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2000s coming-of-age drama films

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Slumdog Millionaire
2008 film directed by Danny Boyle
The Reader
2008 film by Stephen Daldry
The Notebook
2004 film directed by Nick Cassavetes
Billy Elliot
2000 film directed by Stephen Daldry
Mona Lisa Smile
2003 film directed by Mike Newell
A Walk to Remember
2002 film by Adam Shankman
Bridge to Terabithia
2007 film directed by Gábor Csupó
Malèna
2000 film by Giuseppe Tornatore
Precious
2009 film by Lee Daniels
Bad Education
2004 film directed by Pedro Almodóvar
The Return
2003 film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
An Education
2009 film by Lone Scherfig
Y tu mamá también
2001 film by Alfonso Cuarón
Coach Carter
2005 film directed by Thomas Carter
Thirteen
2003 film by Catherine Hardwicke
Finding Forrester
2000 film directed by Gus Van Sant
Mysterious Skin
2004 film directed by Gregg Araki
The Believer
2001 film by Henry Bean
This Is England
2006 film directed by Shane Meadows
December Boys
2007 film directed by Rod Hardy
The Emperor's Club
2002 film directed by Michael Hoffman
Hearts in Atlantis
2001 film by Scott Hicks
Fish Tank
2009 film directed by Andrea Arnold
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006 film by Dito Montiel
The Water Horse
2007 film by Jay Russell
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005 film directed by Jim Sheridan
Lost and Delirious
2001 film by Léa Pool
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
2004 film directed by Guy Ferland
Water Lilies
2007 French drama film directed by Céline Sciamma
Shelter
2007 film directed by Jonah Markowitz
The Secret Life of Bees
2008 film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
From Beginning to End
2009 film by Aluizio Abranches
My Summer of Love
2004 film directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
Gridiron Gang
2006 film directed by Phil Joanou
C.R.A.Z.Y.
C.R.A.Z.Y. is a 2005 Canadian coming-of-age drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and co-written by Vallée and François Boulay. It tells the story of Zac, a young gay man dealing with homophobia while growing up with four brothers and his father in Quebec during the 1960s and 1970s. The film employs an extensive soundtrack, featuring artists such as David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Patsy Cline, Charles Aznavour, and The Rolling Stones.
Fat Girl
2001 film by Catherine Breillat
Antwone Fisher
2002 film by Denzel Washington
Speak
2004 film directed by Jessica Sharzer
Radio
2003 American film directed by Michael Tollin
Crazy/Beautiful
Crazy/Beautiful (stylized as crazy/beautiful) is a 2001 American teen romantic drama film starring Kirsten Dunst and Jay Hernandez (in his film debut). It is largely set at Palisades Charter High School and the surrounding area, including Downtown Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and East Los Angeles.
Blue Crush
2002 film by John Stockwell
Machuca
Machuca is a 2004 internationally co-produced coming-of-age political drama film co-written and directed by Andrés Wood. It stars Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Manuela Martelli, and Aline Küppenheim alongside Federico Luppi.
Mean Creek
2004 film by Jacob Aaron Estes
Jolene
2008 film directed by Dan Ireland
S. Darko
2009 film directed by Chris Fisher
The Slaughter Rule
2002 American film by Alex Smith
Zozo
2005 film directed by Josef Fares
The Black Balloon
2008 film by Elissa Down
Dear Frankie
2004 film by Shona Auerbach
An American Rhapsody
2001 film by Éva Gárdos
Presque rien
2000 film by Sébastien Lifshitz
Baby Boy
2001 film directed by John Singleton
Akeelah and the Bee
2006 film by Doug Atchison
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
2005 film by Auraeus Solito
Keith
2008 independent drama film directed by Todd A. Kessler
Regular Lovers
2005 film by Philippe Garrel
Vitus
2006 film by Fredi M. Murer
I Am David
2003 film by Paul Feig
The Poker House
2008 film by Lori Petty
Platform
2000 Chinese film directed by Jia Zhangke