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By Batty At 02:59 On 28 July 2015 141 Posts Rugrat	What are some lesser-known/not talked about as much coming of age movies you love? The first that always comes to my mind is That Night. I first saw this movie on TV in the 90's and I instantly fell in love with it. Quote

By Vaporman87 At 03:26 On 28 July 2015 10471 Posts King of the Hill	I think that some consider The Craft as a coming of age genre movie. I always liked that movie for some reason. I also found it funny that Faruza Balk played a witch in her youth (The Worst Witch), and in adulthood. Quote Disable Sigs You love this signature.
By Batty At 03:35 On 28 July 2015 141 Posts Rugrat	Vaporman87 wrote : I think that some consider The Craft as a coming of age genre movie. I always liked that movie for some reason. I also found it funny that Faruza Balk played a witch in her youth (The Worst Witch), and in adulthood. -end quote Two great movies, also I can't think of her without thinking of Return to Oz...such a wonderfully weird movie. Quote Disable Sigs
By massreality At 03:08 On 29 July 2015 382 Posts More Than Meets The Eye	I love The Craft. Great soundtrack too. Quote Disable Sigs Brandon Middle-Aged Fat Kids
By kstrom22 At 07:33 On 29 July 2015 14 Posts Where's The Beef?	Is "Adventures in Babysitting" considered "coming of age" or "obscure." I never heard of it until I was in college. Though I assume by starring Elizabeth Shue and others it was a rather popular film in its own day. Also had Anthony Rapp and Vincent D'Onofrio in earlier roles. How do we define "coming of age" anyway? Is The Goonies a CoA film? Is Brideshead Revisited a CoA mini-series? She was in BttF 2 & 3 and I think those "coming of age" (?) films need no introduction. Quote Disable Sigs
By Vaporman87 At 17:01 On 29 July 2015 10471 Posts King of the Hill	kstrom22 wrote : How do we define "coming of age" anyway? Is The Goonies a CoA film? Is Brideshead Revisited a CoA mini-series? -end quote "In genre studies, a coming-of-age story is a genre of literature and film that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from youth to adulthood ("coming of age"). Coming-of-age stories tend to emphasize dialogue or internal monologue over action, and are often set in the past." - Wikipedia.org I think that this does not necessarily mean that we see the protagonist physically go from child to adult, but rather we see childhood from the adult's perspective, or see the child protagonist grow in wisdom or grow emotionally as the film progresses. Basically, he or she learns a thing or two as a result of the events in the movie. Quote Disable Sigs You love this signature.
By echidna64 At 18:57 On 29 July 2015 1260 Posts Teenager With Attitude	Vaporman87 wrote : "In genre studies, a coming-of-age story is a genre of literature and film that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from youth to adulthood ("coming of age"). Coming-of-age stories tend to emphasize dialogue or internal monologue over action, and are often set in the past." - -end quote Does Back to the Future count? Quote Disable Sigs
By Vaporman87 At 19:12 On 29 July 2015 10471 Posts King of the Hill	echidna64 wrote : Does Back to the Future count? -end quote In my opinion it counts (though not as a "lesser-known" one). Quote Disable Sigs You love this signature.
By Batty At 01:40 On 30 July 2015 141 Posts Rugrat	To Sir, with Love is another one of my favorites that never seems to be mentioned. Quote Disable Sigs
By Mr Magic At 20:44 On 21 August 2017 13449 Posts	I don't know it's lesser known, but The Outsiders is good. Quote Disable Sigs "Magic can happen to you."
By FlixtheCatJr At 21:06 On 25 August 2017 27 Posts Where's The Beef?	Gotta go with Angus and My Bodyguard. Two really fun and heartfelt teen dramas. Quote Disable Sigs "Be who you are and say what you feel. Because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss.

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