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    eatsshootsleaves: 16 Candles? Does that count? more »
    gluecake: Movies like this always make me uncomfortable since I moved when I was 9 to a different state and lost all of my childhood friends, then come middle s... more »
    ceejeemcbeegee is not here: Boyz in da Hood, anyone? This movie didn't reflect my experiences, but the experiences of many of the friends I would meet at college. It opened my e... more »
    brendastarlet is on it: When I was about 12, my mom gave me a copy of Marjorie Morningstar. I always think of it as my coming of age book. Yes, it was set in the 30s and writ... more »
    Raspberry Swirly: So, how weird is this? A commercial just came on with "Stand by Me" as the background music. Totally unrelated, I know. But it's like a sign. more »
    Liz11685: My closest friends and I would watch Now and Then all the time (there were 4 of us, and we didn't totally fit the types, but it worked for us). It rea... more »
    veronykah: Yeah its a total "chick flick" but Beaches sort of addresses the whole childhood friend to weird adult relationship thing. My best friend up until abo... more »
    LadySoprano is a Fat-Fighting Superwoman: What about Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood? more »
    stealthird: What about Quinceanera? It's one of my favorite movies and you don't have to be latina to identify with the character. more »
    YourScreenplaySucks: Heathers is my coming of age story. Who among us didn't have their own Heathers to contend with? "Friends" we hated and emulated in equal measure? Who... more »
    retardataire: A lot of people hated it when it came out recently, but I think the movie Towelhead most accurately describes what my early adolescence felt like, in ... more »
    robynella: Slums of Beverly Hills, anyone?? That movie pretty much captures how sucky it was to be an adolescent girl. And she didn't have any girl friends...whi... more »
    denna: Not sure if it counts, but I've always adored "The Hairy Bird" aka "Strike!" aka "All I Wanna Do". It's more about transitioning to adulthood, but the... more »
    chancentrate: Does anyone else get jealous of other people's nostalgia? Like I remember being 12, but I don't really remember it as being a terribly important part... more »
    lookethatmyface: I nominate Me Without You. Sure it's a movie that's mostly about these two British college-aged girls and the drama in their lives (and arguably thei... more »
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