Sentences with phrase «of age story»

Coming of age stories often come in two forms.

I felt it worked as a love story, as a coming of age story for both father and son and an exploration of cultural differences.

It's a coming of age story where a young man is learning about life, love, friendship and courage.

Coming of age story told in an understandable and enjoyable way.

The other type of coming of age story deals with the fleeting nature of life.

This beautifully designed 2.5 D perspective title centers around a coming of age story between a group of friends as they experience supernatural elements while visiting an abandoned island.

Will appeal to fans of coming of age stories, those who like academic settings and those who like very likable young characters.

This great coming of age story about a young boy who reanimates his dog after a tragic accident is a charming and fun - filled adventure that is easily enjoyable for anyone.

A fine script by director John Gray, and strong performances from an ensemble cast that includesStephen Lang, Karen Allen, and Peter Riegert add up to this moving coming of age story set in the ethnic enclave of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn in the 1970's.

A fine one night coming of age story in the tradition of American Graffiti, Dazed and Confused and Can't Hardly Wait.

The high stakes of this situation — Will is an African - American boy in the south during the Civil War and an orphan under the control of an outlaw who threatens to kill him if he tries to escape — frame an intimate coming of age story on a vast canvas.

It is a beautiful coming of age story with a twist.

This coming of age story stars Eva Mendes as a single mom struggling to raise her daughter (Cierra Ramirez) while holding down multiple jobs and carrying on an affair with a married doctor played by Matthew Modine.

Greta Gerwig's acclaimed coming of age story Lady Bird and Steven Spielberg's The Post left empty - handed, though Jordan Peele's Get Out won best original screenplay, prompting a rapturous standing ovation that cemented his elevation to Hollywood's elite.

The video game is a coming of age story from inspirations of films such as The Goonies and video games like Earthbound.

First, the story is just a run - of - the - mill coming of age story centered on some 11 year olds.

Richard Linklater created a coming of age story unlike anything ever done before by remarkably filming the same cast for 12 years in an ambitious project entitled Boyhood.

But I personally find this coming of age story touching and sweet.

The works comprise a collective coming of age story gone rogue.

A digital bildungsroman, Horizon Zero Dawn is a coming of age story not just for its main character but for the studio that created it as well.

They will vie for a statuette against Timothée Chalamet, who stars in the gay coming of age story Call Me By Your Name, and Denzel Washington, who was praised for his performance in the otherwise largely unloved legal drama Roman J Israel, Esq..

Kelly Fremon Craig develops a coming of age story by following familiar conventions but updated them.

Following the likes of great coming of age stories like The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles, this film focuses on contemporary issues of coming out to your friends and family.

This coming of age story provides a pleasant respite for readers, both plain and fancy.

Follow Yume in this coming of age story filled with genuine imagination and passion as she learns that true magic in life comes from within.

Gerwig presents an atypical coming of age story through the lens of a shaky mother - daughter relationship and in its specificity is planted a germ of universality.

The studio has finally approved a very good script, with some calling it «a perfect coming of age story regarding a young man trying to control his power».

Annette Bening is the matriarch in what seems to be a coming of age story amid Jimmy Carter's presidency.

Combat Girls (Solid Rock Fist Up)-- It's reductive to call this «German History X,» but there are definite parallels with the way this film weaves a coming of age story into the underground Neo-Nazi movement in Germany.

That lingering doubt along with the mechanisms of a coming of age story r...

The First Time is the kind of movie I hope to see at Sundance each year — a coming of age story which is smart, funny, and able to touch your soul.

«Boyhood» is the epic coming of age story filmed over 12 years and starring Ellar Coltrane and Oscar nominees Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke.

by Sean Rom Richard Ayoade, best known from British comedies like I.T. Crowd and Nathan Barley, has made his directorial debut with coming of age story Submarine.

That's the basic premise of directors Chris and Paul Weitz's raunch fest American Pie, a sweet coming of age story wrapped in the same hilarious gross out comedy of There's Something About Mary.

The indie market is usually filled with queer coming of age stories grabbing the spotlight on the festival circuit and in some cases, all the way to awards season, like Luca Guadagnino's masterpiece Call Me By Your Name did last year.

Fresh: Lady Bird might just be the new classic of the comic of age story.

Anne Brodie: A fierce ensemble fires Patti Cake $, a dramatic coming of age story enlivened by lots of heart and humour.

The third time could certainly be the charm for Ivan's son, as he's adapted a well - regarded novel that features a coming of age story filtered through a bit of a mystery.

To me, Ten Thousand Saints felt like a gritty, precariously executed, coming of age story propped up only by a compelling 1980's New York City backdrop.

Hearing Sadwith explain the events portrayed in the coming of age story gave Coming Through the Rye great purpose.

Is it simply war through the eyes of females, is it a story about loss, or is it just a coming of age story during a specific period of time?

Wistful, nostalgic and more than a little confusing at times (it can be hard to keep all the characters straight on first viewing) the film's at heart a generational coming of age story along the lines of American Graffiti or Dazed And Confused.

Based on Kōhei Horikoshi's New York Times best - selling manga from Weekly Shonen Jump, the iconic home of Dragon Ball Z and Naruto, MY HERO ACADEMIA is a coming of age story against the backdrop of a world where superheroes are not only real, but a viable profession.

His major breakthrough came in 1987 with the publication of Norwegian Wood - a coming of age story named after the Beatles» song, which is somewhat different to his other books in that it is written in a realistic style, whereas his other books all have strong fantasy elements.

Though it stars big names like Marcia Gay Harden and Lucy Liu, the movie — a coming of age story compared to The Catcher in the Rye — will have a limited release in October.

My first nitty gritty novel, Off Leash was a semi-finalist in the 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest and has been in the Top 100 Amazon Paid ranking for Best Coming of Age story numerous times.

It is a coming of age story as Alex, the player, needs to solve a ghost rift that they accidentally opened during an island trip.