The ultimate coming of age movie list
by theskykidcom | created - 02 Oct 2012 | updated - 1 month ago | Publictheskykid.com is the largest site with a focus on the Coming-of-Age genre. Many of the films included in this list are featured on the site - as well as interviews with some of the directors and the actors.
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101. En som Hodder (2003)
80 min | Family, Fantasy
A young bullied boy is asked by a fairy to save the world.
Director: Henrik Ruben Genz | Stars: Frederik Christian Johansen, Lars Brygmann, Birthe Neumann, Anders Lunden Kjeldsen
Votes: 390
102. Saint Ralph (2004)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Saint Ralph is the unlikely story of Ralph Walker, a ninth-grader who outran everyone's expectations except his own in his bold quest to win the 1954 Boston Marathon.
Director: Michael McGowan | Stars: Adam Butcher, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Tilly, Michael Kanevsky
Votes: 6,340 | Gross: $0.80M
103. Sky Kids (2008)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Two boys from a small town find their courage tested when they accidentally stow away aboard an airplane owned by the mob.
Director: Rocco DeVilliers | Stars: Jesse James, Reiley McClendon, Stephen Baldwin, Tom Sizemore
Votes: 3,459
104. Sztuczki (2007)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Six-year-old Stefek challenges fate. He believes that setting a chain of events in motion will help him get closer to his father who left his mother. His sister helps him bribe fate with ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Jakimowski | Stars: Damian Ul, Ewelina Walendziak, Tomasz Sapryk, Rafal Guzniczak
Votes: 2,158
105. Sacred Silence (1996)
114 min | Crime, Drama
A young priest crusades against organized crime in his Naples neighbourhood but falls in love with a 13-year old boy. It's the chance the gangsters were waiting for to get rid of the thorn ... See full summary »
Director: Antonio Capuano | Stars: Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Emanuele Gargiulo, Tonino Taiuti, Rosaria De Cicco
Votes: 438
106. The Perfect Circle (1997)
110 min | Drama, War
An alcoholic Bosnian poet sends his wife and daughter away from Sarajevo so they can avoid the troubles there. However, he is soon descended upon by a pair of orphaned brothers. The ... See full summary »
Director: Ademir Kenovic | Stars: Mustafa Nadarevic, Almedin Leleta, Almir Podgorica, Josip Pejakovic
Votes: 2,408
107. A Rózsa énekei (2003)
98 min | Drama
Autumn 1944. Yellow star, ghettos, Arrow Cross terror. The inhabitants of Hungary's capital, Budapest, await the tragic fulfilment of their fate with helpless resignation. However, above ... See full summary »
Director: Andor Szilágyi | Stars: Franco Castellano, Viktor Baradlay, David Zum, Ildikó Bánsági
Votes: 162
108. The Reflecting Skin (1990)
R | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
In the 1950s, a young boy living with his troublesome family in rural USA fantasizes that a neighboring widow is actually a vampire, responsible for a number of disappearances in the area.
Director: Philip Ridley | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Lindsay Duncan, Jeremy Cooper, Sheila Moore
Votes: 9,352
109. Robby (1968)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Shipwrecked on a tropical island, a young boy befriends an abandoned native youth, forcing him to reevaluate societal prejudice about race, religion and nudity.
Director: Ralph C. Bluemke | Stars: John Garces, Rita Elliot, Warren Raum, Ryp Siani
Votes: 304
110. Respiro (2002)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama
On an impoverished Italian island, a free-spirited woman is accused of madness by townspeople fed up with her antics.
Director: Emanuele Crialese | Stars: Valeria Golino, Vincenzo Amato, Francesco Casisa, Veronica D'Agostino
Votes: 4,845 | Gross: $1.07M
111. Return to Innocence (2001)
Unrated | 110 min | Drama
A well respected child psychologist finds his life turned upside down when he is accused of sexually molesting a young boy under his care.
Director: Rocky Costanzo | Stars: Richard Meese, Andrew Martin, Steve De Forest, Cynthia Downey
Votes: 823
112. Rails & Ties (2007)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama
A deadly collision between a train and car lead to an unlikely bond between the train engineer and a young boy who escapes the carnage.
Director: Alison Eastwood | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden, Miles Heizer, Marin Hinkle
Votes: 4,273 | Gross: $0.02M
113. Road to Perdition (2002)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A mob enforcer's son in 1930s Illinois witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, Paul Newman
Votes: 284,625 | Gross: $104.45M
114. Ready? OK! (I) (2008)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy
In this poignant comedy, a single mom struggles to understand her young son's obsession with dresses, dolls, and girls' cheerleading. With her father's recent death and her wayward ... See full summary »
Director: James Vasquez | Stars: Caroline Hyatt, Brittny Perrotta, Alison Grace Norwood, Keilani Joy Spahn
Votes: 416
115. Red Like the Sky (2006)
96 min | Drama
A nearly sightless boy is sent to a school for blind children, where he secretly discovers the possibilities of the recorded sound.
Director: Cristiano Bortone | Stars: Loris Arena, Marco Ballesteros, Alba Ballotta, Filippo Bianchi
Votes: 2,080
116. Radio Flyer (1992)
PG-13 | 114 min | Drama
A father recounts a dark period of his childhood when he and his little brother lived in the suburbs.
Directors: Richard Donner, David Mickey Evans | Stars: Lorraine Bracco, John Heard, Adam Baldwin, Elijah Wood
Votes: 14,214 | Gross: $4.65M
117. Pietje Bell (2002)
110 min | Family
There is never a dull moment in 10-year-old Peter's life; his adventures appearing in newspaper headlines based unfortunately on outright lies. Together with his own little army, The Black Hand Club, Peter decides to right these wrongs.
Director: Maria Peters | Stars: Quinten Schram, Frensch de Groot, Sjoerd Metz, Jordy Mul
Votes: 2,358
118. Peter Pan (2003)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The Darling family children receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Olivia Williams, Lynn Redgrave
Votes: 80,205 | Gross: $48.46M
119. Cross My Heart (1987)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, War
We follow the life of a 12-year-old boy living in occupied France in 1944. We see his family, his chubby best friend, the girl who ignores him ... and the German deserter he hides in the cellar.
Director: Jacques Monnet | Stars: Michel Morin, Roland Giraud, Christine Pascal, Stéphane Legros
Votes: 87
120. Prijela k nám pout (1973)
Family, Musical
Children from the village Bystrá are awaiting a nice and thrilling weekend. On Saturday they will play the championship football match with the nonresident boys from the village Skuhrov, on... See full summary »
Director: Vera Plívová-Simková | Stars: Renata Masková, Karel Ausprunk, Milan Bakes, Zuzana Bydzovská
Votes: 81
121. Poslednja trka (1979)
87 min | Drama
Zoran, 12-year-old son of divorced parents, lives in a skyscraper, but the drabness of urban living is somewhat improved by the proximity of a hippodrome and a horse farm. Zoran's favorite ... See full summary »
Director: Jovan Rancic | Stars: Vladimir Buljan, Mirjana Jokovic, Bogoljub Petrovic, Pavle Vuisic
Votes: 133
122. Postales de Leningrado (2007)
85 min | Drama
A young woman gives birth to a daughter while living in secrecy. The daughter and her cousin Teo cope with the fear and violence of their parents' struggle. They also wait for postcards from Leningrad, a place they feel is a safe haven.
Director: Mariana Rondón | Stars: Laureano Olivares, Greisy Mena, William Cifuentes, Haydee Faverola
Votes: 293
123. Play (I) (2011)
118 min | Drama
An astute observation based on real cases of bullying. In central Gothenburg, Sweden, a group of boys, aged 12-14, robbed other children on about 40 occasions between 2006 and 2008. The ... See full summary »
Director: Ruben Östlund | Stars: Anas Abdirahman, Sebastian Blyckert, Yannick Diakité, Sebastian Hegmar
Votes: 6,555
124. Pinocchio (2002)
G | 108 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Despite guidance from the Blue Fairy and the love of his father, a wooden puppet's curious spirit leads him into one wild adventure after another.
Director: Roberto Benigni | Stars: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Carlo Giuffrè, Mino Bellei
Votes: 8,640 | Gross: $3.68M
125. Pinocchio (2008– )
179 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The enchanted story of Pinocchio.
Stars: Bob Hoskins, Joss Ackland, Robbie Kay, Violante Placido
Votes: 479
126. A Perfect Game (2006)
114 min | Comedy
Two immortal guys living in NH decide to give up saving the world and instead take up bowling. But when an evil CEO threatens the teenagers of the world, only they can stop him.
Director: Jim Finitsis | Stars: Artie Boutin, Alan Finitsis, Jim Finitsis, Nicole Finitsis
Votes: 15
127. Perl oder Pica (2006)
90 min | Drama
The story beginns on 24 October 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis. The Second World War with its hardships and bombs, the Nazi occupation and the collaborators, is still on ... See full synopsis »
Director: Pol Cruchten | Stars: Ben Hoscheit, André Jung, Nicole Max, Anouk Wagener
Votes: 175
128. Passage to Zarahemla (2007)
PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Two teens from L.A. make their way to Utah to hide with distant Mormon relatives from their troubled pasts. An earthquake opens up a time rift, drawing them and their pursuers into an ancient mesoamerican war.
Director: Chris Heimerdinger | Stars: Summer Naomi Smart, Moronai Kanekoa, Brian Kary, D.L. Walker
Votes: 319 | Gross: $0.29M
129. Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
PG-13 | 157 min | Drama
When his wife dies, Lasse takes his 12-year-old son, Pelle, from their home in Sweden to Denmark in search of a better life.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath
Votes: 11,868 | Gross: $2.05M
130. Private Lessons (1981)
R | 87 min | Comedy
An immigrant housemaid seduces a 15-year-old boy and later fakes her own death as part of his chauffeur's blackmail plot. Troubles arise when the two start to fall in love.
Directors: Alan Myerson, James Fargo | Stars: Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown, Patrick Piccininni
Votes: 4,267 | Gross: $26.28M
131. Put the Camera on Me (2003)
70 min | Comedy, Documentary
Before he went on to direct Jawbreaker (1999) Sparkler (1997) Darren Stein grew up making videos. Along with his friend 'Adam Shell' and the other neighborhood kids these young film makers ... See full summary »
Directors: Adam Shell, Darren Stein | Stars: Marc Entous, Justin Satinover, Adam Shell, Darren Stein
Votes: 227
132. Paragon, gola! (1970)
94 min | Adventure, Family, Sport
Paragon, a young teen and the best and smartest boy on the backyard football (soccer) team, and his adventures. He escapes in a stolen canoe and doesn't drown, there's trouble with the ... See full summary »
Director: Stanislaw Jedryka | Stars: Józef Nalberczak, Roman Wilhelmi, Henryk Bak, Aleksander Fogiel
Votes: 94
133. Possessed (1947)
Approved | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.
Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, Raymond Massey, Geraldine Brooks
Votes: 5,912 | Gross: $1.99M
134. Pulse (2001)
R | 119 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Two groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Haruhiko Katô, Kumiko Asô, Koyuki, Kurume Arisaka
Votes: 25,618 | Gross: $0.05M
135. Pour elle (2007)
10 min | Short, Drama
Bogdan is in a bad mood since his girlfriend lay him alone , he decide to kill himself ..... and when he is just before the point of no return he cross the eyes of this girl.
Director: Romaric Croisile | Stars: Ismael Castan, Romaric Croisile, Audrey Prudhon
Votes: 7
136. Olivier, Olivier (1992)
R | 110 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Olivier, the nine-year-old son of Elisabeth and country veterinarian Serge, vanishes one afternoon on the way to his grandmother's house. The emotional aftermath of his disappearance sends ... See full summary »
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Brigitte Roüan, François Cluzet, Jean-François Stévenin, Frédéric Quiring
Votes: 1,876 | Gross: $1.26M
137. Our Lady of the Assassins (2000)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama
The writer F. Vallejo returns to Medellin after an absence of over 30 years. He meets 16-year-old Alexis. Alexis is the kind of killer who knocks people off on command. The two are immediately attracted to each other.
Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Germán Jaramillo, Anderson Ballesteros, Juan David Restrepo, Manuel Busquets
Votes: 4,278 | Gross: $0.53M
138. Oliver Twist (2005)
PG-13 | 130 min | Crime, Drama
An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Barney Clark, Ben Kingsley, Jeremy Swift, Ian McNeice
Votes: 34,293 | Gross: $1.99M
139. Oliver Twist (1948)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
In Charles Dickens' classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Francis L. Sullivan
Votes: 13,663
140. Oliver Twist (I) (1922)
Passed | 98 min | Drama
An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Jackie Coogan, James A. Marcus, Aggie Herring, Lewis Sargent
Votes: 942 | Gross: $4.36M
141. Twist Olivér (1919)
40 min | Short, Drama
Director: Márton Garas | Stars: Tibor Lubinszky, Emil Fenyvessy, Jenö Törzs, László Z. Molnár
Votes: 12
142. Who Saw Him Die? (1968)
110 min | Drama
A weak and tormented teacher is pushed to the limit by his obnoxious students.
Director: Jan Troell | Stars: Per Oscarsson, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz, Kerstin Tidelius, Bengt Ekerot
Votes: 659
143. Oskar & Josefine (2005)
Not Rated | 80 min | Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Josefine gets a time machine for her birthday, and then she travels back in time with her friend Oskar.
Director: Carsten Myllerup | Stars: Pernille Kaae Høier, Mikkel Konyher, Kjeld Nørgaard, Adam Gilbert Jespersen
Votes: 273
144. Once in a Lifetime (1994 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Drama, Romance
Millions adored Daphne Fields, for she shared their passion, their pain, their joy, and their sorrow. America's most popular novelist remained a closed book. She hides many secrets. The ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Miller | Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Barry Bostwick, Duncan Regehr, Amy Aquino
Votes: 411
145. Northfork (2003)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy
Set in 1955, the residents of a small Montana community are forced to move their homes to make way for a new dam.
Director: Michael Polish | Stars: Duel Farnes, Nick Nolte, Anthony Edwards, James Woods
Votes: 5,599 | Gross: $1.42M
146. Nobody's Daughter (1976)
Unrated | 83 min | Drama
An orphan girl suffers abuse from her adopting parents.
Directors: László Ranódy, Gyula Mészáros | Stars: Zsuzsa Czinkóczi, Anna Nagy, Sándor Horváth, Marianna Moór
Votes: 605
147. The Nightmare Room (2001–2002)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
"The Nightmare Room" was a hosted horror anthology series centered on teens facing supernatural threats, many based on the books by R.L. Stine.
Stars: James Avery, Keiko Agena, Kyle Gibson, Michael Galeota
Votes: 581
148. Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
GP | 183 min | Biography, Drama, History
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Roderic Noble, Ania Marson
Votes: 5,569 | Gross: $3.96M
149. Nimmermeer (2006)
63 min | Drama
One night he will fetch the silver from the night sky Jonas loves his fathers magical stories. When Helge dies, Jonas ends up in an orphanage whereupon dreariness and discipline rule his ... See full synopsis »
Director: Toke Constantin Hebbeln | Stars: Leonard Proxauf, Rolf Becker, Manni Laudenbach, Sylvester Groth
Votes: 271
150. Nanhe Jaisalmer: A Dream Come True (2007)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Nanhe Jaisalmer lives a poor lifestyle in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, along with his mom, Sarla, and sister, Suman. His father took advantage of Sarla's illiteracy, sold their property and ... See full summary »
Director: Samir Karnik | Stars: Dwij Yadav, Bobby Deol, Sharat Saxena, Vivek Shauq
Votes: 494
151. No Place Like Home (1989 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
The powerful story of a family's painful descent into the economic tragedy of homelessness.
Director: Lee Grant | Stars: Christine Lahti, Jeff Daniels, Scott Marlowe, CCH Pounder
Votes: 449
152. Night Trip (1982 TV Movie)
63 min | Drama
12 years old Thomas is on quest for friendship and love. He takes rowing lessons and is really fond of his teacher.
Director: Nick van den Boezem | Stars: Abel Claassen, Cees Heyne, Mies de Heer, Marnix Kappers
Votes: 99
153. Nico and Dani (2000)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Spanish coming of age story focusing on the antics of two 17 year olds, who have a posh beach house almost all to themselves one summer. This is also a summer of sexual awakenings.
Director: Cesc Gay | Stars: Fernando Ramallo, Jordi Vilches, Marieta Orozco, Esther Nubiola
Votes: 6,322 | Gross: $0.35M
154. Nobody Knows (2004)
PG-13 | 141 min | Drama
In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Yûya Yagira, Ayu Kitaura, Hiei Kimura, Momoko Shimizu
Votes: 31,428 | Gross: $0.68M
155. Iluzija (2004)
107 min | Drama
As Macedonia faces its difficult transition, a boy escapes into a world of his own creation.
Director: Svetozar Ristovski | Stars: Vlado Jovanovski, Marko Kovacevic, Jordanco Cevrevski, Elena Mosevska
Votes: 1,180 | Gross: $0.00M
156. Most (2003)
29 min | Short, Drama
A poetic and powerful story of a father forced to choose between love and duty.
Director: Bobby Garabedian | Stars: Vladimír Javorský, Ladislav Ondrej, Linda Rybová, Brad Heller
Votes: 1,964
157. Matching Jack (2010)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
A woman struggles with her son's illness and her husband's infidelity, but, after a chance encounter with an Irish sailor and his son, her life is turned upside down in a love story that defies explanation and breaks all the rules.
Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Jacinda Barrett, Richard Roxburgh, Tom Russell, James Nesbitt
Votes: 1,114
158. Moritz (2003 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama
After his mother is rushed to the hospital, her young son Moritz finds a new home with a gay couple in the neighborhood.
Director: Stefan Haupt | Stars: Rudolph Straub, Anatole Taubman, Jonas Rohr, Lilian Fritz
Votes: 95
159. Moritz, Dear Moritz (1978)
96 min | Drama
Moritz is fifteen years old and in the middle of puberty. His parents are in an economic crisis. Although the family still lives in a huge villa on the Elbchaussee in Hamburg, it is only a matter of time before they have to leave.
Director: Hark Bohm | Stars: Michael Kebschull, Kyra Mladeck, Walter Klosterfelde, Elvira Thom
Votes: 191
160. Magic Rock (2001)
94 min | Drama, Family, Comedy
When a beloved Summer Camp Director dies, the popular boys' haven will be closed by the heartless Attorney who inherits it unless a dedicated young Camp Counselor can change his mind over ... See full summary »
Directors: Aditya Chandora, Bradley Gallo | Stars: Bradley Gallo, Tom Delaney, Miko Hughes, William Stone Mahoney
Votes: 81
161. My Magic (2008)
75 min | Drama
A single dad looks to give up drinking and his bartender job in order to impress his son and find work as a magician.
Director: Eric Khoo | Stars: Francis Bosco, Jathisweran, Keng Yew Seet, Jason Lim
Votes: 322
162. Mutum (2007)
95 min | Drama
Thiago lives with his family on an isolated farm in the arid backlands of Minas Gerais, Brazil. As the story unfolds and Thiago is forced to confront separations and betrayal within the ... See full summary »
Director: Sandra Kogut | Stars: Thiago da Silva Mariz, Wallison Felipe Leal Barroso, Maria Juliana Souza de Oliveira, Brenda Luana Rodrigues Lima
Votes: 564
163. The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama
Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Behzad Dorani, Noghre Asadi, Roushan Karam Elmi, Bahman Ghobadi
Votes: 12,330 | Gross: $0.21M
164. Magna Aura (2009– )
27 min | Family, Fantasy
Four children travel through Christian's grandfather Ronson's tower and with blue light that develops at a thunderstorm over 1,000 years to the past. They discover the supposed-sunken city ... See full summary »
Stars: Gunter Schoß, Horst Kotterba, Marek Wlodarczyk, Vasil Vasilev-Zueka
Votes: 66
165. Monsieur Ibrahim (2003)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
In Paris, a Turkish shop owner befriends a Jewish boy in his mid-teens.
Director: François Dupeyron | Stars: Omar Sharif, Pierre Boulanger, Gilbert Melki, Isabelle Renauld
Votes: 11,612 | Gross: $2.82M
166. Max and Moritz Reloaded (2005)
87 min | Action, Comedy
Max and Moritz are two brothers living a life of petty crime. After the two boys steal a car, they are sent to a boot camp; stole another car and when they acquire the key to their military school's ordinance depot, things start to change.
Directors: Thomas Frydetzki, Annette Stefan | Stars: Kai Michael Müller, Willi Gerk, Katy Karrenbauer, Franziska Petri
Votes: 422
167. More Grief Than Glory (2001)
91 min | Comedy
David is a teenager who feels he doesn't belong to a life where his family, friends and the girl he loves seem not to understand him
Director: Víctor García León | Stars: Biel Duran, Bárbara Lennie, María Galiana, Enrique San Francisco
Votes: 279
168. Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
A lonely shoe salesman and an eccentric performance artist struggle to connect in this unique take on contemporary life.
Director: Miranda July | Stars: John Hawkes, Miranda July, Miles Thompson, Brandon Ratcliff
Votes: 37,434 | Gross: $3.89M
169. Mandragora (1997)
Unrated | 126 min | Drama
Two gay teenage runaways thrown out of their repressive homes try to survive on the streets of Prague. Hunger and desperation forces them into a life of prostitution, drugs, and teen-porn.
Director: Wiktor Grodecki | Stars: Miroslav Caslavka, David Svec, Pavel Skrípal, Kostas Zerdolaglu
Votes: 1,276
170. Marvin & Tige (1983)
PG | 104 min | Drama
Marvin is a heavy-drinking widower who's seen better days and now ekes out a living at odd jobs. He meets Tige, an 11-year-old boy about to kill himself because his mother has just died. With nowhere else to stay, Tige moves in
Director: Eric Weston | Stars: John Cassavetes, Billy Dee Williams, Gibran Brown, Denise Nicholas
Votes: 243
171. Simon Birch (1998)
PG | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.
Director: Mark Steven Johnson | Stars: Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt
Votes: 22,212 | Gross: $18.25M
172. Mirakel (2000)
80 min | Family, Musical, Drama
Desperate for the love of Karen Elise (and for some pubic hair too), Dennis P. calls heaven for some help and gets it.
Director: Natasha Arthy | Stars: Stefan Pagels Andersen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Peter Frödin, Thomas Bo Larsen
Votes: 638
173. Miracle (2006)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Karsten (35) is at a standstill. He has been since his wife died four years ago. He thinks he's fine, until he meets what could be the love of his life - but isn't she all what he despises in a woman?
Director: Thomas Kaiser | Stars: Christian Skolmen, Eva Röse, Cecilie A. Mosli, Stig Henrik Hoff
Votes: 241
174. My Father and My Son (2005)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Family
The family of a left-wing journalist is torn apart after the military coup of Turkey in 1980.
Director: Çagan Irmak | Stars: Çetin Tekindor, Fikret Kuskan, Hümeyra, Ege Tanman
Votes: 92,650
175. My Friend Joe (1996)
101 min | Drama, Family
During the course of one summer, a young Irish lad named Chris befriends an American boy named Joe. The two couldn't be more different, yet they become inseparable. Things turn horribly ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Bould | Stars: Schuyler Fisk, John Cleere, Stephen McHattie, Stanley Townsend
Votes: 305
176. Ivan's Childhood (1962)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, War
During WWII, Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev strikes up a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers while working as a scout behind the German lines.
Directors: Andrei Tarkovsky, Eduard Abalov | Stars: Nikolay Burlyaev, Valentin Zubkov, Evgeniy Zharikov, Stepan Krylov
Votes: 39,947
177. Maximum Ride (I) (2016)
PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A flock of winged children mount a rescue plan when wolf-boys abduct their youngest member and return her to the militarized institution that created them all.
Director: Jay Martin | Stars: Allie Marie Evans, Patrick Johnson, Lyliana Wray, Luke Gregory Crosby
Votes: 4,699
178. Motorama (1991)
R | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A ten year-old boy runs away from his abusive parents, steals a Mustang, and a pursues a promotional card game sold at gas stations.
Director: Barry Shils | Stars: Jordan Christopher Michael, Martha Quinn, Michael Naegel, Susan Tyrrell
Votes: 2,199
179. Mother of Mine (2005)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, War
During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. From the award-winning Klaus Härö (Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2002)), "... See full summary »
Director: Klaus Härö | Stars: Topi Majaniemi, Marjaana Maijala, Maria Lundqvist, Michael Nyqvist
Votes: 4,608
180. Martian Child (2007)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A science-fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.
Director: Menno Meyjes | Stars: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Bobby Coleman, Sophie Okonedo
Votes: 20,954 | Gross: $7.49M
181. Mean Creek (2004)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama
When a teen is bullied, his brother and friends lure the bully into the woods to seek revenge.
Director: Jacob Estes | Stars: Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan
Votes: 33,369 | Gross: $0.60M
182. Moon Child (1989)
118 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Adopted by a treacherous semi-scientific cult where extraordinary mental powers are common, extraordinary 12-year-old David begins an archetypal journey across two continents to find his destiny as Child of the Moon.
Director: Agustí Villaronga | Stars: Maribel Martín, Lisa Gerrard, Enrique Saldana, Lucia Bosè
Votes: 639
183. Moon Child (2003)
120 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
The story of love and friendship on the harsh streets of 2014 Mallepa, a small corner in Asia.
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Hyde, Gackt, Leehom Wang, Tarô Yamamoto
Votes: 2,102
184. Machuca (2004)
Not Rated | 121 min | Biography, Drama, History
Two 12-year-old Chilean children from different social classes become friends in 1973. They both discover each other's world as political tensions in their country increase.
Director: Andrés Wood | Stars: Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Manuela Martelli, Aline Küppenheim
Votes: 12,660
185. Montreal Main (1974)
88 min | Drama
A photographer finds himself falling for a 14 year-old boy.
Director: Frank Vitale | Stars: John Sutherland, Peter Brawley, Dave Sutherland, Pam Marchant
Votes: 165
186. Ma vie en rose (1997)
R | 88 min | Drama
Ludovic is an innocent seven-year-old child who provokes horror in his community when he dresses in girls clothes and insists he's a girl.
Director: Alain Berliner | Stars: Georges Du Fresne, Michèle Laroque, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Hélène Vincent
Votes: 9,026 | Gross: $2.28M
187. My Dog Skip (2000)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A shy boy grows up in 1940s Mississippi with the help of his beloved dog, Skip.
Director: Jay Russell | Stars: Frankie Muniz, Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson
Votes: 21,354 | Gross: $34.10M
188. Mysterious Skin (2004)
Unrated | 105 min | Drama
Two pre-adolescent boys both experienced a strange event and later it affects their lives in different ways. One becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute, while the other retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction.
Director: Gregg Araki | Stars: Brady Corbet, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elisabeth Shue, Chase Ellison
Votes: 76,346 | Gross: $0.70M
189. Mickybo and Me (2004)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
This movie tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970. They share an obsession with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), with the consequence that they run away to Australia.
Director: Terry Loane | Stars: John Joesph Mcneill, Niall Wright, Julie Walters, Ciarán Hinds
Votes: 2,447
190. Malena (2000)
R | 108 min | Drama, Romance, War
Amidst the war climate, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana
Votes: 112,070 | Gross: $3.45M
191. Little Manhattan (2005)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A 10-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl find love in New York City.
Director: Mark Levin | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Charlotte Ray Rosenberg, Bradley Whitford, Cynthia Nixon
Votes: 24,792 | Gross: $0.38M
192. Red Needles (2006)
93 min | Drama
While hiking in the mountains, some boys are put to the test.
Director: Jean-François Davy | Stars: Jules Sitruk, Damien Jouillerot, Jonathan Demurger, Pierre Derenne
Votes: 230
193. The City of Lost Children (1995)
R | 112 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
Directors: Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet, Dominique Pinon
Votes: 71,690 | Gross: $1.51M
194. Little Man Tate (1991)
PG | 99 min | Drama
A single mother raises a child prodigy on her own, struggling to give him every opportunity he needs to express his gift.
Director: Jodie Foster | Stars: Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd, Alex Lee
Votes: 16,039 | Gross: $25.01M
195. La vie devant soi (2010 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
The movie tells the story of Momo, a young boy who lives with Madame Rosa, a former prostitute. Momo and Madame Rosa develop a strong bond as they face the challenges of life, such as racism, poverty, illness, and death.
Director: Myriam Boyer | Stars: Myriam Boyer, Julien Soster, Eddie Rahaingo, Jude Butel
Votes: 28
196. Little Nicholas (2009)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Family
Nicholas has every reason to keep things in life unchanged; however, when he accidentally overhears mum and dad talking about a new baby brother, his world will turn upside down. Will they abandon him to make room for the little stranger?
Director: Laurent Tirard | Stars: Maxime Godart, Vincent Claude, Charles Vaillant, Victor Carles
Votes: 14,116
197. Butterfly (1999)
R | 96 min | Drama, War
Based in 1936 Spain, Moncho is an outcast at school but is able to form a strong bond with his outspoken teacher. When fascism arrives to Spain, his teacher is considered an enemy of the regime & arrested.
Director: José Luis Cuerda | Stars: Manuel Lozano, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Uxía Blanco, Gonzalo Uriarte
Votes: 9,757 | Gross: $2.09M
198. Love Child (1982)
R | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The true story of Terry Jean Moore, a young woman who is imprisoned for 7 years on account of a "five dollar" robbery. In prison she gets pregnant by a jailer and has to fight to keep her child.
Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Amy Madigan, Beau Bridges, Mackenzie Phillips, Albert Salmi
Votes: 308 | Gross: $0.11M
199. Last Stand (2003)
23 min | Drama, Short, Western
In the aftermath of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, a twelve-year-old Lakota boy (Goes Alone) comes upon a wounded cavalry soldier (James) hiding in the grass. When Goes Alone sees James... See full summary »
Director: Gabe Torres | Stars: Jason London, Frank Gorgie, Joseph Saul, Billy Gillespie
Votes: 109
200. Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama
Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets.
Director: Buddy Giovinazzo | Stars: Evan Ross, Stephanie Lugo, Maurice Blake, Omar Regan
Votes: 1,887
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