Movies and TvShows featuring "rites-of-passage" theme.

Set in the 19th century, 'Wives and Daughters' follows the life of Molly Gibson, a young woman who faces challenges and adventures as she deals with the loss of her mother, the complexities of family relationships, and the societal expectations placed upon her. Through her journey, Molly discovers love, experiences both joy and heartache, and navigates the ever-changing world around her.

Summer of '42 is a tender and nostalgic tale about a teenage boy, Hermie, and his experiences during a summer on an island off the coast of Maine. As Hermie enters adolescence, he finds himself drawn to an older woman, Dorothy, whose husband has recently been killed in World War II. This summer becomes a time of self-discovery and sexual awakening for Hermie as he navigates the complexities of love, loss, and growing up.

Grayson Perry explores the landmark events in all of our lives—Birth, Coming of Age, Marriage and Death. He works alongside people who are going through those universal experiences with the aim to try and reinvent these rites of passage so he can mark and celebrate them for modern secular Britain.

In the small town of Woodland, a schoolteacher and a teenager team up to investigate the mysterious murders of children. As they dig deeper, they uncover a dark secret involving a sexual predator, undead creatures, and occult rituals. Their quest for the truth puts them in grave danger as they face off against the supernatural power that controls the town.

Franco Nero and Telly Savalas star in the story of a trio of jewel thieves on the lam after a heist goes very wrong. Wrecking their car they take another unaware that there is a teenager hiding in the back. As the flight becomes more frantic, the young man is discovered, upsetting the balance of the thieves.

High school student Dana moves to the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles after her North Dakota parents get divorced and falls in with the wrong crowd.

The first film in a Seven Up-like series examining the lives of three teenage girls in South Australia during the 1970s. It looks at issues such as boys and sex, abortion, marriage, pregnancy, career paths, and education.

When eight young men are abducted, they are forced at gunpoint to confront one another in pursuit of their freedom.

This five film series tells a different kind of "Hero's Journey" than the one the public is used to. Not the tales of heroism and valor on the battlefield but the story of Veterans willing to fight the battle of the demons within.