timeline of coming of age films

By tylertt
  • Goonies

    When two brothers find out they might lose their house they are desperate to find a way to keep their home. They find a treasure map and bring some friends along to find it. They are all out looking for the "X" and trying to get away from a group of bad guys who also want the treasure
  • Ferris Beullers Day Off

    Ferris Bueller has an skill at skieving classes and getting away with it. Trying to skieve one more lesson before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, "borrows" a Ferrari, and has on a one-day journey through the streets of Chicago. On Ferris' trail is high school principal Rooney, determined to catch him in the act.
  • Stand By Me

    After learning that a stranger has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie, Vern , Chris and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
  • Forrest Gump

    Slow-witted Forrest Gump has never thought of himself as disadvantaged, and thanks to his mother, he leads anything but a restricted life. Whether dominating on the gridiron as a college football player, fighting in Vietnam or captaining a shrimp boat, Forrest inspires people with his optimism. But one person Forrest cares about most may be the most difficult to save, his childhood love Jenny.
  • Good Will Hunting

    Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at a university. When he solves a difficult problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Lambeau, who decides to help him reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he will get treatment from therapist Sean.
  • American Pie

    riotous and raunchy exploration of the and most humiliating -- rite of adulthood, known as losing one's virginity. In this lesson in life, love , a group of friends, fed up with their well-deserved reputations as sexual no-hitters, decide to take action
  • Superbad

    High-school seniors Seth and Evan have high hopes for a graduation party: The teens plan to score booze and babes so they can become friends with the popular kids, but separation anxiety and two bored police officers complicate the guys mission
  • Juno

    When precocious teen Juno becomes pregnant, she chooses a failed rock star and his wife to adopt her child. Complications occur when Mark, the father, begins viewing Juno as more than just the mother of his future child, putting both his marriage and the adoption in jeopardy
  • Wild Child

    Sixteen-year-old Poppy has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father ships her off to boarding school in England. There, Poppy meets her match in a headmistress and a class full of girls who will not tolerate her selfishness.