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27 Films to Buy match the keyword ‘Rites-of-passage’
Quiet Girl, The (An Cailín Ciúin) (2022)
- 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 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
Novitiate (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 Blood (2016)
- 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, The (2015)
- This brave and bittersweet portrait of an unusual sexual awakening has Bel Powley as a fledgling cartoonist entering into a relationship with her…
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$20 $15
Wetlands (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) (2010)
- 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 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 It (2009)
- Drew Barrymore's directorial debut is a joyful tale of a small town outsider (Page) who empowers herself through the bruising sport of roller…
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$15 $11.25
Somers Town (2008)
- A gentle, winsome offering from dir. Shane Meadows, centred on an unlikely friendship between a shy Polish teen, and a knockabout runaway from the…
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$29.95 $19.95
Wackness, 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…
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$29.95 $14.95
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 Terabithia (2007)
- Faithful adaptation of a much–loved young–adult novel, which tells the story of two 10–year–olds creating a fantasy world to…
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$15 $11.25
Clubland (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, A (2006)
- 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-Wah (2005)
- A caustic memoir of colonial growing pains from actor Richard E. Grant (WITHNAIL AND I), chronicling his own adolescence in Swaziland during the…
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$24.95 $18.70
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
Rain (2001)
- Adapted from the acclaimed novel by Kirsty Gunn, this visually crafted evocation of a seaside holiday in the 1970s – bach, suntan lotion, whiskey…
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Freaks and Geeks (TV Series) (1999)
- 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 Service (1989)
- 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
Chocolat (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) (1988-1993)
- 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 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…
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$20 $15
Stand by Me (1986)
- 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…
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$19.95 $14.95
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…
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$20 $15
Stolen 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…
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$19.95 $14.95
Graduate, The (1967)
- 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…
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$19.95 $14.95