The coming-of-age genre has produced many genuinely perfect movies, from the musical glee of Sing Street to the nostalgic ...

Coming-of-age films remind us that growth rarely happens all at once. They capture the quiet shifts and emotional turning points that define adolescence and young adulthood, often through honest ...

Foreboding title aside, one could reasonably begin watching Charlie Polinger's "The Plague" and assume that it is a Y.A.

Every generation gets a handful of “coming of age” films to hold on to as they do the same. Kids of the eighties got such classics as Risky Business and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The ’90s gave ...

Partially inspired by John Green's own life, the romantic drama (which is based on his book) tells the story of 16-year-old Aza, who struggles with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. When she ...

Not many coming-of-age movies are nominated for Oscars, let alone win them. But that’s just one of the reasons Juno is a step ahead of other films of its ilk. Great writing, great directing, and great ...

Author Sandra Cisneros, who penned standout coming-of-age novel "The House on Mango Street," speaks at the 2024 National Book Festival at The Walter E. Washington Convention Center on August 24, 2024.

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For years, coming-of-age movies have delighted audiences due to filmmakers’ abilities to capture the experiences that accompany adolescence. John Hughes’ highly quotable films and some of Steven ...

While each experience of adolescence is individually unique, I believe that many changes and challenges are much the same for them all. Usually beginning around ages 9 to 13 years, this eight- to ...