These are some of the Character Pictures’ team favorite coming of age movies. What are yours?

1980’s

The Goonies

  • 1985
  • Genre: Family, Adventure
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    77% Critics 91% Audience
  • Budget: $19 Million
  • Box Office: $125 Million
  • US Distributor: Warner Bros.
  • Foreign Distributors: Warner Bros.
  • MPAA Rating: PG

The Karate Kid

  • 1984
  • Genre: Action, Drama, Family
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    89% Critics 82% Audience
  • Budget: $8 Million
  • Box Office: $130.8 Million
  • US Distributor: Columbia Pictures
  • Foreign Distributors: Columbia Pictures
  • MPAA Rating: PG

Stand by Me

  • 1986
  • Genre: Adventure, Drama, Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    92% Critics 94% Audience
  • Budget: $8 Million
  • Box Office: $52.3 Million
  • US Distributor:
    Columbia Pictures
  • Foreign Distributors: Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros.
  • MPAA Rating: R

Sixteen Candles

  • 1984
  • Genre: Comedy, Romance
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    81% critics; 85% audience
  • Budget: $6.5 million
  • Box Office: $23.6 million
  • US Distributor: Universal Pictures 
  • Foreign Distributors: Many listed 
  • MPAA Rating: PG

The Breakfast Club

  • 1985
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    89% critics; 92% audience
  • Budget: $1 million
  • Box Office: $45.9 million
  • US Distributor: Universal Pictures 
  • Foreign Distributors: Many listed 
  • MPAA Rating: R

Can't Buy Me Love

  • 1987
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    50% critics; 74% audience 
  • Budget: $1.8 million
  • Box Office: $31.6 million
  • US Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
  • Foreign Distributors: Many Listed 
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13

Dead Poet's Society

  • 1990
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    84% Critics 92% Audience
  • Budget: $16.4 Million
  • Box Office: $235.9 Million
  • US Distributor: Buena Vista Entertainment
  • Foreign Distributors: Warner Bros.
  • MPAA Rating: PG

Heathers

  • 1988
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    93% critics; 83% audience
  • Budget: $3 million 
  • Box Office: $1.1 million
  • US Distributor: Cinemarque Entertainment
  • Foreign Distributors: Many listed 
  • MPAA Rating: R

1990’s

Clueless

  • 1995
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    81% critics; 76% audience
  • Budget: $12 million
  • Box Office: $56.6 million
  • US Distributor:
    Paramount Pictures
  • Foreign Distributors:
    United International Pictures
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13

She's All That

  • 1999
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    42% critics; 55% audience 
  • Budget: $10 Million
  • Box Office: $103.2 million
  • US Distributor:
    Miramax
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Many Listed 
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13

American Pie

  • 1999
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    61% critic; 61% audience
  • Budget: $12 million
  • Box Office: $234,723,148
  • US Distributor:
    Universal Pictures 
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Batrax Entertainment
  • MPAA Rating: R

Dazed and Confused

  • 1993
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    93% critic; 90% audience
  • Budget: $6.9 million
  • Box Office: $7.9 million
  • US Distributor:
    Gramercy Pictures 
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Many listed 
  • MPAA Rating: R

2000’s

Mean Girls

  • 2004
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    84% critics; 66% audience
  • Budget: $17 Million
  • Box Office: $130 Million
  • US Distributor:
    Paramount
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Many Listed
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13

Real Women Have Curves

  • 2002
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama 
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    85% critic; 75 audience
  • Budget: $3 million
  • Box Office: $7.7 million
  • US Distributor:
    Newmarket Films
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Many Listed 
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13

Napoleon Dynamite

  • 2004
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    72% critic; 74% audience
  • Budget: $400,000
  • Box Office: $46.1 million
  • US Distributor:
    Searchlight Pictures 
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Many listed
  • MPAA Rating: PG

Superbad

  • 2007
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    88% critic 87% audience
  • Budget: $17.5 million
  • Box Office: $169.9 million
  • US Distributor:
    Columbia Pictures
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Many listed 
  • MPAA Rating: R

2010’s

Lady Bird

  • 2017
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    99% critics; 79% audience
  • Budget: $10 Million
  • Box Office: $79 Million
  • US Distributor:
    A24
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Many Listed
  • MPAA Rating: R

Booksmart

  • 2019
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    96% critics; 77% audience
  • Budget: $6 Million
  • Box Office: $25 Million
  • US Distributor:
    United Artists Releasing
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Many Listed 
  • MPAA Rating: R

To All The Boys I've Loved Before

  • 2018
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    96% critics; 85% audience
  • Budget: Budget not listed
  • Box Office: No theatrical
  • US Distributor:
    Netflix
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Netflix (Worldwide)
  • MPAA Rating: TV-14

The Duff

  • 2015
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    78% critics; 66% audience
  • Budget: $8.5 million
  • Box Office: $43.7 million
  • US Distributor:
    Lionsgate
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Many listed 
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13

Eighth Grade

  • 2018
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    99% critics; 82% audience
  • Budget: $2 million
  • Box Office: $14.3 million
  • US Distributor:
    A24
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Sony Pictures Releasing
  • MPAA Rating: R

The Edge of Seventeen

  • 2016
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    94% critics; 83% audience
  • Budget: $9 Million
  • Box Office: $19.4 million
  • US Distributor:
    STX Entertainment
  • Foreign Distributors:
    EOne
  • MPAA Rating: R

Easy A

  • 2010
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    85% critics; 77% audience
  • Budget: $8 million
  • Box Office: $45 million
  • US Distributor:
    Screen Gems, Sony
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Sony Pictures Releasing
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13

Tall Girl

  • 2019
  • Genre: Family, Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    38% critics; 22% audience
  • Budget: $13.6 Million
  • Box Office: No theatrical
  • US Distributor:
    Netflix
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Netflix (Worldwide)
  • MPAA Rating: TV-PG

The F**k It List

  • 2020
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    0% critics; 21% audience
  • Budget: $5 Million
  • Box Office: No theatrical
  • US Distributor:
    Netflix
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Netflix (Worldwide)
  • MPAA Rating: TV-MA

Top 4 in 2021

Moxie

  • 2021
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    70% critics; 68% audience
  • Budget: Budget not listed
  • Box Office: No theatrical
  • US Distributor:
    Netflix
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Netflix (Worldwide)
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13

He's All That

  • 2021
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    29% critics; 22% audience
  • Budget: $20 million
  • Box Office: No theatrical
  • US Distributor:
    Netflix
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Netflix (Worldwide)
  • MPAA Rating: TV-14

CODA

  • 2021
  • Genre: Drama
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    94% critics 91% audience
  • Budget: $10 million
  • Box Office: $2 million
  • US Distributor:
    Apple TV+
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Many listed
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13

Confessions of an Invisible Girl

  • 2021
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    not listed
  • Budget: Budget not listed
  • Box Office: No theatrical
  • US Distributor:
    Netlfix 
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Many listed
  • MPAA Rating: TV-PG

Top 4 in 2022

Crush

  • 2022
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    79% critics; 81% audience
  • Budget: Budget not listed
  • Box Office: No theatrical
  • US Distributor:
    Hulu
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Disney +
  • MPAA Rating: TV-MA

Do Revenge

  • 2022
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    84% critics; 78% audience
  • Budget: Budget not listed
  • Box Office: No theatrical
  • US Distributor:
    Netflix
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Netflix (Worldwide)
  • MPAA Rating: TV-MA

Senior Year

  • 2022
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    23% critics; 46% audience
  • Budget: Budget not listed
  • Box Office: No theatrical
  • US Distributor:
    Netflix
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Netflix (Worldwide)
  • MPAA Rating: R

Tall Girl 2

  • 2022
  • Genre: Family, Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    63% critics; 29% audience
  • Budget: $24.4 Million
  • Box Office: No theatrical
  • US Distributor:
    Netlfix 
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Netflix (Worldwide)
  • MPAA Rating: TV-PG

Top 3 in 2023

Bottoms

  • 2023
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    93% critics; 90% audience
  • Budget: Budget not listed
  • Box Office: $10 Million
  • US Distributor:
    United Artists Releasing, Amazon Prime 
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Amazon Prime
  • MPAA Rating: R

Are You There God It's Me Margaret

  • 2023
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    99% critics; 95% audience
  • Budget: $30 Million
  • Box Office: $22 Million
  • US Distributor:
    Lionsgate
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13

You are so not invited to my Bat Mitzvah

  • 2023
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Rotten Tomatoes:
    92% critics; 61% audience
  • Budget: Budget not listed
  • Box Office: No theatrical
  • US Distributor:
    Netflix
  • Foreign Distributors:
    Netflix (Worldwide)
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13

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