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Shannon's Definition of Coming of Age films: Coming of age films are ones where characters come into their own through self-discovery, self-development, actualization, actions or inaction and often include the process of claiming or re-claiming their identity and power.

Wikipedia Definition of Coming of Age films: Coming-of-age film is a film genre which focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood, thus personal growth and change is an important characteristic of this genre.

I love coming of age films! Hear me chat all about them on Episode 26 of the Movie Moxie Podcast where I take on Coming of Age films as a Genre, discussing favourites & recent coming of age films plus girl-centric, guy-centric, later-in-life & generational Coming of Age films

Adventureland
Amours d'Astrée et de Céladon, Les

Bloomington
Boy (2010)
Boy A
Brick Lane

C.R.A.Z.Y.
C'est pas moi, je le jure! / It's Not Me, I Swear!

Daydream Nation
Detroit Metal City
Devil Wears Prada, The
Drifting Flowers / Piao Lang Qing Chung
Drumline
Drummer, The

Eat Pray Love
Eloise's Lover / Eloïse

Factory Girl
Fame (2009)
Familia
Frisson des Collines

Gracie
Graduate, The
Grown Up Movie Star

Harvest / Stadt Land Fluss
Hey, Hey It's Esther Blueburger
Holes

I Am Number Four

J'ai tué ma mère / I Killed My Mother

Katia's Sister / Het Zusje van Katia
Kisses

Love Conquers All

Made: The Movie
Man Who Loved Yngve, The
Misfortunates, The / De helaasheid der dingen

Namesake, The
Never Let Me Go
Newcastle
Nobody Waved Good-bye

Owl and the Sparrow /Cú và chim se sẻ

Paranoid Park
Persepolis
Prom

Roll Bounce

Saint Ralph
Sakuran / さくらん
Samson & Delilah
Santa Mesa
Savage Grace
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
semaine sur deux (et la moitié des vacances scolaires), Une / Alternate Weeks (and Half the Vacation)
September
Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, The
Sky Crawlers, The / Sukai kurora
Some Kind of Wonderful
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ...and Spring / Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom
Step Up
Stomp the Yard
Stone Angel, The
Story of Jen / L'histoire de Jen

Take the Lead

Un été sans point ni coup sûr / A No-Hit No-Run Summer

Wackness, The
Water Lilies / Naissance des pieuvres
We are the Mods
Were the World Mine
Whip It
White Night Wedding / Brúðguminn
Winds of September / Jiu jiang feng

XXY

Yanggaw
You Will Be Mine / Je te mangerais

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