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2 Young (早熟)
2 Young (早熟) is a 2005 Hong Kong romantic drama directed and written by Derek Yee, starring Jaycee Chan and Fiona Sit as teenagers facing an unexpected pregnancy; released April 28, 2005, 107 minutes, Huabiao Award winner.
20th Century Girl (20세기 소녀)
20th Century Girl (20세기 소녀) is a 2022 South Korean teen romance film, Bang Woo-ri's feature debut for Netflix, adapted from her short film Mrs. Young; set in 1999, starring Kim You-jung, Byeon Woo-seok, Park Jung-woo, and Roh Yoon-seo.
20th Century Women
20th Century Women is a 2016 American comedy-drama written and directed by Mike Mills, set in 1979 Santa Barbara, starring Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, Elle Fanning, and Billy Crudup; semi-autobiographical, Oscar-nominated for Best Original Screenplay.
A Brighter Summer Day (牯岭街少年杀人事件)
A Brighter Summer Day (牯嶺街少年殺人事件) is Edward Yang's 1991, 237-minute Taiwanese epic about a 1961 Taipei teenage murder, starring Chang Chen, a Golden Horse Best Picture winner and Sight and Sound top-100 film.
A Bronx Tale
A Bronx Tale: 1993 American crime drama, Robert De Niro's directorial debut, adapted from Chazz Palminteri's autobiographical one-man play about a Bronx boy torn between his bus driver father and mobster Sonny; later a 2016 Broadway musical.
A Time to Live, a Time to Die
A Time to Live, a Time to Die (童年往事, Tongnian wangshi) is Hou Hsiao-hsien's 1985 semi-autobiographical Taiwanese film about a Mainlander family in Taiwan after 1948, second in his coming-of-age trilogy and a Taiwan New Cinema landmark.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945 film)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) is Elia Kazan's first feature film, a Twentieth Century-Fox adaptation of Betty Smith's novel starring Dorothy McGuire, James Dunn, and Peggy Ann Garner, which won two Academy Awards.
Aftersun
Aftersun (2022) is Charlotte Wells's debut drama starring Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio as father Calum and 11-year-old Sophie on a 1990s Turkish holiday, remembered 20 years later; Cannes French Touch winner, BAFTA Outstanding British Debut, and an Oscar nomination for Mescal.
All About Lily Chou-Chou (リリイ・シュシュのすべて)
All About Lily Chou-Chou (リリイ・シュシュのすべて) is Shunji Iwai's 2001 Japanese coming-of-age film about bullied 14-year-old Yuichi Hasumi and the fictional singer Lily Chou-Chou, grown from an interactive BBS novel and starring Hayato Ichihara.
Amarcord
Amarcord (1973) is Federico Fellini's Oscar-winning reminiscence of his Rimini childhood under fascism, written with Tonino Guerra, scored by Nino Rota, and named from Romagnol 'a m'arcord', I remember.
American Graffiti
American Graffiti is George Lucas's 1973 coming-of-age comedy-drama about teenagers cruising Modesto, California, in 1962. Produced by Coppola for about $770,000, it earned over $200 million, received five Oscar nominations, and made Star Wars possible.
An Education
An Education is a 2009 British coming-of-age drama directed by Lone Scherfig, adapted by Nick Hornby from Lynn Barber's Granta article, starring Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard; it won three Oscar nominations and a BAFTA for Mulligan.
Armageddon Time
Armageddon Time is James Gray's 2022 semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama about an 11-year-old Jewish boy in 1980 Queens, New York, and his friendship with a Black classmate; it competed at Cannes and stars Banks Repeta, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, and Anthony Hopkins.
ATL (film)
ATL is a 2006 American coming-of-age drama directed by Chris Robinson, set among working-class teenagers in south Atlanta whose social lives center on a roller-skating rink.
Au revoir les enfants
Au revoir les enfants (Goodbye, Children) is Louis Malle's 1987 autobiographical French drama about Jewish boys hidden at a Catholic boarding school in occupied France; it won the 1987 Golden Lion, seven Césars, and an Oscar nomination.
Baby Boy (film)
Baby Boy is a 2001 American drama film written, directed, and produced by John Singleton, starring Tyrese Gibson as an unemployed 20-year-old father in South Central Los Angeles.
Baby It's You
Baby It's You (1983) is John Sayles's first studio film, a Paramount coming-of-age romance starring Rosanna Arquette and Vincent Spano as mismatched 1966 Trenton, New Jersey teens; it flopped commercially but holds 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Batch '81
Batch '81 (AKΩ Batch '81) is Mike de Leon's 1982 Filipino drama about fraternity hazing at Alpha Kappa Omega, an allegory of Marcos-era martial law; it premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight and was restored in 4K in 2017.
Beach Rats
Beach Rats is a 2017 American drama by Eliza Hittman about Frankie, a Brooklyn teenager secretly meeting older men online while dating Simone; Sundance Directing Award winner starring Harris Dickinson, released August 25, 2017 by Neon.
Beautiful Thing
Beautiful Thing is a 1996 British comedy-drama film directed by Hettie Macdonald, adapted by Jonathan Harvey from his 1993 Bush Theatre play, about teenagers Jamie and Ste falling in love on the Thamesmead estate in southeast London; it won the 1996 London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival best film award and a 1997 GLAAD Media Award.
Belfast (film)
Belfast (2021) is Kenneth Branagh's semi-autobiographical black-and-white drama about nine-year-old Buddy (Jude Hill) during the August 1969 outbreak of the Troubles, starring Balfe, Dornan, Dench, and Hinds; it won Branagh the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
Better Days (少年的你) (2019 film)
Better Days (少年的你) is a 2019 Mandarin youth crime drama by Derek Tsang, adapted from Jiuyue Xi's novel, starring Zhou Dongyu and Jackson Yee; released 25 October 2019 after censorship delays, it took 1.558 billion yuan in China, eight Hong Kong Film Awards, and a 93rd Academy Awards Best International Feature nomination.
Beyond Silence
Beyond Silence (Jenseits der Stille) is Caroline Link's 1996 German drama debut about Lara, a hearing daughter of deaf parents who becomes a clarinetist; Oscar-nominated 1998, Tokyo Grand Prix winner.
Blame (2017 film)
Blame (2017) is Quinn Shephard's debut teen drama, also called Blame (film), adapting The Crucible to a New Jersey high school; premiered at Tribeca 2017, won Nadia Alexander a Best Actress jury award, released January 2018.
Blinded by the Light (2019 film)
Blinded by the Light is a 2019 British-American comedy-drama directed by Gurinder Chadha, based on Sarfraz Manzoor's memoir about a Pakistani teen's love of Bruce Springsteen.
Blue Gate Crossing
Blue Gate Crossing (藍色大門) is a 2002 Taiwanese coming-of-age drama by Yee Chih-yen, starring Gwei Lun-mei and Chen Bo-lin, screened at Cannes Directors' Fortnight and credited with launching Taiwan's xiaoqingxin youth-film wave.
Booksmart
Booksmart is a 2019 American coming-of-age comedy and Olivia Wilde's feature directorial debut, starring Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein as overachievers cramming four years of fun into one night before graduation; released May 24, 2019.
Boy (2010 film)
Boy (2010) is Taika Waititi's New Zealand comedy-drama about an 11-year-old Michael Jackson fan (James Rolleston) meeting his ex-con father in 1984; highest-grossing NZ film until Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Boyhood (2014 film)
Boyhood (2014) is Richard Linklater's coming-of-age drama, shot over 12 years (2002–2013) with the same cast, following Ellar Coltrane's Mason from age 6 to 18; it won Patricia Arquette a Best Supporting Actress Oscar and earned six nominations.
Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 American drama film written and directed by John Singleton, following three young men coming of age in South Central Los Angeles.