Sentences with phrase «of age films»

What's summer without a few coming of age films?

The result is one of the most realistic coming - of age films I've ever seen.

Garden variety coming of age films are so prevalent that it's all the more refreshing when something truly personal and original like «Lady Bird» comes along.

To describe the plot of Greta Gerwig's writer / directorial debut is to describe the basic premise of so many coming of age films of varying quality, aside from the scenery.

Strictly coming of age films haven't really won.

I've seen so many coming of age films and enjoyed most of them.

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Coming of age films are often plagued by adult screenwriters taking the adolescence experience way too seriously, rather than embracing the benign moments that contribute...

I love great coming of age films, and this film is just that.

Coming of age films are a dime a dozen, and what it really comes down to is the stregth of the young actor or actress.

It's a hugely charming crowd pleaser, an infectiously entertaining coming of age film that feels primed to attract and retain a loyal eager - to - rewatch audience.

Lady Bird is every bit a charming coming of age film, with Saoirse Ronan as a young woman finding her own unique ways of dealing with issues every teenager encounters.

Cannes 2017: Coming of age film marks Jonas Carpignano's follow - up to «Mediterranea,» which company also distributed

This Live Read was to be Dazed and Confused by Richard Linklater, a sprawling coming of age film with a huge cast of characters, many of whom have become iconic for moviegoers.

Call Me By Your Name is a romanticized coming of age film, for better and worse.

This year, it doesn't feel like anything can touch Richard Linklater's consummate coming of age film, Boyhood.

I thought all the lead characters were well acted and it is an enjoyable coming of age film.

This fresh, perceptive coming of age film, may be the best movie out there right now.

It's a coming of age film.

«Me and Earl and the Dying Girl» A wonderfully realized drama that breaks the conventions of the modern coming of age film with a message of self - discovery that plays to all ages.

Director Francois Truffaut's first film is a tender (and somewhat less sentimental than some of his later films) look at growing up in Paris — it's a coming of age film, but a very sweet one.

Overall, The Edge of Seventeen is the perfect coming of age film for this generation and stands as a reminder to us all to take a look inside and remember what it's like to grow up.

Some of the dialogue was a bit tough to distinguish, but that's the product of an aged film and not of the DVD.

Adventureland — Harmless coming of age film set in an amusement park.

The Karate Kid — Another nostalgia pick, to be sure, but a pretty flawless coming of age film.

Sciamma, thanks to a quietly powerful performance from Toure, represents more than just the bittersweet romance and nostalgia generally associated with the coming of age film.

This is finally a great coming of age film that relates to women as much as it does to men.

This musical coming of age film is set in Ireland in the 1980s.

It's a solid, film - like transfer of an aging film.

Kevin Kline is the life of this rather precious coming of age film as Henry Harrison, a former playwright and full time «extra man» (an escort to the wealthy society widows who like a man on their arm for social events) who rents out a room in his walkup to make ends meet.

Speaking of A24's Lady Bird, the huge critical success (100 % on Rotten Tomatoes with 160 reviews), the coming of age film starring two - time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan now sits at $ 8.1 M after 22 days.

Now she's making her feature directing debut with the romantic - comedy, coming of age film Carrie Pilby.

Many people missed his 2010 film Flipped, which was a touching coming of age film of yesteryear.

Billed as a coming of age film, The Myth of the American Sleepover by first time writer / director David Robert Mitchell shows some promise with a script that almost captures an understanding of a time most of us will fondly reme...

The teen coming of age film is all too often dismissed as being light and unimportant.

In an oft quoted line from Mike Nichols» 1967 coming of age film The Graduate, Ben Braddock (played by Dustin Hoffman) is directed by a well - meaning adult towards a bright future in plastics.

Not exact matches

This time, it's the regimen of Robert Patrick, star of the CBS series Scorpion, the new film, The Last Rampage, and a guy (if you're my age) you probably first saw twenty - five years ago as the shape - shifting T - 1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

The film, directed by Barry Jenkins and based upon the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell Alvin McCraney, follows Chiron, a young African - American boy coming of age in Miami, navigating his family, both found and biological, and his sexuality.

Yesterday I saw two biopic films: «Amy» about the life of Jazz sensation Amy Winehouse who died of alcohol poisoning at the age of 27 and «Montage of Heck» about the life of Kurt Cobain, the grunge - rock generational voice who died of an overdose of heroin and valium at the age of... 27.

She won the best supporting actress Oscar at age 16 for her portrayal of Helen Keller in the 1962 film «The Miracle Worker.»

With those two films showing potential weaknesses, there is room for a surprise winner like Get Out, the horror film about racism, or the coming - of - age LGBTQ romance Call Me By Your Name, among others.

Sure, there's still crime - fighting and high - tech gear, as in any superhero film these days, but focusing on Parker's vulnerability, and creating a relatable coming - of - age story, seems to be what makes this Spider - Man special.

It is a hamfisted cautionary tale about global warming (which, via the film's scientific hand - waving, produces an ice age), but it also functions as a powerful 9/11 allegory, celebrating the ability of New Yorkers to unify in the face of tragedy.

Starring Mark Wahlberg, Transformers: The Last Knight is the first film from the franchise since 2014's Transformers: Age of Extinction made $ 1.1 billion worldwide (with nearly 78 % of it coming overseas).

Huahua has partnered with Paramount on several films, including Transformers: The Age of Extinction and Star Trek Beyond.

From the Inside Out - «Making Avengers: Age of Ultron»: A 20 - minute video going back 18 months showing what it was like on set of the film in Italy and Seoul, Sourth Korea; a look at the Avengers Tower; some of the behind - the - scenes early visual effects of Ultron; early concept work for Quicksilver, the Hulk, and Vision; and more.

One of the biggest surprises in «Avengers: Age of Ultron» occurs about halfway through the film when our heroes break away from the action for a more light - hearted family - centric scene on a farm.

«Age of Ultron» executive producer Jeremy Latcham talks about how the stones were adapted from the comics to film.

In Moneyball (a film based on the Oakland A's game - changing season), Jonah Hill's character describes players getting «overlooked for a variety of biased reasons and perceived flaws — age, appearance, personality.»

According to 2009's «The Little Book of Curses and Maledictions for Everyday Use,» by Dawn Rae Downton, the actor who played Superman as an infant in the 1978 film, Lee Quigley, died at age 14 from inhalant abuse.