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It's the summer of 1959 in Castlerock, Oregon and four 12 year-old boys - Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern - are fast friends. After learning of the general location of the body of a local boy who has been missing for several days, they set off into woods to see it. Along the way, they learn about them …selves, the meaning of friendship and the need to stand up for what is right. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age filmcoming of agecult film |
| Themes: | campingcouragewritingchildhoodgriefinsanityredemptionmemoryfuneralbetrayaldeathfriendship |
| Locations: | campfirewoodssmall towncartrain |
| Characters: | childhood friendboy with a gunboy in underwearbest friendmotherbullyteenage boywriterboybrother brother relationshiptattoofriendfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Period: | summer1950s |
| Story: | childhood memorywalking on train tracksfainting boyboy with glasseshugging one's friendrailroad trestlecrawling on hands and kneeswater canteenno trespassing signpie eating competitionblueberry pieoverweight childclimbing over fencechain link fenceclimbing a fence …store ownerinnocence lostfainting at the sight of bloodgrocery storetraumatic childhoodcampfire storyfishing roddrinking while drivingdrinking and drivingrunning on a bridgerailroad bridgeaspiring writerlistening to a car radiocorpse with eyes opentitle appears in songkilled by a trainboy smoking a cigarettetrain tracksfat boybare chested boytitle based on song.45 calibre pistoldead boyflick knifetattoo on armloss of friendimitating the firing of a gunaccidentally firing a gunreference to pluto the dogblood on one's handreference to abbott and costelloreference to mighty mousechased by a dogyankees baseball capdunking head in watercigarette behind earfeeling insultedargument between friendsmuddy clothesreference to donald duckmourning for sonsitting on the floorreading a comic bookportable radioundressing selfsleeping on the groundgroup vomitwet underweargmc truckpez dispenserchild uses gunplaying chickenreference to the lone rangertoasting marshmallowspinky swearbaseball cap worn backwardstripping overbottle of beerstory within the storyflipping a coinfour best friendslong walktrestledoefour friendsoverhearing a conversationolder brotherreference to coca colatin canfoot raceeating contestbased on the works of stephen kingsleeping outsidedog taghearing noisesyear 1959child smoking cigarettekicked in the butttoothpickyounger brothersobbingmale tearscombsummertimeshortcutmarshmallowbased on novellaguard dogchild with gunreference to mickey mousetearpacific northwesttypingporchgolden retrievercrawlingleechhowlingclothes linedecomposing bodyrailroad tracktalking to selfchild swearingtroubled teencanteenjuvenile delinquencypre teenreference to supermanfamous linepool hallwet clothestrespassinglunatictreehouseunderage smokingoregonoverweightbereavementrazor bladebaseball capwalkingpieimmaturitylistening to a radiohamburgertelling someone to shut updiggingfenceimperative in titleplaying poolinspirationnarrated by characterjunkyard12 year oldinsecurityoutcaststorefriendship between boysplaying cardsunderdogheroismmoral dilemmaloss of brotherdeerdead childswampchild protagonistnostalgiainnocenceswitchbladedeath of friendjumping from heightmale bondinggroup of friendscomic bookfaintingloyaltyhuggingeyeglassesnewspaper headlinetwindeath of brotherglassesconvertiblescarbaseball baton the roadstorytellingauthorgunshotfishingno opening creditsdrivingchild abusenonlinear timelinebridgebedroomgay slurdead bodyvomitingcomputercorpsedreamsongcryingvoice over narrationpistolthree word titleknifesingingcigarette smokingbare chested malebloodflashbackdoggun (See All) |
Three friends, whose lives have been drifting apart, reunite for the funeral of a fourth childhood friend. When looking through their childhood belongings, they discover a trunk which contained details on a quest their friend was attempting. It revealed that he was hot on the trail of the $200,000 t …hat went missing with airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper in 1971. They decide to continue his journey, but do not understand the dangers they will soon encounter. (Read More)
| Themes: | campingchildhoodredemptionfuneraldeathfriendship |
| Locations: | campfiresmall town |
| Characters: | childhood friendteenage boyboytattoofriendfather son relationship |
| Story: | campfire storyguard dogtreehouseoregondeerdeath of friendjumping from heightscarstorytellingfishingdead bodycomputercorpsesongcrying …three word titleknifesingingbare chested malegundogblood (See All) |
Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and stepdad, and wants to learn to play baseball. Rodriguez, the neighborhood baseball guru, takes Smalls under his wing - soon he becomes part of the local baseball buddies. They fall into adventures involving baseball, treehouse sleep-ins, the … desirous lifeguard at the local pool, the snooty rival ball team, and the travelling fair. Beyond the fence at the back of the sandlot menaces a legendary ball-eating dog called The Beast, and the kids inevitably must deal with him. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of agecult film |
| Themes: | childhoodfriendship |
| Characters: | boyfamily relationships |
| Period: | summer |
| Story: | boy with glasseschased by a dogyankees baseball capbaseball cap worn backwardssummertimechild swearingtreehousebaseball captelling someone to shut upfencejunkyardfriendship between boysgroup of friendsvomitingvoice over narration …dog (See All) |
1972. Vada Sultenfuss (played by Anna Chlumsky) is an intelligent, bubbly, hypochondriacal 11-year old girl. Her father, Harry (Dan Aykroyd), is a mortician and a widower. Her best friend is Thomas J Sennett (Macaulay Culkin). Then her father hires a new receptionist, Shelly (Jamie Lee Curtis), and …life will never be the same again. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | writingchildhoodgriefmemoryfuneralfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | woodssmall town |
| Characters: | childhood friendbest friendwriterboybrother brother relationshipfriendfamily relationships |
| Period: | summer |
| Story: | boy with glassestitle based on songloss of friendplaying cardsdead childdeath of friendfishingdead bodycorpsecryingsingingblood |
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father ('Brad Pitt' (qv)). Jack (played as an adult by … 'Sean Penn (I)' (qv)) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | childhoodgriefmemorydeath |
| Locations: | woodssmall town |
| Characters: | bullyboybrother brother relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | childhood memorytrain tracksbare chested boytreehouse12 year oldloss of brotherchild protagonistinnocencefaintingeyeglassesdeath of brotherbaseball batstorytellinggunshotchild abuse …nonlinear timelinebridgedead bodycryingvoice over narrationbare chested maledogflashback (See All) |
The movie details a town split between the wealthy South Zone gang called 'The Socials' and the poor North Zone gang called 'The Greasers'. Dallas Winston, Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade from 'The Greasers' befriend the rich Cherry Valance and Marcia at a drive-in. Later that night, a group of 'The …Socs' chase and beat up Johnny and attempt to drown Ponyboy in a fountain. However, Johnny stabs one Soc and kills him, saving Ponyboy. The desperate boys seek Dallas who finds a hideout for them in a nearby town. One week later, Johnny and Ponyboy decide to return to their hometown, with Dallas, to claim the murder as self-defense. But on their way back, they see the church on fire and Ponyboy and Johnny help the children trapped in the church and become heroes. However Johnny is badly wounded and confined to the hospital. Meanwhile The Socs and The Greasers prepare to fight. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of agecult film |
| Themes: | writingfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | small towncartrain |
| Characters: | best friendteenage boyboybrother brother relationshipfriendteenager |
| Story: | dead boyloss of friendjuvenile delinquencyunderage smokingstoreplaying cardsheroismswitchbladedeath of friendmale bondinggroup of friendsconvertiblescarvomitingdream …cryingvoice over narrationknifecigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbackgunblood (See All) |
Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school, so he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences, including that she's rich, he's poor, and she's a city girl, he's a country boy, the two become fast friends. Toget …her, they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants and rule as king and queen. This friendship helps Jess deal with the tragedy that makes him realize what Leslie taught him. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | childhoodgrieffriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | woods |
| Characters: | childhood friendbest friendbullyteenage boyboyfriendfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Period: | summer |
| Story: | loss of friendfoot racedeerdeath of friendstorytellingbridgethree word titlesingingdog |
In the Town of Derry, the local kids are disappearing one by one, leaving behind bloody remains. In a place known as 'The Barrens', a group of seven kids are united by their horrifying and strange encounters with an evil clown and their determination to kill It.
| Themes: | childhoodmemorydeath |
| Locations: | small town |
| Characters: | childhood friendboy in underwearbullyteenager |
| Period: | summer |
| Story: | traumatic childhoodbare chested boychild smoking cigarettechild swearingoutcastunderdogheroismloss of brotherswitchbladeeyeglassesdeath of brotherchild abusegay slurflashbackblood |
Honduran teenager Sayra reunites with her father, an opportunity for her to potentially realize her dream of a life in the U.S. Moving to Mexico is the first step in a fateful journey of unexpected events.
| Themes: | death |
| Locations: | cartrain |
| Characters: | teenage boyboytattoofamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | railroad trestletrain trackstrestlechild with gunrailroad trackhuggingscargunshotbedroomdead bodydreamcryingcigarette smokinggundog |
Two young men, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, meet when they get a job as sheep herders on Brokeback Mountain. They are at first strangers, then they become friends. Throughout the weeks, they grow closer as they learn more about each other. One night, after some heavy drinking, they find a deeper co …nnection. They then indulge in a blissful romance for the rest of the summer. Unable to deal with their feelings for each other, they part ways at the end of the summer. Four years go by, and they each settle down, Ennis in Wyoming with his wife and two girls, and Jack in Texas with his wife and son. Still longing for each other, they meet back up, and are faced with the fact that they need each other. They undeniably need each other, and unsure of what to do, they start a series of "fishing trips", in order to spend time together. The relationship struggles on for years until tragedy strikes. (Read More)
| Themes: | campingmemoryfriendship |
| Locations: | campfirewoodssmall towntrain |
| Characters: | bullyboyfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | summer |
| Story: | childhood memorywater canteengrocery storefishing rodgmc trucksleeping outsideclothes linechild swearingpieplaying poolfishingsongcryingsingingcigarette smoking …flashbackgunblooddog (See All) |
Evan Treborn grows up in a small town with his single, working mother and his friends. He suffers from memory blackouts where he suddenly finds himself somewhere else, confused. Evan's friends and mother hardly believe him, thinking he makes it up just to get out of trouble. As Evan grows up he has …fewer of these blackouts until he seems to have recovered. Since the age of seven he has written a diary of his blackout moments so he can remember what happens. One day at college he starts to read one of his old diaries, and suddenly a flashback hits him like a brick! (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | childhoodinsanitymemoryfuneraldeath |
| Locations: | woodssmall town |
| Characters: | childhood friendmotherbullyteenage boyboyfather son relationship |
| Story: | playing pooljunkyardscarbaseball batchild abusenonlinear timelinegay slurvomitingdreamcryingknifecigarette smokingbare chested maledogflashback …gunblood (See All) |
Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with Eli, a peculiar girl. She can't stand the sun or food and to come into a room she needs to be invited. Eli gives Oskar the strength to hit back but when he realizes that Eli needs to drink other people's blood to live he's faced …with a choice. How much can love forgive? Set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of agecult film |
| Themes: | couragechildhoodfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | woodstrain |
| Characters: | bullyboyfriendfather son relationship |
| Story: | dead boyloss of friendolder brotherlistening to a radioimperative in title12 year oldchild protagonistswitchbladehuggingnewspaper headlinebridgedead bodyvomitingcorpseknife …cigarette smokingbare chested maledogblood (See All) |
Brian Lackey is determined to discover what happened during an amnesia blackout when he was eight years old, and then later woke with a bloody nose. He believes he was abducted by aliens, and N. McCormick, a fellow player on Brian's childhood baseball team, may be the key as to exactly what happened … that night. As Brian searches for the truth and tries to track him down, Neil McCormick takes up hustling and moves to New York, in attempts to forget childhood memories that haunt him. Together, the two of them uncover the terrible truth of the scars they share. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | childhoodgriefmemoryfriendship |
| Locations: | small town |
| Characters: | best friendbullyteenage boyboytattoofriendfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | childhood memoryboy with glasseschild swearingfaintingeyeglassesscarchild abusenonlinear timelinebedroomgay slurdreamcryingvoice over narrationsingingcigarette smoking …flashbackbloodgundog (See All) |
Mike Waters lives on the street and befriends the somewhat older and streetwise Scott Favor who shows him what is necessary to survive. Waters suffers from narcolepsy and can fall asleep at any moment and in almost any circumstance. Favor comes from a rich family and is rebelling against his own bac …kground. They travel together extensively - Waters is driven by the need to find his biological mother - and spend time in Italy. Later in life however, Favor has joined mainstream society and has little time for his old friend. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of agecult film |
| Themes: | griefmemoryfuneralfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | campfiresmall towncar |
| Characters: | best friendmotherteenage boyboybrother brother relationshipfriendfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | title based on songoregonfaintingon the roadstorytellingnonlinear timelinebedroomgay slurdreamsongcryingknifesingingcigarette smokingbare chested male …flashbackgundog (See All) |
The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o …f The Beatles. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | childhoodfuneralfriendshipdeath |
| Characters: | best friendmotherteenage boyboyfriendfather son relationship |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | boy with glassestitle based on songlistening to a radioswitchbladegroup of friendsbedroomdreamsongcryingsingingcigarette smokingflashbackblood |
Despondent over his breakup with Desiree, Zia slashes his wrists and goes to an afterlife peopled by suicides, a high-desert landscape dotted by old tires, burned-out cars, and abandoned sofas. He gets a job in a pizza joint. By chance, Zia learns that Desiree offed herself a few months after he did …, and she's looking for him. He sets off with Eugene (an electrocuted Russian rocker) to find her, and they pick up a hitchhiker, Mikal, who's looking for the People in Charge, believing she's there by mistake. They're soon at the camp of Kneller, where casual miracles proliferate. They hear rumors of a miraculous king. Can Zia find Desiree? Then what? Where there's death there's hope. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | campingmemoryfuneraldeath |
| Locations: | campfiretrain |
| Characters: | brother brother relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | grocery storetrain tracksrazor bladescaron the roadstorytellingfishingdead bodycomputerdreamsongcryingvoice over narrationknifesinging …cigarette smokingbare chested maledoggunflashbackblood (See All) |
Rusty James is the leader of a small, dying gang in an industrial town. He lives in the shadow of the memory of his absent, older brother -- The Motorcycle Boy. His mother has left, his father drinks, school has no meaning for him and his relationships are shallow. He is drawn into one more gang fig …ht and the events that follow begin to change his life. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | memoryfriendship |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | best friendmotherteenage boybrother brother relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | loss of friendolder brotherjuvenile delinquencypool hallwet clothesloss of brotherswitchbladegroup of friendsdeath of brothergunshotbridgedead bodydreamknifecigarette smoking …bare chested maledogblood (See All) |
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | writingmemoryfriendship |
| Characters: | best friendbullyteenage boywriterboybrother brother relationshipfriendfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | childhood memoryaspiring writer12 year oldinnocencedeath of friendhuggingeyeglassesglassesdrivingchild abusebedroomgay slurcryingvoice over narrationknife …singingflashback (See All) |
Medical students begin to explore the realm of near death experiences, hoping for insights. Each has their heart stopped and is revived. They begin having flashes of walking nightmares from their childhood, reflecting sins they committed or had committed against them. The experiences continue to int …ensify, and they begin to be physically beaten by their visions as they try and go deeper into the death experience to find a cure. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | childhoodredemptionmemorybetrayaldeath |
| Locations: | woodstrain |
| Characters: | bullyboy |
| Story: | childhood memorydead boywalkingmoral dilemmagroup of friendshuggingscarbaseball batcorpsecryingpistolknifecigarette smokingbare chested maledog …flashbackblood (See All) |
The story of Seita and Satsuko, two young Japanese siblings, living in the declining days of World War II. When an American firebombing separates the two children from their parents, the two siblings must rely completely on one another while they struggle to fight for their survival.
| Themes: | memoryfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | motherteenage boyboyfriendfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | water canteenimitating the firing of a guntin canmale tearscombleechdead childinnocencedead bodycorpsesongcryingvoice over narrationthree word titlesinging …flashbackblood (See All) |
Shaken by the death of his father and discouraged by his stalled career, writer Sal Paradise goes on a road trip hoping for inspiration. While traveling, he is befriended by charismatic and fearless Dean Moriarty and Moriarty's free-spirited and seductive young wife, Marylou. Traveling across the Am …erican southwest together, they strive to break from conformity and and search the unknown, and their decisions change the very course of their lives. (Read More)
| Themes: | funeraldeathfriendship |
| Locations: | cartrain |
| Characters: | writerfriend |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | reference to supermanlistening to a radioinspirationhuggingglasseson the roaddrivinggay slursongcryingvoice over narrationthree word titlesingingcigarette smokingbare chested male …gunflashback (See All) |
A boy named Walter is dropped by his mother Mae at his great-uncles' house. Later,Walter will find out his great-uncles' big secret. And rumors say that Hub & Garth, Walter's great uncles, have stolen much gold & money. (some say they stole it from Al Capone) Did they really steal that money or not?
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | courage |
| Locations: | car |
| Characters: | motherteenage boyboybrother brother relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | switchbladeeyeglassesconvertiblestorytellingfishingno opening creditschild abusebridgepistolknifecigarette smokingflashbackgundog |
A family. Rose and Norah, in Albuquerque, lost their mother when they were young. Rose is responsible - a housecleaner, raising her seven-year-old son Oscar. She's also having an affair with Mac, a married cop, her high-school sweetheart. Norah can't hold a job. Their dad, Joe, is quirky. When Oscar … is expelled for odd behavior, Rose wants to earn enough to send him to private school. Mac suggests she clean up after crime scenes, suicides, and deaths that go undiscovered for awhile. Rose enlists Norah, and Sunshine Cleaners is born. Norah bonds with the dead, Rose finds out that it's a regulated business, and complications arise. Can a family marked by tragedy sort things out? (Read More)
| Themes: | memorydeath |
| Locations: | cartrain |
| Characters: | motherboytattoofamily relationships |
| Story: | childhood memoryrailroad trestlegrocery storetrain tracksreference to coca coladecomposing bodystorytellinggunshotdrivingbedroomdead bodyvomitingcorpsecryingpistol …flashbackblood (See All) |
A young man is released from prison after many years and given a new identity in a new town. Aided by a supervisor who becomes like a father to him he finds a job and friends and hesitantly starts a relationship with a compassionate girl. But the secret of the heinous crime he committed as a boy wei …ghs down on him, and he learns that it is not so easy to escape your past. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | childhoodredemptionfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | bullyboybrother brother relationshipfriendfather son relationship |
| Story: | train trackstrespassingdiggingfriendship between boysmoral dilemmainnocencemale bondinghuggingnewspaper headlinefishingchild abusecryingknifebare chested maleflashback …blood (See All) |
When his only friend and co-worker dies, a young man born with dwarfism moves to an abandoned train depot in rural New Jersey. Though he tried to maintain a life of solitude, he is soon entangled with an artist who is struggling with a personal tragedy and an overly friendly Cuban hot-dog vendor.
| Themes: | grieffriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | small towntrain |
| Characters: | friendfather son relationship |
| Story: | walking on train tracksrailroad trestlegrocery storetrestlerailroad trackwalkingoutcastdeath of friendbridgethree word titlecigarette smokingdog |
T.J., a high school freshman, lost his mother two months before in a car accident: his father pops pills and sits on the couch; his grandmother holds things together, chatting and cooking. T.J. wants the car back from the salvage yard where the owner's son is a bully. By happenstance, Hesher, a foul …-mouthed squatter, moves in with T.J's family. T.J. also meets Nicole, a grocery clerk near poverty who helps him once. Hesher involves T.J. in crime, the bully is omnipresent, mom's car is slipping away, dad has checked out, T.J. watches Nicole at work, and his grandma invites him to join her morning walk: the odds are long that T.J. can assemble a family to help him thrive. (Read More)
| Themes: | griefmemoryfuneralfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | car |
| Characters: | motherbullyteenage boytattoofriendfather son relationship |
| Story: | climbing a fencegrocery storelistening to a car radiowalkingjunkyardeyeglassesstorytellingvomitingsongcryingsingingcigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbackblood |
Joe Toy, on the verge of adolescence, finds himself increasingly frustrated by his single father, Frank's attempts to manage his life. Declaring his freedom once and for all, he escapes to a clearing in the woods with his best friend, Patrick, and a strange kid named Biaggio. He announces that they …are going to build a house there, free from responsibility and parents. Once their makeshift abode is finished, the three young men find themselves masters of their own destiny, alone in the woods. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | friendship |
| Locations: | campfirewoods |
| Characters: | best friendteenage boyboyfriendfather son relationship |
| Period: | summer |
| Story: | boy with glassesargument between friendssummertimeunderage smokingfriendship between boysjumping from heightbare chested male |
Young Bruno lives a wealthy lifestyle in prewar Germany along with his mother, elder sister, and SS Commandant father. The family relocates to the countryside where his father is assigned to take command a prison camp. A few days later, Bruno befriends another youth, strangely dressed in striped paj …amas, named Shmuel who lives behind an electrified fence. Bruno will soon find out that he is not permitted to befriend his new friend as he is a Jew, and that the neighboring yard is actually a prison camp for Jews awaiting extermination. (Read More)
| Themes: | friendship |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | motherboyfriendfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | innocence lostbare chested boyguard doglistening to a radiodiggingfencefriendship between boyseyeglassessongcryingsingingcigarette smokingbare chested maledog |
Jim Stark is the new kid in town. He has been in trouble elsewhere; that's why his family has had to move before. Here he hopes to find the love he doesn't get from his middle-class family. Though he finds some of this in his relation with Judy, and a form of it in both Plato's adulation and Ray's r …eal concern for him, Jim must still prove himself to his peers in switchblade knife fights and "chickie" games in which cars race toward a seaside cliff. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age filmcoming of agecult film |
| Themes: | deathfriendship |
| Locations: | car |
| Characters: | best friendteenage boyfriendfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | listening to a car radiodead boycombjuvenile delinquencyswitchbladedeath of friendconvertibledrivingcryingknifecigarette smokingbare chested malebloodgun |
As children, Ruth, Kathy and Tommy spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits t …hem. (Read More)
| Themes: | childhooddeathfriendship |
| Locations: | woodscar |
| Characters: | teenage boyboy |
| Story: | childhood memorytitle appears in songfenceimperative in titledeath of friendhuggingdrivingcryingsingingflashback |
This is a gentle, innocent film about the reflections of an aging man, who returns to his home town after the death of his best friend. Memories of life at age 11 floods back as it was a magical time that changed his life. Three 11 year old children (Bobby, Carol, and Sully) share their lives. Carol … and Bobby have a special affection for one another including sharing a kiss "by which all others will be measured". Bobby lives with his mother, a bitter, vain woman who looks for pleasures for herself without sharing much with her son. Into their lives comes a mysterious new boarder, who befriends the boy but generates distrust from the mother. As time passes, the man and boy share confidences and special powers are revealed. The man warns the boy to be on the lookout for the "lowmen", who were seeking him. The two share a summer's adventures and come to love one another before the inevitable happens. A confrontation with a school bully also changes everyone. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | childhoodmemoryfuneralbetrayaldeathfriendship |
| Locations: | small town |
| Characters: | childhood friendmotherbullyboyfriend |
| Story: | childhood memorybased on the works of stephen kingbased on novellanostalgiabaseball batstorytellingflashback |
Russell and his younger brother Rodney live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his brother becomes involved with one of the most violent and ruthless crime rings in the Northea …st - a mistake that will cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom, or risk it all to seek justice for his brother. (Read More)
| Themes: | redemptionbetrayaldeath |
| Locations: | woodssmall towntrain |
| Characters: | brother brother relationshiptattoofather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | dead boyyounger brotherlistening to a radiodeereyeglassesdeath of brotherno opening creditsbridgegay slurdead bodyvomitingcorpsecryingvoice over narrationpistol …cigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbackgunblood (See All) |
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his … mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | memorydeathfriendship |
| Characters: | best friendbullyteenage boywriterbrother brother relationshipfriendteenager |
| Story: | innocence lostdead boyloss of friendjuvenile delinquencypool hallhamburgerdeath of friendjumping from heightgroup of friendsscarstorytellingvomitingdreamcryingvoice over narration …knifecigarette smokinggunblood (See All) |
After Iggy's long-time girlfriend is murdered and the whole town agrees he is the killer, he awakens one morning with horns and the townspeople soon confess their sins. Once knowing the sins of the people, he is facing the true killer of his beloved girlfriend.
| Themes: | friendshipdeath |
| Locations: | woodssmall town |
| Characters: | childhood friendbest friendteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | bare chested boytreehouseplaying pooloutcastfriendship between boysgroup of friendsscargunshotno opening creditsnonlinear timelinegay slurdead bodycryingvoice over narrationcigarette smoking …bare chested maleflashbackblood (See All) |
When Sam Merrick is beaten up by local bully George Tooney, Sam's older brother Rocky and his friends Clyde and Marty plan to pretend it's Sam's birthday to "invite" George on a boat trip in which they would dare him to strip naked, jump in the lake, and run home naked. But when Sam, his girlfriend …Millie, Rocky, and Clyde see George as not much of a bad guy, they want to call off the plan, but Marty refuses. Will the plan go ahead as planned? (Read More)
| Themes: | friendshipdeath |
| Locations: | woodssmall town |
| Characters: | bullyteenage boybrother brother relationshiptattoofriendfather son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | older brotherunderage smokingoregondeerbaseball batgay slurvomitingcryingknifecigarette smokingbloodgun |
The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
| Themes: | memorybetrayalfriendshipdeath |
| Characters: | best friendbrother brother relationshipfriendfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | grocery storedead boyreference to mickey mousenostalgiaswitchbladedeath of brotherfishingno opening creditsnonlinear timelinebedroomdead bodycryingbloodflashback |
Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University, Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire savings account to charity, and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life.
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | griefmemorydeath |
| Locations: | campfirewoodssmall towncartrain |
| Characters: | teenage boyfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | guard doghowlingplaying cardsdeereyeglasseson the roadgunshotfishingnonlinear timelinebridgedreamcryingvoice over narrationthree word titleknife …singingcigarette smokingbare chested maledogbloodflashback (See All) |
Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low I.Q. but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His 'mama' teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam, finding new friends called Dan and Bubba …, he wins medals, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, starts a ping-pong craze, creates the smiley, writes bumper stickers and songs, donates to people and meets the president several times. However, this is all irrelevant to Forrest who can only think of his childhood sweetheart Jenny Curran, who has messed up her life. Although in the end all he wants to prove is that anyone can love anyone. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | childhoodfriendship |
| Characters: | childhood friendbest friendmotherbullyfriend |
| Story: | loss of friendfamous linetelling someone to shut upunderdoginnocencedeath of friendfaintinghuggingfishingchild abusedead bodyflashback |
In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kiting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the … death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kiting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption. (Read More)
| Themes: | couragechildhoodredemptionmemoryfuneralbetrayaldeathfriendship |
| Characters: | motherbullywriterboybrother brother relationshipfriendfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | typinglistening to a radiofriendship between boysstorytellingauthorchild abusesongcryingthree word titlesingingcigarette smokingflashbackgundogblood |
Harry, Ron, and Hermione continue their quest of finding and destroying the Dark Lord's three remaining Horcruxes, the magical items responsible for his immortality. But as the mystical Deathly Hallows are uncovered, and Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as …they know it will never be the same again. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of agecult film |
| Themes: | redemptionmemorybetrayalfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | childhood friendteenager |
| Story: | boy with glassesloss of friendheroismdeath of friendloyaltyscardead bodyflashbackblood |
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for brutally killing two black men who tried to break into/steal his truck. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that co …mmitted acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | friendshipdeath |
| Locations: | car |
| Characters: | bullyteenage boybrother brother relationshiptattoofriendfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | grocery storeboy smoking a cigarettejuvenile delinquencystoreloss of brotherdeath of brothergunshotbedroomcomputercryingvoice over narrationpistolthree word titlecigarette smokingbare chested male …flashbackgunblood (See All) |
Four middle-aged men decide to take a road trip from Cincinnati to the Pacific in order to get away from their lives which are leading them nowhere. Taking their motorcycles, these "Wild Hogs" tear up the road and eventually stop in New Mexico for a drink not knowing that the bar belongs to the "Del … Fuegos", a mean biker gang. When the Del Fuegos steal a bike that belongs to the Wild Hogs, the four men form a plan to steal their bike back. (Read More)
| Themes: | couragefriendship |
| Locations: | campfiresmall town |
| Characters: | writertattoofriendfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | aspiring writersleeping outsidemarshmallowtearloyaltyglasseson the roadno opening creditscrying |
John Singleton's portrayal of social problems in inner-city Los Angeles takes the form of a tale of three friends growing up together 'in the 'hood.' Half-brothers Doughboy and Ricky Baker are foils for each other's personality, presenting very different approaches to the tough lives they face. Rick …y is the 'All-American' athlete, looking to win a football scholarship to USC and seeks salvation through sports, while 'Dough' succumbs to the violence, alcohol, and crime surrounding him in his environment, but maintains a strong sense of pride and code of honor. Between these two is their friend Tre, who is lucky to have a father, 'Furious' Styles, to teach him to have the strength of character to do what is right and to always take responsibility for his actions. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of agecult film |
| Themes: | friendshipdeath |
| Locations: | car |
| Characters: | teenage boybrother brother relationshiptattoofriendfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | title based on songloss of friendchild swearingloss of brotherdeath of frienddeath of brotherstorytellingfishingno opening creditsgay slurcorpsepistolknifecigarette smokingbare chested male …gunblood (See All) |
In 1902, in London, the spinster Beatrix Potter lives with her bourgeois parents. Her snobbish mother, Helen Potter, had introduced several bachelors to Beatrix until she was twenty years old, but she had turned them all down. Beatrix Potter has been drawing animals and making up stories about them …since she was a child, but her parents have never recognized her as an artist. One day, Miss Potter offers her stories to a print house, and a rookie publisher, Norman Warne, who is delighted with her tales, publishes her first children's book. This success leads Norman to publish two other books, and Miss Potter meanwhile becomes the best friend of his single sister Millie Warne. Soon Beatrix and Norman fall in love with each other, but Helen does not accept that her daughter would marry a "trader". However, Beatrix's father Rupert Potter proposes that his daughter spend the summer with his wife and him in their country house in Lake District, and if she is still interested in Norman after the summertime, he would bless their marriage. When Miss Potter stops receiving letters from Norman, she is disappointed. Then one day she receives a letter from Millie explaining what had happened to Norman. (Read More)
| Themes: | writinggrieffriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | motherwriterboybrother brother relationshipfriendfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | summer |
| Story: | childhood memorysummertimebereavementhuggingdeath of brotherstorytellingauthorsongcryingvoice over narrationsingingflashback |
Mia, an aggressive fifteen-year-old girl, lives on an Essex estate with her tarty mother, Joanne, and precocious little sister Tyler. She has been thrown out of school and is awaiting admission to a referrals unit and spends her days aimlessly. She begins an uneasy friendship with Joanne's slick boy …friend, Connor, who encourages her one interest, dancing. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | friendship |
| Locations: | cartrain |
| Characters: | motherteenage boytattoofamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | climbing a fenceguard dogclothes linetrespassingfencejunkyardhuggingdrivingchild abusebedroomcryingsingingcigarette smokingbare chested maledog |
'Slow West' follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas.
| Themes: | death |
| Locations: | campfirewoods |
| Characters: | teenage boywriterboyfamily relationships |
| Story: | eyeglassesstorytellinggunshotbridgedead bodycorpsedreamsongcryingvoice over narrationpistolknifesingingcigarette smokinggun …bloodflashbackdog (See All) |
Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the three Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the ga …ng's mastermind, remains on the loose and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantly - save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | betrayaldeath |
| Locations: | campfiresmall town |
| Characters: | teenage boybrother brother relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | dead boyyounger brotherdeath of friendfaintingloyaltydeath of brotherstorytellingdead bodyvomitingcorpsedreamsongcryingpistolknife …singingcigarette smokingdogblood (See All) |
During World War II, 12-year old Ivan works as a spy on the eastern front. The small Ivan can cross the German lines unnoticed to collect information. Three Soviet officers try to take care of this boy-child.
| Themes: | childhood |
| Characters: | boy |
| Story: | childhood memorybare chested boynarrated by character12 year olddead childswampdead bodydreamvoice over narrationpistolknifecigarette smokingflashback |
High school outcasts stumble upon an old alien ship, where they acquire superpowers and are dubbed the Power Rangers. Learning that an old enemy of the previous generation has returned to exact vegenance, the group must harness their powers and use them to work together and save the world.
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | courageinsanityredemptionfuneralbetrayaldeathfriendship |
| Locations: | campfirewoodssmall towntrain |
| Characters: | bullyteenage boybrother brother relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
| Story: | canteentrespassingoutcastheroismswampjumping from heightgroup of friendsscarno opening creditscorpsepistolbare chested male |
Four childhood friends, Jonesy, Beaver, Pete and Henry all share a special secret. Each year, they take a trip into Maine woods. This year is different. A blizzard occurs, and they recover a man found wandering around. Unbeknownst to them,this wandering individual isn't the only being to be found. N …ow they must act fast to stop the outbreak developing and to prevent the world from its doom (Read More)
| Themes: | childhoodmemorydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | campfirewoodstrain |
| Characters: | bullyboyfriend |
| Story: | reference to mighty mousebased on the works of stephen kingtoothpickheroismdeerdeath of friendgroup of friendsnonlinear timelinecomputercorpsesongpistolsingingbare chested maleflashback …gunblooddog (See All) |
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