From a Chicana romance and a really dramatic quinceañera, to homeboys out on the town and an all-girl skate crew, these projects showcase just how varied the coming-of-age genre can look when it zeroes in on all kinds of teenagers in the U.S. In the upcoming thriller The Boy Next Door, Lopez stars as Claire, a recently divorced teacher who falls for her much younger neighbor, Noah (played by Ryan Guzman). The following ten movies may not all boast Latino directors behind the camera but they all tell distinct stories about our community.
That got us thinking about what a canon of films about the US Latino coming-of-age experience looks like. That’s why, as much as you can love, say, Lady Bird, you may find that a film like Real Women Have Curves, which as we’ve discussed here before, covers all too similar ground, resonates more strongly with you. Who hasn’t looked back on their own teenage years and remembered that one summer, or that one romance, or that one fight with your parents that changed it all? The stories we tell in those movies are premised on relatability: “Hey, that’s exactly how much of an outcast I felt at my high school!” or “Oh my god, that’s my mom and I’s relationship!” But even with those kinds of universal stories, the really good coming-of-age flicks succeed in their specificity. More stuff from Gay Themed Film and Videos 381 Videos. The coming-of-age film is an enduring genre and it’s easy to see why. Browse Videos Gay Themed Film and Videos by orka has 381 videos.
