Coming-of-Age
Coming-of-age films, as the name suggests, revolve around stories about passing from adolescence to adulthood. They are generally the cinematic form of the literary Bildungsroman genre, which focuses around moral growth and character change.
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- CreatorScott FrankAllan ScottStarsAnya Taylor-JoyChloe PirrieBill CampOrphaned at the tender age of nine, prodigious introvert Beth Harmon discovers and masters the game of chess in 1960s USA. But child stardom comes at a price.
- CreatorAlfred GoughMiles MillarStarsTom WellingMichael RosenbaumAllison MackA young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville, Kansas.
- CreatorRobia RashidStarsJennifer Jason LeighKeir GilchristBrigette Lundy-PaineSam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, decides it's time to find a girlfriend, which sets Sam's mom on her own life-changing path as her son seeks more independence.
- StarsJitendra KumarRaghubir YadavChandan RoyA comedy-drama, which captures the journey of an engineering graduate Abhishek, who for lack of a better job option joins as secretary of a Panchayat office in a remote village of Uttar Pradesh.
- CreatorLang FisherMindy KalingStarsMaitreyi RamakrishnanPoorna JagannathanDarren BarnetThe complicated life of a first-generation Indian-American teenage girl, inspired by Mindy Kaling's own childhood.
- CreatorAlice OsemanStarsJoe LockeKit ConnorWilliam GaoTeens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series.
- CreatorJonathan EntwistleChristy HallStarsSophia LillisWyatt OleffSofia BryantSydney is a teenage girl navigating the trials and tribulations of high school while dealing with the complexities of her family, her budding sexuality, and mysterious superpowers just beginning to awaken deep within her.
- CreatorMoira Walley-BeckettStarsAmybeth McNultyGeraldine JamesR.H. ThomsonThe adventures of a young orphan girl living in the late 19th century. Follow Anne as she learns to navigate her new life on Prince Edward Island, in this new take on L.M. Montgomery's classic novels.
- CreatorMichael JacobsApril KellyStarsBen SavageRider StrongWilliam DanielsAn adolescent with two siblings tests his various theories about life as he endures the trials of growing up alongside a good friend.
- CreatorKevin WilliamsonStarsJames Van Der BeekKatie HolmesMichelle WilliamsTwo childhood best friends, Dawson and Joey, go through different stages of adolescence together. Their friendship is later tested when they both start a relationship with different people.
- CreatorDavid FarrStarsEsme Creed-MilesMireille EnosÁine Rose DalyIn equal parts high-concept thriller and coming-of-age drama, HANNA follows the journey of an extraordinary young girl raised in the forest, as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off-book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is.
- CreatorAli LeRoiChris RockStarsTerry CrewsTichina ArnoldTequan RichmondA young African-American teen attempts to survive with his dysfunctional family and his all-white school in the 1980s.
- CreatorLisa AmbjörnLars BeckungCamilla HolterStarsEdvin RydingOmar RudbergMalte GårdingerPrince Wilhelm adjusts to life at his prestigious new boarding school, Hillerska, but following his heart proves more challenging than anticipated.
- CreatorCarol BlackNeal MarlensStarsFred SavageDan LauriaAlley MillsKevin Arnold recalls growing up during the late 60s and early 70s; the turbulent social times make the transition from child to adult unusually interesting.
- CreatorPatrick SomervilleStarsMackenzie DavisHimesh PatelMatilda LawlerA post apocalyptic saga spanning multiple timelines, telling the stories of survivors of a devastating flu as they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what's been lost.
- CreatorBen York JonesMichael MohanStarsJahi Di'Allo WinstonPeyton KennedyPatch DarraghIn 1990s Oregon, members of a high school A/V club clash with the drama club.
- CreatorRon CowenDaniel LipmanRussell T. DaviesStarsGale HaroldHal SparksRandy HarrisonBrash humor and genuine emotion make up this series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA.
- StarsRuth WilsonToby StephensLorraine AshbourneA young governess falls in love with her brooding and complex master. However, his dark past may destroy their relationship forever.
- CreatorGarry MarshallStarsRon HowardHenry WinklerMarion RossThe Cunningham family live through the 1950s with help and guidance from lovable and almost superhuman greaser Fonzie.
- CreatorMiles Orion FeldsottRick RemenderStarsBenedict WongBenjamin WadsworthLana CondorA coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of late 1980s counterculture, which follows a disillusioned teen recruited into a storied high school for assassins.
- CreatorEddie GonzalezJeremy HaftLauren IungerichStarsSierra CapriJason GenaoBrett GrayA coming-of-age story about four bright, street-savvy friends navigating their way through high school in gritty South Central Los Angeles, trying to get their friend out of a gang, and having friendship turn into something more.
- CreatorAbhishek YadavPrem MistryStarsHarsh BeniwalRitvik SahoreSrishti RindaniCampus Diaries is a coming-of-age drama of six students at Excel University.
- CreatorLiz TigelaarStarsShiri ApplebyKristoffer PolahaBritt RobertsonAfter 15 years in foster homes, Lux decides to get emancipated, which leads to her meeting her birth parents.
- CreatorAntonio Le FosseGiacomo MazzariolMarco RaspantiStarsBenedetta PorcaroliAlice PaganiRiccardo MandoliniA coming-of-age story that explores the unseen lives of Roman high schoolers. Loosely inspired by a true story, the series follows a group of Parioli teenagers as they defy society in their search for identity and independence
- CreatorJoe GangemiGregory JacobsStarsCraig RobertsEnnis EsmerOliver CooperA coming-of-age comedy set in the "go-go" 80s about a college student enjoying a last hurrah before summer comes to an end--and the future begins.
- CreatorAndy BorowitzSusan BorowitzT.J. BradyStarsJabari BanksCassandra FreemanJimmy AkingbolaThe journey of a street-smart teen whose life is forever transformed when he moves from the streets of West Philadelphia to live with his relatives in one of LA's wealthiest suburbs.
- StarsMoon Ga-youngCha Eun-wooHwang In-YoupAfter being bullied and discriminated because of her ugly looks, a high school girl transforms herself into a gorgeous "goddess" and quickly rises to fame after mastering the art of makeup via online tutorial videos.
- CreatorSameer SaxenaStarsOmkar KulkarniChinmay ChandraunshuhNaman JainImMATURE follows the lives of three teenage boys - Dhruv, Chacha and Chutney who are in their final year of high school. They deal with the everyday ups and downs of being a teenager, including friendships, first love, heartbreak, etc.
- CreatorSean ConwayPaolo GiordanoLuca GuadagninoStarsJack Dylan GrazerJordan Kristine SeamónChloë SevignyTwo American kids who live on a U.S. military base in Italy explore friendship, first love, identity, and all the messy exhilaration and anguish of being a teenager.
- StarsChoi Woo-sikKim Da-miNo Jeong-eeA coming of age, romantic comedy revolving around ex-lovers who broke up with a promise never to meet again. But the documentary they filmed ten years ago gets the fame and they are by compulsion facing camera once more.
- CreatorEarl Hamner Jr.StarsJon WalmsleyMary Beth McDonoughEric ScottThe life and trials of a 1930s and 1940s Virginia mountain family through financial depression and World War II.
- CreatorAva DuVernayColin KaepernickStarsJaden MichaelNick OffermanMary-Louise ParkerThis drama series from Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay explores Kaepernick's high-school years and the experiences that led him to become an activist.
- CreatorLena WaitheStarsJason MitchellJacob LatimoreNtare Guma Mbaho MwineFrom Emmy® winner Lena Waithe, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age drama series centered on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.
- StarsPark Seo-joonGo AraPark Hyung-sikRevolves around an elite group of male warrior youth called Hwarang who grow through passion and love in Seorabeol, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla.
- CreatorSaladin K. PattersonStarsElisha WilliamsDulé HillSaycon SengblohA man recalls his experiences growing up in Montgomery, Alabama during the late 1960s.
- CreatorJustin HalpernPatrick SchumackerStarsChristopher MeloniRachael HarrisConnor BuckleyA boy becomes a man, and a man becomes a father, in a time before coming of age was something you could Google.
- CreatorStephanie DanlerStarsElla PurnellTom SturridgeEvan JonigkeitA young woman learns how crazy it is to work in a restaurant.
- StarsJi Chang-wookLisa YamadaHwang In-YoupWhen she was little, Yun Ai dreamed of becoming a magician. But in reality, she's just a high school student who can't even afford new socks. After meeting a mysterious magician at a carnival, she decides to follow her dream.
- CreatorPeter FoottStarsAlex MurphyHilary RoseChris WalleyComing-of-age drama about lovable rogues Conor and Jock as they navigate their awkward teenage years, hatching plans and adventures to help distract from their tough home lives and their inability to stay out of trouble at school.
- StarsErnest ThomasHaywood NelsonDanielle SpencerA trio of black youths learn about life, love, friendship, credit cards, gambling, and a variety of other things while growing up in an inner city.
- StarsPutthipong AssaratanakulKrit AmnuaydechkornNat KitcharitThe story of two high school boys who are relearning their deep relationship through complicated and unstable feelings like a storm that blows the boat away from it's path. It is contrary to the peaceful Phuket where they live.
- StarsLusi ZhaoZheyuan ChenZhang Jiong MinSang Zhi falls in love with Duan Jia Xu, the boy who often comes to her house to play with her brother. Years after she joins the university in the city he now lives, and during their day-to-day interactions, they slowly fall in love.
- CreatorJan BergerDennis GanselPeter ThorwarthStarsLudwig SimonLuise BefortMichelle BarthelA new version of Rhue's novel in which a group of teenagers who start a youth movement which develops a dangerous momentum.
- StarsPark Shin-hyeLee Sung-kyungKim Rae-wonA rebellious young woman encounters a compassionate teacher whose impact motivates her to transform her life, aspiring to become a neurosurgeon.
- StarsJi SooKang Tae-ohJung Chae-yeonThe story of college students and their realization of first love as they make new friends.
- StarsKim Ha-neulYoon Sang-HyunLee Do-hyunA 37-year-old man on the verge of being divorced from his wife suddenly finds himself inside his 18-year-old body. He starts living a new life under a new name to get closer to his children and protect them.
- StarsHan Seung-YeonHan YeriPark Eun-binFive college students, from different walks of life end up living together in a fictional house share called Belle Epoque.
- CreatorAlyse RosenbergStarsLaura BertramLani BillardGerry MendicinoTwo teenage friends come of age while going through life's struggles together.
- StarsMahesh ManjrekarRatna Pathak ShahRajesh TailangStory of an Indian boy's love of cricket in Mumbai, and his discovery that the game isn't as pure as he thought.
- CreatorImogen BanksJohn EdwardsStarsBrenna HardingAshleigh CummingsSean KeenanTeen best friends Debbie and Sue grow up and find love and freedom on the beaches of Sydney's Sutherland Shire during the tumultuous 1970s.
- CreatorClea DuVallSara QuinTegan QuinStarsRailey GillilandSeazynn GillilandAmanda FixA story about twins who struggle to find their own identities, and their journeys of self-discovery so closely mimics each other's. During a time 90s grunge and rave culture, the twin sisters grow up down the hall from one another.
- StarsKim SejeongKim Jung-hyunJang Dong-yoonThe story of 18-year old students who have to battle the discrimination at their school in order to have a future.
- CreatorBernice VanderlaanDaphne BallonAlyson FeltesStarsBen FosterJewel StaiteAsia VieiraTwo best friends narrate the ups and downs of middle school while comparing it to moments from when they were little.
- CreatorTony ElliottMichelle LatimerStarsJoel OuletteCrystle LightningKalani QueypoJared is an Indigenous teen struggling to keep his dysfunctional family above water. When he starts seeing strange things - talking ravens, doppelgängers, skin monsters - his already chaotic life is turned upside down.
- CreatorSteve AntinStarsMark FamigliettiKate BosworthRodney ScottPortrays life at Rawley Summer Academy, an elite school in Connecticut where boys with a bright Ivy League future spend the summer industriously in classes and rowing training on the lake.
- CreatorJorge DorantesEverardo GoutLeopoldo GoutStarsBobby LuhnowDianna AgronLilith CurielJodie, a 12-year-old boy living in Baja California Sur, discovers he has Jesus-like powers; he must decide whether to answer his calling and fulfill his destiny.
- StarsBarkha SinghKritikka AvasthiSejal KumarThree engineering students deal with dorm drama, date around, and do whatever it takes to make their dreams come true.
- StarsGabrielle CreevyJo HartleyJames WilbrahamDarkly comic coming-of-age story that follows 16 year old Bethan as she deals with the anxieties and insecurities of teenage life, along with the stark reality of a home life that is far removed from what she projects to her friends.
- StarsAmy DeasismontAlexander AbdallahJulia LyskovaA group of young friends as they come of age and strive to meet the unexpected demands of adult life while coming to terms with their own identities, pasts, and passions.
- StarsLuke Ward-WilkinsonLayton WilliamsOlivia ColmanThe story of the flamboyant and ambitious 14-year-old Simon Doonan, who has dreams that stretch beyond his hometown of Reading.
- StarsAntonio FerrandisMaría GarralónPilar TorresThis series is about the adventures of a bunch of youngsters during their summer holiday in a small town on the Southern Coast of Spain. The seven kids: Quique, Javi, Pancho, Bea, Desi, Tito, and Piraña, with at age range of 8 to 16, meet two adults with whom they share many new experiences: painter Julia, and Chanquete, a wise old lovable retired sailor who lives in a boat set on a hilltop. Throughout the 19 episodes, several key themes are dealt with: adolescence, coming of age, death, the generation gap, the right to protest, ethical values family relationships, and even building companies' speculation in the Spanish coastline.
- StarsLiam WilliamsOscar KennedySamuel BottomleyA coming-of-age comedy from BAFTA-nominated comedian Liam Williams, who explores the roots of modern-day masculinity by delving into the memories of his own misspent adolescence.
- StarsDaniel KangChae Soo-binLee Sin-youngA story that captures the challenges, spirit and passion of youth as two students at the Korean National Police University study to become cops.
- CreatorMark CritchTim McAuliffeStarsMark CritchBenjamin Evan AinsworthClaire RankinIt's a heartfelt window into the life of a child - much older inside than his 11 years - using comedy and self-deprecation to win friends and connect with the small collection of people in his limited world.
- CreatorClaudia ForestieriStarsDiana Maria RivaJuan Javier CardenasOlivia GoncalvesA Latina reporter looks back on her childhood as a chubby, willful, reluctant Dominican immigrant growing up with her eccentric family in 1980s Miami.
- StarsGracie GilbertAdele PerovicEmily RobinsFive teens form a friendship and make it their goal to cram as much "awesomeness" as they can into their last teenage years.
- CreatorDavid SafierStarsFelicitas WollJan SosniokMaverick QuekOut of school, ready to live together with friends and learn to know new friends in the big city of Berlin, where everything isn't always going according to the plan.
- CreatorHeidi ThomasStarsBrian McCardieCatherine TyldesleyKerrie HayesTough, sexy, funny and heartbreaking, Lillies details the lives of Iris, May and Ruby Moss - Catholic sisters coming of age in a dockland terraced house. Familial love sustains them, and their fortunes are bound to those of their brother and their father. Set in the years immediately following the First World War, Lilies pulls no punches in its storytelling. It depicts a sensual, vivid and sometimes savage universe - where life is lived on a knife-edge of poverty, fuelled by various kinds of love. Dadda, the family's charismatic and mercurial father married very young, is now widowed, and his struggle to nurture his unruly children proves both moving and comic.
- StarsMiaoyi ZhangZhou Yi RanYiran ZhouSet off by a sweet chance encounter, 16-year-old Su Zaizai finds herself helplessly drawn to Zhang Lurang - her smart, charming yet distant schoolmate.
- StarsOng Seong-wuKim Hyang-giShin Seung-hoA misunderstood loner is drawn out of his shell after transferring to another high school, where he comes across new ordeals and his first love.
- CreatorTarell Alvin McCraneyStarsAkili McDowellAlana ArenasTravis ColesA young prodigy living in Florida looks for a way out of his poor neighborhood.
- StarsFrank CrudeleIlaria SpadaMariella ValentiniThe timeless classic gets a fresh spin in this miniseries. Aurora, a young, talented pianist living in poverty, finds a world of romance and magic in the bustling streets of 1950s Rome.
- CreatorLevi David AddaiBenjamin KuffuorStarsCalvin DembaAde OyefesoShavani CameronTwo best friends, one who has nothing going for him and the other with top grades and a bright future want to take their grime to the next level. When Yems (Ade Oyefeso) meets a girl at College he gains an immediate attraction for her, they become good friends and all three of them form a group called the "Youngers".
- CreatorDerek SchreyerKaren TroubetzkoyStarsLaurence LeboeufKyle SwitzerMeaghan Rath"15/Love" is a comedy-drama about coming-of-age in a unique, high-pressure environment. The series follows a group of young hopefuls at the internationally renowned Cascadia Tennis Academy, where they live, love, laugh, fight, cry and dream their way through adolescence.
- StarsJinmai ZhaoRunze WangKuan-lin LaiThe story of an ordinary girl who falls head over heels for the most popular guy in school.
- CreatorPaul M. BelousTommy LynchStarsLindsay FeltonCynthia BelliveauJeremy FoleyAfter a run-in with the law, a spoiled, rebellious teenager moves to a quaint Montana town with a rural culture that she's unaccustomed to living.
- CreatorAsger LethStarsConnie NielsenCarsten BjørnlundSofie GråbølChristian moves to Tanzania with his do-good parents and tries to find his way in a community of ex-pats and Africans.
- StarsRyu Eui-HyunJo Yoo-jungRyeounThree different coming-of-age stories from the point of view of the protagonists about how they deal with their realities in high school at the end of their teenage period as Gen Z.
- CreatorJordi CalafíJoaquín OristrellAnaïs SchaaffStarsAitanaMiguel BernardeauLuis ZaheraCandela, a young woman who works in a logistics company while pursuing her dream of becoming a singer. Her life changes one night when an international record company executive listens to her singing in a bar.
- StarsKim Yo-hanChoo Young-wooCho Yi-hyunThe story of students of a specialized high school seeking their ambitions, rather than going off to college. It will delve into how these students learn about love, friendship, true passions, and growing up in an intense environment.
- CreatorAmanda JoySamantha WanStarsAmanda JoySamantha WanNile Seguin"Second Jen" is a coming-of-age comedy about two second-generation millennials (Chinese-Canadian and Filipino-Canadian) and inseparable best friends who move out to a shabby city triplex to prove to their immigrant families, and themselves, that they can make it on their own.
- StarsAli Al SharifRedwan Al ReemiTala El SabehTakki is a coming of age story about a young man name Malik, who wants to be a filmmaker in a country that has no cinema.
- StarsMitsuki TakahataHitomi KurokiSaburô TokitôKahoko is an overprotected 21-year-old girl who relies on her parents. Her life changes once she meets a young man who grew up in different circumstances. She discovers her inner strength while helping her family overcome many obstacles.
- CreatorKwame AlexanderStarsDerek LukeJalyn HallAmir O'NeilThe boys come of age on and off the court as their former pro-baller father adjusts to life after basketball and matriarch mother finally gets to pursue dreams of her own.
- CreatorNatasha ArthyRune SchjøttStarsSilas Cornelius VanMaria SzigethySelma Dali PapeBjørn is an insecure teenager and all he wants is to be like everyone else. But that is not easy when your body is acting out - Is it just puberty? To find out what is happening, Bjørn needs help from both family and friends.
- StarsMeredith BaxterSusan DeyAnn DusenberryLouisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken woman for her time. The story tells of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.
- StarsPerry KingDeborah RaffinBruce BoxleitnerA World War II coming-of-age drama about five men who meet in the fall of 1940 at Harvard. The war affects all of them, each in different ways. A green 1939 Packard convertible is at the center of the story, as is Chris Farris, a beautiful Radcliffe girl.
- StarsSeo Ji-HoonSo Joo-yeonMin-kyu KimLove and friendship amongst students with complex personalities at a Korean high school.
- StarsLee Sin-youngShin Seung-hoMin Do-heeRumors surround Don Hyuk, a highly praised high school fighter, after his girlfriend's sudden suicide Plagued by the trauma he is quick to fight if someone even mentions her name, landing him in juvenile detention. After his release, he returns t school where he comes across a poem written by Chan Hong, a particularly average student who ha a knack for writing. Eventually, Don Hyuk discover a clue about his girlfriend's death and approaches Chan Hong to help him investigate, and in exchang he will serve as Chan Hong's personal bodyguard. This contractual relationship entangles them bot in a series of dramatic events as they try to uncover the truth behind the suicide.
- StarsLim Chu YeangJing Jun ChenYvonne LimBased on the critically acclaimed novel by Dave Chua (winner of the Singapore Literature Prize Commendation Award), Gone Case is a heartfelt, coming-of-age story that revolves around twelve-year-old Yong, who struggles to cope with the tumultuous events that take place in his life as he approaches his PSLE exams - the death of his grandmother, the decaying relationship of his parents, the rigorous demands of school, run-ins with a neighborhood gang, his first crush and taste of heartache, and the tensions between him and his dysfunctional best friend, Liang. Like the HDB estate that the main characters reside in, Gone Case features a myriad of characters that weave in and out of Yong's life, forming a poignant mosaic of Singapore heartlands in the 90s.