The coming-of-age story has been a mainstay of popular films, books and television shows for years. Whether it follows teenagers at a high school or a young person coming to terms with what it means to become an adult, the universal themes in coming-of-age films often make them popular with the masses.
The problems faced by the young people in these films may have changed over the years, but many of the tropes remain the same. In fact, some of the most successful films of the noughties can be described as coming-of-age films and much-loved flicks of the 80s and 90s like Dead Poets Society and Good Will Hunting feature themes of dealing with adulthood and change.
