Growing pains, entering adolescence… it is an endless source of inspiration for filmmakers. Check out our favorite coming of age movies of the last couple of years.
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- 2010-2018: Must-watch coming-of-age movies on Netflix or DVD
New coming-of-age movies in 2018
Top movies up for release in 2018The Death and Life of John F. Donovan
DIRECTOR: Xavier Dolan CAST: Jessica Chastain, Natalie Portman, Bella Thorne
A young actor looks back on the written correspondence between him and a (yet) deceased actor ten years ago. Read more
RATING: 88/100
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DIRECTOR: Andrew Haigh CAST: Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi, Chloë Sevigny
After a moody film about old age and fading love ('45 Years'), British director Andrew Haigh's next film is something different completely. Charley Thompson moves from town to town quite often, as his dad changes jobs the whole time. When Charley settles down for the summer in Oregon, he takes a summer job at a farm and befriends a racing horse. Read more
RATING: 78/100
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Top rated 2017 coming-of-age movies20th Century Women
DIRECTOR: Mike Mills CAST: Annette Bening Elle Fanning Greta Gerwig
Surrounded by a bunch of eccentric and free-spirited women, 16 year old punk rock kid Jamie grows up in Los Angeles in the 1970's. Another brilliant dramedy from the writer/director of 'Beginners'. Soaked in Californian sunlight and full of wisdom. Read more
RATING: 84/100
RELEASE DATE: January 20th, 2017
Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates Ava
DIRECTOR: Léa Mysius CAST: Noée Abita Laure Calamy Juan Cano
Ava is 13 years old when she finds out she is about to lose her sight. Spending the summer on the Atlantic coast, she is determined to make the most out of her... Read more
RATING: 81/100
RELEASE DATE: January 20th, 2017
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2010's best rated coming-of-age movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon).Boyhood
DIRECTOR: Richard Linklater CAST: Ellar Coltrane Patricia Arquette Ethan Hawke
An epic endeavour that defines the passion of movie making; the story highlights the life of a boy as he transforms from a young kid into a college lad; all the years of... Read more
RATING: 79/100
RELEASE DATE: August 15th, 2014
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DIRECTOR: Lasse Hallström CAST: Anton Glanzelius Tomas von Brömssen Anki Lidén
Based on a captivating novel that showcases the story of a boy who doesn't seem to go well with his brother, hence considering the ill health of their mother the two... Read more
RATING: 77/100
RELEASE DATE: March 24th, 1987
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DIRECTOR: Jeff Nichols CAST: Matthew McConaughey Tye Sheridan Jacob Lofland
The plot follows a fugitive who is in love, and while he is on the run from the law, he comes across two young boys who promise him to help him evade his seekers and... Read more
RATING: 74/100
RELEASE DATE: May 10th, 2013
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DIRECTOR: Andrea Arnold CAST: Katie Jarvis Michael Fassbender Kierston Wareing
A young teenager lives with her mother at home, but things take an unexpected and abrupt turn for her when her mother makes a decision to bring her boyfriend home. Read more
RATING: 73/100
RELEASE DATE: September 11th, 2009
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DIRECTOR: Mélanie Laurent CAST: Joséphine Japy Lou de Laâge Isabelle Carré
An ordinary French sub-urban teenager befriends an outrageous, rebellious girl at school and then begins to realize how extra-ordinary and uncommon her feelings really... Read more
RATING: 71/100
RELEASE DATE: September 11th, 2015
Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates La meraviglie
DIRECTOR: Alice Rohrwacher CAST: Alba Rohrwacher Maria Alexandra Lungu Sam Louwyck
Rohrwacher’s second feature after her promising debut Corpo Celeste (2011) is a poetic, sundrenched portrait of an Italian family of bee-keepers and a coming-of-age story of a young girl at the same time. Through the eyes of the eldest daughter, we follow the family’s attempts to keep their heads above the water in a society that is undervaluing a traditional rural lifestyle more and more. Cinematographer Helene Louvart camerawork is outstanding in its elegance, use of color and simplicity. Read more
RATING: 66/100
RELEASE DATE: October 30th, 2015
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