Eternal Summer Edward II

Eres mi heroe

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F

Fatty Finnand

frantsuz-coverFrantsuz

Alexander

Firehouse Dog (Joe Hutchinson)

for-a-lost-soldier

For a Lost Soldier (Voor Een Verloren Soldaat)

FLIGHT OF THE INNOCENT

FORBIDDEN GAMES

Farewell

Freeze Die

freedom-is-paradise

Freedom Is Paradise

Fresh Germany

Finding Neverland

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G

Gabriel and me ginostra
Goodnight Mister Tom Godsend Gabriel and me Ginostra

Get Your Stuff (2000)

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H

Home Alone

Hearts in Atlantis

Hosszu vagta

Handel’s Last Chance

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I

Idi i smotri

italianetz

Italianetz

I know my Name is Steven

Invasion, The [2007] (Jackson Bond)

io_non_ho_paura

Io non ho paura

I’ll Remember April

il-ladro-di-bambini-the-stolen-children

Il Ladro Di Bambini

I am David

Innocent Voices

J

jesuisleseigneurduchate jestem-p

Joe the king Je suis le seigneur du château Jestem Jet Boy


John John in the Sky

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Jungle to Jungle

Jack the Bear Just a Dream

Jack the Bear


jacquot

Jacquot de Nantes

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K

kes

Kes (Ken Loach)

Kolya

Koktebel

Ken Park Kids

King of the Hill

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L

Lord of the Flies Les Diables L´ENFANCE – NUE  Local Boys Les Choristes

Love Actually  Los Ninos Invisibles Le Dernier Des Fous   Le Grand chemin Leolo

Le Clan  L’argent de poche Libero La Mala educacion Little Criminals

Le Grand Chemin Le.Chateau.De.Ma.mere   LA.GLOIRE.DE.MON.PERE L’Annee de l’eveil   Let the right one in

Lokas Les Textiles  Ласковый Май Little Fugitive Les Allumettes Suedoises

L.I.E. Lessons at the end of thespring La Revolte des enfants Looking For Miracles Lakki.

Life is a long quiet river Love Me If You Dare Luminous Motion La Copa de los Suenos La Halfaouine

lenguamariposas1999

La lengua de las mariposas

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M

Mysterious Skin My Life As A Dog Mickybo and Me Monsieur Ibrahim Malena

MOON CHILD Machuca Montreal Main Ma vie en rose My Dog Skip

Maximum Ride Motorama Mother of Mine Martian Child MeanCreek My Father’s Glory

Marvin and Tige Mirakel Mon Fils My friend Joe My name is Ivan

Monsieur Ibrahim Max und Moritz Reloaded Más pena que Gloria Me and You and Everyone We Know  Mandraora

Mirage

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N

nachttocht

Nachttocht

Nico And Dani

Nobody Knows

noplace

No place like home


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O

Oliver Twist (2005)

Our Lady of the Assassins

Olivier, Olivier

Ole Dole Doff

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P

perl-oder-pica
Private Lessons Perl Oder Pica Pelle the Conqueror Pinocchio

Pixote (1981) Put the camera on me

Peter Pan

Popi Promises

Pietje Bell (Nederlands)

Poche d’Argent

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R

rose

railsties318430984

respirocartel ratatatpsd
Rose´s Songs Rails and Ties Respiro RAT-A-TAT

reflectingskin returntoinnocence road

robby5

Reflecting Skin Return to Innocence Road to Perdition Robby

Radio Flayer

Rich

Ronja Rovardotter (Aka Ronia, The Robber’S Daughter – 1984)

readyok

Ready ? OK

rojocomoelcielo

Rosso come il cielo

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S

Sin Destino Someone like Hodder SkyKids Sztuczki Sacred Silence Savrseni krug

Skipped Parts Storm Boy Summer of 42 Svolochi Sling Blade Song for a raggy boy

Secretos del corazon Son of Rambow Second Best Skellig Sweet Mud Son of the shark

Say Uncle

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Sharkboy and Lavagirl

Smiley

Sommerstorm

Stand by me

Second Hand Lions

Small change

Simon Birch

Six

STOLEN SUMMER

STONE BOY

Saint Ralph

Separate Peace

Sommerjubel.(1986)

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T

Tom Browns schooldays This is England The Keys To The House The good son The Greenhouse effect The Boys of St. Vincent

The Boy with Green Hair The Thief The Bad News Bears The Annunciation Taming Andrew Temporada de Patos

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things The Cure The last days of April Twelve and Holding Toto The Hero

Tout Contre Leo (Close to Leo)

The Tit and the moon The flavor of the corn Les Coups Quatre Cents The Spanish Gardener The Greenhouse effect The Champ

The Interrogation of Michael Crowe Taming Andrew The Boys of St. Vincent The Browning Version The Mighty The Invincible

The Choristes, Les The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys The wild child The Robin Hood Gang The Eighth Color Of The Rainbow The Invincible

Torzok The way I spent the end of the world The ratcather The cistern The Boy Who Cried Bitch


The kite runner

The Child

ren of J

uang Chi

The City of Lost Children (French)

The Fire That Burns

The Genesis Children

The Man Without a Face

The Never Ending Story The Number 23

The return

Trevor

The Nature of Nicholas

The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (Christopher Eccleston)

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Squid And The Whale

The Emerald Forest

The Assault

The Fruit Machine

The Weather Man

Time of the Gypsies

Tin Drum,The

Tender Cousins

Tom Sawyer

TU SOLO

the-valley-between

The Valley Between

True Love

The Sling

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U

Uranya

Un Hilito de Sangre

Un Hilito de Sangre

V

village-of-dreams

valahol_eu

Village of Dreams Valahol Europaban Vito and the Others Viva Cuba
 Vipere Au Poing vennerforlivet
Vipere Au Poing Venner for Livet

Veronico Cruz

Vipere Au Poing

Volando Voy

W

Wild Tigers I Have Known Walkabout Where Eskimos Live Warden of the Dead

Whisper (Blake Woodruff)

When Father Was Away on Business

Wide Awake

Western Lights

War of the Buttons

Whole New Thing

WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS?

When I Got Jesus With a Slingshot

When I Got Jesus With a Slingshot

Y

You Are Not Alone (Du Er Ikke Alene)

Z

zmory

Zmory Zero de Conduite Zucht

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  • mrsfrans
    Thank you for making this list! I am a teacher and I am looking for a movie for the class to watch that shows a culturally diverse coming of age story. All the others I found were white Americans. I appreciate the work this must have taken. You are definitely doing your part to contribute to a multicultural future! I think I will be showing Nobody Knows to my class. Thanks!
  • I am glad my list is going to be of use for you. I am going to update it with new titles as soon as I manage to get some time. I have a very short review of Nobody knows which you can fine here : http://www.theskykid.com/movies/moviesreviews/n...

    I would like to invite you to come and share the feedback you get from your class when you show them the film. I for one would be very interested to read it and am sure that many of the readers of this blog would be too.
  • mrsfrans
    Absolutely. I will share the responses. :)
  • dellavar
    "Amor Estranho Amor" Hee Hee - you tell him, Sky Kid -
  • The Mighty not on that list? :O

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhScp7pP-yA
  • I just added the Mighty to the list. Thank you for letting me know about it.
  • Gene4
    Hey - I really like your list. Also - some of my favorites are My Girl, The Man in the Moon, Blue Car, and a really hard to find made for television holiday special that came out in the seventies, called "J.T." If you can find that one, I'll bet you'll love it.
  • Thanks for commenting Gene4 and for recommending " JT " - I haven`t heard of it - but if you can send some links to information about it or like the actors that were in it I will try to find it. I am now noting that none of your favorite films has its review at my blog - but its just time that restricts me . In any case this list will be updated as the blog grows ...and I hope that you will stick around !

    Greetings,

    SkyKid
  • Gene4
    Hey SkyKid -

    I just discovered a link to "J.T." - It may be that the movie is available for purchase on the net, probably VHS, but for now, check this out

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqSgRsqK4aA

    What a great film! I wish it were more available.
    Thanks for your response.
    Gene4
  • sherin
    has anyone here heard of a movie that goes like this -

    a young girl living in the deep south with her not-quite-mentally-normal parents - looked after by her grandmother and black maid - grandmother dies - parents heartbroken - girl goes to town with her fashionable aunt (her mother's younger sister) - this aunt is responsible for causing the girl's mother to be the way she is - childhood accident - girl returns home.


    this is a film is watched some 6 years ago on televison, and has remained a favourite. now i would like to watch it again, but remember neither the actors names, nor the film's name.
  • star
    I am suprised you did not include Love Strange Love-one of the most important Brazilian films made in the 1980's with a superstar cast of actors.
  • Hello Star,

    Of course the film Love Strange Love is in the list , but under its original title : Amor estranho Amor - which is probably why you did not see it.

    Greetings ,
    SkyKid
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