Coming-of-Age Drama movies

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Realistic Tense Steady Intimate Dry

Overview

Elaine "Ellie" Harrison has just moved from Minnesota to Annapolis, Maryland while her parents take a year-long sabbatical to continue their medieval studies in nearby Washington D.C. Her new high school, Avalon High, seems like a typical high school with the stereotypical students: Lance the jock, Jennifer the cheerleader, Marco, the bad boy/desperado, and Will, the senior class president, quarterback, and all around good guy. But not everyone at Avalon High is who they appear to be, not even Ellie herself. Eventually, it becomes apparent that Avalon High is a situation where the ancient Arthurian legend is repeating itself.

Themes

High school dynamics, Prophecy shaping choices, Based on young adult novel, Nostalgic teen movie, Camelot legacy in modern life, Reincarnation of king arthur

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Realistic Tense Intimate Dry Clinical

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A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

Themes

Coming of age, Academic pressure, Mental health care, Creative aspiration, Psychiatric ward, Peer friendship dynamics

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Playful Bright Realistic Whimsical Fast-paced

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The story about Abby Jensen, a girl who's been eager to reach her 16th birthday and has kept a secret wish list since she was a little girl. When the Big Day actually arrives, utter disaster strikes, leaving Abby to think her birthday is ruined. But when a mysterious box of magical birthday candles arrives to turn things around, Abby's 16 Wishes start to come true. Her day gets better and better...until she makes one wish that threatens to change everything.

Themes

High school rivalry, Magic as catalyst, Secret wish lists, Birthday party expectations, Adult autonomy consequences, Growing up pressures

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Procedural

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A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. A remake of the movie “Let The Right One In” which was an adaptation of a book.

Themes

Secrecy and guardianship, Bullying and retaliation, Boundaries and intrusion, Vulnerability and resilience, Protection versus danger, Otherness and isolation

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Realistic Claustrophobic Bleak Relentless Oppressive

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A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.

Themes

Betrayal and complicity, Familial legacy trauma, War induced displacement, Survival across borders, Moral ambiguity under conflict, Cyclical violence

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Realistic Tense Intimate Atmospheric Restrained

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When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.

Themes

Family obligation, Multiple perspectives, Coming of age, Unrequited love, Pride and belonging, Miscommunication and misunderstandings

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Immersive Realistic Tense Bleak Relentless

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After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must confront the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilderness in order to to track down her father and save her family.

Themes

Poverty and survival, Rural isolation and danger, Drug trade and violence, Bail bonds and legal peril, Family crisis under pressure, Community loyalty under threat

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Realistic Tense Raw Claustrophobic Brutal

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Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.

Themes

Violence as control, Power dynamics in confinement, Desire for second chances, Trauma and silent despair, Survival under coercive systems, Authority versus vulnerability

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Realistic Tense Dry Fast-paced Gritty

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In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class world but cool, charismatic Bruce and lovable loser Snork are happy with life the way it is. When Freddie gets a new job as a door-to-door salesman and bumps into his old school sweetheart Julie, the gang are forced to make choices that will change their lives for ever.

Themes

Friendship under pressure, Working class ambition, Family authority and rebellion, Economic self-determination, Escape vs staying, Romantic expectations vs autonomy

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Realistic Tense Intimate Raw Bleak

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Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.

Themes

Absent father impact, Family bonds under pressure, Economic desperation and crime, Anger and control, Male identity under strain, Youth coming of age

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