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History Of Coming Of Age Films

  • Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory

    Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory
    This film was directed by Mel Stuart and stars Gene Wilder. It is about a chocolate factory that gives away five golden tickets to visit. Charlie is a lucky winner and he gets the chance of a lifetime and a tour of the factory.
  • The Breakfast Club

    The Breakfast Club
    Directed by John Hughes, this film follows a group of children who have to attend the breakfast club as detention. The students have completely different personalities but become friends during there time at the breakfast club.
  • The Goonies

    The Goonies
    This film is directed by Richard Donner and Steven Spielberg and is about a group of children who go on a treasure hunt in hopes of saving their neighborhood but they have to get past the Fratelli family to get it.
  • Ferris Buellers Day Off

    Ferris Buellers Day Off
    This is directed by John Hughes and stars Matthew Broderick. It follows the day off of Ferris Beuller where him and his girlfriend go to Chicago as a last fling before they all part ways to different colleges.
  • Clueless

    Clueless
    This is directed by Amy Heckerling and looks at a rich student who tries to boost a new persons popularity and helps her deal with everyday issues.
  • American Pie

    American Pie
    This film was directed by Paul Weitz and stars Jason Biggs. This film is about the teenage lives of four boys and what they get up to in their everyday lives. They challenge each other to losing their virginity before prom night.
  • Spiderman

    Spiderman
    Directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire, Peter Parker gets bitten by a spider and gains spider-like abilities which he uses to save humanity and fight the Green Goblin.
  • Mean Girls

    Mean Girls
    This film is directed by Mark Waters and stars Lindsay Lohan. It follows the life of Cady Heron and how she has moved school and has made good friends with The Plastics. However, she falls for the alpha plastic's ex and things turn for the worst.
  • Garden State

    Garden State
    directed by and starring Zach Braff a troubled young man returns home for his mothers funeral after years apart from his family.
  • This Is England

    This Is England
    Starring Thomas Turgoose, a young boy becomes friends with a gang of skinheads and theirs families join together to form close relationships.
  • Superbad

    Superbad
    Directed by Greg Mottola, Michael Cera and Jonah Hill play the role of two high school seniors who spend the day stocking up on alcohol for a party to recharge their lives and go off to college with a summer full of experiences.
  • Juno

    Juno
    This film is directed by Jason Reitman and stars Ellen Page and Michael Cera. It is about a teenage girl who is faced with the struggles of having baby and contemplates having an abortion.
  • Adventureland

    Adventureland
    Gregg Mottola directs this film with actors such as Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart and Ryan Reynolds. It is about a young boy who thinks he is about to take a pointless job but turns out to be the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
  • The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

    The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
    This film is directed by Stephen Chbosky and stars Emma Watson. This film follows a love story and also tackles many issues along the way.