Coming-of-age story

A coming-of-age story is a genre of film that centers focuses on the growth of a protagonist from childhood to adulthood, or "coming of age". Coming-of-age stories tend to emphasize dialogue or internal monologue over action, and are often set in the past. The subjects of coming-of-age stories are typically teenagers.
The plot points of coming of age stories are usually emotional changes within the character(s) in question.
==Teen films==
Coming-of-age is a genre of teen films. They focus on the psychological and moral growth or transition of a protagonist from youth to adulthood. A variant in the 2020s is the "delayed-coming-of-age film, a kind of story that acknowledges the deferred nature of 21st-century adulthood", in which young adults may still be exploring short-term relationships, living situations, and jobs even into their late 20s and early 30s.
Personal growth and change is an important characteristic of the genre, which relies on dialogue and emotional responses, rather than action. The story is sometimes told in the form of a flashback. Historically, coming-of-age films usually centred on young boys, although coming-of-age films focusing on girls have become more common in the early 21st century, such as The Poker House, Winter's Bone, Hick, Girlhood, Mustang, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Mistress America, The Edge of Seventeen, Lady Bird, Sweet 20, and Aftersun.
 
Category:Film genres
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Category:Works about adolescence