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Empire's Best 25 Coming-Of-Age Movies

John Hughes once explained why he loved stories about young people caught between childhood and adulthood. "One of the great wonders of that age is your emotions are so open and raw," he said. "At that age it feels as good to feel bad as it does to feel good."
The poet laureate of the coming-of-age film wasn't wrong. These movies are built on some of the biggest feelings there are – first love! True friendship! Desperately trying to find a decent party and some booze! – and put you right back in the time when you felt everything so much, you thought you might actually burst. The arc is simple: a young person (or little gang of them) goes through some kind of quest or experience which opens their eyes to the world and shows them how innocent they were, and now never can be again. Come the credits, everyone's done a lot of growing up, but nothing is ever really over. We're actually at the start again, looking out at the next stage of life.
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Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
2
Boyhood (2014)
Boyhood (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
3
Moonlight (2016)
Moonlight (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
4
The Graduate (1967)
The Graduate (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
5
Eighth Grade (2018)
Eighth Grade (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
6
The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
7
American Graffiti (1973)
American Graffiti (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
8
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
9
Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
10
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
11
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
12
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
13
Almost Famous (2000)
Almost Famous (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
14
Girlhood (2014)
Girlhood (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
15
Booksmart (2019)
Booksmart (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
16
Rocks (2019)
Rocks (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
17
Boy (2010)
Boy (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
18
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
19
Persepolis (2007)
Persepolis (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
20
Raw (2017)
Raw (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
21
Beautiful Thing (1996)
Beautiful Thing (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
22
Turning Red (2022)
Turning Red (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
23
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
24
Mermaids (1990)
Mermaids (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
25
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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