Here we've displayed a list of the best Maturing films : When I Grow Up(1951), The Secret Garden(1949), David and Lisa(1962), The School of Rock(2003), Diner(1982), 22 Jump Street(2014), Crossing Delancey(1988), Young Tom Edison(1940), Andy Hardy's Double Life(1942), Life Begins for Andy Hardy(1941), American Reunion(2012), There's No Business Like Show Business(1954) ... ...
Drama
USA
1951
80 Minutes
teen boy grandfather father mother troubled youth emotional moving positive house attic coming of age diary family history maturing childhood teen angst discovery growing up transformation 1890s
"When I Grow Up" is an uncharacteristically modest film from producer Sam Spiegel (during his "S. P. Eagle" years). Bobby Driscoll plays a young boy who feels neglected and misunderstood at... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1949
92 Minutes
Margaret O'Brien Herbert Marshall Dean Stockwell Gladys Cooper Elsa Lanchester Brian Roper Reginald Owen Aubrey Mather George Zucco Lowell Gilmore Billy Bevan
invalid orphan father son housekeeper uncle endearing uplifting sad england garden mansion abandonment maturing acceptance grief healing secret growing up transformation
A girl is sent to live with her uncle on his estate when her parents die. There she discovers much intrigue, family history and secrets and personal baggage. In particular, a screaming child and...a secret garden.
Drama
USA
1962
94 Minutes
young man girl mother psychiatrist eerie dark intense mental institution city house mental illness family dysfunction trust maturing love discovery transformation 1960s
Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people.
Comedy
USA|Germany
2003
108 Minutes
Jack Black Joan Cusack Mike White Sarah Silverman Jordan-Claire Green Veronica Afflerbach Miranda Cosgrove Robert L. Tsai Angelo Massagli Kevin Clark Maryam Hassan
guitarist music teacher prodigy principal student roommate charming cheery offbeat spirited amusing heartwarming school upstate new york apartment music competition classroom redemption elementary school rock 'n' roll
After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1982
110 Minutes
Steve Guttenberg Mickey Rourke Kevin Bacon Tim Daly Ellen Barkin Paul Reiser Kathryn Dowling Michael Tucker Jessica James Colette Blonigan Kelle Kipp
college graduate groom music lover womanizer emotional amusing diner baltimore maturing marriage love friendship youth transformation discovery 1950s
A group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore.
Comedy, Action
USA
2014
112 Minutes
Jonah Hill Channing Tatum Peter Stormare Wyatt Russell Amber Stevens Jillian Bell Ice Cube Keith Lucas Kenny Lucas Nick Offerman
undercover cop college student football player art student amusing charming confident college campus police station college dining room classroom dorm maturing undercover operations college friendship pursuit transformation discovery 2010s
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.
Romance
USA
1988
97 Minutes
Amy Irving Reizl Bozyk Peter Riegert Jeroen Krabbé Sylvia Miles Suzzy Roche George Martin John Bedford Lloyd Claudia Silver David Hyde Pierce Rosemary Harris
bookseller grandmother vendor author heartwarming amusing new york city delicatessen bookstore apartment romance family culture maturing literature love rivalry transformation 1980s
A Manhattan single meets a man through her Jewish grandmother's matchmaker.
Biography
USA
1940
82 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Fay Bainter George Bancroft Virginia Weidler Eugene Pallette Victor Kilian Bobby Jordan J.M. Kerrigan Lloyd Corrigan John Kellogg Clem Bevans
boy teacher father mother man doctor heartwarming fascinating school train michigan house office thomas edison american civil war illness father/son relationship maturing discovery adventure
Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1942
92 Minutes
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Esther Williams Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden Robert Blake William Lundigan Susan Peters
teenager father girlfriend friend sister teen boy cheery amusing playful small town household swimming pool street court family finance maturing small-town life romance law
Andy Hardy is about to graduate from high school and thinks he's pretty big stuff, so he hires a secretary, Kathryn Land. Kathryn and Polly Benedict, Andy's girlfriend, help him pass his ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden
young man father mother girlfriend friend cheeky engaging moving small town new york city apartment park office garage maturing city life unemployment father/son relationship death growing up
Hoping his son will attend his alma mater, Judge Hardy agrees to let Andy look for work in New York for the summer before committing to start college. In the big city, Andy is confronted with the harsh realities of life and love.
Comedy
USA
2012
112 Minutes
Jon Hurwitz Jason Biggs Alyson Hannigan Chris Klein Thomas Ian Nicholas Tara Reid Seann William Scott Mena Suvari Eddie Kaye Thomas Jennifer Coolidge Eugene Levy
husband wife childhood friend old flame mother father amusing endearing outlandish suburb michigan reunion household high-school reunion relationships past loves maturing friendship sex growing up
Jim, Michelle, Stifler, and their friends reunite in East Great Falls, Michigan for their high school reunion.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1954
117 Minutes
Ethel Merman Dan Dailey Marilyn Monroe Donald O'Connor Johnnie Ray Mitzi Gaynor Hugh O'Brian Frank McHugh
vaudevillian wife daughter son singer priest uplifting charming melodramatic spirited new jersey new york city theater performance show business family maturing romantic dilemma growing up discovery
Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1985
86 Minutes
Laureen Chew Kim Chew Victor Wong Ida Chung Cora Miao John Nishio Amy Hill Keith Choy Joan Chen George Wu
mother daughter boyfriend fortuneteller love interest tender amusing san francisco chinatown house mother/daughter relationship romance maturing immigration tradition love sacrifice growing up 1980s
In San Francisco, an immigrant widow welcomes the new year with some unhappiness: she's sixty-two now, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors, a fortune ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1944
76 Minutes
James Cardwell Linda Darnell Jack Oakie Lynn Bari Allyn Joslyn John Campbell
bandleader musician brother manager singer beautiful girl spirited cheeky chicago household train station military academy stage new york city show business big-band music maturing family jealousy mistaken identity
After their annual free concert at Chicago's Dearborn Settlement, Benny Goodman and his band are packing up to move on to their next engagement at a military camp, when a kid, Tony Birch, ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1959
103 Minutes
Clifton Webb Jane Wyman Jill St. John Carol Lynley Paul Henreid Gary Crosby Nico Minardos
father daughter architect sister son pilot lighthearted spirited amusing boston são paulo, brazil air force base villa lima, peru bullring maturing college family americans abroad courtship
When the oldest daughter decides to stay in South America while on a school tour, her father decides to take the rest of the family there for vacation to find out why.
Drama
USA
1943
80 Minutes
William Gargan Frank Craven Bobby Readick J. Carrol Naish Jay Ward Douglas Croft Bill Cartledge Irving Lee Selmer Jackson Allen Wood Jim Toney
jockey trainer bookie rival horse breeder retiree spirited heartwarming new york state racetrack stable office barn horse racing egoism maturing wager responsibility quest rivalry
Tom Harrigan raises orphaned Benny McNeil to be a first-rate jockey, but fails to bridle the lad's healthy ego. When Benny receives too many rebukes for unsportsman-like conduct from the ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1956
103 Minutes
Tab Hunter Natalie Wood Jessie Royce Landis Jim Backus Murray Hamilton Alan King James Garner David Janssen Jack Arnold Wilfred Knapp Les Johnson
student army recruit society matron girlfriend army officer sergeant melodramatic patriotic lighthearted brooding army camp barracks monterey, calif. college basic training relationships discipline separation maturing growing up
Privileged college student Andy Shaeffer is a mama's boy who flunks out of school and is drafted by the army where he becomes a real man, to the astonishment of everyone.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|Australia|USA
2013
87 Minutes
Neil Nightingale
tyrannosaur dinosaur triceratops pterodactyl charming cheeky heartwarming jungle woods mountain dinosaurs courage maturing growing up transformation underdog prehistoric
See and feel what it was like when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, in a story where an underdog dino triumphs to become a hero for the ages.
Comedy, Drama
2003
89 Minutes
Kate Dollenmayer Christian Rudder Myles Paige Jennifer L. Schaper Lissa Patton Rudder Marshall Lewy Andrew Bujalski
college graduate coworker friend love interest tattoo artist amusing brooding emotional intricate boston office household relationships friendship love alcohol maturing responsibility growing up love
Comedy
1974
124 Minutes
Nino Manfredi Vittorio Gassman Stefania Sandrelli Stefano Satta Flores Giovanna Ralli Aldo Fabrizi Marcella Michelangeli Livia Cerini
idealists lawman writer nurse inspiring profound patriotic tense italy trattoria rome world war ii italy friendship maturing growing up 1970s
Ettore Scola's exploration of political and social change in postwar Italy, spanning 30 years of World War II buddies.
Comedy, Drama
1959
93 Minutes
Ernest Borgnine Anne Baxter John Mills Angela Lansbury Ethel Gabriel Vincent Ball Janette Craig
girlfriend widow farmer worker husband melodramatic emotional australia farm sydney love triangle vacation unemployment affair long-distance relationship maturing growing up love 1950s
Two laid-off Australian sugar-cane cutters (Ernest Borgnine, John Mills) spend their 17th summer with their girlfriends in Sydney.
Comedy, Drama
1938
78 Minutes
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Frank Craven Ann Rutherford
judge daughter son wife girl lifeguard charming amusing lighthearted small town house santa catalina island california family vacation infidelity father/son relationship swindling maturing pursuit
Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) takes his wife, daughter (Cecilia Parker) and son Andy (Mickey Rooney) to Catalina for a vacation.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
2016
93 Minutes
Melanie Stone Jake Stormoen Jasen Wade Kevin Sorbo Ashley Santos Nicola Posener Eve Mauro Adam Johnson
wizard hero mercenary demon necromancer warrior engaging incredible striking spirited spectacular brash fantasy world good versus evil quest responsibility maturing race against time unlikely heroes quest
A daring young wizard (Melanie Stone) obtains the final piece of the all-powerful Darkspore and does whatever she can to keep it out of an evil necromancer's grasp.