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  1. 1Frances Ha (2013)Frances Ha (2013) 7.4/10 on IMDbReleased 17 May 2013Frances's grand account of her life keeps running ahead of her rent, work and friendships. Greta Gerwig's physical awkwardness makes the gap funny without making her disposable. This is growing up after the supposed deadline, when a friend's changing priorities can feel like a crisis in your own…0
  2. 2Shithouse (2020)Shithouse (2020) 6.9/10 on IMDbReleased 16 Oct 2020A university party offers plenty of people and very little automatic belonging. Cooper Raiff gives a homesick first-year student's conversation the hopeful overinvestment of someone who badly needs it to matter. Its small scale suits viewers who recognise that starting somewhere new can make…0
  3. 3The Worst Person in the World (2021)The Worst Person in the World (2021) 7.7/10 on IMDbReleased 13 Oct 2021Julie's possibilities keep multiplying while her decisions acquire consequences she cannot charmingly postpone. Renate Reinsve makes uncertainty attractive and occasionally exasperating. The Oslo setting and chapter structure give an adult coming-of-age story room for work, desire and grief,…0
  4. 4Lady Bird (2017)Lady Bird (2017) 7.4/10 on IMDbReleased 1 Sept 2017A daughter and mother can wound each other in the middle of discussing money or getting dressed. Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf make those collisions affectionate as well as exhausting. Sacramento is somewhere to escape and somewhere that has formed her; the film notices both impulses before…0
  5. 5Booksmart (2019)Booksmart (2019) 7.1/10 on IMDbReleased 24 May 2019Two academically successful friends discover that their story about everyone else has been rather convenient. Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever give their frantic night out a convincing fear of separation beneath the jokes. The party comedy works because friendship can shelter you while also…0
  6. 6Dìdi (弟弟) (2024)Dìdi (弟弟) (2024) 7.3/10 on IMDbReleased 26 Jul 2024A Taiwanese American teenager experiments with different versions of himself through skating videos, online messages and strategic embarrassment. Izaac Wang's performance makes each small lie feel socially urgent. Set in 2008, it catches the particular awkwardness of wanting family protection to…0
  7. 7My Old Ass (2024)My Old Ass (2024) 6.9/10 on IMDbReleased 13 Sept 2024An encounter with an older self gives a teenager advice without granting her a reliable emotional shortcut. Maisy Stella's summer pleasures retain their appeal even as the premise introduces the cost of hindsight. Its queer coming-of-age story is tender and funny, with grief rather than simple wish…0
  8. 8Good One (2024)Good One (2024) 6.7/10 on IMDbReleased 9 Aug 2024A camping trip lets a teenager observe the familiar adults from a less comfortable distance. Lily Collias gives listening and withholding an unusual dramatic force. The landscape does not turn the excursion into uncomplicated healing: a boundary-crossing encounter changes what she can safely expect…0
  9. 9Eighth Grade (2018)Eighth Grade (2018) 7.3/10 on IMDbReleased 19 Jan 2018Kayla can record confident advice for a camera and still find a pool party almost unbearable. Elsie Fisher makes the difference painfully credible. Bo Burnham uses screens as part of ordinary social life rather than an explanation for every problem; the film's kindness lies in taking small…0
  10. 10The Edge of Seventeen (2016)The Edge of Seventeen (2016) 7.3/10 on IMDbReleased 18 Nov 2016A friend's new relationship turns Nadine's private account of being misunderstood into a more awkward public problem. Hailee Steinfeld lets her be sharp, lonely and unfair without sanding those traits down. The comedy is useful if growing up appeals more as learning other people's interior lives…0