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Grease
Grease is a coming of age musical released on the 14th of September in 1978. The screenplay was written by Allan Carr and Bronte Woodard but the story was by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. This film stars big hollywood names such as John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in the roles of the two protagonists 'Sandy' and 'Danny'. Grease was a popular, high grossing film and IMDb rated it a 7.2 out of 10. -
The Breakfast Club
'The Breakfast Club' was released on the 7th of June in 1985 and is a coming of age film about 5 teens in detention for a day. The writer of the screenplay and the director were both John Hughes and the film won the 'MTV Movie Silver Bucket Of Excellence Award'. 'The Breakfast Club' was a high grossing movie and was seen as very controversial when it was first released but was given 7.9 out of 10 on IMDb. -
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' is a teen comedy about a boy who tries to get a day off school. It is an American film and was released on the 20th of June in 1986. The film was both directed and the screenplay was written by John Hughes and the overall film was produced by Paramount Pictures. Ferris Bueller was a high grossing film and IMDb gave it a 7.8 out of 10 overall. -
Stand By Me
'Stand By Me' is a teen drama and was released on 13th of March in 1986. It was directed by Rob Reiner and the screenplay was written by Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon. The film was narrated by Richard Dreyfuss and was a popular coming of age film. IMDb rated this film 8.1 out of 10. -
Clueless
Clueless is a coming of age romantic comedy following the life of a rich American teen. It was released on the 20th of October in 1995 and was adapted from Jane Austin's novel 'Emma'. The screenplay was written by and the film was directed by Amy Hecklerling and was a high grossing film as it made 56.6 million USD at box office. 'Clueless' stars Alicia Silverstone as the protagonist 'Cher' and Paul Rudd as 'Josh'. Despite being popular IMDb only rated this film 6.8 out of 10. -
American Pie
The film 'American Pie' was released on the 8th of October in 1999 and is part of an American Pie film series. The film was directed by Paul and Chris Weitz and the screenplay was written by Adam Herz. 'American Pie' stars Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan and is rated a 7 out of 10 on IMDb -
Mean Girls
'Mean Girls' is a coming of age romantic comedy starring big hollywood names such as 'Lindsey Lohan', 'Rachel McAdams' and 'Amanda Seyfried'. It was released on the 18th of June in 2004 and was directed by Mark Waters. The screenplay was written by Tina Fey and the story was by Rosalind Wiseman and was rated 7 out of 10 on IMDb. -
Juno
The film 'Juno' is a coming of age films which focuses more on important issues such as abortion. It was released on the 8th on February in 2007 and was directed by famous director Jason Reitman. The screenplay was written by Diablo Cody and the film had a budget of 6.5 million USD. The film was rated 7.5 out of 10 on IMDb and got 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. -
Perks Of Being A Wallflower
'Perks Of Being A Wallflower' is a coming of age film which was released on the 3rd of October in 2012 and stars big hollywood names such as Emma Watson. The screenplay was written by and the film was directed by Stephen Chbosky who was also the author of the story. It was rated 4.2 out of 5 by Goodreads. -
Boyhood
'Boyhood' is a recent coming of age film released on the 11th of July in 2014 and follows the life of a young boy. It was directed by Richard Linklater and won the 'Academy Award Of Best Actress Supporting Role'. It made 44.5 USD at box office and had a budget of 4 million USD. It was popular film and was rated 7.9 out of 10 on IMDb and was given 98% by Rotten Tomatoes.
