…any other meaningful girl ‘coming of age’ movies?
P.S. I forgot Persepolis!
I’m not sure if you’re just looking for non-American movies, but if not, the first ones I thought of were:
An Education
White Oleander
Thirteen
Winter’s Bone
Ghost World
Lore
I think these movies are all pretty meaningful.
Also, I’m glad that someone else on here saw Wadjda. That was a very good movie by any standard, but especially for a first-time filmmaker from a company with basically no cinema history. I hope people seek it out in theaters or when it’s released on DVD.
Spirited Away, for sure.
My Girl
To Kill a Mockingbird
Heavenly Creatures
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Mona Lisa Smile
The Virgin Suicides
Clueless
Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibility
Emma
Girl, Interrupted
The Secret Garden
Harriet the Spy
Elizabeth
Dangerous Beauty
The Journey of Natty Gann
LIttle Darlings
Member of the Wedding
Akeelah and the Bee
Bend It Like Beckham
The Princess Diaries
What A Girl Wants
The Incredibles
Real Women Have Curves
StG
A Room With a View
Thus far have enjoyed:
Peter Pan (2003)
Akeelah and the Bee
Room with a View
The Incredibles
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Outsiders
Grease
13 going on 30
Labyrinth
Nanny McPhee
Adventures of Baron von Munchausen (not up for Tideland)
Sense and Sensibility
Emma
The Secret Garden
Spirited Away
Kiki’s Delivery Service
The Cat Returns
A Little Romance
The Little Princess
The Princess Bride
…and while it’s really a ‘boy movie’ we liked Stand By Me
Ghost World is on our ‘soon to watch’ list as we just finished Scott Pilgrim
Any other solid hits?
…forgot:
The Fall
Lemony Snicket
Brave
Knights Tale
Fifth Element
Coraline
Lilo and Stitch
Mulan
Hugo
Hunger Games
Nim’s Island (meh)
Howl’s Moving Castle (yay)
Penelope
My Neighbor Totoro
Harry Potter movies
The Man in the Moon (starring a young Reese Witherspoon).
Repeating:
A very well-done movie. Great girl protagonist. John Cusack in an adjunct role.
Mirrormask, maybe? It shares the “fall into magical world to grow up” genre that is exemplified by Wizard of Oz and Labyrinth.
Mirrormask is a great pick, and we watched it some time ago (I forgot to put it on the list).
Great titles here. I’ll add The Secret of Roan Inish.
It’s depressing, but Pan’s Labyrinth would qualify.
Also Osama (it’s not about bin Laden, the lead girl character is named Osama).
Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger
It was kinda cute. I won’t spoil the ending.