Coming-of-Age Movies
Kinora's catalogue lists 174 films about coming of age, spanning 1939–2023. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.
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3 Idiots
Urban · Mountaindir. Rajkumar Hirani - 1991
A Brighter Summer Day
Urbandir. Edward Yang - 1993
A Bronx Tale
Urbandir. Robert De Niro - 1983
A Christmas Story
Suburbandir. Bob Clark - 1993
A Perfect World
Ruraldir. Clint Eastwood - 1999
A Walk on the Moon
Ruraldir. Tony Goldwyn - 2009
Adventureland
Suburbandir. Greg Mottola - 2000
Almost Famous
Urbandir. Cameron Crowe - 1973
Amarcord
Coastal Sea · Ruraldir. Federico Fellini - 1973
American Graffiti
Urbandir. George Lucas - 2016
American Honey
Rural · Suburbandir. Andrea Arnold - 1999
American Pie
Suburbandir. Paul Weitz - 1999
Angela's Ashes
Urbandir. Alan Parker - 1956
Aparajito
Urban · Ruraldir. Satyajit Ray - 2011
Attack the Block
Urbandir. Joe Cornish - 1942
Bambi
Wildernessdir. David Hand - 2015
Beasts of No Nation
Rural · Wildernessdir. Cary Joji Fukunaga - 1988
Big
Urban · Suburbandir. Penny Marshall - 2000
Billy Elliot
Urbandir. Stephen Daldry - 2019
Booksmart
Suburbandir. Olivia Wilde - 2014
Boyhood
Suburban · Urbandir. Richard Linklater - 1991
Boyz n the Hood
Urbandir. John Singleton - 1979
Breaking Away
Ruraldir. Peter Yates - 2005
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Urbandir. Jean-Marc Vallée - 2017
Call Me by Your Name
Ruraldir. Luca Guadagnino - 1976
Carrie
Suburbandir. Brian De Palma - 1981
Christiane F.
Urbandir. Uli Edel - 2012
Chronicle
Urban · Suburbandir. Josh Trank - 1988
Cinema Paradiso
Rural · Urbandir. Giuseppe Tornatore - 2002
City of God
Urbandir. Fernando Meirelles - 1966
Closely Watched Trains
Ruraldir. Jiří Menzel - 1995
Clueless
Urbandir. Amy Heckerling - 2021
CODA
Coastal Seadir. Sian Heder - 2009
Coraline
Ruraldir. Henry Selick - 1993
Dazed and Confused
Suburbandir. Richard Linklater - 1989
Dead Poets Society
Ruraldir. Peter Weir - 1982
Diner
Urbandir. Barry Levinson - 1987
Dirty Dancing
Rural · Mountaindir. Emile Ardolino - 2009
Dogtooth
Ruraldir. Yorgos Lanthimos - 1978
Drunken Master
Urbandir. Yuen Woo-ping - 2018
Eighth Grade
Suburbandir. Bo Burnham - 1987
Empire of the Sun
Urbandir. Steven Spielberg - 1982
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Suburbandir. Amy Heckerling - 1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Urban · Suburbandir. John Hughes - 2001
Ghost World
Urbandir. Terry Zwigoff - 1958
Gigi
Urbandir. Vincente Minnelli - 2000
Ginger Snaps
Suburbandir. John Fawcett - 1978
Grease
Suburbandir. Randal Kleiser - 1988
Hairspray
Urbandir. John Waters - 1971
Harold and Maude
Suburbandir. Hal Ashby - 1989
Heathers
Suburbandir. Michael Lehmann - 1997
Hercules
Urban · Mountaindir. John Musker - 1963
Hud
Ruraldir. Martin Ritt - 2016
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Wilderness · Ruraldir. Taika Waititi - 1953
I Vitelloni
Coastal Seadir. Federico Fellini - 2015
Inside Out
Urbandir. Pete Docter - 2019
Jojo Rabbit
Urbandir. Taika Waititi - 2007
Juno
Suburbandir. Jason Reitman - 1970
Kes
Ruraldir. Ken Loach - 1989
Kiki's Delivery Service
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Hayao Miyazaki - 1998
Kirikou and the Sorceress
Ruraldir. Michel Ocelot - 1986
Labyrinth
dir. Jim Henson - 2017
Lady Bird
Suburbandir. Greta Gerwig - 1949
Late Spring
Urbandir. Yasujirō Ozu - 1992
Léolo
Urbandir. Jean-Claude Lauzon - 2008
Let the Right One In
Suburbandir. Tomas Alfredson - 2021
Licorice Pizza
Suburbandir. Paul Thomas Anderson - 2006
Little Miss Sunshine
Suburban · Desertdir. Jonathan Dayton - 2019
Little Women
Rural · Urbandir. Greta Gerwig - 1994
Little Women
Suburbandir. Gillian Armstrong - 1949
Little Women
Ruraldir. Mervyn LeRoy - 2000
Love & Basketball
Urbandir. Gina Prince-Bythewood - 2000
Malena
Ruraldir. Giuseppe Tornatore - 2006
Marie Antoinette
Urbandir. Sofia Coppola - 1993
Matinee
Coastal Seadir. Joe Dante - 1979
Meatballs
Ruraldir. Ivan Reitman - 1993
Menace II Society
Urbandir. Albert Hughes - 2023
Monster
Urbandir. Hirokazu Kore-eda - 2006
Monster House
Suburbandir. Gil Kenan - 2016
Moonlight
Urbandir. Barry Jenkins - 2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Island · Wildernessdir. Wes Anderson - 2013
Mud
Rural · Islanddir. Jeff Nichols - 2015
Mustang
Ruraldir. Deniz Gamze Ergüven - 1990
My Father's Glory
Ruraldir. Yves Robert - 1991
My Girl
Suburbandir. Howard Zieff - 1985
My Life as a Dog
Ruraldir. Lasse Hallström - 1988
My Neighbor Totoro
Ruraldir. Hayao Miyazaki - 2005
Mysterious Skin
Rural · Urbandir. Gregg Araki - 1988
Mystic Pizza
Coastal Seadir. Donald Petrie - 2004
Napoleon Dynamite
Ruraldir. Jared Hess - 2004
Nobody Knows
Urbandir. Hirokazu Kore-eda - 1999
October Sky
Rural · Undergrounddir. Joe Johnston - 1957
Old Yeller
Rural · Wildernessdir. Robert Stevenson - 1991
Only Yesterday
Rural · Urbandir. Isao Takahata - 2006
Pan's Labyrinth
Rural · Undergrounddir. Guillermo del Toro - 2007
Persepolis
Urbandir. Vincent Paronnaud - 1953
Peter Pan
Urban · Islanddir. Clyde Geronimi - 1940
Pinocchio
Rural · Coastal Sea · Islanddir. Hamilton Luske - 1980
Pixote
Urbandir. Héctor Babenco - 1998
Pleasantville
Suburbandir. Gary Ross - 2023
Poor Things
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Yorgos Lanthimos - 1981
Porky's
Suburban · Wildernessdir. Bob Clark - 1978
Pretty Baby
Urbandir. Louis Malle - 2022
Prey
Wildernessdir. Dan Trachtenberg - 1987
Radio Days
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Woody Allen - 1999
Ratcatcher
Urbandir. Lynne Ramsay - 1955
Rebel Without a Cause
Suburban · Urbandir. Nicholas Ray - 1983
Risky Business
Suburbandir. Paul Brickman - 1986
River's Edge
dir. Tim Hunter - 1988
Running on Empty
Suburbandir. Sidney Lumet - 1998
Rushmore
Urbandir. Wes Anderson - 1977
Saturday Night Fever
Urbandir. John Badham - 1989
Say Anything...
Suburbandir. Cameron Crowe - 1974
Scent of a Woman
dir. Dino Risi - 2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Urbandir. Edgar Wright - 1998
Show Me Love
Ruraldir. Lukas Moodysson - 1984
Sixteen Candles
Suburbandir. John Hughes - 1998
SLC Punk
Urbandir. James Merendino - 2011
Snowtown
Suburban · Ruraldir. Justin Kurzel - 2002
Spider-Man
Urbandir. Sam Raimi - 2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Urbandir. Bob Persichetti - 2001
Spirited Away
Urbandir. Hayao Miyazaki - 1961
Splendor in the Grass
Ruraldir. Elia Kazan - 2013
Spring Breakers
Coastal Sea · Urbandir. Harmony Korine - 1986
Stand by Me
Ruraldir. Rob Reiner - 1977
Star Wars
Off World · Desertdir. George Lucas - 1996
Stealing Beauty
Ruraldir. Bernardo Bertolucci - 1953
Summer with Monika
Urban · Coastal Sea · Islanddir. Ingmar Bergman - 2007
Superbad
Suburbandir. Greg Mottola - 1999
Tea with Mussolini
Urbandir. Franco Zeffirelli - 1959
The 400 Blows
Urban · Coastal Seadir. François Truffaut - 1995
The Basketball Diaries
Urbandir. Scott Kalvert - 2023
The Boy and the Heron
Rural · Undergrounddir. Hayao Miyazaki - 1985
The Breakfast Club
Suburbandir. John Hughes - 1999
The Cider House Rules
Ruraldir. Lasse Hallström - 1959
The Diary of Anne Frank
Urbandir. George Stevens - 2016
The Edge of Seventeen
Suburbandir. Kelly Fremon Craig - 2022
The Fabelmans
Suburban · Urbandir. Steven Spielberg - 2017
The Florida Project
Suburbandir. Sean Baker - 1981
The Fox and the Hound
Rural · Wildernessdir. Richard Rich - 1985
The Goonies
Coastal Sea · Underground · Suburbandir. Richard Donner - 1967
The Graduate
Suburbandir. Mike Nichols - 2018
The Hate U Give
Urban · Suburbandir. George Tillman Jr. - 1967
The Jungle Book
Wildernessdir. Wolfgang Reitherman - 1984
The Karate Kid
Suburbandir. John G. Avildsen - 1971
The Last Picture Show
Ruraldir. Peter Bogdanovich - 1994
The Lion King
Wilderness · Desertdir. Roger Allers - 1987
The Lost Boys
Coastal Seadir. Joel Schumacher - 1992
The Lover
Urbandir. Jean-Jacques Annaud - 1991
The Man in the Moon
Ruraldir. Robert Mulligan - 2004
The Motorcycle Diaries
Mountain · Desert · Ruraldir. Walter Salles - 1983
The Outsiders
Urbandir. Francis Ford Coppola - 2012
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Suburbandir. Stephen Chbosky - 1969
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Urbandir. Ronald Neame - 1993
The Sandlot
Suburbandir. David Mickey Evans - 1973
The Spirit of the Beehive
Ruraldir. Víctor Erice - 2005
The Squid and the Whale
Urbandir. Noah Baumbach - 1963
The Sword in the Stone
Ruraldir. Wolfgang Reitherman - 2000
The Virgin Suicides
Suburbandir. Sofia Coppola - 1939
The Wizard of Oz
Ruraldir. Victor Fleming - 1959
The World of Apu
Urban · Ruraldir. Satyajit Ray - 1950
The Young and the Damned
Urbandir. Luis Buñuel - 1993
This Boy's Life
Rural · Mountaindir. Michael Caton-Jones - 2007
This Is England
Suburban · Coastal Seadir. Shane Meadows - 1988
Time of the Gypsies
Rural · Urbandir. Emir Kusturica - 1962
To Kill a Mockingbird
Ruraldir. Robert Mulligan - 2012
Wadjda
Urbandir. Haifaa al-Mansour - 1971
Walkabout
Desert · Wilderness · Urbandir. Nicolas Roeg - 1996
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Suburbandir. Todd Solondz - 2003
Whale Rider
Coastal Sea · Ruraldir. Niki Caro - 1993
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Ruraldir. Lasse Hallström - 1995
Whisper of the Heart
Urban · Suburbandir. Yoshifumi Kondo - 2018
Wildlife
Suburbandir. Paul Dano - 2001
Y Tu Mamá También
Coastal Sea · Ruraldir. Alfonso Cuarón
Frequently asked
How many movies are about coming of age?
Kinora's catalogue lists 174 films about coming of age, spanning 1939–2023.
What are some movies about coming of age?
Films about coming of age in our catalogue include 3 Idiots (2009), A Brighter Summer Day (1991), A Bronx Tale (1993), A Christmas Story (1983), and A Perfect World (1993).
What is the oldest movie about coming of age?
The Wizard of Oz (1939) is the earliest film about coming of age in our catalogue; the most recent is The Boy and the Heron (2023).