Ten Favorite Movies About Adolescence

(in alphabetical order, restricted to one movie per director)

 

  • The Chocolate War (dir. by Keith Gordon, 1988)

  • Dazed and Confused (dir. by Richard Linklater, 1993)

  • Eighth Grade (dir. by Bo Burnham, 2018)

  • Elephant (dir. by Gus Van Sant, 2003)

  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (dir. by Mamoru Hosoda, 2006)

  • Lucas (dir. by David Seltzer, 1986)

  • The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (dir. by Ronald Neame, 1969)

  • Running on Empty (dir. by Sidney Lumet, 1988)

  • Show Me Love (dir. by Lukas Moodysson, 1998)

  • Sing Street (dir. by John Carney, 2016)

— September 16, 2020


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