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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Call Me by Your Name (film)
Call Me by Your Name (Chiamami col tuo nome) is Luca Guadagnino's 2017 romantic drama adapted by James Ivory from André Aciman's novel, starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer; it won the 2018 Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Close (2022 film)
Close (2022) is Lukas Dhont's drama about 13-year-old friends Léo and Rémi, whose bond breaks under peer suspicion. Cannes Grand Prix winner, Oscar-nominated Belgian film starring Eden Dambrine and Gustav De Waele, distinct from the 2019 Noomi Rapace thriller of the same name.
Cuties
Cuties (Mignonnes) is Maïmouna Doucouré's 2020 French debut drama about an 11-year-old Senegalese-French girl in a dance troupe; Sundance Directing Award winner, Netflix release, 2020 controversy.
Dinner in America
Dinner in America is a 2020 American punk-rock comedy written, directed, and edited by Adam Carter Rehmeier, starring Kyle Gallner and Emily Skeggs; it premiered at Sundance 2020, reached US theaters in May 2022, and later went viral on TikTok via the song "Watermelon."
Dope (2015 film)
Dope is a 2015 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa, following a geeky Inglewood, California, high-school senior caught up in a drug deal. It premiered at Sundance in January 2015.
Eighth Grade (film)
Eighth Grade (2018) is Bo Burnham's feature directorial debut, an A24 comedy-drama starring Elsie Fisher as anxious 13-year-old vlogger Kayla Day; released July 13, 2018, 94 minutes, R-rated, $2 million budget, 99% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Fist & Faith
Fist & Faith (青禾男高) is a 2017 Chinese action film directed by Jiang Zhuoyuan and starring Jing Tian and Ou Hao, set in Japanese-occupied 1930s Manchuria.
Fleet of Time
Fleet of Time, also released as Back in Time (匆匆那年), is a 2014 Chinese romantic drama directed by Zhang Yibai, based on Jiu Yehui's novel and starring Eddie Peng and Ni Ni.
Güeros
Güeros is a 2014 Mexican black-and-white road-movie comedy-drama, Alonso Ruizpalacios's debut, set during the 1999-2000 UNAM student strike; it won Berlinale Best First Film, San Sebastián Horizontes, Tribeca prizes, and five Ariel Awards.
Gully (film)
Gully (2021 film), not Gully Boy or the 2026 Telugu series: Nabil Elderkin's crime drama debut starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Charlie Plummer, Jacob Latimore; Tribeca 2019, released June 2021, 84 min, R, $22,517 gross.
Handsome Devil (film)
Handsome Devil is a 2016 Irish comedy-drama by John Butler about outcast Ned Roche and rugby star Conor Masters at a boarding school, starring Fionn O'Shea, Nicholas Galitzine, and Andrew Scott; it won Best Irish Feature at Dublin 2017.
Hick (film)
Hick is a 2011 American road drama directed by Derick Martini, adapted from Andrea Portes's novel, starring Chloë Grace Moretz as runaway teen Luli; premiered at TIFF 2011, released May 2012, Metascore 28.
Ho Mann Jahaan (ہو من جہاں)
Ho Mann Jahaan (ہو من جہاں) is a 2016 Pakistani Urdu musical drama, Asim Raza's directorial debut, starring Mahira Khan, Adeel Hussain, and Sheheryar Munawar as music-loving friends; released January 1, 2016.
Honor Society (film)
Honor Society is a 2022 Paramount+ teen comedy, Oran Zegman's directorial debut, written by David A. Goodman, starring Angourie Rice as an ambitious senior scheming for a Harvard recommendation who falls for rival Michael (Gaten Matarazzo).
House of Hummingbird (벌새)
House of Hummingbird (벌새, Beol-sae) is Kim Bo-ra's 2018 South Korean coming-of-age debut feature, set in 1994 Seoul, starring Park Ji-hu as 14-year-old Eun-hee; it won the Berlin Generation 14plus Grand Prix, three Tribeca awards, and 34 festival prizes total.
How to Have Sex
How to Have Sex is a 2023 British drama, the debut feature of writer-director Molly Manning Walker, following three teenage girls on a clubbing holiday in Malia, Crete. It won Cannes' Un Certain Regard 2023, earned BAFTA nominations, and stars Mia McKenna-Bruce as Tara.
John and the Hole
John and the Hole is a 2021 American psychological thriller, Pascual Sisto's directorial debut, written by Nicolás Giacobone from his short story El Pozo, in which 13-year-old John traps his family in a bunker; premiered at Sundance 2021, released by IFC Films.
Killa (killa)
Killa (किल्ला, "The Fort") is a 2014 Marathi coming-of-age drama, Avinash Arun's debut, about 11-year-old Chinmay resettled in Konkan after his father's death; it won the Berlinale Crystal Bear (Generation Kplus) and the National Award for Best Marathi Film.