Here are our picks for the best coming-of-age films centering on female characters.

While the coming-of-age genre is typically associated with films for teenage viewers struggling to find themselves and form their identities, more than a few picks are aimed toward adults.

These were films that, like Stranger Things, featured memorable friendships, charted kids’ coming-of-age and told stories of great adventures that changed young people’s lives forever.

Writer and director Kelly Fremon Craig and actor Blake Jenner join Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero to discuss their new teen coming-of-age comedy and ... to the '80s teen films by director John ...

It was so cute and hit on all the right notes." Based on Judy Blume's iconic book of the same title, this coming-of-age tale revolves around Margaret, a sixth grader who deals with the ups and ...

Director Sean Wang impressed film buffs with his feature-length debut Didi (弟弟), a sweet yet unflinchingly honest portrayal of Taiwanese American teen Chris Wang in 2008 that's already put him ...

When Didi came to streaming in the states, one champion for the film posted on X (formerly Twitter): “PSA: Dìdi – one of the best movies of the year and one of the best coming-of-age movies ...

This month’s picks include coming-of-age stories from India ... horror-tinged hints warn us that this is a movie where the joyous innocence of childhood will meet its harsh disillusionment.

The official Disfluency trailer for the newest coming-of-age drama has been released, starring Sneaky Pete’s Libe Barer and Marvel’s Runaways vet Ariela Barer. The movie is currently scheduled ...

and this movie about a non-verbal girl speaks to the universal frustrations of her age group with a specificity that so many other coming-of-age stories don’t have the words to describe.