Coming-of-Age Drama movies

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Realistic Steady Intimate Claustrophobic Restrained

Overview

A college student starts to experience extreme seizures. She soon learns that the violent episodes are a symptom of inexplicable abilities.

Themes

Obsessive love, Father daughter relationship, Healing power, Psychokinesis power, Repressed sexuality, Religious guilt

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Realistic Tense Intimate Atmospheric Dry

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Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.

Themes

Economic precarity, Family expectations vs autonomy, Artistic pursuit as escape, College admissions anxiety, Identity formation under pressure, Friendship and belonging

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Realistic Tense Raw Dry Measured

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On the outskirts of Brooklyn, Frankie, an aimless teenager, suffocates under the oppressive glare cast by his family and a toxic group of delinquent friends. Struggling with his own identity, Frankie begins to scour hookup sites for older men.

Themes

Sexual identity exploration, Family illness pressure, Lonely masculinity longing, Peer influence risk, Urban coming of age, Sexual fluidity tension

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Realistic Tense Dynamic Intimate Raw

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Straight out of Jersey comes Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper fighting through a world of strip malls and strip clubs on an unlikely quest for glory.

Themes

Rap music authenticity, Strip malls constraints, Strip clubs dynamics, Aspiring musician reality, Family obligations vs dreams, Aspiring musician pressure

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Realistic Tense Intimate Deliberate Sun-drenched

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In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.

Themes

Coming of age, Family expectations, Lgbt romance, Class and privilege, Summer romance

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Playful Realistic Heartwarming Whimsical Intimate

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Brigsby Bear Adventures is a children's TV show produced for an audience of one: James. When the show abruptly ends, James's life changes forever, and he sets out to finish the story himself.

Themes

Deception and disclosure, Art as coping mechanism, Boundaries of normalcy, External validation vs inner need, Captivity and found family, Creativity as belonging

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Realistic Intimate Claustrophobic Restrained Sun-drenched

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A girl allergic to the world lives sealed behind glass walls, until the boy next door drags messy, dangerous real life right up to her window. Secret texts turn into stolen moments, and her safe bubble strains under the weight of a love that demands she step outside or lose him forever.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Isolation vs connection, Overprotective guardianship, Medical deception, Forbidden proximity, Risk and defiance

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Realistic Tense Raw Claustrophobic Brutal

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An ongoing feud between punk rockers and a more affluent clique in a small Texas town leads to a hate crime.

Themes

Identity and belonging, Subcultural conflict, Class divide, Intolerance and racism, Youth vs affluence, Community polarization

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Bright Intimate Dry Deliberate Stylish

Overview

Awkward, isolated and disapproving of most of the people around her, a precocious 19-year-old genius is challenged to put her convictions to the test by venturing out on to the NYC dating scene.

Themes

Intellectual isolation, Youthful ambition vs loneliness, City life scrutiny, Professional success vs happiness, Dating dynamics, Social adaptation under pressure

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Realistic Tense Restrained Deliberate Sun-drenched

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After her mother's death, six-year-old Frida is sent to her uncle's family to live with them in the countryside. But Frida finds it hard to forget her mother and adapt to her new life.

Themes

Based on true story, Death of mother, Countryside life, Family ties, Childhood memories, Summer mood

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