Directors Best Coming-of-Age/Young Love Films? (1 Viewer)

[Dome Vongvises]

I'm in the middle of writing a book, and I need some more inspiration.

Here's what I have so far:

Rushmore

And that's all I can think of.

P.S. It's 3 in the morning, and I still can't finish my Physics lab report.

Of course, I'd get done sooner if I actually concentrated on it.

 

[Scott Weinberg]

Hmmm....


Lucas
The Sure Thing
Say Anything...
Summer of '42
Breaking Away
Sixteen Candles
Diner
Ghost World
Harold and Maude
Cinema Paradiso
American Pie

 

[Jim_K]

Almost Famous
Dazed & Confused
American Graffiti
Breaking Away
Stand By Me

 

[JamieD]

Stealing Home .. Cheesy, but works.
My Girl .. Ditto.

Just in case you're looking for some cheesy type stuff.

 

[Lew Crippen]

Second Jim’s list in total—may have more later.

 

[Holadem]

Y tu Mama Tambien (sp?)
The Cider House Rules

I luv this kind of movies btw, I need to cath up, there is a lot I haven't seen.

--
H

 

[Walter Kittel]

A few other titles:

A Little Romance
Pretty In Pink
Some Kind of Wonderful - essentially a gender switch on Pretty In Pink

Definitely check out Say Anything, for myself one of the best films in this category.

- Walter.

 

[MartinTeller]

When you say "coming of age", do you mean movies about growing up? Well, that's what I'm taking it to mean, anyway...

In addition to some great ones already mentioned:

The Chocolate War
My Life as a Dog
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Wish You Were Here
the final act of Red Beard
Bend It Like Beckham
Catch Me If You Can
the beginning of Female Trouble ("I wanted cha-cha heels! Black ones!")
The Scent of Green Papaya
Donnie Darko
Fame
Heathers
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Mask
Ordinary People
River's Edge
Suburbia (Spheeris, not Linklater)
To Kill a Mockingbird

 

[Brook K]

A Scene At The Sea
Hoop Dreams
The Sandlot
Badlands
Blue Velvet
Bullet In The Head
Not One Less
Rio Das Mortes
Stolen Kisses
Antoine et Collete
La Collectioneuse
Breathless
Aparajito
The World of Apu

 

[Elizabeth S]

The Man in the Moon
A Little Romance
Lucas

 

[Matt_Smith]

I second Dazed and Confused

 

[Arman]

In order:
Stolen Kisses
Breathless (Godard)
Chungking Express
Before Sunrise
Raising Victor Vargas
Say Anything...
Antoine et Collete
Cinema Paradiso
The Story of Adele H
Chunhyang

 

[Dome Vongvises]

Thanks for the recommendations. Keep em coming.