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Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950's that follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Shot in Mozambique, but set in an unnamed city, the film depicts the life of an orphan boy, Nelio, whose parents were killed by guerrillas. He escapes to the city and finds magic there and is soon rumoured to possess healing powers, in this violent, yet mythic coming -of-age story. Based on a novel by the popular Swedish writer Henning Mankell.
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A sensitive study of three surfing friends coming to terms with adulthood, during the Vietnam War. As the obstacles of their lives pull them apart, the call of the waves eventually brings them together one last time to test themselves against it.
Publisher
TLA Releasing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Finnish
Formats
Description
A stunning, dream-like odyssey through a beautiful and otherworldly Helsinki over the course of one evening, it follows the impressionable fourteen-year-old Simo as he keeps his soon-to-be- incarcerated brother company. The official Finnish submission to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film captures the pain and joy of youth through exquisite, eye popping black and white cinematography.
Publisher
Vanguard Films
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
Norwegian
Description
Otto Olsen is the smallest boy on the soccer team and is finding it hard to gain acceptance from his teammates. His best friend as well as most everyone in town is leaving for summer vacation. The youngster is left behind to spend his vacation at home. A chain of serious events occurs, involving his family, his neighbors and the people that surround them, turning Otto's childhood upside down.
10) Belfast
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A poignant story of love, laughter, and loss in one boy's childhood, amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
During the summer after their first year of college, four young women stay in touch through a shared pair of secondhand jeans that magically adapts to each of their figures and affects their attitudes to their different summer experiences.
12) Druid Peak
Publisher
Indie Rights Movies
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Owen is a bully with a mean streak. When his actions lead to the accidental death of a friend, he is sent to live with his father, a biologist on Yellowstone's wolf reintroduction program. Upon his first encounter with a Canadian gray world, the creature's deep penetrating gaze stirs something long dead inside himself. Owen must decide how far he will go to protect the wolves, his father, and the place he has finally come to call home.
13) Mud
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two boys, Ellis and his best friend Neckbone, find a mysterious man named Mud hiding out on a deserted island in the Mississippi. Mud tells the boys fantastic stories about his life, including how he killed a man in Texas and vengeful bounty hunters are coming to get him. He says he is planning to meet and escape with the love of his life, Juniper. The boys agree to help him, but it isn't long until their small town is besieged by bounty hunters out...
14) Boy A
Series
Publisher
Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
After serving time for killing someone when he was a child, Jack faces the challenges of building a new life for himself and avoiding the mistakes of his youth.
15) Skate kitchen
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Camille is an introverted eighteen-year-old skateboarder who lives on Long Island with her single mother. She discovers "The Skate Kitchen", a subculture of girls whose lives revolve around skating, and bravely seeks them out. The rambunctious big-city girls quickly adopt the naive Camille as part of their gang. However, she soon learns the complexity of friendship when she befriends a boy (Smith) from a rival group of skaters.
16) Touching home
Publisher
ARC Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Lane and Clint Winston, twin brothers from a working-class background, pursue professional baseball careers while trying to save their homeless, alcoholic father Charlie. A coming-of-age drama, an account of overcoming enormous odds, and a tale about family and the bonds that matter.
17) October baby
Publisher
Provident Distribution
Pub. Date
c2012.
Language
English
Description
"As the curtain rises, Hannah steps onto the stage--only to collapse moments later. Countless medical test all point to one underlying factor: Hannah's difficult birth. The doctor's diagnosis is nothing compared to her parents' revelation: Hannah was adopted--after a failed abortion attempt. Bewildered, angered, and confused, Hannah embarks on an incredible journey with Jason, her oldest friend. As she searches to discover her hidden past and find...
18) Tex
Publisher
Disney DVD
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A teen growing up in Oklahoma is parentless and the only one he has for guidance is his big brother. The story is based on an S.E. Hinton novel.
19) The Fabelmans
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young Sammy Fabelman falls in love with movies after his parents take him to see "The Greatest Show on Earth." Armed with a camera, Sammy starts to make his films at home, much to the delight of his supportive mother.
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