Watch These 22 Coming-Of-Age Movies For A Break From Your Monotonous Adult Life (3 of 5)

Pariah

Release year: 2011

If there is anything about yourself that you dislike and wish to change, then Pariah is the movie you should watch. It is about Alike, a young African-American girl who is afraid of accepting her sexuality and tries to keep it a secret. However, as the movie progresses, we see her not just embracing her sexual orientation, but also taking a stand for herself and eventually leaving everything and everyone she knows behind to live her life freely and on her own terms.

Can be watched on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, and YouTube

The Graduate

Release year: 1967

Upon completing his graduation, Benjamin goes to Los Angeles for a small celebration at his parent’s house. After a one-night stand with his father’s law partner’s wife, Mrs. Robinson, it is their daughter Elaine that he falls in love with. The movie gets as dramatic and funny as it can when Elaine learns of Benjamin’s fling with her mother.

Can be watched on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and YouTube

My Girl

Release year: 1991

My Girl is the story of an 11-year-old Vada who lives with her father, a funeral director, and her grandmother, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s. She herself is hypochondriac and isn’t ready to believe the doctor who tells her she has no sickness. She goes through every such emotion, which all of us did when we had hit puberty. From developing a crush on her school teacher to panicking about her period to contemplating eloping with her male friend, Vada is the perfect representation of the coming-of-age of a girl.

Can be watched on Amazon Prime Video, and YouTube

Almost Famous

Release year: 2000

Cameron Crowe’s comedy-drama flick Almost Famous would make for a great movie for a lazy Sunday afternoon. William Miller is a 15-year-old boy who is desirous of becoming a rock journalist against his mother’s wishes who strongly despises rock culture. He is hired by Ben Fong-Torres, the editor at Rolling Stones, who believes him to be older and experienced. William is sent on a trip with a rock band, Stillwater, to interview every member and write an article.

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American Beauty

Release year: 1999

At first glance, Lester Burnham (played by Keven Spacey) would seem to be having a perfect life with his decent job at an advertising firm, and his family of wife and a daughter. However, the truth is it is anything but that. His wife, Carolyn is having an affair with his business rival, he himself is charmed by a girl who is his daughter’s age, and his daughter, Jane is contemplating eloping with her boyfriend.

Can be watched on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, and YouTube