Coming-of-Age Drama movies

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Realistic Witty Gritty Smoky Frantic

Overview

College freshman Abby tries to distance herself from her dark past while resisting her attraction to bad boy Travis.

Themes

Secret past, Economic pressure, Forbidden attraction, Family ties, Underground subculture, Gambling and debt

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Realistic Heartwarming Intimate Measured Reflective

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When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.

Themes

Adolescence and belonging, Rumor-driven social pressure, Interfaith family dynamics, Parental expectations and agency, Religious identity formation, Peer groups and acceptance

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Realistic Steady Sun-drenched Intense Measured

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When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben Bryant and her parents, Jessica is determined to accomplish what was thought to be impossible, navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of ocean over the course of 210 days.

Themes

Based on true story, Solo endurance under pressure, Sailing trip, Public scrutiny and doubt, Loneliness and perseverance, Risk management and decision making

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Realistic Bleak Minimalist Intense Measured

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An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps, The Eight Mountains follows over four decades the profound, complex relationship between Pietro and Bruno.

Themes

Self reinvention, Longstanding friendship, Creative ambition, Belonging and dislocation, Parental tensions, Mountain lifeworld

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Realistic Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Restrained

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After an impulsive travel decision to visit friends, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. Freddie suddenly finds herself embarking on an unexpected journey in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions.

Themes

Identity negotiation, Family reunion strain, Adoption journey tension, International adoption ripple, Searching for biological parents, Korean culture influence

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Realistic Tense Heartwarming Intimate Deliberate

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Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

Themes

Coming of age pressure, Parental conflict and divorce, Family vs art, Pursuit of dreams vs stability, Antisemitism and outsider status, Relocation shaping identity

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Immersive Tense Intimate Bleak Restrained

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Two 13-year-old boys spend an idyllic summer together, but their connection is put to the test when they become the subject of speculation at school.

Themes

Grief and guilt, Peer pressure dynamics, Masculinity under pressure, Lgbt visibility, Bullying and ostracism, Ice hockey distance, Death of best friend

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Realistic Tense Steady Claustrophobic Bleak

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In 1980, Queens, New York, a young Jewish boy befriends a rebellious African-American classmate to the disapproval of his privileged family and begins to reckon with growing up in a world of inequality and prejudice.

Themes

Class inequality, Interracial friendship under pressure, Parental expectations, Foster care instability, Education funding pressures, Racial prejudice in schooling, White privilege

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Realistic Tense Intimate Restrained Deliberate

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Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories fill the gaps between camcorder footages as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the troubled man she didn't.

Themes

Depression masking outward calm, Memory shaping family bonds, Deferred coming of age, Complex parental bonds, Queer loneliness

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Relentless Intense

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A bullied overweight teenager sees a glimpse of hope when her tormentors are brutally abducted by a mesmerizing stranger.

Themes

Trauma and resilience, Lie and exposure within gossip, Rural isolation and suspicion, Bullying leads to stigma, Fat shaming drives isolation, Grieving parents and community response

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