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21) The goldfinch
Author
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Theodore 'Theo' Decker was thirteen years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. Through it all, he holds on to one tangible piece of hope from that terrible day, a painting of a tiny bird chained to its perch.
22) The sandlot 2
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
In this sequel to the original Sandlot, a decade has passed and a new generation of young baseball players have come together to beat their archrivals by reluctantly allowing three girls to join the team.
23) Lady Bird
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Lady Bird McPherson struggles to balance the challenges of her last year of high school with her family relationships.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Aside from a secret affair with a housewife (Mary Steenburgen), Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) spends his days stocking shelves at a grocery store, caring for his mentally handicapped brother (Leonardo DiCaprio), and holding together a large family headed by Mama, a former beauty queen whose weight tops 500 pounds. But just when Gilbert thinks nothing will ever change, a beautiful stranger (Juliette Lewis) arrives on the scene, capturing his heart. Nominated...
25) The last song
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Follows a teenage girl still resentful of her parents' divorce as she spends the summer in a quiet Southern beach community with her estranged father and falls in love for the first time.
26) The glass castle
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A coming-of-age story of a girl living in a dysfunctional family.
27) Ice princess
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A coming-of-age story in which a brainy, gawky teenaged girl dreams of becoming a champion figure skater.
28) Leave no trace
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Will (Ben Foster) and his teenage daughter, Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie), have lived off the grid for years in the forests of Portland, Oregon. When their idyllic life is shattered, both are put into social services. After clashing with their new surroundings, Will and Tom set off on a harrowing journey back to their wild homeland. Nominated for Best Feature, Best Supporting Female, and Best Director at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards.**...
29) Abe
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Abe is an aspiring chef who wants his cooking to bring people together, but his half-Israeli, half-Palestinian family has never had a meal that didn't end in a fight. Ditching his traditional summer camp, Abe begins working with Chico, an adventurous street chef who encourages him to think outside his old cuisines. However, when Abe's deceit is uncovered, he must grapple with his family and his passions and whether even the most lovingly...
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Struggling to build relationships with others, a teenage math prodigy (Asa Butterfield, *Hugo, Enders Game*) develops a budding friendship with a young girl while competing at the International Mathematics Olympiad. Nominated for Best Actor (Asa Butterfield), Best Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), and Best Supporting Actor (Rafe Spall) at the **British Independent Film Awards**. Official Selection at the **Toronto Independent Film Festival**. *"It...
32) Minari
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A tender and sweeping story about what roots people that follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, this film shows the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
33) Super 8
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1979, a group of young friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a movie and when locals start to disappear, the inquisitive deputy suspects that the incident was anything but an accident.
34) The doe boy
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Hunter, a half white, half Native American teenager, stuggles with his identity and the hemophilia that drives a wedge between himself, his family and his community.
36) Jolene
Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011, 2007.
Language
English
Description
At the age of fifteen, Jolene, a free-spirited orphan, embarks on a decade-long cross-country adventure, where she experiences life, love, heartbreak, and freedom.
37) My girl
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Coming-of-age comedy about an 11-year old tomboy and her best friend Thomas.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
After her mother dies in a car accident, a rebellious twelve-year-old girl is sent to live on her grandfather's ranch, and as she works with the animals and meets new people she and her family discover ways to heal and move on with their lives.
40) The Fabelmans
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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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