🏷 Discover The Best Growing Up Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

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Unforgettable Coming-of-Age Stories: A Journey Through Time

Growing up is a journey filled with laughter, tears, and unforgettable moments. Movies and TV shows often capture the essence of this journey, providing a relatable and entertaining way to reflect on our own experiences. From nostalgic classics to modern masterpieces, we've curated a list of the best films and series that explore the complexities of growing up.

Heartstopper
Cast
Joe Locke Joe Locke
Kit Connor Kit Connor
William Gao William Gao
Yasmin Finney Yasmin Finney
8.6 1.7K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 24
Audience: TV-14
Story:  Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love.
Plot:  coming out, friendship, high school, love, growing up, romance, coming of age, based on graphic novel, ...
Place:  england
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Bluey
Cast
Dave McCormack Dave McCormack
Melanie Zanetti Melanie Zanetti
8.6 712 votes
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Australia, United Kingdom
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 154
Audience: TV-Y
Story:  Bluey is an inexhaustible six year-old Blue Heeler dog, who loves to play and turns everyday family life into extraordinary adventures, developing her imagination as well as her mental, physical and emotional resilience.
Style:  heartwarming, whimsical
Plot:  friendship, cartoon, growing up, dog, family, toddler, childhood, pre-school, ...
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The Wonder Years
Cast
Fred Savage Fred Savage
Dan Lauria Dan Lauria
Alley Mills Alley Mills
Jason Hervey Jason Hervey
8.3 1.1K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 115
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during the 1960s and 70s. Told through narration from an adult Kevin, Kevin faces the difficulties of maintaining relationships and friendships on his enthralling journey into adulthood.
Plot:  puberty, girlfriend, high school, friends, growing up, slice of life, coming of age, best friend, ...
Time:  1970s, 1960s
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Boy Meets World
8.3 575 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 158
Audience: TV-G
Story:  The coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man.
Plot:  philadelphia, pennsylvania, friendship, high school, growing up, family relationships, coming of age, school, ...
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Girl Meets World
8.3 721 votes
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 71
Audience: TV-G
Story:  The adventures of relatable and adventurous Riley Matthews, the tween daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews, and her bold best friend Maya as they traverse the twists and turns of teenage years at Manhattan's John Quincy Adams Middle School where Riley's dad is their History teacher.
Plot:  new york city, female friendship, high school, growing up, coming of age, female protagonist, middle school, spin off, ...
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Wolf Children
Cast
Aoi Miyazaki Aoi Miyazaki
Takao Osawa Takao Osawa
Haru Kuroki Haru Kuroki
Yukito Nishii Yukito Nishii
8.2 2.5K votes
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.
Plot:  wolf, forest, death of father, growing up, rural area, werewolf, single mother, adult animation, ...
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Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
8.2 449 votes
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 11
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past.
Plot:  love triangle, friendship, supernatural, friends, growing up, romance, slice of life, unrequited love, ...
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Toradora!
Cast
Rie Kugimiya Rie Kugimiya
Junji Majima Junji Majima
Yui Horie Yui Horie
Eri Kitamura Eri Kitamura
8.2 669 votes
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 25
Audience: TV-14
Story:  Menacing in appearance but gentle at heart, second year high school student Ryuuji forms an unlikely friendship with classmate Taiga, a tiny girl with a sharp tongue and a tough attitude.
Style:  slow burn
Plot:  delinquent, friendship, high school, love, romcom, growing up, romance, slice of life, ...
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Gossip Girl
Cast
Blake Lively Blake Lively
Leighton Meester Leighton Meester
Penn Badgley Penn Badgley
Chace Crawford Chace Crawford
8.2 2.3K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 121
Audience: TV-14
Story:  An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.
Style:  satirical, provocative, romantic
Plot:  upper class, new york city, based on novel or book, private school, high school, bullying, growing up, class differences, ...
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A Dog's Journey
8.1 1.6K votes
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: China, India
Duration: 109 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.
Plot:  reincarnation, sequel, growing up, dog, animal shelter, pets
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Soy tu fan
7.8 93 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 34
Audience: NR
Story:  We all have someone that we obsess over. We all are capable of loving irrationally what we don’t have and construct an unattainable charm in the people we admire. Sometimes we want to be someone else, to be with someone else. Sometimes we settle on appreciating from afar. Other times, we seek out an encounter. To be a fan means, by definition, to be on unequal terms. One loves beforehand, falling for a facade that could very well be invented. This mexican romcom explores these feelings in depth as examined through the eyes of a fan.
Plot:  fan, platonic love, growing up, romance, slice of life, group of friends
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Minding the Gap
Cast
Keire Johnson Keire Johnson
Zack Mulligan Zack Mulligan
Bing Liu Bing Liu
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Nina Bowgren
7.7 195 votes
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Duration: 93 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.
Plot:  friendship, child abuse, skateboarding, dysfunctional family, coming of age, friends, growing up, domestic abuse, ...
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The Sound of Magic
Cast
Ji Chang-wook Ji Chang-wook
Choi Sung-eun Choi Sung-eun
Hwang In-youp Hwang In-youp
Chi Hae-won Chi Hae-won
7.7 190 votes
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Country: South Korea
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Audience: TV-14
Story:  An enigmatic magician living in an abandoned amusement park introduces magic into the life of a high schooler struggling with harsh realities.
Style:  psychological
Plot:  musical, high school, based on comic, growing up, debt, student, based on webcomic or webtoon, melodrama, ...
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The Little Prince
Cast
Riley Osborne Riley Osborne
Mackenzie Foy Mackenzie Foy
Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges
Rachel McAdams Rachel McAdams
7.6 3.0K votes
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her neighbor that will tell her about the story of the Little Prince that he once met.
Plot:  airplane, parent child relationship, philosophy, dystopia, utopia, little boy, old man, growing up, ...
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Chihayafuru
Cast
Asami Seto Asami Seto
Mamoru Miyano Mamoru Miyano Yoshimasa Hosoya Yoshimasa Hosoya
7.6 67 votes
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Japan
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 74
Audience: TV-14
Story:  Chihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her sister’s model career. When she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, he thinks Chihaya has potential to become a great karuta player. As Chihaya dreams of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends. Now in high school, Chihaya still plays karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again.
Plot:  competition, card game, strong woman, training, high school, growing up, romance, slice of life, ...
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Boyhood
Cast
Ellar Coltrane Ellar Coltrane
Patricia Arquette Patricia Arquette
Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke
Lorelei Linklater Lorelei Linklater
7.5 5.6K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 165 min.
Audience: R
Story:  The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
Style:  nostalgic
Plot:  high school, family's daily life, college, urban life, coming of age, growing up, domestic abuse, parenting, ...
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Accel World
Cast
Yuki Kaji Yuki Kaji
Sachika Misawa Sachika Misawa
Ayako Kawasumi Ayako Kawasumi
Kenichi Suzumura Kenichi Suzumura
7.5 153 votes
Genre: Action, Animation, Drama
Country: Japan, United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 24
Audience: TV-14
Story:  A short, overweight student uses the Neuro Link, an evolution of the Nerve Gear, to escape himself from the reality. But his skills in the virtual world brings him to the attention of Kuroyukihime, a popular student who introduces him to the Brain Burst.
Plot:  competition, technology, anti hero, virtual reality, virtual fight, friendship, bullying, rivalry, ...
Time:  future
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Red Oaks
Cast
Craig Roberts Craig Roberts
Alexandra Socha Alexandra Socha
Paul Reiser Paul Reiser
Oliver Cooper Oliver Cooper
7.4 128 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 26
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A coming-of-age comedy set in the "go-go" 80s that is equal parts hijinks and heartfelt about a college student enjoying a last hurrah before summer comes to an end--and the future begins.David Myers, an assistant tennis pro at the Red Oaks Country Club in suburban New Jersey in 1985, is both reeling from his father's heart attack and conflicted about what major to declare in the fall. While there, he meets a colorful cast of misfit co-workers and wealthy club members including an alluring art student named Skye and her corporate raider father Getty.
Plot:  nostalgia, growing up, family relationships, coming of age
Time:  1980s
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Dawson's Creek
Cast
James Van Der Beek James Van Der Beek
Katie Holmes Katie Holmes
Michelle Williams Michelle Williams
Joshua Jackson Joshua Jackson
7.3 616 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 128
Audience: TV-14
Story:  Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.
Plot:  small town, boston, massachusetts, friendship, growing up, coming of age, friends in love, teenage romance, ...
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Labyrinth
Cast
David Bowie David Bowie
Jennifer Connelly Jennifer Connelly
Toby Froud Toby Froud
Shelley Thompson Shelley Thompson
7.3 2.8K votes
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 101 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into a fantastical world to rescue him from the Goblin King. Guarding his castle is the labyrinth itself, a twisted maze of deception, populated with outrageous characters and unknown dangers.
Plot:  rescue, race against time, maze, castle, musical, puppet, babysitter, surrealism, ...
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