From The Graduate to Mean Girls: Must-see coming-of-age films

Thimmaiah PU

 Sep 27, 2023

The Graduate: Amazon Prime Video

Dustin Hoffman plays a man who is seduced by a housewife who is a friend of his parents

Mean Girls: YouTube

Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams and Amanda Seyfried play girls going through turmoil and experiencing teenage life

Dazed and Confused: YouTube

Richard Linklater's film, starring Matthew McConaughey, is an affectionate high school portrait which resembles the modern world

Never Rarely Sometimes Always: Amazon Prime Video

This film is about two teens, Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) and her cousin (Talia Ryder), who take a trip to a Planned Parenthood facility

Rebel Without a Cause: Amazon Prime Video

James Dean's character is that of a disillusioned young man looking for something exciting in his life

The Last Picture Show: Amazon Prime Video

It is about the closing of a cinema visited by two best friends, Sonny (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane (Jeff Bridges)

Stand By Me: Netflix

Written by Stephen King, this film is about a group of boys who go through turbulences and learn the rough truth about being an adult

The Perks of Being a Wallflower: Netflix

Logan Lerman plays a freshman who struggles to find friends until his senior Sam (Emma Watson) brings him into her gang