Highest-Rated Movies about 'Growing Up', Sort by Popularity

Woman at War (2018), Spirited Away (2001), Flirting (1990), Amanda (2018), Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998), My Skinny Sister (2015), Promises (2001), Sound and Fury (2000) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Growing Up movies.

#17. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)

Storyline: In 2001, 28-year-old Dr. Andrew Bagby is found dead in a park in Pennsylvania. He had been shot by his ex-girlfriend, who then fled to Canada, where she was able to walk free on bail, pregnant with Andrew's child. Andrew's enraged parents campaign to gain custody of the child and convict their son's killer. Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne pairs this story with home movies and interviews with those who knew Andrew, hoping to give his best friend's son an opportunity to discover who his dad was.

Plot Keywords: filmmaker, friend, ex-girlfriend, son, victim, parent, emotional ...

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#20. The Devil's Miner (2005)

Storyline: Filmmakers Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani profile Basilio, a 14-year-old Bolivian who supports his family by working in a silver mine. Like his fellow workers, the boy looks to Satan for protection from the daily hazards he encounters in the bowels of the Earth.

Plot Keywords: teen boy, miner, coworker, townsperson, fascinating, bleak, bolivia ...

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#22. Rana's Wedding (2002)

Storyline: One morning, spirited Rana (Clara Khoury), a Palestinian teenager living in Jerusalem, receives a startling note from her father, Abu Siad (Zuher Fahoum) : She can either get married or emigrate with him to Egypt later that afternoon. Rana dashes off to find her boyfriend, Khalil (Khalifa Natour), but must negotiate menacing Israeli checkpoints and strict Islamic law as she races across the West Bank. She begins to wonder if she really wants to stay after all.

Plot Keywords: palestinian, young girl, boyfriend, father, grandmother, israeli, frenetic ...

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#23. Our Father (2002)

Storyline: Brothers Armine (Hamza Moctar Aguid) and Tahir (Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa) are devastated when their father deserts them. Together, they search for him all over their small town in Chad -- and believe they find him onscreen in one of the movies at the local cinema! After they get caught stealing the film, the boys' exasperated mother, Achta (Zara Haroun), packs them off to a strict boarding school. While the pair plan their escape, Tahir catches the eye of a mute girl (Mounira Khalil).

Plot Keywords: brother, mute person, mother, teacher, boy, father, tender ...

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#25. We Are Together (2006)

Storyline: This U.K.-produced HBO documentary covers the spread of AIDS in South Africa, focusing on an orphanage called Agape, founded by one "Grandma" Zodwa Mqadi. The story centers on the local children's choir as they rehearse for a trip to England, and follows the Moya family as they struggle with the disease, which has plagued the region. Notable names such as Lorraine Bracco, Alicia Keys, Paul Simon and Kanye West appear as themselves to help carry the narrative along.

Plot Keywords: orphan, choir director, uplifting, emotional, intense, africa, south africa ...

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#27. Character (1997)

Storyline: Young lawyer Katadreuffe (Fedja van Huêt) is the chief suspect in the murder of the cold-hearted bailiff Dreverhaven (Jan Decleir). The two have long been rivals, waging personal battles through the courts, and Katadreuffe was observed leaving the scene of the crime. Giving his testimony to police, Katadreuffe effectively tells his life story, in which his ambition for success in the legal world was driven by a hatred of his biological father -- who was, secretly, Dreverhaven.

Plot Keywords: lawyer, bailiff, mother, love interest, police detective, dense, fiery ...

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