stand by me 1986 - four 12-year-olds searching for a missing teenager's body find more than they bargained for.

• genre(s): coming-of-age, comedy
• tomatometer: 91% rotten tomatoes
• movie available on: amazon prime video

my girl 1991 - a touching coming-of-age comedy about an eleven-year old tomboy and her best friend thomas.

• genre(s): coming-of-age, comedy
• tomatometer: 53% rotten tomatoes
• movie available on: netflix & amazon prime video

perks of being a wallflower 2012 - freshman charlie is a loner until he falls under the spell of the free-spirited sam and her fearless stepbrother, patrick, in this adaptation of stephen chbosky's best-selling novel.

• genre(s): coming-of-age, comedy
• tomatometer: 86% rotten tomatoes
• movie available on: amazon prime video

the edge of seventeen 2016 - when nadine's best (and only) friend starts dating her detested older brother, the teenage cynic's life becomes even more unbearable.

• genre(s): coming-of-age, comedy
• tomatometer: 94% rotten tomatoes
• movie available on: netflix

lady bird 2017 - a warm, affecting comedy about a high school senior who must navigate a loving but turbulent relationship with her strong-willed mother over the course of her eventful and poignant senior year of high school.

• genre(s): coming-of-age, comedy
• tomatometer: 99% rotten tomatoes
• movie available on: amazon prime video

love, simon 2018 - a closeted gay teen deals with coming out to his family and friends in this charming coming-of-age tale.

• genre(s): coming-of-age, romance
• tomatometer: 92% rotten tomatoes
• movie available on: amazon prime video

eigth grade 2018 - thirteen-year-old kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school—the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year—before she begins high school.

• genre(s): coming-of-age, drama
• tomatometer: 99% rotten tomatoes
• movie available on: amazon prime video

everything sucks 2018 - as a new year begins at boring high school, freshman luke impresses his friends by inviting sophomore kate -- the principal's daughter -- to his house.

• genre(s): coming-of-age, romance
• tomatometer: 71% rotten tomatoes
• show only available on: netflix

mid90s 2018 - mid90s is a funny, moving look at stevie, a kid in 90s la, as he escapes his turbulent home life with a new group of friends he meets at a local skate shop, plunging him into a world of fun, danger, and excitement.

• genre(s): coming-of-age, comedy, drama
• tomatometer: 81% rotten tomatoes
• movie only available on: amazon prime video

sex education 2019-? despite hte ministrations of sex therapist mom jean and encouragement from pal eric, otis worries that he can't get it on. he's not the only one.

• genre(s): coming-of-age, comedy, drama
• tomatometer: 94% rotten tomatoes
• show only available on: netflix

honey boy 2019 - honey boy traces the life of child actor otis lort as he rises from early success to a self-destructive hollywood star. honey boy weaves together two timelines as he comes to terms with his ex-rodeo clown father in a role inspired by his own dad.

• genre(s): drama
• tomatometer: 93% rotten tomatoes
• movie only available on: amazon prime video

troopo zero 2020 - in rural 1977 georgia, a misfit girl dreams of life in outer space. When a national competition offers her a chance at her dream, to be recorded on nasa’s golden record, she recruits a makeshift troop of birdie scouts, forging friendships that last a lifetime and beyond.

• genre(s): coming-of-age, drama, comedy
• tomatometer: 68% rotten tomatoes
• movie only available on: amazon prime video

love, victor 2020 - victor arrives at creekwood a year after the events of "love, simon" excited to start his new life

• genre(s): coming of age
• tomatometer: 93% rotten tomatoes
• show only available on hulu