Coming of Age Movies
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- DirectorVictoria MahoneyStarsZoë KravitzSonequa Martin-GreenTim Blake NelsonAs her family falls apart, 17-year-old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain.
- DirectorStephen MarshallStarsRosario DawsonNathan CrookerAmy RedfordIn this politically charged homage to Medium Cool, a photographer covers the urban guerrilla war on New York streets during the RNC.
- DirectorJerry ThorpeStarsMariel HemingwaySusan AnspachJack RaderA 15-year-old girl becomes pregnant by her boyfriend and decides to keep the baby and raise her on her own, instead of initially choosing abortion at the insistence of her boyfriend, or raising the baby at home with her meddling mother.
- DirectorAlf KjellinStarsShirley JonesMercedes McCambridgePamela Sue MartinAn unmarried teacher in a school for unwed mothers finds herself becoming too emotionally attached to her students and their problems.
- DirectorMike YurinkoStarsCatherine Anne BurnsScott LazarTerry AbbottFacing a terminal illness, Kimberly Wade (Catherine Burns) returns to her home city searching for redemption and the son she abandoned 15 years earlier. As her oblivion fades, she begins to unlock the truth of her horrifying past.
- DirectorAdrienne ShellyStarsKeri RussellNathan FillionJeremy SistoJenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.
- DirectorMike LeighStarsImelda StauntonJim BroadbentHeather CraneyAbortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain--a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
- DirectorCherNancy SavocaStarsDemi MooreShirley KnightCatherine KeenerThe movie examines the abortion issue through three stories set in different eras: 1952, 1974 and 1996.
- DirectorChad KapperStarsRebecca St. JamesAndrea LoganDick Van PattenSarah Collins is considering an abortion. Before she makes her final decision, she is presented with three visions that cause her to think about the impact on her future.
- DirectorMaïwennStarsKarin ViardJoeyStarrMarina FoïsA journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters into an affair with one of her subjects.
- DirectorJohn HerzfeldStarsDermot MulroneyJohn KarlenTess HarperTwo high schoolers are unprepared for the reality of parenthood when the girl becomes pregnant.
- DirectorRocco DeVilliersStarsAustin O'BrienBritt LearyDavid JensenTwo teens (Austin O'Brien & Britt Leary) fall in love and must make some important moral decisions.
- DirectorThomas CarterStarsSamuel L. JacksonRick GonzalezRobert Ri'chardControversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.
- DirectorShana FesteStarsCarey MulliganAaron Taylor-JohnsonPierce BrosnanA drama that is centered around a troubled teenage girl and a family that is trying to get over the loss of their son.
- DirectorConor AllynStarsSamantha HanrattyAlexandra HoldenAndrea BowenA detective tries to help a teenager find her kidnapped baby.
- DirectorClare KilnerStarsMandy MooreTrent FordDylan BakerA teenager (Moore), disillusioned by too many examples of love gone wrong, refuses to believe that true love exists. Then this new guy (Ford) comes along...
- DirectorLisa KruegerStarsScarlett JohanssonAleksa PalladinoMary Kay PlaceA pregnant teen and her younger sister run away from foster homes and kidnap a woman whom they believe can help with the pregnancy.
- DirectorAllan MoyleStarsMatt FrewerMary GrossKevin MundyA popular high-school senior boy is accused of the statutory rape of a high-school sophomore girl.
- DirectorDeborah KampmeierStarsElisabeth MossStephen Brian JonesAndrew ThamanWhen a teenager finds herself pregnant, with no memory of having had sex, she determines that she is carrying the child of God.
- DirectorÉva GárdosStarsKathy BakerPaul DanoKatie StuartWhen 15-year-old Matt Freeman gets 15-year-old Francesca pregnant, their parents decide to put the unborn baby up for adoption. Matt agrees to the decision, but later begins to rethink it. This movie shows the father's point of view.
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsAri MeyersSoleil Moon FryeMark KassenA pregnant teen is murdered and a popular high-school senior is suspected. But will his girlfriend stick by him to prove his innocence despite the fact that she has bonded with the victim's mother?
- DirectorRichard PearceStarsAidan QuinnRachel GriffithsAmerica FerreraTom Guthrie, a high school history teacher, is faced with raising two young sons after his wife leaves him. Maggie Jones, a fellow teacher, tries to provide comfort and support.
- DirectorTony BillStarsSissy SpacekAlfre WoodardJodelle FerlandA troubled foster child with an affinity for drawing and artwork, becomes attached to her eccentric and forgetful new foster mother, also an artist.
- DirectorJohn GrayStarsSissy SpacekMary-Louise ParkerS. Epatha MerkersonA nurse fights for custody of her H.I.V. positive foster daughter with her inept, junkie mother. Finally they come to an agreement that they should all live together.
- DirectorRod HolcombStarsSissy SpacekBeau BridgesKeir DulleaA struggling mother takes in a mysterious stranger. Is she opening her heart to love...or harbouring a criminal.