The ultimate coming of age movie list
Coming of age movies
last update 21.12.09
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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
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and then you would love the new list / which is still in alpha state /
28 weeks later
15 Amore
100 Days Before The Command
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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
Adventures de Pinocchio
A Bronx Tale
Air Bud (Kevin Zeagers)
Alexander
Abeltje (Dutch)
Across the sea of time
( starring Martín Altomaro)
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| 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
( starring Paolo Colombo)
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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
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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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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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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
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Fatty Finnand
Alexander
Firehouse Dog (Joe Hutchinson)
For a Lost Soldier (Voor Een Verloren Soldaat)
FLIGHT OF THE INNOCENT
FORBIDDEN GAMES
Farewell
Freeze Die
Freedom Is Paradise
Fresh Germany
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| Goodnight Mister Tom | Godsend | Gabriel and me | Ginostra |
Get Your Stuff (2000)
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Home Alone
Hosszu vagta
Handel’s Last Chance
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Idi i smotri
I know my Name is Steven
Invasion, The [2007] (Jackson Bond)
I’ll Remember April
Il Ladro Di Bambini
I am David
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| 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
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Kolya
Ken Park Kids
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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
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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
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Nico And Dani
No place like home
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Olivier, Olivier
Ole Dole Doff
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| Private Lessons | Perl Oder Pica | Pelle the Conqueror | Pinocchio |
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| Pixote (1981) | Put the camera on me |
Peter Pan
Popi Promises
Pietje Bell (Nederlands)
Poche d’Argent
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| Rose´s Songs | Rails and Ties | Respiro | RAT-A-TAT |
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| Reflecting Skin | Return to Innocence | Road to Perdition | Robby |
Radio Flayer
Rich
Ronja Rovardotter (Aka Ronia, The Robber’S Daughter – 1984)
Rosso come il cielo
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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
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STOLEN SUMMER
STONE BOY
Separate Peace
Sommerjubel.(1986)
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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 cistern The Boy Who Cried Bitch
The Child
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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 Seeker: The Dark is Rising (Christopher Eccleston)
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
True Love
The Sling
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Veronico Cruz
Volando Voy
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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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| Zmory | Zero de Conduite | Zucht |
