5 Best Coming-Of-Age Movies On Netflix
Coming-of-age movies — especially Netflix coming-of-age movies — get a bad rap. Often accused of lacking substance, many aren't willing to give them the time of day, and those who've stumbled upon the more «questionable» ones may never again. But Netflix's library is large, and the number of good coming-of-age movies is even larger.
Forget The Kissing Booth, and Tall Girl and add these five titles to your watch list. From Stand By Me to Rocks, these are the critically-acclaimed coming-of-age movies that awoke the child in viewers… or else made them glad their high school days were over.
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Directed by Rob Reiner and based on the 1982 novella The Body by Stephen King, Stand By Me is a classic 80s movie full of heart and adventure. The movie centers on writer Gordie LaChance (Will Wheaton) who recounts the time when, as a young boy in 1959, he and his three friends Chris (River Phoenix), Teddy (Corey Feldman), and Vern (Jerry O'Connell) journeyed to find the body of a missing boy and had their plan of becoming local heroes complicated by bully «Ace» Merrill (Kiefer Sutherland).
Hilarious at times, Stand By Me isn't afraid to tackle «serious» topics either. Death is a big theme in the movie as is dysfunctional parental relationships; Gordie's father is not supportive of his writing, Teddy's father is mentally ill, and Chris's father is violently abusive. The boys bond over this and, in the absence of a decent father figure, become each other's role models. Widely successful,itwas nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globes and stands up as one of the best movies about boyhood.
The Edge of Seventeen is a coming-of-age dramedy written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig in her
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