The ultimate coming of age movie list

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last update 13.05.2012
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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 tribulation.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
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100 Days Before The Command

August Rush * A painted house * AI * Acla * A perfect world * Anton

A Swarm in May # A Letter of Fire # Agnes Browne # A Cool, Dry Place # Asylum # A dream in Hanoi

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

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

All things fair * Air Bud * A bronx tale * Abeltje * Across the sea of time *

Arturo’s Island * A child went fourth * Amities particulieres * Anoche Libero va bene * Anoche Sone Contigo

Agostino *A Little Comfort*All my loved ones*Alexander*Adventures de Pinocchio


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




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 Cavka Carl Gustav Gjengen Clément Clay Farmers
Czarne Stopy , Children on Their Birthdays, Cinema Paradiso , Circle of Two, Carrie’s War



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



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 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

Experimentator ***Emmett*** Emil und die Detektive ***El nino de barro***El Maestro*** Eartling

Espérame mucho*Eres mi heroe * Emporte-Moi*Eralash *Eugene
Ekko , ELVIS! ELVIS! , Eros, O Deus do Amor , En Karlekshistoria , Elysium



Fatty Finnand * Firehouse Dog * Flight of the innocent *Forbidden games * Freeze Die

Frantsuz *** For a Lost Soldier **** Finding Neverland **** Freedom Is Paradise**** Fan chan (2003)
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| Goodnight Mister Tom | Godsend | Gabriel and me | Ginostra |
Get Your Stuff (2000)

Gutta Boys ***Gotcha*** Good boy****George Washington***Glen and Randa


Himalaya ***Héroes***Hereafter***Henry and Verlin ***Happy thank you more please***Hansel und Gretel
Home Alone
Hosszu vagta
Handel’s Last Chance


I Want To Be A Soldier, I Know My First Name is Steven , In Oranje , I am David , IF , Ikke Naken
Idi i smotri

Invasion, The [2007] (Jackson Bond)

I’ll Remember April
Il Ladro Di Bambini




Joe the king * Jet Boy *Je suis le seigneur du château * Jestem * Jacquot de Nantes

John John in the Sky * Journey to the Centre of the Earth * Jack the Bear *Jag Ar Din Krigare*Jammx Kids

Jaime * Jr. Detective Agency * Jake’s Closet * Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard * Jermal


Kes (Ken Loach)
Kolya
Ken Park Kids



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

Le Petit Nicolas * La lengua de las mariposas *Love Child * Last stand * Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Little Manhattan — Les Aiguilles Rouges — La Cité des Enfants Perdus — Little Man Tate — Little Man Tate — La Vie devant soi


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

My magic ***Mutum***Maharac ****Mentito portera ***Magna Aura

Mirage ***Most ***Matching Jack***Moritz***Magic Rock



Nachttocht * Nico And Dani * Nobody Knows *No place like home * Nanhe Jaisalmer

Nimmermeer *Nicholas and Alexandra * Nightmare Room * Nobody’s Daughter * Northfork



Ole Dole Doff
Oliver Twist (2005)
Olivier, Olivier


Pour Elle***Pulse***Possessed***Pargon Gola ***Put the camera on me *** Private Lessons

Pelle the Conqueror *** Passage to Zarahamelia *** Pinocchio ***Pedrl oder Pica ***Perfect game ***Pinocchio

Play * Postales de Leningrado* Poslednja trka * Prijela K Nam Pout *Promis… juré!
Peter Pan
Popi Promises
Pietje Bell (Nederlands)
Poche d’Argent


Rose´s Songs * Reflecting Skin * Robby * Respiro * Return to Innocence

Rails and Ties* Road to Perdition *Ready ? OK * Rosso come il cielo * Radio flyer



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

Second Hand Child * Second Hand Lions * Swim Zack Swim * Skyrunners

Super 8 — Shoeshine — Simon Birch — Stand by me — Say Uncle
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Sharkboy and Lavagirl
Smiley
Sommerstorm
Stand by me
Small change
Six
STOLEN SUMMER
STONE BOY
Separate Peace
Sommerjubel.(1986)



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
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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 Boy Who Cried Bitch

Thicker Than Water*****Teenage Paparazzo ****The Olsen Gang****The Maldonado Miracle****The Gate
The kite runner
The Stone Boy * That’s What I Am * The Story of Net *The Genesis Children* The man without a face
The City of Lost Children (French)
The Fire That Burns
The Never Ending Story
The Number 23
The return

The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (Christopher Eccleston)
The Squid And The Whale
The Emerald Fo rest
The Assault
The Fruit Machine
The Weather Man
Time of the Gypsies
Tin Drum,The
Tender Cousins
Tom Sawyer
TU SOLO
The Valley Between
True Love
The Sling







Village of Dreams * Vito and the Others * Viva Cuba * Vipere Au Poing * Venner for Livet



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| 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
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You Are Not Alone (Du Er Ikke Alene)

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