A coming of age movie is a film that illustrates one or more young protagonists facing an important moment of personal growth in their transition from childhood to adulthood. In most movies, the protagonist is faced with their first major conflict or personal decision or they come to a realization about what their future entails. These movies might show the first major romance, graduations from high school or college, breaking a law, or any other major event in a young person's life.
Since going to the movies is an activity that is very common amongst teenagers, coming of age films are usually aimed towards the teenage audience. However, sometimes coming of age movies are marketed towards an older audience to try an appeal to their feeling of nostalgia of growing up in a different time period. Coming of age films often cross over into the romance genre as they sometimes depict a young person's first love or romantic event. In recent years, coming of age films have started to show young LGBT members' first loves or encounters.
The Breakfast Club (1985), is one of the most well known and well loved coming of age films. It depicts five teenagers in Saturday detention who originally resent each other but find that they have many things in common. Pretty in Pink (1986) is perfect example of showing a teenager experiencing their first love and all of the problems that come with it. Lady Bird (2017) is a coming of age film that depicts the conflict of the main character's troubled relationship with her mother. Call Me by Your Name (2017) is a coming of age movie depicting an LGBT youth going through their first gay love.
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| Pretty in Pink (1986) |
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| The Breakfast Club (1985) |
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| Lady Bird (2017) |
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| Call Me by Your Name (2017) |
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