The 25 best age -old movies never made

These films perfectly capture the agony and the ecstasy of growing up.


A great film from adulthood can take you on a trip. When The film starts , The main character is a child, at least emotionally. But when the time comes for the end of rolling, they have become an adult - or have taken some steps to become one.

Growth stories are a natural adjustment for films. It is a universal experience, but each story of transition to adulthood is deeply personal and specific. It is a film sub-genre that can be combined with any other number of kinds of films: there are comedies, dramas, action mess and even horror films. The animated characters can also become major and their cartoon experiences may seem as real as those of their live counterparts.

Read the rest to find out more on 25 of the best films that go to adulthood never made.

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1
The 400 strokes (1959)

The oldest film on this list is a real classic. Directed by François Truffaut ,, The 400 strokes is a semi-autobiographical story of a rebellious young boy named Antoine Doinel ( Jean-Pierre Léaud ), which fights at school and is often in difficulty. The film opened the Cannes Film Festival the year it was released and has since appeared on many lists of the greatest films ever made.

2
Trains looked at closely (1966)

Jiří Menzel Trains looked at closely From 1966, a seminal film of the new Czech wave. The comedy drama follows a young man ( Václav Necká ) Who obtains his first job as a train distributor in Czechoslovakia occupied by the Germans towards the end of the Second World War. However, the young Miloš is not all that concerns war or the Nazis (or even do his job, really). Instead, like the protagonist of so many movies to adulthood since then, Miloš really wants to lose his virginity.

3
The breakfast club (1985)

During Saturday detention, five high school students from different social clicks ( Emilio estevez ,, Anthony Michael Hall ,, Judd Nelson ,, Molly Ringwald , And Ally Sheedy ) Come and realize that they are much more than adolescent stereotypes assigned to each of them. John Hughes' 1985 The dramatic of adolescents remains a classic story of transition to adulthood, that which many films since have a fundamental influence, although it has been criticized in the years that followed (including by Some of its stars ) for some of its more dated and problematic elements.

4
Stay by me (1986)

Although known more for his horror stories, Stephen King also wrote a news called The body , which presents no supernatural forces or even murder. In 1986, the story of a group of friends who sparked a hike to see a corpse became a film directed by Rob Reiner , titled Stay by me . He featured a group of young budding players, including Wil Wheaton ,, Phoenix river ,, Corey Feldman , And Jerry O'Connell , like boys who find the adventure and deepen their friendship. The framing device, with Richard Dreyfuss As an adult version of Wheaton's character, makes him all the more poignant in the way he thinks about the passing time.

5
Paradiso cinema (1988)

This 1988 Italian film by Giuseppe Tornatore is a love letter to the films, in addition to being a touching story. In Paradiso cinema , a successful filmmaker returns to his childhood in a small Sicilian town and his friendship with the projectionist of local cinema, which inspired his love of cinema and shaped his education. It will be a particularly special watch for anyone who considers herself a film buff.

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6
Circle of missing poets (1989)

With its performance in Circle of missing poets ,, Robin Williams Having for John Keating being one of the biggest fictional teachers of all time. In this Peter Weir Drama, the arrival of Keating in a New England boarding school forever changes the life of its English students. Robert Sean Leonard ,, Ethan Hawke , And Josh Charles are among the young actors playing boys who teach "Carpe Diem", love poetry and who come out of the rigid structures that bind them.

7
Boyz n the hood (1991)

John Singleton was only 24 when his first film Boyz n the hood came out, making him the youngest person to be nominated for the best director of the Oscars. The stars of the film Cuba Gooding Jr. And Ice Cube While two teenagers are faced with the violence of gangs, drugs and racism while trying to trace the future for themselves in the South Center of Los Angeles.

8
Whisper (1995)

CE 1995 Ghibli studio film written by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Yoshifumi Kondō is not, despite What the poster suggests , a fantastic epic with a cat that speaks strongly dressed. Instead, she is a 14 -year -old girl living in Tokyo who desperately wants to become a writer, but must first learn to believe in her. The song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" plays a major and surprisingly poignant role in this Japanese anime.

9
Rushmore (1998)

Wes Anderson film stars in small groups Jason Schwartzman As a maximum early adolescent that is friends with Herman Blume ( Bill Murray ), a rich parent who becomes enemy of Max when he develops feelings for the same teacher ( Olivia Williams ) The teenager has a crush. In addition to being a first example of what would become the increasingly perfected signature style of Anderson, Rushmore is also a touching tale on the strange that is (possibly).

10
Ginger biscuits (2000)

The central metaphor of this 2000 Canadian horror film is a genius: Ginger biscuits Compare the transformation into a werewolf under the light of a full moon in something else that occurs once a month for half of the population, creating a wild metaphor for puberty. Emily Perkins And Katharine Isabelle Star as two teenage sisters who are starting to separate once one of them becomes a woman - and also a terrifying killer beast.

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11
Persepolia (2007)

This 2007 cinematographic adaptation of Marjane Satrapi The autobiographical graphic novel recounts its maturity age during the Iranian revolution. In addition to all other stress of being a teenager, Marji has to face the reign of Shah and Islamic fundamentalism, which is confronted with increasingly dangerous ways with the thorny and loving young woman of heavy metals.

12
Great (2007)

Jonah Hill And Michael Cera Spread in this comedy for adolescents from 2007 as two secondary friends who are determined to go to a party and get fucked before their diploma and head for separate colleges. While the buffoonery is hilarious and hot, the underlying feeling of Judd Apatow -The films produced are deeply serious and relatable. Sex and party are actually only masks for the anxiety of friends to go to the next phase of the young adult, especially since they will have to do it from each other for the first time.

13
The perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

Based on the 1999 novel ya of the same name, The perks of Being a Wallflower stars LOGAN LERMAN As a depressed adolescent with unrealized luggage that are trying to spend his first year of high school. Ezra Miller And Emma Watson (appearing in one of his major first roles after Harry Potter ) Co-star like his two friends of support in this sincere and sincere drama.

14
Childhood (2014)

Maybe more than any other film on this list, Childhood is truly a film to go to adulthood, as a director Richard Linklater The filmed over more than a decade. Ellar Coltrane was only six years old when it was launched and 18 years old when production finished, and the aspects of history were informed by real changes that Linklater saw in Coltrane and Co-Stars Patricia Arquette And Ethan Hawke , who played his divorced parents.

15
Moonlight (2016)

Barry Jenkins' Moonlight , who rightly brought back the best film Oscar A sadly famous upheaval , follows Chiron, a black boy living in Miami, and checks with him when he was a child ( Alex R. Hibbert ), teenager ( Ashton Sanders ), and adult ( Trevante Rhodes ) While he strikes himself with his sexuality, his intimidation, his negligent parents and his drug consumption. Mahershala Ali Co-Stars as a dealer who becomes a substitution father for the young Chiron and won the best actor in Oscar support for his efforts.

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16
The edge of seventeen (2016)

Hailee Steinfeld plays the name of Nadine, a 17 -year -old girl who feels betrayed when her only real friend ( Haley Lu Richardson ) Starts to go out with his brother. She finds the support of an improbable source - Mr. Bruner, a tired high school teacher played by Woody Harrelson - in this story full of spiritual and moving age.

17
Lady (2017)

Greta Gerwig's Film 2017 Lady stars Saoirsle Ronan As a voluntary adolescent with great ambitions to get out of her hometown of Sacramento and a complicated relationship with her mother ( Laurie Metcalf ). As funny as it is sincere, the multiple nomine of the Oscar is a skillful exploration of contradictory feelings that we face while growing up, trying simultaneously to decide who you want to be and to realize how to be faithful to who you are. (And also realize that the Dave Matthews group is good, in fact.)

18
Eigth year (2018)

Bo burnham , the actor who would continue to make the special defining the pandemic Inside , made his debut as director with 2018 Eigth year , a sweet and empathetic story on the college tests and how the digital era exacerbated them. Newcomer Elsie Fisher Play like Kayla, a young teenager whose confident vlogs and the presence of social media believe that her anxiety in real life when she works to get out of her shell.

19
Books (2019)

Olivia Wilde The beginnings of director could be described in a reducing way (but not entirely inaccurate) as " Great , but with girls. "" Feldstein Bonnet And Kaitlyn Dever Star as two high -end secondary friends who are determined to present themselves to classic puffy for adolescents before heading to the Ivy League colleges. It is a charming and hilarious adventure, and in the end, the two girls certainly achieved their goals - and also learned something about themselves.

20
CODA (2021)

CODA , the first film of a streaming service to have never won the best film at the Oscars, Stars Emilia Jones As Ruby, the only person heard in his otherwise deaf family. Ruby wants to pursue a singer career, something that her parents ( Marlee Matlin And TROY KOTSUR ) Have trouble supporting, especially since they need their help in their fishing business. It is a touching and edifying film about the family and growing up. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

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21
Licorice pizza (2021)

Cooper Hoffman ( Philip Seymour Hoffman son) and ALANA HAIM (from the group of Haim sisters). Paul Thomas Anderson Charming film 2021 Shaggy on the 70s. Hoffman plays an overly ambitious and smooth Wannabector of 15 years old who connects with the young woman slightly older and slightly older in Haim. Bradley Cooper Makes a brief but unforgettable appearance as a real Hollywood producer Jon Peters .

22
Becoming red (2022)

This 2022 pixar film which was unfortunately deprived of a theatrical outing in the middle of the pandemic finds a new intelligent metaphor for the challenges and joys of puberty. Mei, a 13 -year -old Chinese Chinese girl expressed by Rosalie Chiang , discover that she turns into a giant red panda each time she becomes too emotional. She will have to master (but not delete!) Her emotions, and she will have to find common ground and an understanding with her mother ( Sandra Oh ).

23
My year of cocks (2022)

The best short category animated to the Oscars has generally at least one film with a fun title, but 2022 My year of cocks can take the cake. The 24 -minute film per Pamela Ribon is an original recreation and mixing genre of her past as a 15 -year -old girl in Houston, Texas, and her attempts to find the right boy to lose his virginity.

24
Fabelmans (2022)

In this semi-autobiographical film of Steven Spielberg ,, Gabriel Labelle Play like Sammy Fabelman, a teenager who discovers a grass love for cinema even though his world shakes by parents ( Michelle Williams And Paul Dano ), divorce. Also a tribute to the inspiration provided by his mother, Fabelmans is among the most frank filmmakers in the career of the great director.

25
Are you God? It's me, Margaret (2023)

In a just world, Rachel McAdams would have obtained the best appointment of the support actress for her work as a loving and submerged mom in this long -awaited adaptation of the 1970 Judy Blume Classic. Abby Ryder Fortson Plays as a titular character, an 11 -year -old who moves with his parents from Manhattan to the suburbs of New Jersey and finds himself caught in sorrow, the excitement and competition of the life of the college. Blume was historically suspicious About the transformation of his novels into films, but even his greatest fans would agree that this film of Seventeen The filmmaker Kelly Fremon Craig does justice to writing.


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