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1. Close (I) (2022)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama
The intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi suddenly gets disrupted. Struggling to understand what has happened, Léo approaches Sophie, Rémi's mother. "Close" is a film about friendship and responsibility.
Director: Lukas Dhont | Stars: Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker
Votes: 34,853
2. Boyhood (I) (2014)
R | 165 min | Drama
The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Elijah Smith
Votes: 367,241 | Gross: $25.38M
3. A Christmas Story (1983)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family
In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Scott Schwartz
Votes: 168,636 | Gross: $20.61M
4. Swinging Safari (2018)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A teenager comes of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach.
Director: Stephan Elliott | Stars: Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, Jesse Denyer, Kotan Jacob
Votes: 2,695
5. The Childhood of a Leader (2015)
115 min | Drama
A chronicle of the childhood of a post-World War I leader.
Director: Brady Corbet | Stars: Bérénice Bejo, Liam Cunningham, Stacy Martin, Yolande Moreau
Votes: 6,499
6. A Christmas Carol (1999 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy
An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Joel Grey, Ian McNeice
Votes: 10,922
7. Rewind (III) (2019)
86 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Digging through the vast collection of his father's home videos, a young man reconstructs the unthinkable story of his boyhood and exposes vile abuse passed through generations.
Director: Sasha Joseph Neulinger | Stars: Sasha Joseph Neulinger, Henry Nevison, Howard Nevison
Votes: 2,635
8. Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (2003–2007)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Grandad tells his grandchildren about his adventures as a boy.
Stars: Maria Darling, Peadar Lamb, Russi Taylor, Tara Strong
Votes: 1,383
9. Softie (2021)
93 min | Drama
Follows ten year-old Johnny who stands out in different aspects way beyond his age. Things change when his new teacher sees his potential, believes in him and wants to open a new world to him.
Director: Samuel Theis | Stars: Aliocha Reinert, Mélissa Olexa, Antoine Reinartz, Izïa Higelin
Votes: 1,353
10. Cider with Rosie (2015 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the First World War.
Director: Philippa Lowthorpe | Stars: Timothy Spall, Samantha Morton, Georgie Smith, Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen
Votes: 840
11. Standing Tall (2015)
R | 120 min | Drama
A juvenile judge and a special educator are convinced that they can save the young delinquent Malony from himself and his violent ways.
Director: Emmanuelle Bercot | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Rod Paradot, Benoît Magimel, Sara Forestier
Votes: 3,859 | Gross: $0.02M
12. The Dangerous Book for Boys (2018)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The story of a middle-class family coping with the sudden passing of their beloved patriarch Patrick, a whimsical inventor who touched the lives of all who knew him. Devastated, his family ... See full summary »
Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Gabriel Bateman, Drew Powell, Kyan Zielinski
Votes: 509
13. The Mask You Live In (2015)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, News
Explores how our culture's narrow definition of masculinity is harming our boys, men and society at large and unveils what we can do about it.
Director: Jennifer Siebel Newsom | Stars: Joe Herman, Michael Kimmel, Caroline Heldman, Tony Porter
Votes: 2,798
14. Sleeping Giant (2015)
Not Rated | 89 min | Adventure, Drama
While spending the summer in cottage country on the shores of Lake Superior, three teens cope with boredom by testing the limits of their experience.
Director: Andrew Cividino | Stars: Jackson Martin, Nick Serino, Reece Moffett, Katelyn McKerracher
Votes: 1,869
15. While the Wolf's Away (2017)
TV-MA | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A young teen and his misfit group of friends try to escape from a strict boarding school that holds dangerous secrets.
Director: Joseph Hemsani | Stars: Luis de La Rosa, Mauricio García Lozano, Miranda Kay, Michel Arluk
Votes: 2,835
16. The Boy in the Mirror (2014)
78 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The story of a boy who sees his mirror reflection come to life.
Director: Guilherme Fiúza Zenha | Stars: Lino Facioli, Regiane Alves, Ricardo Blat, Gisele Fróes
Votes: 260
17. The Adopted Son (1998)
81 min | Drama
In a Kyrgyz village, five older women adopt an infant foundling. Jump ahead about 12 years: the boy, Beshkempir, is entering puberty, the age, his granny says, when life goes berserk. He ... See full summary »
Director: Aktan Arym Kubat | Stars: Mirlan Abdykalykov, Adir Abilkassimov, Mirlan Cinkozoev, Bakit Dzhylkychiev
Votes: 632
18. Night Across the Street (2012)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A drama centered on an office worker on the verge of retirement who begins to relive both real and imagined memories.
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Christian Vadim, Sergio Hernández, Santiago Figueroa, Valentina Vargas
Votes: 525
19. People Soup (1969)
G | 12 min | Short, Comedy
Alan Arkin brings his two precocious and talented sons to a largely improvised and hilarious look backward into boyhood and a fantasy involving peanut butter, tomato sauce, sheep dogs, bantam roosters and all the things of childhood.
Director: Alan Arkin | Stars: Adam Arkin, Matthew Arkin
Votes: 100
20. Boys Feels: Stand by Me (2022)
110 min | Drama
Follow these young men through the highs and lows of early learning, when all around us is new, and peer pressure is at its most pervasive.
Directors: Mathias Broe, Daan Bunnik, Noël Fuzellier, Elie Grappe, Yayu Lin | Stars: Jonathan Høgsberg Bandier, Théo Van de Voorde, Zhi-Xuan Wu, Nils Verkooijen
Votes: 33
21. Rezo (2018)
62 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
Rezo is a movie told and painted by Rezo Gabriadze, Georgian artist, writer and creator of Marionette theatre. The movie is an autobiographical animated documentary questioning ideas of ... See full summary »
Director: Levan Gabriadze
Votes: 299
22. La Nave (II) (2022)
93 min | Comedy
A man having a midlife crisis gets touched by a kid who has a terminal disease. Together they help each other and have an adventure to find the meaning of life again.
Director: Batan Silva | Stars: Pablo Cruz, Rodrigo Murray, Héctor Jiménez, Maya Zapata
Votes: 191
23. A Little Wisdom (2017)
92 min | Documentary
See the world through the eyes of five-year-old Tibetan novice monk Hopakuli and share in his joys and sorrows as he endures the rigors of monastic life. A Little Wisdom endeavors to tell a... See full summary »
Director: Yuqi Kang | Stars: Richen Sherpa, Chorten Sherpa, Sherpa Wangchuk
Votes: 41
24. Jája a Pája (1987–1998)
10 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Stars: Frantisek Filipovský, Petr Hanicinec, Václav Postránecký
Votes: 106
25. Mokey (1942)
Passed | 88 min | Adventure, Drama
Mokey is an eight-year-old boy whose father gives him too little attention and whose stepmother misunderstands him. His misdeeds are due to neglect and misunderstanding on the part of his elders.
Director: Wells Root | Stars: Dan Dailey, Donna Reed, Robert Blake, Cordell Hickman
Votes: 199
26. Reifezeit (1976 TV Movie)
111 min | Drama
The everyday life of a boy coming of age, living with his prostitute mother, saving money, dreaming of a bicycle.
Director: Sohrab Shahid Saless | Stars: Mike Henning, Eva Manhardt, Eva Lissa, Charles Hans Vogt
Votes: 109
27. Outside It's Making Sun (2019)
13 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
Martin is a 12 years old boy, who is growing up while understands the value of brotherhood. In a city of graffiti, trendiness, solitude and violence. Maturing, sometimes means recognizing the other one.
Director: Felipe Camargo Vargas | Stars: Juan Diego Acosta Blanquicet, Miguel Angel Motavita Pineda
28. Making Maasai Men: Growing Courage Toward Circumcision (2006 Video)
32 min | Documentary, Short, History
A male's transition from one step to another is celebrated as his masculine character is molded, honed and refined.
Director: Barbara Hoffman | Stars: Meite Ole Kuraru, Julius Masharen Ole Mateu, Suyanka Ole Nchao, David Kampatae Ole Oinyeyie
29. Christopher and Me (1960)
16 min | Short
Twins Christopher and David gets into an untethered sailboat and inadvertently gets involved in a nearby sailboat race.
Director: Richard Leacock | Star: The Richmond Twins
Votes: 55
30. Rite of Passage the Film (2012)
119 min | Documentary
A father takes his 15-year-old son into the Florida wilderness, on a journey from boyhood into manhood.
Director: Joe Stapp
31. John F. Kennedy (1981 Video)
Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: John F. Kennedy, Charles Collingwood, John Hart, Jacqueline Kennedy
32. John F. Kennedy: The Commemorative Video Album (1988 Video)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Are you curious about what was right and what was wrong for children in America in the middle of the 20th century? Are you a concerned parent or counselor on child behavior? This Video is a... See full summary »
Stars: John F. Kennedy, Charles Collingwood, John Hart, Jacqueline Kennedy
34. The Man Who Built My Childhood (2008)
5 min | Short
A profile of, and a tribute to Saskatchewan architect Joseph Pettick.
Director: Brian Stockton | Stars: Joseph Pettick, Brian Stockton
35. Ice (IV) (2013)
25 min | Short, Drama, Music
Avant-garde mix of scenes depicting destroying a abandoned house and the first criminal experience committed by bunch of young boys.
Director: Ash Sumpter | Stars: Peter Cyprian, Dominik Kubalos, Marek Morovian, Ash Sumpter
36. A Distração de Ivan (2010)
17 min | Short, Drama
Ivan lives with his grandmother in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro. Besides playing in the street, the boy usually throws toys in the cistern. Between games and moments of solitude, the boy goes through the difficult process of growth.
Directors: Cavi Borges, Gustavo Melo | Stars: Rodrigo Da Costa, Luciano Vidigal, Myriam Pérsia, Jonathan Azevedo
Votes: 20
37. The Little Boy Who Once Was He (1915)
Short, Comedy
Dan Adams goes back to the scenes of his boyhood to get his bearings in life. The spirit of the boy that once was he companions him, and demands that he account for the way in which he has ... See full summary »
Stars: Charles West, Marguerite Marsh, Spottiswoode Aitken, Allan Sears
38. Muisteja: Pieni elokuva 1950-luvun Oulusta (2013)
69 min | Documentary, Drama
The film paints a kaleidoscopic view of the arctic town and its spirit, awakening one youth, one era, one town magically. The movie is personal and local as well as general and universal.
Director: Peter von Bagh | Stars: Kuutti Evilampi, Erja Manto, Eero Saarinen, Peter von Bagh
Votes: 83
39.
Joko gegen Klaas - Das Duell um die Welt (2012– )
Episode:
Illegales Foto-Shooting/Männlichkeitsritual/Anzug aus Bienen/Heiraten in Las Vegas/Quellwasser aus Höhle
(2013)
152 min | Comedy, Game-Show, Reality-TV
Today's contests are: Illegal Photo Shoot / Masculinity Ritual / Bees Suit / Las Vegas Marriage / Cave Spring Water.
Director: Mark Achterberg | Stars: Jeannine Michaelsen, Joko Winterscheidt, Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, Marat Dupri
Votes: 14
40.
The Dangerous Book for Boys (2018)
Episode:
How to Walk on the Moon
(2018)
TV-Y7 | 31 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
As the McKenna family struggles to express their feelings about the loss of Patrick, Uncle Terry, Patrick's twin brother, reappears in their lives. The boys are given The Dangerous Book for... See full summary »
Director: Greg Mottola | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Gabriel Bateman, Drew Powell, Kyan Zielinski
Votes: 58
41.
The Dangerous Book for Boys (2018)
Episode:
How to Play Poker
(2018)
TV-Y7 | 28 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
As Beth struggles with the family's rapidly deteriorating financial situation, Tiffany and Uncle Terry try to help out in their own unique ways. Wyatt, meanwhile, travels from the Old West ... See full summary »
Director: Greg Mottola | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Gabriel Bateman, Drew Powell, Kyan Zielinski
Votes: 38
42.
The Dangerous Book for Boys (2018)
Episode:
How to Be an Explorer
(2018)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
With both his mom and his teachers concerned about him, Wyatt is sent to a therapist, where he struggles with the idea that he might be crazy. Meanwhile, Beth tries to keep the family's ... See full summary »
Director: Luke Matheny | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Gabriel Bateman, Drew Powell, Kyan Zielinski
Votes: 38
43.
The Dangerous Book for Boys (2018)
Episode:
The Trojan War
(2018)
TV-Y7 | 26 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
As money problems deepen, Beth attempts to earn extra income by working as a rideshare driver. Wyatt, wanting to help out, opens a lemonade stand. When Liam and Dash get involved, it ... See full summary »
Director: Luke Matheny | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Gabriel Bateman, Drew Powell, Kyan Zielinski
Votes: 29
44.
The Dangerous Book for Boys (2018)
Episode:
How to Talk to Girls
(2018)
TV-Y7 | 27 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
After Wyatt flames out trying to talk to his fifth grade crush, he turns to Patrick and The Dangerous Book for help on how to talk to girls. Meanwhile, Dash and Terry attempt to bond over a... See full summary »
Director: Todd Biermann | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Gabriel Bateman, Drew Powell, Kyan Zielinski
Votes: 32
45.
The Dangerous Book for Boys (2018)
Episode:
How to Build a Treehouse
(2018)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Beth kicks Uncle Terry out of the house after his well-intentioned project yields damage to the McKenna home. With a bedroom damaged and the entire family unraveling around him, Wyatt wonders if he might be better off alone.
Director: Ken Kwapis | Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Gabriel Bateman, Drew Powell, Kyan Zielinski
Votes: 32