History Of Coming Of Age Films

  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off
    The film is about a boy called Ferris who bunks of school regularly and tells the audience how it can be done. When he is off school, he visits Chicago and alters the school log to make it ook like he has missed less days than he really has, he gets caught and gets taken to the police station. He then gets caught bunking again.
  • Rushmore

    Rushmore
    The film is about a younf 15 year old called Max who attends Rushmore Academy as a scholar, he is described as the least scholary student there and would rather spend his time doing extra curriicular activities than focusing on his school grades.
  • Juno

    Juno
    A teenage girl realises she is with her friend who has liked her for a long time, she originally considers aborting the child. Juno went to a clinic ran by woman. After going to the clinic, she decides against abortion and looks towards the adoption route. She finds a suitable couple who will provide a good upbringing for the child and she visits the couple with her dad. Juno then struggles with emotions towards the dad of the baby, Paulie. Paulie and juno then fall in love.
  • Adventureland

    Adventureland
    the film is about a lad called James, he has 2 plans on what to do, either go on a holiday to Europe or to go to a journalism college. Due to financial problems, James is forced to get a part time job where he meets a girl. The girl , Em, hosts a party to get to know James better, after the party, another girl asks James on a date and he accepts, irritating Em
  • The Kings Of Summer

    The Kings Of Summer
    Three boys run away from everything like house, parents and normal life and build a house in the middle of nowhere from pieces of plastic, metal and wood. The boys sleep in the house for months and are reported missing by their parents. They steal from shops and Joe knows a girl who woks near by on a golf course who gives them food too. A snake leads the boys to civilisation after is bit one of the lads
  • Boyhood

    Boyhood
    Its based on a real life family in America and it shows us about a boy called Mason's childhood growing up over a 12 year period. The film tells us all the problems the family has been through. The fim is based arounf Mason and gives us an insight to what he does.