Set in Santa Barbara, 20th Century Women follows Dorothea Fields (Annette Bening), a determined single mother, raising her adolescent son Jamie (newcomer Lucas Jade Zumann, in a breakout performance) at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women in Jamie's upbringing - Abbie (Greta Gerwig), a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in find out more...

Based on Crowe's own adventures as a teenage music journalist, Almost Famous tells the story of a 15-year-old boy who is complacently hired by Rolling Stone magazine to write an article on the fictional band Stillwater. As the band hits the road so does Rolling Stone's youngest reporter. find out more...

Two soldiers return from Vietnam, one mentally scarred, the other physically. We flashback to their childhood and the fascination the slightly crazy one has with flying. So maybe after the horror of war it's a more logical decision to be a bird! A brilliant film about disillusionment, growing up and existential madness. find out more...

Eight-year-old Zachary has, so far, enjoyed life as his father's favourite son, as the possessor of a gift for healing and as younger sibling to a tearaway, a jock and a bookworm, but this relatively idyllic childhood in Québec is cast under the shadow of his dad's suspicions when he is discovered wearing a dress. Seven years on it's 1975 and Zac is in thrall to Ziggy Stardust and his cousin's boyfriend, a confusing situation for him, made more complicated by a history of trying to satisfy his d find out more...

Set in the deadbeat town of the title, three young working-class lads, cock-of-the-town wannabe Bruce, clownish nerd Snork and apprentice life insurance salesman Freddie, and one young lady, Julie, daughter of slimy life insurance salesman boss Mr Kendrick, are all on the cusp of adulthood. All have limited and unappealing futures and face a life defining decision... to stay or not to stay?
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Slacker director Linklater takes us back to the swinging 70's for his latest Generation X offering in this tale of teenage decadence. It's the last day of high school and the kids intend to party till dawn, or till they drop, whichever comes first. Fans of Reality Bites will love it. Bust out the biscuits, turn up the volume and dig those crazy, pretty kids.... find out more...

Cleveland, 1978 and four teenagers plan a trip to Detroit to see their favourite band KISS in concert. Unfortunately for Lex (Andrews), Jam (Huntington), Hawk (Furlong) and Trip (De Bello), Jam's 'up tight' mother has learned of their little scheme and has burned their tickets. Undaunted, the four friends skip school and loaded with attitude and dope head for Detroit in order to procure some tickets and see the band. The bulk of the story revolves around their individual efforts to score those e find out more...

There is much to admire about this funny and touching British comedy, not least of which, is its box office takings - £10 million prior to its video release. Set in 1971 Manchester, 'East is East' tells the story of a Pakistani chip shop owner, George Khan (Puri), who is trying to prevent his family from sliding into decadent western ways. With most of the family too assimilated to turn back, he is always fighting a loosing battle. George's determination to make his family into good Muslims is i find out more...

A bad tempered, unhappy, fading Hollywood film star hears of the death of his best mate from his teen years in a small seaside town in south west England. The news takes him back to his family, glamrock, his sexual initiation, his true love and the tragedy that forced him to flee. Returning for his friend's funeral he realises the life that he lost for himself, though, you know that this life he skipped could never have worked, his character being too selfish to the core. find out more...

The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.

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