BoxOffice.com's Top 25 Coming-of-Age Films of All-Time (pinned for 1 week)

[robocop deluxe]

Have you made yours so you can put those in there? (Some of them are stretches for a coming of age though)

I am working on one as there are so many choices. As I think coming of age movies relate to the growth of a character, rather than worrying if they have a voice over included from an adult. As I hope that you will admit that the karate kid for example is a great coming of age movie, even though it only spans a couple of months.

[The Panda]

I am working on one as there are so many choices. As I think coming of age movies relate to the growth of a character, rather than worrying if they have a voice over included from an adult. As I hope that you will admit that the karate kid for example is a great coming of age movie, even though it only spans a couple of months.

 

Karate Kid is fine, just a couple were question worthy.

 

I did forget about Boogie Nights and want to add that now.

[robocop deluxe]

Karate Kid is fine, just a couple were question worthy. I did forget about Boogie Nights and want to add that now.

In Twins (with Devito) Superman and Rocky are some i bet you question for example, but I see great character growth from the beginning to the end of each movie. Which is what my own definition is of a coming of age movie . Exactly like in Star Wars. Edited January 4, 2014 by robocop deluxe

[The Panda]

In Twins (with Devito) Superman and Rocky are some i bet you question for example, but I see great character growth from the beginning to the end of each movie. Which is what my own definition is of a coming of age movie . Exactly like in Star Wars.

Coming of age isn't character growth though, any good movie has character growth, coming of age deals with a younger child/teenage/young adult character maturing pretty much.

[baumer]

In Twins (with Devito) Superman and Rocky are some i bet you question for example, but I see great character growth from the beginning to the end of each movie. Which is what my own definition is of a coming of age movie . Exactly like in Star Wars.

 

That's not a coming of age movie.  Every film has character growth.  Hell, Cannibal Holocaust and Human Centipede have character growth.

[chasmmi]

Great list Baumer! Have you ever saw The Karate Kid, Rocky, ...

 

 

Hmm, has Baumer ever seen Rocky? That's probably a good question but to be honest I don't think it would be Baumer's kind of film. Cast and director are not is cup of tea. 

[baumer]

Yes, what is this Rocky film you speak of?  Who's in it?

[baumer]

When is this due?

[chasmmi]

Somer idiot Italian guy with a speech impediment, I don't think he ever amounted to anything. 

[baumer]

Somer idiot Italian guy with a speech impediment, I don't think he ever amounted to anything. 

 

Sounds stupid.  An Italian boxer with a speech impediment?  I'll pass.

[The Panda]

When is this due?

 

The 17th.

[The Stingray]

The 17th.

lol. Same as mine. When are you planning on presenting yours? Don't wanna steal your thunder.

[The Panda]

lol. Same as mine. When are you planning on presenting yours? Don't wanna steal your thunder.

You pick your presentation date first and I'll make mine in correlation to that (to avoid overlap). I probably will do it on a weekend though (Sunday and MLK might work well for me though)

[ban1o]

when is this due? 

[The Panda]

when is this due? 

 

On the 17th

[mcclaine]

Just sent you a PM with my Top 25...

[Kvikk Lunsj]

1. City of God

2. Pan’s Labyrinth  

3. Perks of Being A Wallflower

4. The Breakfast Club

5. Boogie Nights

6. Good Will Hunting

7. Spirited Away

8. American Beauty

9. Almost Famous

10. Rebel Without A Cause

11. Stand By Me

12. The Goonies

13. Easy A

14. To Kill A Mockingbird

15. Life of Pi

16. Ferris Buller’s Day Off

17. American Pie

18. Dazed and Confused

19. Sixteen Candles

20. Mean Girls

21. Juno

22. Rocky

23. Pretty in Pink

24. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

25. Super 8

[baumer]

I'm just double checking, you got mine, right panda?

[The Panda]

I'm just double checking, you got mine, right panda?

 

Yes, I got yours, and a bit less than one week left to nominate

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