
The Florida Project
Rank#94The Florida Project is a 2017 American drama film directed by Sean Baker. It tells the story of a six-year-old girl and her group of friends as they...

Precious
Rank#1,088Precious is a 2009 American drama film directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels, based on the novel Push by Sapphire. It follows the story of a...

Boyhood
Rank#1,614Boyhood is a 2014 American epic coming-of-age drama film depicting the childhood and adolescence of a boy named Mason Evans Jr. from ages six to...

The Spectacular Now
Rank#2,586The Spectacular Now is a 2013 American coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by James Ponsoldt. It follows the story of Sutter, a charismatic...

Manchester by the Sea
Rank#328Manchester by the Sea is a poignant American drama film that delves into themes of depression, guilt, grief, responsibility, and dysfunctional...

Moonlight
Rank#343Moonlight is a 2016 American coming-of-age drama film that follows the life of a young man through three key stages, exploring his journey with...

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Rank#664The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a 2012 American coming-of-age romantic drama film based on the novel of the same name by Stephen Chbosky. It...

The Edge of Seventeen
Rank#698The Edge of Seventeen is a 2016 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film about a seventeen-year-old girl named Nadine Franklin, who struggles with...

I Am Sam
Rank#726I Am Sam is a 2001 American drama film starring Sean Penn, Dakota Fanning, and Michelle Pfeiffer. It follows the story of Sam, a neurodivergent man...

Lady Bird
Rank#782Lady Bird is a 2017 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Greta Gerwig. Set in Sacramento, California in the early 2000s, the story...

Room
Rank#985Room is a critically acclaimed drama film directed by Lenny Abrahamson. The movie tells the story of a young woman named Joy Newsome who has been...

Captain Fantastic
Rank#1,541Captain Fantastic is a 2016 American comedy-drama film that follows the story of a father named Ben Cash, who has been living in the Pacific...

Winter's Bone
Rank#1,805Winter's Bone is a 2010 American coming-of-age mystery drama film directed by Debra Granik. It follows the story of 17-year-old Ree Dolly, played by...

An Education
Rank#1,994An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film based on the memoir of British journalist Lynn Barber. It follows the story of Jenny, a bright and...

The Station Agent
Rank#2,394The Station Agent is a 2003 American comedy-drama film about a man with dwarfism who seeks solitude in rural New Jersey after the death of his only...

Eighth Grade
Rank#2,467Eighth Grade is a 2018 American independent coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Bo Burnham, following the life of Kayla, a teenager...

White Oleander
Rank#2,970White Oleander is a 2002 American drama film directed by Peter Kosminsky, based on Janet Fitch's novel. It follows the story of Astrid Magnussen, a...

Beasts of the Southern Wild
Rank#3,224Beasts of the Southern Wild is a 2012 American fantasy-drama film that follows the story of six-year-old Hushpuppy and her father, Wink, who live in...

The Kings of Summer
Rank#4,062The Kings of Summer is a 2013 American independent coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. The story follows Joe Toy, who,...

The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Rank#4,698The Diary of a Teenage Girl is a 2015 American comedy-drama film following Minnie, a 15-year-old artist in 1970s San Francisco who explores her...

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