Coming-of-Age Drama movies

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Intimate Fast-paced Hopeful Gritty Energetic

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In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.

Themes

Education as escape, Migrant family expectations, Ambition versus family loyalty, Racial prejudice in adolescence, Economic strain and resilience, Music as personal voice

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Realistic Steady Brutal Bleak Deliberate

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A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves.

Themes

Color-based prejudice, Media bias toward complexion, Self-image conflict, Beauty standard pressure, Activism against prejudice, Racialized beauty industry

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Tense Intimate Atmospheric Fast-paced Stylish

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The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.

Themes

Romance under pressure, Precarity in the city, Cost of power, Power over weather, Media exposure and scrutiny, Myth and modernity

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Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Procedural Dry

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Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.

Themes

Toxic masculinity culture, Gender based exclusion, Cult dynamics in mentorship, Embodied violence ritual, Power manipulation in training

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Realistic Tense Raw Claustrophobic Intense

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An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.

Themes

Trauma and resilience, Mentorship under pressure, Protective motherhood, Ambition vs exploitation, Reentry to education, Creative collaboration under duress

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Realistic Intimate Deliberate Stylish Dreamlike

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In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.

Themes

Memory across timelines, Time manipulation, Donor ethics, Past and future ties, Intergenerational affection, Identity through histories

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Realistic Tense Intimate Deliberate Humid

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Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind.

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Friendship under strain, Gentrification pressure, Memory of place, Urban space and identity, Belonging amid displacement, Family legacy and property

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Intense Hopeful Melancholic Nerve-wracking Bittersweet

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Two young New Yorkers begin to fall in love over the course of a single day, as a series of potentially life-altering meetings loom over their heads - hers concerning her family’s deportation to Jamaica, and his concerning an education at Dartmouth.

Themes

"movie: the sun is also a star. genres: romance, Drama, Romance, Drama main themes: new york city, Deportation, Love, New york city, Deportation, Love full keywords list: new york city, Deportation, Love, Korean american, Based on young adult novel, Korean. concept analysis: the film explores the intersection of love and fate, Highlighting how fleeting moments can shape our lives. it also addresses the harsh realities of immigration and the emotional turmoil that comes with it, Emphasizing the resilience of human connection amidst adversity."

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Tense Intense Hopeful Reflective Melancholic

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As two teen prodigies try to master the art of time travel, a tragic police shooting sends them on a series of dangerous trips to the past.

Themes

"movie: see you yesterday. genres: science fiction, Drama, Adventure, Crime, Action, Science fiction, Drama, Adventure, Crime, Action main themes: robbery, Genius, Time travel, Robbery, Genius, Time travel full keywords list: robbery, Genius, Time travel, Time machine, Time loop, Female protagonist, Brother sister relationship, Teen adventure, Best friends. concept analysis: the film explores the ethical implications of time travel and the consequences of attempting to alter fate. it delves into themes of grief, Sacrifice, And the harsh realities of systemic injustice, Questioning the limits of technology in confronting personal loss."

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Realistic Steady Intimate Gritty Cynical

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A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.

Themes

Family vs ambition, Stigma of conviction, Local roots vs distant dreams, Economic precarity of artists, Motherhood and career, Support networks and resilience

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