coming of age movies
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1. The Emperor's Club (2002)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama
An idealistic prep school teacher attempts to redeem an incorrigible student.
Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Joel Gretsch, Embeth Davidtz
Votes: 17,864 | Gross: $14.06M
2. December (1991)
PG | 92 min | Drama, War
Set in a New England prep school on the day after Pearl Harbor, five close friends must choose whether to stay in school or go to war. Their decisions shock themselves and each other as they must grow up faster than they ever imagined.
Director: Gabe Torres | Stars: Balthazar Getty, Jason London, Brian Krause, Wil Wheaton
Votes: 357
3. December Boys (2007)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Romance
One summer, four orphans boys who have grown to be the closest of friends find themselves competing for the attention of the same family.
Director: Rod Hardy | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Teresa Palmer, Lee Cormie, Christian Byers
Votes: 12,428 | Gross: $0.05M
4. Hurricane Streets (1997)
R | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A teenage petty criminal dreams of escaping his increasingly unlawful lifestyle when he meets a sweet girl who hopes to one day travel to Alaska.
Director: Morgan J. Freeman | Stars: Brendan Sexton III, Shawn Elliott, Antoine McLean, Mtume Gant
Votes: 1,300 | Gross: $0.33M
5. The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
In June, 1983, in Dutchess County, New York, Sebastian Cole joins his mother, step-father, and sister for dinner. Hank, Sebastian's step-father, drops a bomb: he announces he's changing ... See full summary »
Director: Tod Williams | Stars: Adrian Grenier, Clark Gregg, Aleksa Palladino, Margaret Colin
Votes: 2,016 | Gross: $0.10M
6. The Children of Times Square (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama
An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug dealers and pickpockets for a shady crime boss.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Howard E. Rollins Jr., Joanna Cassidy, David Ackroyd, Larry B. Scott
Votes: 425
7. Breaking Away (1979)
PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A working-class Indiana teen obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl while searching for life goals with his friends.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley
Votes: 25,438 | Gross: $16.42M
8. Our America (2002 TV Movie)
R | 95 min | Drama
The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a notorious child murder.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Josh Charles, Brandon Hammond, Serena Lee, Roderick Pannell
Votes: 305
9. Stateside (2004)
R | 97 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The film follows a rebellious teenager on leave from the Marines who falls in love with a female musician. The relationship is threatened when she develops a mental illness...
Director: Reverge Anselmo | Stars: Jonathan Tucker, Rachael Leigh Cook, Agnes Bruckner, Val Kilmer
Votes: 1,991 | Gross: $0.17M
10. A Better Place (1997)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
A high school outcast new to town becomes friends with a violent loner still haunted by the death of his parents.
Director: Vincent Pereira | Stars: Eion Bailey, Robert DiPatri, Joseph Cassese, Carmen Llywelyn
Votes: 1,054
11. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama
Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II
Votes: 154,404 | Gross: $57.50M
12. 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: 436
13. In Your Absence (2008)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
A fatherless boy whose fixation on a mysterious stranger leads him blindly into a tragedy that is to mark him for life.
Director: Iván Noel | Stars: Francisco Alfonsin, Pedro Salido Saborido, Gonzalo Sánchez Salas, Anabel Azuar
Votes: 957
14. For a Lost Soldier (1992)
Unrated | 92 min | Drama, Romance, War
Set in The Netherlands at the end of WW II, this touching story, told in flashbacks, explores the complex and romantic relationship between an adult soldier and a displaced, lonely adolescent boy.
Director: Roeland Kerbosch | Stars: Maarten Smit, Andrew Kelley, Jeroen Krabbé, Freark Smink
Votes: 4,819 | Gross: $0.39M
15. 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: 9,023 | Gross: $2.28M
16. Second Best (1994)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama
Graham, a lonely Welsh postal worker, adopts James, a troubled ten-year-old boy. Graham always wanted a son, but James loves his biological father too much to give Graham a chance. Will the two be able to accept each other as family?
Director: Chris Menges | Stars: William Hurt, Nathan Yapp, Keith Allen, Chris Cleary Miles
Votes: 1,895 | Gross: $0.09M
17. The Boys of St. Vincent (1992 TV Movie)
93 min | Biography, Drama
The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage ran by a religious community in Newfoundland.
Director: John N. Smith | Stars: Henry Czerny, Johnny Morina, Brian Dooley, Philip Dinn
Votes: 1,975 | Gross: $0.20M
18. Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Approved | 128 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A tomboy turned movie star deals with the cruelty of Hollywood.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford, Ruth Gordon
Votes: 4,247
19. I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989)
Not Rated | 180 min | Crime, Drama
The harrowing true account of Steven Stayner, who was kidnapped by a perverted pseudo-priest and his lackey during the 1970s. As he gets older, he realizes that he needs to try to make an escape and get back home.
Stars: Cindy Pickett, John Ashton, Corin Nemec, Luke Edwards
Votes: 2,839
20. Always Remember I Love You (1990 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama
Just after he turns 16, Robert finds out that he is adopted, and his parents find to their horror that he was kidnapped from his real parents. They decide to tell him about this, although ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Miller | Stars: Patty Duke, Stephen Dorff, David Birney, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 617
21. A Son's Promise (1990 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Family
The touching true story of 15-year-old Terry who promised his dying mother to look after his six younger brothers and keep them together as a family--a man's job on a boy's shoulders. He ... See full summary »
Director: John Korty | Stars: Ricky Schroder, David Andrews, Veronica Cartwright, Stephen Dorff
Votes: 329
22. Too Young the Hero (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Biography, Drama, War
The true story of Calvin Graham who at the age of twelve, but looking quite a lot older, succeeded in joining the navy during World War II. In spite of his young age, he received a Purple ... See full summary »
Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: Ricky Schroder, Jon DeVries, Debra Mooney, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 551
23. Skippy (1931)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Skippy, the mischievous son of a wealthy doctor, meets Sooky in poverty-ridden Shantytown, and together they try to save Sooky's pet from a cruel dogcatcher.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Robert Coogan, Mitzi Green, Jackie Searl
Votes: 995
24. Ramona and Beezus (2010)
G | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
An adventurous young girl uses her imagination to escape her reality, that is quickly spinning out of reach.
Director: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum | Stars: Joey King, Selena Gomez, Bridget Moynahan, John Corbett
Votes: 20,125 | Gross: $26.16M
25. American Hot Wax (1978)
PG | 91 min | Drama, History, Music
The story of Alan Freed, the pioneering disc jockey who was instrumental in introducing and popularizing rock 'n' roll in the 1950s.
Director: Floyd Mutrux | Stars: Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno, Laraine Newman
Votes: 1,353
26. 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: 6,335 | Gross: $0.80M
27. Open Road (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Thriller
Angie, a young Brazilian artist, abandons her old life and embarks on a journey around the country. Running from her past, and searching for her foundation in life, Angie finds not only herself but love in its many forms.
Director: Marcio Garcia | Stars: Camilla Belle, Andy Garcia, Colin Egglesfield, Juliette Lewis
Votes: 1,837
28. Small Change (1976)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
The lives of a motherless boy, who is just starting to get interested in women, and his physically abused friend, who lives in poverty, are mixed with more or less innocent childhood experiences and challenges of a number of children.
Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Georges Desmouceaux, Philippe Goldmann, Nicole Félix, Chantal Mercier
Votes: 6,383 | Gross: $0.04M
29. My Suicide (2009)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
A teen coming-of-age romantic dramedy about a media-obsessed geek and the most beautiful and twisted girl in school.
Director: David Lee Miller | Stars: Gabriel Sunday, David Carradine, Mariel Hemingway, Joe Mantegna
Votes: 2,426
30. Green Dragon (2001)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama
The story of some Vietnamese refugees as they first arrive at Camp Pendleton in the United States as the Vietnam War ends in 1975.
Director: Timothy Linh Bui | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Forest Whitaker, Duong Don, Hiep Thi Le
Votes: 1,251 | Gross: $0.28M
31. The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama
A college girl decides to get to know her estranged father before she begins her education, but his life turns out to be nothing that she expected.
Director: Sam Pillsbury | Stars: Tim Matheson, Sean Young, Edward Asner, Kristen Bell
Votes: 815
32. 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: 76,220 | Gross: $0.70M
33. City of God (2002)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama
In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund | Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Phellipe Haagensen
Votes: 799,919 | Gross: $7.56M
34. Thirteen (2003)
R | 100 min | Drama
A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, Vanessa Hudgens
Votes: 97,877 | Gross: $4.60M
35. Kids (1995)
Unrated | 91 min | Drama
A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.
Director: Larry Clark | Stars: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Sarah Henderson
Votes: 84,560 | Gross: $7.42M
36. Rushmore (1998)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A teenager at Rushmore Academy falls for a much older teacher and befriends a middle-aged industrialist. Later, he finds out that his love interest and his friend are having an affair, which prompts him to begin a vendetta.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Seymour Cassel
Votes: 197,811 | Gross: $17.11M
37. Bad News Bears (2005)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Sport
A grizzled little league coach tries to turn his team of misfits into champs.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden, Sammi Kane Kraft
Votes: 22,750 | Gross: $32.87M
38. 12 and Holding (2005)
R | 94 min | Drama
After his twin brother is accidentally killed by vengeful bullies, a 12-year old boy and his friends face the harsh realities of death, teenage hormones, and family dysfunction.
Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Conor Donovan, Jesse Camacho, Zoe Weizenbaum, Annabella Sciorra
Votes: 7,115 | Gross: $0.10M
39. Close to Leo (2002 TV Movie)
Unrated | 88 min | Drama, Romance
When 21-year-old Leo, the oldest of four brothers, announces to his rural French family that he's HIV+ family bonds are tested. The family decides that 11-year-old Marcel, the youngest, is ... See full summary »
Director: Christophe Honoré | Stars: Yaniss Lespert, Pierre Mignard, Marie Bunel, Rodolphe Pauly
Votes: 1,123
40. A Trickle of Blood (1995)
Not Rated | 73 min | Adventure, Drama
Leon, a young 14 year-old, is obsessed with Osbelia, a dream-girl. Leon decides to follow her to Guadalajara, leaving behind his small world at home. On his journey, Leon goes through many ... See full summary »
Director: Erwin Neumaier | Stars: Diego Luna, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Ana Grave, Antonio Serrano
Votes: 91
41. A Separate Peace (1972)
PG | 104 min | Drama
Two roomates at a prep school in New England during World War II come to grips with the war, jealousy and betrayal. Based on a novel by John Knowles.
Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: John Heyl, Parker Stevenson, William Roerick, Peter Brush
Votes: 504 | Gross: $0.92M
42. Bastards (2006)
97 min | Action, Drama, War
A group of Soviet juvenile prisoners is selected for a deadly operation against Nazi Germany.
Director: Alexander Atanesyan | Stars: Andrey Panin, Andrey Krasko, Aleksandr Golovin, Sergei Rychenkov
Votes: 3,899
43. 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: 9,741 | Gross: $2.09M
44. Le dernier des fous (2006)
95 min | Drama
A boy is forced to witness the slow and painful collapse of his family.
Director: Laurent Achard | Stars: Julien Cochelin, Annie Cordy, Pascal Cervo, Dominique Reymond
Votes: 326
45. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
R | 174 min | Drama, Romance
A filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema's projectionist.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili, Isa Danieli
Votes: 282,529 | Gross: $11.99M
46. 1900 (1976)
Unrated | 317 min | Drama, History
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini
Votes: 27,265
47. 15 Amore (1998)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Romance, War
Peace within war. An adult voice narrates a story of childhood during World War II.
Director: Maurice Murphy | Stars: Lisa Hensley, Steve Bastoni, Domenic Galati, Tara Jakszewicz
Votes: 231
48. 100 Days Before the Command (1991)
Not Rated | 71 min | Drama
This Soviet movie follows five Red Army recruits at a training camp in Central Russia. It has no narrative structure and rather than telling a story uses vignettes with minimal dialogue to ... See full summary »
Director: Hussein Erkenov | Stars: Vladimir Zamanskiy, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Oleg Vasilkov, Roman Grekov
Votes: 479
49. A Painted House (2003 TV Movie)
PG | 97 min | Drama, Family
A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of living in ... See full summary »
Director: Alfonso Arau | Stars: Scott Glenn, Arija Bareikis, Robert Sean Leonard, Melinda Dillon
Votes: 1,120
50. Aclà (1992)
86 min | Drama
Brutal film about the exploitation of a young Italian boy, who is virtually sold to the operators of a sulphur mine where he is beaten and sexually molested.
Director: Aurelio Grimaldi | Stars: Francesco Cusimano, Tony Sperandeo, Luigi Maria Burruano, Lucia Sardo
Votes: 419
51. Anton (1996)
80 min | Family, Drama
Anton is 10 years old. Anton's father was a jet fighter pilot who died in an accident. Anton's mother told Anton that his father is flying angels around in heaven. Anton is obsessed with ... See full summary »
Director: Aage Rais-Nordentoft | Stars: Jacob Oliver Krarup, Stig Günther, Sofie Maria Ahlgren, Peder Holm Johansen
Votes: 113
52. Aksharaya (2005)
136 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The 12-year-old son of a Magistrate is accused of murder, after having mistook a prostitute for a mugger while hiding in an abandoned building and fearing for his life. His parents hide him from the authorities, amid themes of incest.
Director: Asoka Handagama | Stars: Piyumi Samaraweera, Ravindra Randeniya, Saumya Liyanage, Jayani Senanayake
Votes: 246
53. A Cool, Dry Place (1998)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama
Russell, single father balances his work as a lawyer with the care of his five-year-old son, after his wife abandoned them. When she reappears creating turmoil, he must deal with his new love interest and a job opportunity of a lifetime.
Director: John N. Smith | Stars: Vince Vaughn, Monica Potter, Joey Lauren Adams, Bobby Moat
Votes: 3,140 | Gross: $0.00M
54. Alan & Naomi (1992)
PG | 96 min | Drama, Family
Set in the forties. A young Jewish boy is called on by his parents to help a young girl come out of her shell, imposed after she watched her father die at the hands of the Nazis.
Director: Sterling Van Wagenen | Stars: Lukas Haas, Vanessa Zaoui, Michael Gross, Amy Aquino
Votes: 480 | Gross: $0.26M
55. Goodbye, Children (1987)
PG | 104 min | Drama, War
A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. Occupying the next bed in the dormitory to the top student in his class, the two young boys begin to form a bond.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carré de Malberg
Votes: 36,097 | Gross: $4.54M
56. To the Other Side (2004)
90 min | Drama
Three separate stories of children from different places seeking to find their missing fathers.
Director: Gustavo Loza | Stars: Carmen Maura, Héctor Suárez, Vanessa Bauche, Susana González
Votes: 404
57. Afraid of the Dark (1991)
R | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A little boy, obsessed with blindness and violence, slowly gets trapped in his own delusions.
Director: Mark Peploe | Stars: James Fox, Fanny Ardant, Paul McGann, Clare Holman
Votes: 1,320
58. A Dog of Flanders (1999)
PG | 100 min | Family, Drama
Heartwarming story about an orphaned boy whose hard life is offset by his love for an abandoned dog, his determination to become a great painter, and his friendship with an artist.
Director: Kevin Brodie | Stars: Jack Warden, Jeremy James Kissner, Jesse James, Jon Voight
Votes: 1,013 | Gross: $2.15M
59. All Things Fair (1995)
Unrated | 130 min | Drama, Romance, War
Stig, a 15-year-old student, is attracted to the beauty of Viola, his 37-year-old teacher, and she, drawn to his youth and innocence, feels that he is a God-sent relief for her drunken and miserable husband.
Director: Bo Widerberg | Stars: Johan Widerberg, Marika Lagercrantz, Tomas von Brömssen, Karin Huldt
Votes: 7,538
60. Across the Sea of Time (1995)
G | 51 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A young Russian boy, Thomas Minton, travels to New York as a passenger on a Russian freighter. Close to Ellis Island he gets off and thus starts his journey to America the same way as all ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Low | Stars: Peter Reznick, John McDonough, Avi Hoffman, Victor Steinbach
Votes: 314 | Gross: $15.98M
61. Arturo's Island (1962)
Unrated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
First love experience of a teenage boy living on an isolated island.
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Vanni De Maigret, Key Meersman, Reginald Kernan, Gabriella Giorgelli
Votes: 283
62. Anche libero va bene (2006)
108 min | Drama
A young father and his two children struggle to find harmony after his wife leaves them for another man.
Director: Kim Rossi Stuart | Stars: Alessandro Morace, Kim Rossi Stuart, Barbora Bobulova, Marta Nobili
Votes: 2,676
63. Dreaming About You (1992)
TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
Toto and Quique bike around spying on maid. Toto's cousin Azucena visits, attracting Toto. Her visit leads to an unforgettable experience for Toto.
Director: Marisa Sistach | Stars: Martín Altomaro, Leticia Perdigón, Socorro Bonilla, Moisés Iván Mora
Votes: 473
64. All My Loved Ones (1999)
91 min | Drama, War
Told from the perspective of man reflecting on his childhood in Prague in the early years of World War 2 and the eventual destruction of his family as the Nazis rise to power.
Director: Matej Minac | Stars: Rupert Graves, Josef Abrhám, Jirí Bartoska, Libuse Safránková
Votes: 583
65. Burning Secret (1988)
PG | 106 min | Drama
While being treated for asthma at a country spa, an American diplomat's lonely 12-year-old son is befriended and infatuated by a suave, mysterious baron. During a story of his war ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Birkin | Stars: David Eberts, Faye Dunaway, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ian Richardson
Votes: 515
66. Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
PG | 96 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.
Director: Gabor Csupo | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel, Robert Patrick
Votes: 173,072 | Gross: $82.27M
67. Beat the Drum (2003)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama
Young Musa is orphaned after a mysterious illness strikes his village in KwaZulu Natal. To help his grandmother, Musa sets out for Johannesburg with his father's last gift, a tribal drum, ... See full summary »
Director: David Hickson | Stars: Junior Singo, Owen Sejake, Mary Twala, Clive Scott
Votes: 714
68. Children's Island (1980)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Romance
Reine is supposed to go to a summer camp called Children's Island but decides to remain in Stockholm over the summer while his mother is working at a hospital. She thinks he is at the camp,... See full summary »
Director: Kay Pollak | Stars: Tomas Fryk, Anita Ekström, Ingvar Hirdwall, Börje Ahlstedt
Votes: 935
69. El viaje de Carol (2002)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, History
Carol, a 12-year-old Spanish-American girl from New York, travels with her mother to Spain in the spring of 1938, at the height of the Civil War. Separated from her beloved father, Carol ... See full summary »
Director: Imanol Uribe | Stars: Clara Lago, Juan José Ballesta, Álvaro de Luna, María Barranco
Votes: 1,084
70. Carlitos and the Chance of a Lifetime (2008)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Carlitos is a heartfelt story about one young boy's fight for his right to play soccer, while keeping his very essence intact.
Director: Jesús del Cerro | Stars: Gustavo Salmerón, Irene Visedo, Josep Maria Pou, Guillermo Campra
Votes: 260
71. Carrie's War (2004 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Family
Carrie Willow and her younger brother Nick are evacuated from London to a small Welsh town during World War II. Fleeing the German bombing, they are taken in by strict Mr Evans and his sister.
Director: Coky Giedroyc | Stars: Keeley Fawcett, Jack Stanley, Karen Meagher, Eddie Cooper
Votes: 502
72. Ce que savait Maisie (1993 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Evelyne Bouix, Stéphane Freiss, Catherine Samie, Matthias Habich
Votes: 36
73. CrissCross (1992)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama
A 12-year-old boy comes of age in 1969 Key West against the backdrop of the Apollo moon landing, when he begins to sell cocaine so his mother can stop stripping.
Director: Chris Menges | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Arliss Howard, James Gammon, David Arnott
Votes: 2,185 | Gross: $3.05M
74. C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama
A young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father's values.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Michel Côté, Marc-André Grondin, Danielle Proulx, Émile Vallée
Votes: 34,107
75. Crazy (2000)
97 min | Drama
16 year old, paralyzed Benjamin switches to a boarding school to get better grades where he has to struggle with the various problems of coming of age: He falls in love with the school's dream girl Malen.
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid | Stars: Robert Stadlober, Tom Schilling, Oona-Devi Liebich, Julia Hummer
Votes: 4,331
76. Children on Their Birthdays (2002)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
12 year old Lily Bobbit moves to Medda, Ala, and immediately makes an impression on the residents when she and her friends team up to outsmart a con man, the town is changed forever.
Director: Mark Medoff | Stars: Sheryl Lee, Christopher McDonald, Tom Arnold, Joe Pichler
Votes: 584
77. Chronicle of a Boy Alone (1965)
79 min | Drama
CHRONICLE OF A BOY ALONE, is an indictment of a fascist regime running roughshod over its most vulnerable citizens, its children. Focusing on the bleak life of eleven-year-old bad boy Polin... See full summary »
Director: Leonardo Favio | Stars: Diego Puente, Tino Pascali, Cacho Espíndola, Victoriano Moreira
Votes: 810
78. Carmen & Babyface (1995)
81 min | Drama
Set in 1962 during the Berlin crisis, the contented lifestyle of Carmen and her kid brother, whom she's nicknamed Babyface, comes to an abrupt end when their parents acrimoniously separate.
Director: Jon Bang Carlsen | Stars: Sofie Gråbøl, Rasmus Seebach, Ulla Henningsen, Charlotte Sieling
Votes: 56
79. Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)
PG | 110 min | Drama
His mother dead, PS lives in Sydney with working-class Aunt Lila and Uncle George. When he's six or eight, his posh Aunt Vanessa descends from England. Named a co-guardian by PS's feckless,... See full summary »
Director: Carl Schultz | Stars: Wendy Hughes, Robyn Nevin, Nicholas Gledhill, John Hargreaves
Votes: 862
80. Captain January (1936)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
A little girl named Star lives with the lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school, but she's rescued by relatives.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Shirley Temple, Guy Kibbee, Slim Summerville, Buddy Ebsen
Votes: 1,492
81. Catch That Kid (2004)
PG | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A girl and her two friends raid a bank, looking for the money needed for financing the cure of her dying father.
Director: Bart Freundlich | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Sam Robards, Jennifer Beals, Corbin Bleu
Votes: 10,976 | Gross: $16.70M
82. Canvas (2006)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama
A woman's schizophrenia affects her relationships with her husband and son.
Director: Joseph Greco | Stars: Griffin Miner, Marcia Gay Harden, Devon Gearhart, Julie Upton
Votes: 1,107 | Gross: $0.03M
83. Cachorro (2004)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
Pedro, a gay man with an active social life and many friends, takes in his nephew Bernardo for a couple weeks. When the arrangement becomes permanent , Pedro turns to his friends for guidance as he and Bernardo forge a household together.
Director: Miguel Albaladejo | Stars: José Luis García-Pérez, David Castillo, Empar Ferrer, Elvira Lindo
Votes: 3,685 | Gross: $0.10M
84. Children in the Crossfire (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
For the children of Northern Ireland, violence and hatred are a way of life passed from one generation to the next. In "Children in the Crossfire" four children from both sides of the ... See full summary »
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Julia Duffy, Charles Haid, David Huffman, Karen Valentine
Votes: 124
85. Chasing the Dragon (1996 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
Working class mother becomes addicted to heroin, and soon her life falls apart.
Director: Ian Sander | Stars: Markie Post, Dennis Boutsikaris, Noah Fleiss, Deirdre O'Connell
Votes: 133
86. Cloak & Dagger (1984)
PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A young boy and his imaginary friend end up on the run while in possession of a top-secret spy gadget.
Director: Richard Franklin | Stars: Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman, Michael Murphy, Christina Nigra
Votes: 8,356 | Gross: $9.72M
87. Cilveka berns (1992)
98 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A story about Pavulans family life in Latgale, traditions and values that are passed down from generation to generation. Little Bonuks from an early age learns to build relationships with family members and others, with God and nature.
Director: Janis Streics | Stars: Romualds Ancans, Martins Dancausks, Signe Dundure, Agnese Latovska
Votes: 518
88. Cowards (2008)
89 min | Drama
A young victim of bullying at school realizes that even the adult world is dominated by fear similar to his own. He pays a high price when he decides to fight back.
Directors: José Corbacho, Juan Cruz | Stars: Eduardo Garé, Eduardo Espinilla, Elvira Mínguez, Antonio de la Torre
Votes: 601
89. Cider with Rosie (1971 TV Movie)
94 min | Biography
A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the First World War.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Rosemary Leach, Stephen Grendon, Philip Hawkes, Peter Chandler
Votes: 81
90. Cheesecake (2008 Video)
Unrated | 86 min | Drama, Thriller
Neglected 13 year old Aloysha is cast in a cheesecake commercial and becomes obsessed with the idea of having a "perfect family" of his own, at any cost.
Director: Evgeniy Zvezdakov | Stars: Pavel Melenchuk, Sergey Chonishvili, Olga Lomonosova, Evgeniya Zvezdakova
Votes: 120
91. A Children's Story (2004)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama
Rosario is 11 years old, he lives in the suburbs with his grandmother, a sick woman who spends time watching TV. He is the leader of a small group who spends his days between games rooms, small crimes and dangerous challenges.
Directors: Andrea Frazzi, Antonio Frazzi | Stars: Gianluca Di Gennaro, Carmine Recano, Arturo Paglia, Sergio Solli
Votes: 458
92. Count Me Out (1997)
78 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A little girl "kidnaps" her half-sister in order to get the attention of her father who left her mother years ago for another woman (who gave birth to her half-sister).
Director: Ari Kristinsson | Stars: Bergþóra Aradóttir, Freydís Kristófersdóttir, Edda Heidrún Backman, Halldóra Björnsdóttir
Votes: 216
93. Class Trip (1998)
96 min | Drama, Mystery
A schoolboy Nicholas always worries about something. When he goes on a school skiing trip, all his visions and nightmares take him over.
Director: Claude Miller | Stars: Clément van den Bergh, Emmanuelle Bercot, Yves Verhoeven, Lokman Nalcakan
Votes: 1,587
94. Cartouches gauloises (2007)
92 min | Drama
A pair of childhood friends spend a spring together before the summer Algeria's war of Independence.
Director: Mehdi Charef | Stars: Mohamed Faouzi Ali Cherif, Thomas Millet, Tolga Cayir, Julien Amate
Votes: 197
95. Children of Heaven (1997)
PG | 89 min | Drama, Family, Sport
After a boy loses his sister's pair of shoes, he goes on a series of adventures in order to find them. When he can't, he tries a new way to "win" a new pair.
Director: Majid Majidi | Stars: Mohammad Amir Naji, Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Seddiqi, Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi
Votes: 80,607 | Gross: $0.93M
96. Blackbird (1988)
94 min | Drama
Story about friendship between two boys coming from different social backgrounds, but with the equally bitter family experiences.
Director: Milos 'Misa' Radivojevic | Stars: Slobodan Negic, Marko Ratic, Milena Dravic, Aleksandar Bercek
Votes: 232
97. Clement (2001)
139 min | Drama, Romance
Benoit turns 13 and develops an intense crush on his godmother, Marion. As they lie on beaches in the summer, she humors him by talking about the mysteries of women
Director: Emmanuelle Bercot | Stars: Olivier Gueritée, Emmanuelle Bercot, Kevin Goffette, Rémi Martin
Votes: 571
98. Clay Farmers (1988)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Mystery
Mike, a young hired hand in California is working a small farm with a close friend, Dan. Mike is content on the farm and obviously attracted to the handsome Dan. Dan seems to be attracted ... See full summary »
Director: A.P. Gonzalez | Stars: Nicholas Rempel, Todd Fraser, Asbury Ward, Liam McGrath
Votes: 185
99. Czarne stopy (1987)
98 min | Adventure, Family
A group of Boy scouts who name themselves Black Feet learn lessons about honor and brotherhood in a camp.
Director: Waldemar Podgórski | Stars: Marcin Kowalczyk, Sasza Depczynski, Bartosz Hajncz, Sebastian Iwanow
Votes: 91
100. Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
PG | 95 min | Drama, Sport
A 12-year-old is traumatised by the murder of his friend, a star basketball player.
Director: Joseph Manduke | Stars: Moses Gunn, Rosalind Cash, Bernie Casey, Madge Sinclair
Votes: 1,054 | Gross: $0.78M
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