Posts Tagged ‘coming-of-age’

Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (1991)

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Christina Applegate | Joanna Cassidy | John Getz | Josh Charles | Keith Coogan | Concetta Tomei | David Duchovny | Kimmy Robertson | Jayne Brook | Eda Reiss Merin | Robert Hy Gorman | Danielle Harris | Christopher Pettiet | Chris Claridge | Jeff Bollow
Directors: Stephen Herek
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The misadventures of five siblings, whose mother goes off on a two month vacation, leaving them under the care of a geriatric babysitter. The babysitter dies, and the fun begins. The oldest sibling, Sue Ellen, is left to fend for her younger siblings, who fight her every step of the way.

Half a Person (2007)

Monday, November 17th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: Canada
Actors: Nigel Smith | Michael Majeski | Taylor Trowbridge | Joanna Haughton | Andrew Udell | Emilio DelSordo | Andrea Lacey | Brian Santangelo | Geneviève Cholette | Doug Massey | Joseph Santangelo | Vijay Gill | Adrienne Santangelo
Directors: Adam Santangelo
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On a road trip from their small hometown to Toronto, two best friends begin to learn the truth about one another, and finally prepare to enter adulthood. Alex (Nigel Smith) is a straight, quiet young man in search of love, while Mark (Michael Majeski) is gay, charismatic, and struggling in his committed partnership. Together, the pair travels across Canada, exploring the countryside and mapping out their future.

Borstal Boy (2000)

Friday, November 14th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: Ireland | UK
Actors: Shawn Hatosy | Danny Dyer | Lee Ingleby | Robin Laing | Eva Birthistle | Michael York | Mark Huberman | Jim Byrne | Garret Deady | Darren Donohue | Ronnie Drew | William Fitzpatrick | Luke Griffin | Trevor Hanly | Lukas Hassel
Directors: Peter Sheridan
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Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old republican, is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the second world war. His mission is thwarted when he is apprehended, charged and imprisoned in Borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia, England. At Borstal, Brendan is forced to live face-to-face with those he perceived as “the enemy,” a confrontation that reveals a deep inner conflict in the young Brendan and forces a self-examination that is both traumatic and revealing. Events take an unexpected turn and Brendan is thrown into a complete spin. In the emotional vortex, he finally faces up to the truth.

Kids (1995)

Friday, November 14th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Leo Fitzpatrick | Sarah Henderson | Justin Pierce | Joseph Chan | Johnathan Staci Kim | Adriane Brown | Sajan Bhagat | Billy Valdes | Billy Waldeman | Javier Núñez | Luis Núñez | Christian Bruna | Alex Glen | Chloë Sevigny | Rosario Dawson
Directors: Larry Clark
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Disturbing, dark, low-budget independent film about teen-agers growing up in poverty in New York City. The story focuses on Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick), a teen who has a goal to de-flower as many virgins as he can. When one of his old encounters discovers that she is H.I.V.-positive, after only one encounter with a guy, Telly remains undaunted.

Keeping Up with the Steins (2006)

Monday, November 10th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Jami Gertz | Daryl Hannah | Garry Marshall | Jeremy Piven | Doris Roberts | Daryl Sabara | Larry Miller | Cheryl Hines | Richard Benjamin | Marc John Jefferies | Tom Hines | Carter Jenkins | Sandra Taylor | Miranda Cosgrove | Brittany Robertson
Directors: Scott Marshall
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In toney Brentwood, Benjamin Fiedler prepares for his bar mitzvah; trouble is, he understands neither its meaning nor the Hebrew, and his parents (particularly his successful-agent father) are planning the most lavish party possible. Benjamin wants his dad to give him some space, so he gets an idea: to invite his grandfather, who left the family years ago and for whom Benjamin’s dad has an intense dislike, to come two weeks early. Thanks in part to grandpa - and to the immediate family’s love - Benjamin may have a shot at figuring out what it means to be a man.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Matthew Broderick | Alan Ruck | Mia Sara | Jeffrey Jones | Jennifer Grey | Cindy Pickett | Lyman Ward | Edie McClurg | Charlie Sheen | Ben Stein | Del Close | Virginia Capers | Richard Edson | Larry Flash Jenkins | Kristy Swanson
Directors: John Hughes
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Ferris Bueller has played hooky numbers of times, and this time he’s got the entire school and more believing he is on the verge of death. On this special day off, Ferris invites his friend Cameron Fry and girlfriend Sloane Peterson to his day of fun, while taking Cameron’s father’s precious Ferrari for transportation. All the while, the principal Ed Rooney is determined to prove Ferris is faking his illness and Ferris’s agitated sister Jeanie also has a goal to catch Ferris off guard. Ferris enjoys his day with his friends, until the mileage of the Ferrari reads one too many miles driven and Cameron has a blow out.

Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Drew Barrymore | Steve Zahn | Adam Garcia | Brittany Murphy | James Woods | Lorraine Bracco
Directors: Penny Marshall
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Seriocomic story based on the memoir by Beverly Donofrio, the movie follows a young woman who finds her life radically altered by an event from her teen years. Born in 1950, Beverly grew up bright and ambitious in a working-class neighborhood in Connecticut; her father was a tough but good-hearted cop who listened to his daughter’s problems, and her mother was a nervous woman eager to imagine the worst. From an early age, Beverly displays a keen intelligence and an interest in literature, and dreams of going to college in New York and becoming a writer. However, she also develops an early interest in boys, and at 15 finds herself madly in love with a boy from her high school. However, an attempt to get his attention leads to an embarassing incident at a party, and Ray, a sweet but thick-headed 18-year-old, steps forward to defend her. Beverly and Ray end up making out, and after one thing leads to another, Beverly discovers she’s pregnant. Telling Ray is only marginally less difficult than informing her parents, and at 16, Beverly is a wife and mother. Against the odds, Beverly is determined to still finish high school and go on to college, but that goal becomes more difficult with time, especially after Beverly’s marriage begins to fall apart. Ray tries to do the right thing but has trouble holding a job, and becomes addicted to heroin.

All the Pretty Horses (2000)

Friday, October 10th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Western
Countries: USA
Actors: Matt Damon | Henry Thomas | Penélope Cruz | J.D. Young | Laura Poe | Sam Shepard | Robert Patrick | Lucas Black | Yvette Diaz | Imelda Colindres | Augustin Solis | Rubén Blades | Elizabeth Ibarra | Miriam Colon | Lonnie Rodriguez
Directors: Billy Bob Thornton
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Two young Texas cowboys on the cusp of manhood ride into 1940’s Mexico in search of experience. What they find is a country as chaotic as it is beautiful, as cruel and unfeeling as it is mysterious, where death is a constant, capricious companion.

Bronx Tale, A (1993)

Monday, September 29th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Robert De Niro | Chazz Palminteri | Lillo Brancato | Francis Capra | Taral Hicks | Kathrine Narducci | Clem Caserta | Alfred Sauchelli Jr. | Frank Pietrangolare | Joe Pesci | Robert D'Andrea | Eddie Montanaro | Fred Fischer | Dave Salerno | Joe D'Onofrio
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Gangster Sonny is the big man in Calogero’s Bronx neighborhood. A shooting witnessed by Calogero is the starting point of a lasting bond between the gangster and the small boy. Father (bus driver Lorenzo), however, disap- proves. Calogero grows up under the wings of both men, torn between his own natural honesty and his fascination with Sonny. C’s neighborhood cronies get involved in theft, use of guns, racial fights. When C meets girl, things don’t become easier. C’s leap to manhood is marked by tragedy, but also by his recognition of the many faces of love.

Damien: Omen II (1978)

Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: William Holden | Lee Grant | Lew Eуres | Sylvia Sidney | Jonathan Scott-Taylor | Robert Foxworth
Directors: Don Taylor
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Seven years later, 13-year-old Damien is just discovering who he really is, and what he is destined to do. Now living with his Aunt, Uncle, and cousin in a wealthy suburb of Chicago, Damien is anxious to inherit everything. Can Richard Thorn finish the job that Damien’s father (Ambassador Thorn) started?