Coming of Age Movies
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- DirectorVictoria MahoneyStarsSonequa Martin-GreenZoë KravitzJason ClarkeAs her family falls apart, 17-year-old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain.
- DirectorStephen MarshallStarsRosario DawsonNathan CrookerAmy RedfordIn this politically charged homage to Medium Cool, a photographer covers the urban guerrilla war on New York streets during the RNC.
- DirectorJerry ThorpeStarsMariel HemingwaySusan AnspachJack RaderA 15-year-old girl becomes pregnant by her boyfriend and decides to keep the baby and raise her on her own, instead of initially choosing abortion at the insistence of her boyfriend, or raising the baby at home with her meddling mother.
- DirectorAlf KjellinStarsShirley JonesMercedes McCambridgePamela Sue MartinAn unmarried teacher in a school for unwed mothers finds herself becoming too emotionally attached to her students and their problems.
- DirectorMike YurinkoStarsCatherine Anne BurnsScott LazarTerry AbbottFacing a terminal illness, Kimberly Wade (Catherine Burns) returns to her home city searching for redemption and the son she abandoned 15 years earlier. As her oblivion fades, she begins to unlock the truth of her horrifying past.
- DirectorAdrienne ShellyStarsKeri RussellNathan FillionJeremy SistoJenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.
- DirectorMike LeighStarsImelda StauntonJim BroadbentHeather CraneyAbortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain--a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
- DirectorCherNancy SavocaStarsDemi MooreShirley KnightCatherine KeenerThe movie examines the abortion issue through three stories set in different eras: 1952, 1974 and 1996.
- DirectorChad KapperStarsRebecca St. JamesAndrea LoganDick Van PattenSarah Collins is considering an abortion. Before she makes her final decision, she is presented with three visions that cause her to think about the impact on her future.
- DirectorMaïwennStarsKarin ViardJoeyStarrMarina FoïsA journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters into an affair with one of her subjects.
- DirectorJohn HerzfeldStarsDermot MulroneyJohn KarlenTess HarperTwo high schoolers are unprepared for the reality of parenthood when the girl becomes pregnant.
- DirectorRocco DeVilliersStarsAustin O'BrienBritt LearyDavid JensenTwo teens (Austin O'Brien & Britt Leary) fall in love and must make some important moral decisions.
- DirectorThomas CarterStarsSamuel L. JacksonRick GonzalezRobert Ri'chardControversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.
- DirectorShana FesteStarsCarey MulliganAaron Taylor-JohnsonPierce BrosnanA drama that is centered around a troubled teenage girl and a family that is trying to get over the loss of their son.
- DirectorConor AllynStarsSamantha HanrattyAlexandra HoldenAndrea BowenA detective tries to help a teenager find her kidnapped baby.
- DirectorClare KilnerStarsMandy MooreTrent FordDylan BakerA teenager (Moore), disillusioned by too many examples of love gone wrong, refuses to believe that true love exists. Then this new guy (Ford) comes along...
- DirectorLisa KruegerStarsScarlett JohanssonAleksa PalladinoMary Kay PlaceA pregnant teen and her younger sister run away from foster homes and kidnap a woman whom they believe can help with the pregnancy.
- DirectorAllan MoyleStarsMatt FrewerMary GrossKevin MundyA popular high-school senior boy is accused of the statutory rape of a high-school sophomore girl.
- DirectorDeborah KampmeierStarsElisabeth MossStephen Brian JonesAndrew ThamanWhen a teenager finds herself pregnant, with no memory of having had sex, she determines that she is carrying the child of God.
- DirectorÉva GárdosStarsKathy BakerPaul DanoKatie StuartWhen 15-year-old Matt Freeman gets 15-year-old Francesca pregnant, their parents decide to put the unborn baby up for adoption. Matt agrees to the decision, but later begins to rethink it. This movie shows the father's point of view.
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsAri MeyersSoleil Moon FryeMark KassenA pregnant teen is murdered and a popular high-school senior is suspected. But will his girlfriend stick by him to prove his innocence despite the fact that she has bonded with the victim's mother?
- DirectorRichard PearceStarsAidan QuinnRachel GriffithsAmerica FerreraTom Guthrie, a high school history teacher, is faced with raising two young sons after his wife leaves him. Maggie Jones, a fellow teacher, tries to provide comfort and support.
- DirectorTony BillStarsSissy SpacekAlfre WoodardJodelle FerlandA troubled foster child with an affinity for drawing and artwork, becomes attached to her eccentric and forgetful new foster mother, also an artist.
- DirectorJohn GrayStarsSissy SpacekMary-Louise ParkerS. Epatha MerkersonA nurse fights for custody of her H.I.V. positive foster daughter with her inept, junkie mother. Finally they come to an agreement that they should all live together.
- DirectorRod HolcombStarsSissy SpacekBeau BridgesKeir DulleaA struggling mother takes in a mysterious stranger. Is she opening her heart to love...or harbouring a criminal.
- DirectorJohn Kent HarrisonStarsDean CainPeri GilpinLandon LiboironA tragic street racing accident kills a wife and her child leaving her husband to pick up the pieces and pursue justice against the boy that killed them.
- DirectorHelen ShaverStarsRobert ForsterKate CapshawClara BryantA smart, hardworking high school senior has been an outsider for almost 4 years. When a fellow loner moves to Due East, she finds herself in a relationship for the first time, leading to a small town scandal that changes her life forever.
- DirectorNathaniel GearyStarsAlex RiceRobert HarperL. Harvey GoldAngel and Randy Henry are a sister and brother, caught on the mean streets of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. While Angel finds the strength to escape her seemingly hopeless situation, Randy slips deeper into a world consumed by abandonment and fuelled by drugs.
- DirectorJane CusumanoStarsChad AllenPolly ColeGretchen GermanDespite different backgrounds and disapproving parents, a working-class teen falls in love with the wealthy son of a prominent family in a small West Texas town.
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsScarlett JohanssonMorgan FreemanChoi Min-sikA woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
- DirectorMichelle MowerStarsAndrea BowenLew TempleAdam MayfieldThe estranged daughter of a small town minister is forced to return to the strict, religious home of her youth where she must confront the troubled relationships that caused her to leave four years before.
- DirectorStan FosterStarsLeToya LuckettDurrell 'Tank' BabbsTammy TownsendTired of being a Preacher's daughter and longing to experience more of life, 20-something ANGIE KING strikes out on her own for the very first time and joins a traveling gospel show.
- DirectorYves SimoneauStarsPhilip JohnsonRosie O'DonnellRuby DeeDr. Maureen Brennan, a psychiatrist at a youth treatment center, encounters her newest patient, a bi-racial boy named America. Through their sessions, Dr. Brennan helps America come to terms with his roller-coaster life, which began when, as an infant, he was taken by authorities from his crack-addicted mother and placed into foster care. A short time of stability in his life occurred when he lived with Mrs. Harper, the elderly nanny of one of his foster families. He was reunited with his mother at one point, but she soon abandoned him and he went back into foster care. Full of anger and lagging behind in school, America retreats further away from society after years of sexual abuse. After attempting suicide, America is placed in a treatment center where Dr. Brennan helps him open up about his painful past and discover the support and courage he needs to get his life back on track.
- DirectorJohn KortyStarsRicky SchroderDavid AndrewsVeronica CartwrightThe touching true story of 15-year-old Terry who promised his dying mother to look after his six younger brothers and keep them together as a family--a man's job on a boy's shoulders. He had to face many misfortunes and "parenthood" had such hard and unpleasant surprises for him, he was almost tempted to disappoint his mother..
- DirectorBobby RothStarsDylan BakerLindsay FrostAmber MarshallBased on the true story of the June 2002 kidnapping of teenager Elizabeth Smart by two people in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- DirectorChris ThomsonStarsJohn CorbettJonathan ScarfeMaya McLaughlinA husband and wife and their youngest son are murdered in this true story. Their two other sons are left to cope with their loss, but the local sherrif begins to suspect that one of the brothers committed the crime, and must convince the other to help him discover the truth.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsAlly SheedyMark RendallJohn BourgeoisThe lives of Escondido, California residents Cheryl and Stephen Crowe change one morning when they find their twelve year old daughter Stephanie Crowe stabbed to death in her bedroom. As procedure dictates, the police take each member of the household away individually to be questioned, and the remaining children - fourteen year old Michael Crowe and adolescent Shannon Crowe - are taken into protective custody until Cheryl and Stephen can be cleared. The police end up placing much of their focus on the sullen Michael, who they question without counsel and without discussion with his parents. The tone of the police questioning is that they believe Michael did kill his sister, the police lying, harassing and coercing in the process. Under the barrage of questioning, Michael eventually confesses, as do two of his friends, both questioned under the same threatening tone. Cheryl and Stephen, who are finally made aware of the questioning and the confessions, enlist the help of sympathetic attorney, Dorothy Sorenson, to clear Michael and his friends while trying to find the real killer, who they believe is a transient named Richard Tuite.
- DirectorGilbert CatesStarsLindsay WagnerPeter CoyoteTaliesin JaffeA social worker (Lindsay Wagner) starts to work with a shy, withdrawn 6-year-old (Taliesin Jaffe) whom she suspects is a sexual-abuse victim.
- DirectorArtie MandelbergStarsPark OverallJason BegheSeth AdkinsA woman is reunited with her kidnapped son after five years; unfortunately she discovers that he has a near-infantile mindset and apparent mental problems. Will she give up on Andrew or try to help him work through the abuse he suffered?
- DirectorMichael MillerStarsPatty DukeStephen DorffDavid BirneyJust after he turns 16, Robert finds out that he is adopted, and his parents find to their horror that he was kidnapped from his real parents. They decide to tell him about this, although they fear that they might lose him. Robert runs away to find his real parents. He finds and gets close to them without revealing his true identity. Eventually, he must decide where he belongs.
- DirectorPaul AaronStarsCathy Lee CrosbyJohn GetzGary FrankA girl of six years who has suffered various abuses is treated by a special psychologist in an institution. There she begins an intense relationship with her teacher.
- DirectorJohn ErmanStarsJulie HarrisJena MaloneTed LevineAfter her mother's death, a young girl is separated from her abusive father and is sent between her various friends and relatives, always longing to find a place to call home.
- DirectorJamie PayneStarsJoanne WhalleyHannah LochnerAdrian DunbarAn Alberta small-town police chief officially finds no suspect in the bloody stabbing to death of 'working girl' Jane McGill. Her daughters are adopted two years later, through his friend Alvin, by a London couple who don't qualify yet for a correct procedure. Grace, the eldest, behaves viciously to Tess Palmer, who gave up her psychotherapist job to become their full-time mother, yet as sweetly as her little sister to new father Alfie Palmer, a struggling entrepreneur, but aggressively too toward his son Charlie, from an earlier marriage, and his grandmother. When the strain on the marriage becomes unbearable, Tess takes Grace to Alberta to examine suspicions about a dark past arisen during written overseas contacts.
- DirectorDan GordonStarsElliott GouldLinda GrayLainie KazanExpecting Mary is the story of a young girl who's had all the trappings of an upscale life, but it's only when she finds herself in a downtrodden trailer park in a small New Mexico town that she learns the real meaning of love, sacrifice, and family.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsNaomi WattsViggo MortensenArmin Mueller-StahlA teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsTom HanksDenzel WashingtonRoberta MaxwellWhen a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic-small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
- DirectorH. Gordon BoosStarsAmanda PeetMichael VartanPeter FacinelliBridgette is an actress teaching aerobics, and she falls in love with idle playboy Adam, who runs his father's gym. One day she finds out that one of her ex-lovers died of AIDS and, thinking that Adam is having an affair with another woman, after some hesitation, goes through with the test. She turns out to be positive...