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2) Boyhood
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
A story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a boy named Mason, who ages from six to eighteen years old on screen. The film was shot intermittently over a twelve-year period from May 2002 to October 2013, showing the growth of Mason and his older sister, Samantha, to adulthood.
3) Lady Bird
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Lady Bird McPherson struggles to balance the challenges of her last year of high school with her family relationships.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Aside from a secret affair with a housewife (Mary Steenburgen), Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) spends his days stocking shelves at a grocery store, caring for his mentally handicapped brother (Leonardo DiCaprio), and holding together a large family headed by Mama, a former beauty queen whose weight tops 500 pounds. But just when Gilbert thinks nothing will ever change, a beautiful stranger (Juliette Lewis) arrives on the scene, capturing his heart. Nominated...
7) The doe boy
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Hunter, a half white, half Native American teenager, stuggles with his identity and the hemophilia that drives a wedge between himself, his family and his community.
8) Abe
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Abe is an aspiring chef who wants his cooking to bring people together, but his half-Israeli, half-Palestinian family has never had a meal that didn't end in a fight. Ditching his traditional summer camp, Abe begins working with Chico, an adventurous street chef who encourages him to think outside his old cuisines. However, when Abe's deceit is uncovered, he must grapple with his family and his passions and whether even the most lovingly...
11) That's what I am
Publisher
WWE Studios
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In 1965, a well-meaning English teacher pairs a well-liked student with the school's biggest outcast on an important class project, determined to teach both boys courage and acceptance.
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Struggling to build relationships with others, a teenage math prodigy (Asa Butterfield, *Hugo, Enders Game*) develops a budding friendship with a young girl while competing at the International Mathematics Olympiad. Nominated for Best Actor (Asa Butterfield), Best Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), and Best Supporting Actor (Rafe Spall) at the **British Independent Film Awards**. Official Selection at the **Toronto Independent Film Festival**. *"It...
13) The last song
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Follows a teenage girl still resentful of her parents' divorce as she spends the summer in a quiet Southern beach community with her estranged father and falls in love for the first time.
14) Super 8
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1979, a group of young friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a movie and when locals start to disappear, the inquisitive deputy suspects that the incident was anything but an accident.
17) Leave no trace
Language
English
Formats
Description
Will (Ben Foster) and his teenage daughter, Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie), have lived off the grid for years in the forests of Portland, Oregon. When their idyllic life is shattered, both are put into social services. After clashing with their new surroundings, Will and Tom set off on a harrowing journey back to their wild homeland. Nominated for Best Feature, Best Supporting Female, and Best Director at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards.**...
19) The maze runner
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After his memory is erased, a teenage boy is placed into a remote community with other teens and they learn that they must work together to escape the perils of a giant maze and find their way to freedom.
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