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Better variations on the same idea.

posted 15 years ago by hanshotfirst1138
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I haven't seen this film, so I'm not criticizing it, but given the reviews I've read of it, I'm wondering what other films would be recommended as good "youthful person discovering himself/herself" types of stories?

Go to Criterion and ask them to work on Satyajit Ray films, a good Kwaidan rerelease.

[–] mcr76 15 years ago

Probably the best is The Gradaute with Dustin Hoffman. Other coming of age discovery films include Summer of 42, Harold and Maude (granted its quirky but Harold does discover himself) American Graffiti and recently Adventureland. Hope that helps.

"They have to paint me red before they chop me. It's a different religion from ours. I think" Ringo

[–] mackjay2 15 years ago

A MUCH better film with similar themes is A HOME AT THE END OF THE WORD (2004):

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0359423/

[–] moosefeathers 14 years ago

the last picture show.

[–] El_Guapo_Caballo 14 years ago

jaws

[–] racXXI 14 years ago

I have an idea for sequel... even bigger jaws -_-

[–] bob-fritz 14 years ago

I would add Risky Business to the list. Both open with a dream sequence, and there are quite a few other similarities.

[–] cdunbar-3 14 years ago

"Say anything" with John Cusack and the excellent "Breaking away" with Dennis Christopher