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59 Black Coming-Of-Age Movies You Have to See (Mater Mea)

Black coming-of-age movies provide mirrors that allow Black folks to see people who look like us going through the journey that is growing up. Which movies look at the transition into young adulthood from a Black lens? We compiled an exhaustive, but by-no-means-definitive list for your consideration.
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Above the Rim (1994)
Above the Rim (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   52%
2
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
3
ATL (2006)
ATL (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
4
Atlantics (2019)
Atlantics (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
5
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
6
Class Act (1992)
Class Act (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   17%
7
Cooley High (1975)
Cooley High (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
8
Concrete Cowboy (2020)
Concrete Cowboy (2020)
9
Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
10
Crooklyn (1994)
Crooklyn (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
11
Cuties (2020)
Cuties (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
12
Dope (2015)
Dope (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
13
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
14
Everything, Everything (2017)
Everything, Everything (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   45%
15
Fast Color (2018)
Fast Color (2018)
16
The Fits (2015)
The Fits (2015)
17
George Washington (2000)
George Washington (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
18
A Girl Like Grace (2015)
A Girl Like Grace (2015)
19
Girlhood (2021)
Girlhood (2021)
20
Goldie (2019)
Goldie (2019)
21
The Great Debaters (2007)
The Great Debaters (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
22
The Hate U Give (2018)
The Hate U Give (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
23
Higher Learning (1995)
Higher Learning (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   45%
24
Hoop Dreams (1994)
Hoop Dreams (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
25
House Party (1990)
House Party (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
26
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete (2013)
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
27
The Inkwell (1994)
The Inkwell (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   22%
28
Jinn (2018)
Jinn (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
29
Juice (1992)
Juice (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
30
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992)
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992)
31
The Karate Kid (2010)
The Karate Kid (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
32
The Land (2016)
The Land (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
33
Lean on Me (1989)
Lean on Me (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
34
Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)
Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   13%
35
Mississippi Damned (2009)
Mississippi Damned (2009)
36
Miss Juneteenth (2020)
Miss Juneteenth (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
37
Moonlight (2016)
Moonlight (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
38
Night Comes on (2018)
Night Comes on (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
39
Love & Basketball (2000)
Love & Basketball (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
40
LUV (2012)
LUV (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   34%
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