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History of the 'Coming Of Age' Genre
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How Green was my Valley
Directed by John Ford this western family film tells a story of the Morgans, a hard-working Welsh mining family living in the heart of the South Wales Valleys during the 19th century. The story chronicles life in the South Wales coalfields, the loss of that way of life and its effects on the family. -
The 400 Blows
Directed by François Truffaut, this film he film is about Antoine Doinel, a misunderstood adolescent in Paris who is thought by his parents and teachers to be a troublemaker. I believe this film is a coming of age film based at teenagers as the main character appears to be a teenager. -
The Graduate
The Graduate is a 1967 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols. The film tells the story of 21-year-old Benjamin Braddock , a recent college graduate with no well-defined aim in life, who is seduced by an older woman, Mrs. Robinson, and then proceeds to fall in love with her daughter Elaine. -
If....
if.... is a 1968 British drama film produced and directed by Lindsay Anderson satirising English public school life. Famous for its depiction of a savage insurrection at a fictitious boys boarding school. This film is a coming of age film, aimed at teenage males, as the protagonist's are male teenage boys. -
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 American musical fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart. The film tells the story of Charlie Bucket as he receives a Golden Ticket and visits Willy Wonka's chocolate factory with four other children from around the world. This movie is based at children and can be said to be a coming of age film, as the protagonist charlie is a young teenage boy. -
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid is a 1984 American martial arts drama film produced by Jerry Weintraub, directed by John G. Avildsen, which is based on a teenage boy who is trained in karate. This film is also said to be a coming of age film as the protagonist is a teenager. -
Ferris Buellers Day Off
Directed by John Hughes this comedy follows the story of school boy Ferris who is determined to have the best day of his life by missing school and going into town, whilst his principal tries to stop him with all his efforts to prove that he is not as special as he thinks. I believe that the target audience is teenagers/young adults because of the theme of the film. -
Say Anything
Say Anything... is a 1989 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe. The film follows the romance between Lloyd Dobler, an average student, and Diane Court, the valedictorian, immediately after their graduation from high school. This film is directed towards teenagers as the protagonists are teenagers. -
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures is a 1994 New Zealand psychological thriller directed by Peter Jackson, about the notorious 1954 Parker–Hulme murder case in Christchurch, New Zealand. -
Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting is a 1997 American drama film, directed by Gus Van Sant. The film follows 20-year-old South Boston laborer Will Hunting, an unrecognized genius who, as part of a deferred prosecution agreement after assaulting a police officer, becomes a client of a therapist and studies advanced mathematics with a renowned professor -
Almost Famous
Almost Famous is a 2000 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe. It tells the fictional story of a teenage journalist writing for Rolling Stone magazine in the early 1970s while covering the fictitious rock band Stillwater, and his efforts to get his first cover story published. This films demographic is teenagers, as the main protagonist is a teenager and therefore may be relateable too teenagers. -
Spiderman
pider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, the film stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, a high school student living in New York City, who turns to crimefighting after developing spider-like super powers. Spider-Man also stars Kirsten Dunst as Peter's love interest Mary Jane Watson. The film's primary audience is teenagers, as the protagonist's appear to be older teenagers. -
City Of God
City of God is a 2002 Brazilian hood film directed by Fernando Meirelles. It depicts the growth of organized crime in the Cidade de Deus suburb of Rio de Janeiro, between the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1980s. -
Juno
Juno is a 2007 American comedy-drama independent film directed by Jason Reitman. Ellen Page stars as the title character, an independent-minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put pressures of adult life onto her. The films primary audience is teenagers, as the film is based around issues that teenagers may face. -
Easy A
Easy A is a 2010 American teen comedy film directed by Will Gluck. About A clean-cut high school student relies on the school's rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing. The films demographic is teenagers, as the protagonist is a high school student. -
Life Of PI
Life of Pi is a 2012 American survival drama film based on Yann Martel's 2001 novel of the same name, Directed by Ang Lee. The storyline revolves around an Indian man named "Pi" Patel, telling a novelist about his life story, and how at 16 he survives a shipwreck in which his family dies, and is stranded in the Pacific Ocean on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger.
