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Any good Jr High movies?
Posted on 5/31/21 at 6:40 am
Posted on 5/31/21 at 6:40 am
My son is turning 12, which is a magical year in a young man’s life. He’s still fully in childhood except that he doesn’t play with toys - just sports, backyard games, and video games.
I wanted to create a list of movies to show him what’s it’s like as he moves into Jr High and things get more grown-up. This genre is called “coming of age movies” but when I search, it seems to be movies were kids go on adventures or it’s high school based. Are any movies based around the awkward jr high years?
The only we’ve found is a girl movie called Jessica Darling.
I wanted to create a list of movies to show him what’s it’s like as he moves into Jr High and things get more grown-up. This genre is called “coming of age movies” but when I search, it seems to be movies were kids go on adventures or it’s high school based. Are any movies based around the awkward jr high years?
The only we’ve found is a girl movie called Jessica Darling.
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Posted on 5/31/21 at 6:56 am to AtlantaLSUfan
Posted on 5/31/21 at 7:02 am to AtlantaLSUfan
Mud
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Secondhand Lions
Stand By Me
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Secondhand Lions
Stand By Me
Posted on 5/31/21 at 7:04 am to Celtic Tiger
He knows every line of Sandlot. That’s a good point though, it may be the Goat.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 7:04 am to AtlantaLSUfan
Stand by Me
Boyhood
The Great Outdoors
Boyhood
The Great Outdoors
Posted on 5/31/21 at 7:14 am to AtlantaLSUfan
Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies
The Way Way Back
The Way Way Back
Posted on 5/31/21 at 7:21 am to SLafourche07
quote:
The Way Way Back
Yes! Thank you! This is the exact kind of thing I had in mind. The whole struggling as you start to like girls after ignoring them for years in grade school.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 7:23 am to AtlantaLSUfan
Add The Kings of Summer to the list.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 7:25 am to AtlantaLSUfan
Stand By Me is the GOAT
Eighth Grade is female focused, but it's so true to life it'll make your skin crawl.
Eighth Grade is female focused, but it's so true to life it'll make your skin crawl.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 7:26 am to MaroonWhite
quote:
Mud
Welcome to the Dollhouse Secondhand Lions
Stand By Me
quote:
Boyhood
The Great
Outdoors
Great list. Cinematic gems as well. I’ve been off watching the trailers. Forgot all about Secondhand Lions! Watched that with my wife while he was still super young. Can’t wait to show him.
I think Stand by Me may be a little dark for an 11year old. Adding to the list still.
Mud looks awesome. Had never heard of it.
Adding all of these, will see which he likes.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 7:37 am to Muthsera
quote:
Eighth Grade is female focused, but it's so true to life it'll make your skin craw
Wow. Great trailer. May have to save this one for a year but I want to watch it.
quote:
Kings of Summer
3 boys run away from their strict parents to live in the woods? Will watch on my own, hope their is a good moral to the story at the end.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 7:40 am to AtlantaLSUfan
Little Giants baw. To be clear though what does Jr. High mean to you? because in my town jr. high was 7th and 8th grade (but they recently just moved 6th grade to the jr high) but I have alot of friends that look at me like im crazy when I say jr. high because they didnt have that it was "middle school" which for them was 4-8th grade. our middle school was 4-6th. I only say this because there is a huge difference in the movies I was trying to watch when I was in middle school and when I was in jr. high. 
For instance, Eurortrip came out when I was in jr. high and it may be the best jr. high movie ever, that being said, it may not be the right choice for your son. lol
For instance, Eurortrip came out when I was in jr. high and it may be the best jr. high movie ever, that being said, it may not be the right choice for your son. lol
Posted on 5/31/21 at 9:10 am to MaroonWhite
quote:
Secondhand Lions
Watching this one now. Such a great movie.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 9:55 am to AtlantaLSUfan
Heavyweights
Posted on 5/31/21 at 10:18 am to AtlantaLSUfan
Major Payne
Posted on 5/31/21 at 10:32 am to AtlantaLSUfan
Stand by Me
The Outsiders
My Bodyguard
Lucas
Breaking Away
The Goonies
Holes
Napoleon Dynamite
Love and Monsters
The Outsiders
My Bodyguard
Lucas
Breaking Away
The Goonies
Holes
Napoleon Dynamite
Love and Monsters
Posted on 5/31/21 at 10:34 am to Speedy G
Sandlot
Posted on 5/31/21 at 11:15 am to McCaigBro69
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Heavyweights
Camp Nowhere is also solid.
It was great growing up in the 90s
This post was edited on 5/31/21 at 11:16 am
Posted on 5/31/21 at 12:18 pm to Muthsera
quote:
Eighth Grade is female focused, but it's so true to life it'll make your skin crawl.
Probably my favorite A24 movie. Might want to wait a couple of years though with the R rating.
Posted on 5/31/21 at 12:30 pm to AtlantaLSUfan
Little Big League
Also, I don’t think that it is necessarily age-appropriate yet but Mid90s is a great movie where the lead is 12 or 13 years old. Probably better for him to watch after he is a little bit out of the age group though.
Also, I don’t think that it is necessarily age-appropriate yet but Mid90s is a great movie where the lead is 12 or 13 years old. Probably better for him to watch after he is a little bit out of the age group though.
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