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Krystal (film)
Krystal is a 2017 American comedy-drama, also known as Keep Coming Back, directed by and co-starring William H. Macy, with Rosario Dawson and Nick Robinson; released April 13, 2018 by Paladin, it grossed $37,516 and scored 14% on Rotten Tomatoes.
La Famille Bélier
La Famille Bélier is a 2014 French comedy-drama directed by Éric Lartigau, about a hearing girl who is her deaf family's voice until music offers her a future.
La Jaula de Oro
La jaula de oro (The Golden Cage), 2013 film by Diego Quemada-Díez, a Mexico-Spain drama about Guatemalan teenage migrants riding La Bestia freight trains to the US; Cannes Un Certain Talent winner, distinct from Ruben Alves' comedy La Cage Dorée.
Lady Bird (film)
Lady Bird is Greta Gerwig's 2017 semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy-drama, her solo directorial debut, starring Saoirse Ronan as a Sacramento high school senior; it won two Golden Globes and earned five Oscar nominations including Best Director.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (film)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a 2015 American comedy-drama directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, adapted by Jesse Andrews from his 2012 novel, starring Thomas Mann, Olivia Cooke, and RJ Cyler; it won Sundance's Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award.
Mid90s
Mid90s (stylized mid90s) is Jonah Hill's 2018 A24 directorial debut, a coming-of-age comedy-drama set in 1990s Los Angeles, starring Sunny Suljic as 13-year-old Stevie, shot on Super 16mm in 4:3, Metascore 66.
Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom is Wes Anderson's 2012 comedy-drama, co-written with Roman Coppola, about 12-year-olds Sam and Suzy running away on New Penzance island in 1965; it opened Cannes 2012 and grossed $68.3 million.
Moving On (남매의 여름밤)
Moving On (남매의 여름밤) is Yoon Dan-bi's 2019 South Korean debut family drama about siblings Okju and Dongju spending summer with their grandfather; it won four Busan awards, Rotterdam's Bright Future Award, and 2020 Independent Film of the Year.
Moxie (film)
Moxie (2021) is a Netflix coming-of-age comedy-drama directed by Amy Poehler, based on Jennifer Mathieu's novel, in which shy teen Vivian (Hadley Robinson) starts an anonymous feminist zine; released March 3, 2021, 111 minutes, PG-13. Not the freelancer platform, Twitch streamer, or medspa software of the same name.
Mud (2012 film)
Mud (2012 film), also called Mud, is Jeff Nichols's American Southern coming-of-age adventure drama starring Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, and Reese Witherspoon; it premiered in Cannes competition in 2012, earned a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score, and won the 2014 Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award.
Neds
Neds (NEDS, Non-Educated Delinquents) is Peter Mullan's 2010 drama about Glasgow schoolboy John McGill's fall into 1970s gang violence; Golden Shell winner, starring Conor McCarron.
Old Fox (オールド・フォックス 11歳の選択)
Old Fox (老狐狸) is a 2023 Taiwanese drama directed by Hsiao Ya-chuan, produced by Hou Hsiao-hsien, set in 1989 Taipei's stock boom; an 11-year-old boy is torn between his honest father and a cunning landlord. It won four Golden Horse Awards including Best Director.
Pariah
Pariah (2011) is Dee Rees's debut feature drama about Alike, a 17-year-old Black lesbian teenager in Brooklyn, developed from her 2007 short, released by Focus Features, and added to the Criterion Collection.
Rafiki
Rafiki is a 2018 Kenyan drama by Wanuri Kahiu, adapting "Jambula Tree", about Kena and Ziki, two Nairobi women in love. Banned by the KFCB in 2018, screened after a High Court ruling, and unbanned by Kenya's Court of Appeal in January 2026.
Remember Me (2010 film)
Remember Me (2010 film), also titled Memoirs, an American romantic drama directed by Allen Coulter, starring Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin, set in New York in summer 2001, released 12 March 2010 by Summit Entertainment, with a controversial final twist.
Rocks (2019 film)
Rocks (2019) is a British coming-of-age drama directed by Sarah Gavron, written by Theresa Ikoko and Claire Wilson, about a teenage girl hiding her mother's abandonment; it won Best British Independent Film and the BAFTA Rising Star Award for Bukky Bakray.
She Remembers, He Forgets (哪一天我们会飞)
She Remembers, He Forgets (哪一天我們會飛) is a 2015 Hong Kong Cantonese romantic drama directed by Adam Wong, starring Miriam Yeung and Jan Lamb, about a woman re-examining a high-school love triangle after discovering her husband's affair.
So Young (致我们终将逝去的青春)
So Young (致我们终将逝去的青春) is Zhao Wei's 2013 directorial debut, adapted from Xin Yiwu's novel, starring Yang Zishan and Mark Chao; it earned about 720 million yuan in mainland China and set the template for Chinese campus youth films.
Soul Mate (七月与安生) (2016 film)
Soul Mate (七月与安生, Soulmate) is a 2016 Mandarin drama directed by Derek Tsang, adapted from Annie Baby's novella, starring Zhou Dongyu and Ma Sichun, who tied for the 2016 Golden Horse Best Actress award.
SPF-18
SPF-18 is a 2017 American coming-of-age romantic drama, Alex Israel's feature directorial debut co-written with Baywatch creator Michael Berk, starring Carson Meyer, Noah Centineo, and Bianca A. Santos, released on iTunes September 29, 2017 and later on Netflix.
Spontaneous (film)
Spontaneous (2020) is a science fiction romantic black comedy, Brian Duffield's directorial debut, adapted from Aaron Starmer's 2016 YA novel, starring Katherine Langford and Charlie Plummer as seniors whose classmates explode; released by Paramount October 2020.
Spud (film)
Spud is a 2010 South African coming-of-age comedy directed by Donovan Marsh, adapted from John van de Ruit's novel, starring Troye Sivan and John Cleese, set in 1990 at a KwaZulu-Natal boarding school.
Submarine (2010 film)
Submarine (2010) is a British coming-of-age comedy-drama, Richard Ayoade's feature directorial debut, adapted from Joe Dunthorne's 2008 novel. Set in 1980s Swansea, it stars Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Sally Hawkins, Noah Taylor, and Paddy Considine, produced by Warp Films and Film4 with an Alex Turner soundtrack.
Sujo
Sujo (2024) is a Mexican drama by Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez about a cartel hitman's orphaned son, winner of the Sundance 2024 World Cinema Grand Jury Prize and the 2025 Ariel for Best First Film.
Summer of 85
Summer of 85 (Été 85) is François Ozon's 2020 French-Belgian coming-of-age romance, adapted from Aidan Chambers' Dance on My Grave, about 16-year-old Alexis and 18-year-old David on the 1985 Normandy coast, starring Félix Lefebvre and Benjamin Voisin.
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
The Diary of a Teenage Girl is a 2015 comedy-drama directed by Marielle Heller, adapted from Phoebe Gloeckner's 2002 graphic novel, starring Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig, and Alexander Skarsgård; set in 1976 San Francisco, it premiered at Sundance 2015 and scored 87 on Metacritic.
The Fallout (film)
The Fallout is a 2021 American teen drama, Megan Park's directorial debut, starring Jenna Ortega as a school shooting survivor; it won SXSW's Grand Jury and Audience awards and streamed on HBO Max from January 27, 2022.
The Fault in Our Stars (film)
The Fault in Our Stars (2014) is Josh Boone's film adaptation of John Green's novel, starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort as teenage cancer patients in love; released June 6, 2014, it earned over $124 million and an 81% Rotten Tomatoes score.
The Half of It
The Half of It is a 2020 Netflix romantic comedy-drama written and directed by Alice Wu, starring Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, and Alexxis Lemire. A queer Cyrano-style teen story set in fictional Squahamish, it won the Tribeca Founders Award and a 2021 Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay.
The Hate U Give (film)
The Hate U Give (2018) is George Tillman Jr.'s drama adapted from Angie Thomas's novel, starring Amandla Stenberg as Starr Carter, who witnesses police shoot her friend Khalil; released October 5, 2018, PG-13, 2h 12min.