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The 50 Best Coming of Age Movies Ever According to Film School Rejects

"Young people are rarely given the power to tell their own stories, so a coming-of-age film that captures a specific generation, culture, or subculture feels like a rare and special thing for those who are reflected on screen, especially when the film itself finds a viewer during their most formative phase. A good coming-of-age film can become an emblem of sorts, a touchstone that's at once deeply personal in its description of a fleeting, emotional era of life, and universal in its appeal to anyone who's lived through it. The best coming-of-age films mix nostalgic familiarity, impressionistic experiences, and a dollop of brutal honesty that comes with the jarring, often unwelcome understanding of the adult world that accompanies adolescence. Read on for our list of the best coming-of-age stories of all time, then join us in being grateful to have made it out the other side of adolescence." - filmschoolrejects.com
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City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
2
The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
3
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
4
Eighth Grade (2018)
Eighth Grade (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
5
Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
6
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
7
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
8
Moonlight (2016)
Moonlight (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
9
Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
10
An Education (2009)
An Education (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
11
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
12
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
13
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
14
Breaking Away (1979)
Breaking Away (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
15
The Graduate (1967)
The Graduate (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
16
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
17
20th Century Women (2016)
20th Century Women (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
18
35 Shots of Rum (2009)
35 Shots of Rum (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
19
Juno (2007)
Juno (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
20
The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
21
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
22
Fish Tank (2009)
Fish Tank (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
23
Lucas (1986)
Lucas (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
24
Minding the Gap (2019)
Minding the Gap (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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American Graffiti (1973)
American Graffiti (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
27
Rushmore (1998)
Rushmore (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
28
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
29
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
30
The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
31
The Tree of Life (2011)
The Tree of Life (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
32
Mommy (2014)
Mommy (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
33
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
34
Harold and Maude (1971)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
35
Badlands (1973)
Badlands (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
36
Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
37
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
38
Clueless (1995)
Clueless (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
39
Persepolis (2007)
Persepolis (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
40
The Chocolate War (1988)
The Chocolate War (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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