Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "bookstore", "coming-of-age"

1. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A high-school boy, Cameron, cannot date Bianca until her anti-social older sister, Kat, has a boyfriend. So, Cameron pays a mysterious boy, Patrick, to charm Kat.

Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik

Votes: 385,706 | Gross: $38.18M

2. Beauty and the Beast (I) (2017)

PG | 129 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A selfish Prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner.

Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad

Votes: 334,755 | Gross: $504.01M

3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

PG | 161 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris

Votes: 692,779 | Gross: $261.99M

4. The Spectacular Now (2013)

R | 95 min | Drama, Romance

A hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical "nice girl."

Director: James Ponsoldt | Stars: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Votes: 161,427 | Gross: $6.85M

5. Rebelde (2004–2006)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Six teenagers with different lives and personalities attend a prominent private school with only one thing in common: their vocation and passion for music.

Stars: Dulce María, Rodrigo Nehme, Alfonso Herrera, Christopher Von Uckermann

Votes: 6,185

6. 5 to 7 (2014)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An aspiring novelist enters into a relationship with a woman, though there's just one catch: She's married and the couple can only meet between the hours of 5 and 7 each evening.

Director: Victor Levin | Stars: Anton Yelchin, Bérénice Marlohe, Olivia Thirlby, Lambert Wilson

Votes: 21,374 | Gross: $0.12M

7. The Late Bloomer (2016)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The story of an adult male who, after the successful removal of a benign tumor resting against his pituitary gland, experiences all the changes and effects of puberty over a three-week period.

Director: Kevin Pollak | Stars: Charlotte McKinney, Johnny Simmons, Blake Cooper, Kumail Nanjiani

Votes: 10,604

8. My Salinger Year (2020)

R | 101 min | Drama

A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.

Director: Philippe Falardeau | Stars: Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver, Douglas Booth, Seána Kerslake

Votes: 6,824

9. Sort Of (2021–2024)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Follows a gender-fluid millennial who straddles various identities, exposing the identities and labels that are no longer applicable.

Stars: Bilal Baig, Amanda Cordner, Gray Powell, Grace Lynn Kung

Votes: 2,399

10. The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)

R | 100 min | Drama

College student Charlie Banks has to face old problems when the bully he had an unpleasant encounter with back in high school shows up on his campus.

Director: Fred Durst | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Eva Amurri, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Votes: 5,275 | Gross: $0.01M

11. Ripe (1996)

R | 92 min | Drama, Romance

Violet and Rosie are 15-year-old fraternal twin sisters on the edge of womanhood. When their parents are killed in a car crash, the girls hit the road as "outlaws," bound for Kentucky and the perfect life together.

Director: Mo Ogrodnik | Stars: Monica Keena, Daisy Eagan, Gordon Currie, Ron Brice

Votes: 1,119

12. Gerontophilia (2013)

Unrated | 82 min | Comedy, Romance

A young man begins exploring his attraction to much much older men while working in a nursing home.

Director: Bruce La Bruce | Stars: Pier-Gabriel Lajoie, Walter Borden, Katie Boland, Yardly Kavanagh

Votes: 2,744 | Gross: $0.00M

13. Nói albinói (2003)

PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

Is he the village idiot or a genius in disguise? 17 year old Noi drifts through life on a remote fjord in the north of Iceland. In winter, the fjord is cut off from the outside world, ... See full summary »

Director: Dagur Kári | Stars: Tómas Lemarquis, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Elín Hansdóttir, Anna Friðriksdóttir

Votes: 9,618 | Gross: $0.06M

14. Luster (2002)

Unrated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama

Luster is a refreshingly funny and sexy look at unrequited love. Jackson, a cute, lanky, blue-haired poet who works in a record store, is at the center of Everett Lewis' twisted black LA ... See full summary »

Director: Everett Lewis | Stars: Justin Herwick, Barry Wyatt, Shane Powers, Pamela Gidley

Votes: 1,221

15. A Young Emmanuelle (1976)

103 min | Drama

In Genève, bookseller and publisher Axel Thorpe catches willful, rich 16-year old Sibylle Ashby shoplifting. She brags about her writing, so he challenges her to produce a book. She writes ... See full summary »

Director: Nelly Kaplan | Stars: Sami Frey, Ann Zacharias, Françoise Brion, Micheline Presle

Votes: 330

16. I Love You, I Love You Not (1996)

PG-13 | 88 min | Drama, Romance

Prep school student Daisy and her European-born grandmother Nana share the sad stories of their lives. Daisy tells Nana of her romance with young Ethan and problems in school because she's ... See full summary »

Director: Billy Hopkins | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Claire Danes, Jude Law, James Van Der Beek

Votes: 2,902

17. Crutch (2004)

R | 89 min | Drama, Romance

An autobiographical film taken from the experiences of writer-director Rob Moretti, CRUTCH is a coming-of-age tale about a young man's struggle with family problems and substance abuse. ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Moretti | Stars: Eben Gordon, Rob Moretti, Juanita Walsh, Jennifer Laine Williams

Votes: 722 | Gross: $0.02M

18. Banging Lanie (2020)

76 min | Comedy

An incredibly bright, but socially awkward teenage girl decides to take her virginity into her own hands.

Director: Allison Powell | Stars: Allison Powell, Daniela Rivera, Damian Alonso, Daniel Blake

Votes: 285

19. Dil Dosti Etc (2007)

112 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Two college boys from diverse backgrounds believe that since time is on their side, anything is possible. Consequently, their arrogance leads them to challenge each other to prove their efficiencies.

Director: Manish Tiwary | Stars: Imaaduddin Shah, Shreyas Talpade, Smriti Mishra, Nikita Anand

Votes: 2,949

20. Sand Castles (2014)

Unrated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In rural Indiana, Noah and his impoverished family wrestle with the mysterious return of his now mute sister Lauren, who was kidnapped and held captive for over a decade.

Director: Clenet Verdi-Rose | Stars: Jordon Hodges, Anne Winters, Randy Spence, Saxon Trainor

Votes: 1,612

21. Ants in the Pants (2000)

95 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A late bloomer, 15-year-old Flo experiences his sexual awakening, relentlessly targeting his gorgeous classmate Leonie. Flos friends eagerly try to help him out. The only problem may be Leonie's boyfriend.

Director: Marc Rothemund | Stars: Tobias Schenke, Axel Stein, Luise Helm, Mina Tander

Votes: 4,431

22. A Place in the World (1992)

PG | 120 min | Drama

Mario and Ana, in voluntary exile from Buenos Aires, live in a remote Argentine valley with their 12-year-old son Ernesto. Mario runs a school and a wool cooperative; Ana, a doctor, heads a... See full summary »

Director: Adolfo Aristarain | Stars: José Sacristán, Federico Luppi, Leonor Benedetto, Cecilia Roth

Votes: 2,796 | Gross: $0.10M

23. The House on Chelouche Street (1973)

PG | 110 min | Drama

A fatherless family immigrates to Israel from Egypt during the British Mandate period. The film traces the hardships the family suffers in the politically unstable country.

Director: Moshé Mizrahi | Stars: Gila Almagor, Shaike Ophir, Yosef Shiloach, Michal Bat-Adam

Votes: 278

24. My Life on Ice (2002)

102 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

My Life on Ice presents the unique point of view of 16-year-old Etienne, a cute would-be ice skating champion living in provincial Rouen who is obsessed with filming his daily life with a ... See full summary »

Directors: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Jimmy Tavares, Jonathan Zaccaï, Hélène Surgère

Votes: 862

25. The Same River Twice (2003)

Unrated | 78 min | Documentary, Adventure

From peyote to prozac, a sensitive portrait of five former hippies now approaching middle age.

Director: Robb Moss

Votes: 299

26. Innocent (2005)

80 min | Drama, Romance

17-year-old Eric follows his parents to immigrate to Canada and is thus forced to confront different emotional and cultural problems. He must not only adjust to the new environment, but ... See full summary »

Director: Simon Chung | Stars: Po Chan, Timothy Lee, Jovita Adrineda, Wing Wong Wilson Kam

Votes: 359

27. Booked Out (2012)

86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Booked Out follows the quirky exploits of the Polaroid loving artist Ailidh as she spies and photographs the occupants of her block of flats. Jacob, the boy next door who comes and goes ... See full summary »

Director: Bryan O'Neil | Stars: Sylvia Syms, Kathryn Kelly, Rollo Weeks, Claire Garvey

Votes: 99

28. Dirty Sex Tactics (2010)

6 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

After flipping through an adult book, 12-year-old Stewart learns of society's attitude toward kids learning about sex, despite sex's prevalence throughout our daily lives.

Director: Doug Young | Stars: Meredith Adelaide, Vicky Anderson, Ian Blyth, Don Colliver

Votes: 25

29. Hivernam (2002)

50 min | Drama

When his parents leave for Florida, Félix invites his friend Laurent to spend Christmas with him.

Director: Pascal Robitaille | Stars: Joël Dalpé-Drapeau, Xavier Morin-Lefort, Noémie Yelle, Frédéric Lemay