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27 Films to Buy match the keyword ‘Rites-of-passage

 
Quiet Girl, TheQuiet Girl, The (An Cailín Ciúin) (2022)Aro Favourite
An exquisite rites–of–passage drama filmed mostly in the Irish/Gaelic language, it is the very definition of a literary pastoral that…
DVD $29.95
Ali's WeddingAli's Wedding (2017)
An unusual rom–com set within Australia's Muslim community, following a likeable musician who is the son of a Muslim cleric, and is struggling…
DVD $29.95
NovitiateNovitiate (2017)
A young woman in 1960's Tennessee decides to give her life to God and studies to become a nun with the Sisters of the Beloved Rose. But amidst the…
DVD $24.95
Sami BloodSami Blood (2016)Recommended
Emotionally powerful female coming–of–age movie set in 1930's Sweden, where a reindeer–herding teenager, an indigenous Sami child,…
DVD $29.95
Diary of a Teenage Girl, TheDiary of a Teenage Girl, The (2015)Aro Favourite
This brave and bittersweet portrait of an unusual sexual awakening has Bel Powley as a fledgling cartoonist entering into a relationship with her…
DVD $20 $15
WetlandsWetlands (2013)
Provocative comic tale of an eccentric girl who has strange attitudes towards hygiene and sexuality longs for the reunion of her divorced parents.
DVD $29.95
This is England '86 (TV Mini-Series)This is England '86 (TV Mini-Series) (2010)Recommended
The core cast of THIS IS ENGLAND return for this vivid small screen epilogue set three years later, where a maturing Shaun (Turgoose) must negotiate…
DVD $34.95
Calvin MarshallCalvin Marshall (2009)
Sweet–natured drama has a young man chasing his dream of playing Major League Baseball with little success. Low–key and agreeably folksy,…
DVD $29.95
Whip ItWhip It (2009)Recommended
Drew Barrymore's directorial debut is a joyful tale of a small town outsider (Page) who empowers herself through the bruising sport of roller…
DVD $15 $11.25
Somers TownSomers Town (2008)Recommended
A gentle, winsome offering from dir. Shane Meadows, centred on an unlikely friendship between a shy Polish teen, and a knockabout runaway from the…
DVD $29.95 $19.95
Wackness, TheWackness, The (2008)
Smitten with nostalgia for a bygone early–90's New York, this coming–of–age drama follows a listless, pot–dealing teenager as…
DVD $29.95 $14.95
Black Irish Black Irish (2007)
Probing melodrama concerning deadly sibling rivalry between two Irish American brothers – one an aspiring baseball player and the other a…
Poster (VG) $29.95
Bridge to TerabithiaBridge to Terabithia (2007)Recommended
Faithful adaptation of a much–loved young–adult novel, which tells the story of two 10–year–olds creating a fantasy world to…
DVD $15 $11.25
ClublandClubland (Introducing the Dwights) (2007)
Australian comedy–drama stars Brit Brenda Blethyn (LITTLE VOICE, SECRETS AND LIES) as a bawdy, comedy diva Mum gone downunder, whose midlife…
DVD $29.95
Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, AGuide to Recognizing Your Saints, A (2006)Recommended
A ‘Mean Streets’ memoir of growing up rough in the eighties, this accomplished feature debut evokes its boys–in–the–hood…
DVD $14.95
Wah-WahWah-Wah (2005)Recommended
A caustic memoir of colonial growing pains from actor Richard E. Grant (WITHNAIL AND I), chronicling his own adolescence in Swaziland during the…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
Shark Net, The (TV Mini-series)Shark Net, The (TV Mini-series) (2003)
Based on the memoir by Robert Drewe, this Australian mini–series focuses on Drewe's move to Perth as a young, excitable boy and his gradual…
DVD $24.95
RainRain (2001)Recommended
Adapted from the acclaimed novel by Kirsty Gunn, this visually crafted evocation of a seaside holiday in the 1970s – bach, suntan lotion, whiskey…
DVD $24.95 $12.50, $24.95 $18.70, $24.95
Freaks and Geeks (TV Series)Freaks and Geeks (TV Series) (1999)Aro Favourite
Much loved but unfortunately short lived classic about two distinct groups of teenagers dealing with high school in the eighties. Created by a…
Blu-Ray $99.95
Kiki's Delivery ServiceKiki's Delivery Service (1989)Recommended
A magical animation from the masterful Japanese dir. Miyazaki, which delivers a contemporary fairytale with strong characters, rich visuals and a…
Blu-Ray $34.95, $39.95
ChocolatChocolat (1988)
Quietly rewarding autobiographical work follows a young woman to West Africa where she reminisces her childhood. Early work by the director of BEAU…
Poster (F) $7.95
Wonder Years, The (TV Series)Wonder Years, The (TV Series) (1988-1993)Recommended
One of the more endearing US TV series of the period, depicts the 'growing up' of its adolescent protagonists with humour and empathy. This disc…
DVD $24.95, $34.95, $34.95, $34.95
Empire of the SunEmpire of the Sun (1987)
A much–admired Spielberg epic in which a young boy witnesses the Japanese invasion of China in WWII. Based on the memoirs of sci–fi…
DVD $20 $15
Stand by MeStand by Me (1986)Recommended
Stephen King adaptation has its darker moments, as four boys journey across 50s rural Maine to see a dead body, but a genuine feeling for childhood…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Glittering Prizes, The (TV Mini-series) Glittering Prizes, The (TV Mini-series) (1976)
Bittersweet Mini–series following a group of Cambridge University pals from days of 50's style college shenanigans into their muddled adult…
DVD $20 $15
Stolen KissesStolen Kisses (Baisers Voles) (1968)
Third film in the director's Antoine Doinel series (see also THE FOUR HUNDRED BLOWS) starring Jean–Pierre Leaud, here as a careless young man…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Graduate, TheGraduate, The (1967)Aro Favourite
An endearing Dustin Hoffman in his first leading role, is seduced by a middle–aged woman and then falls in love with her daughter. A brilliant…
DVD $19.95 $14.95

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