Boyhood Movies

[Trowa Barton]

The movies in this list have boy actors in them, some of which have themes of boyhood and coming of age. The list is not exhaustive.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960 + others)
Anna and the King
Apollo 13
Airplane
Airport 1975
Alexander
At the Midnight Hour
Au Revoir Les Enfants
August Rush
Bad Education
Batman Begins
Battle of Britain
Between Two Women
Big
Billy Elliot
Birth
Black Windmill, The
Boat That Rocked, The
Born on the 4th of July
Boy from Mercury, The
Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The
Boy with the Green Hair, The
Boys of St. Vincent, The
Browning Motion, The
Cement Garden, The
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie Moon
Children of the Damned
Chitty, Chitty Bang, Bang
Choristes, Les
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Courtship of Eddy's Father, The
D.A.R.Y.L
Dambusters, The
Dantes Peak
Day the Earth Caught Fire, The
Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
Death in Venice
December Boys
Deep Impact
Departed, The
Disco (short)
Donavon's Reef
Earthquake
Emperor's Club, The
Empire of the Sun
Escapade in Japan
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Fallen Idol, The
Fanny & Alexander
Finding Neverland
Forrest Gump
From Time to Time
Gladiator
Go-Between, The
Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939 + others)
Goodnight Mister Tom
Great Expectations (1946 + Others)
Hans Christian Anderson
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Heroes of Telemark
Hope And Glory
Hue and Cry
Hugo
I am David
Is There Anybody There?
John and Julie
Keeping Mum
Kes
Kidnapped
King and I, The
King Arthur
Knowing
Kramer vs Kramer
Last Picture Show, The
League of Gentleman, The
Life is Beautiful
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936 + Others)
Loneliest Runner, The
Long Day Closes, The
Lord of the Flies (1963 + Others)
Lost Boys, The
McLintock!
Magnet, The
Magnificent Seven, The
Malena
Master Commander: The Farside of the World
Mercury Rising
Millions
Miracle of St. Ralph
Mr. Holland's Opus
Mummy Returns, The
Murmur of the Heart (Souffle Au Coeur, Le)
My Father's Glory (Gloire De Mon Père, La)
My Life So Far
My Mother's Castle (Château De Ma Mère, Le)
Mystic River
Nanny, The
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Never Let Me go
Neverending Story, The
Neverland
Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum 2
Oliver
Oliver Twist
Omen, The
P'Tang Yang Kipper Bang
Passport to Pimlico
Pay It Forward
Peter Pan (2003)
Please, Sir,
Prince and the Pauper (1937 + Others)
Pollyanna
Poseidon
Poseidon Adventure, The
Queen, The
Return, The
Railway Children, The (1973 + Others)
Raising a Riot
Rocking Horse Winner, The
Road to Perdition
Road, The
Sammy Going South
Schindler's List
Scum
Searchers, The
Secondhand Lions
Seven of Daran: Battle of Pareo Rock
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Shorts
Simon Birch
Sixth Sense, The
Son of Rambo
Song of the South
Sound of Music, The
Spencer's Mountain
Spud the Movie
Stand By Me
Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: Insurrection
Super 8
Swing Kids
T*A*P*S
Terminator II: Judgment Day
Testimony Of Taliesin Jones (Small Miracles)
Time Bandits
This Boy's Life
To Kill a Mocking Bird
To Sir with Love
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with the Circus
Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951 + Others)
Tom Sawyer (1973 + Others)
Towering Inferno
Treasure Island (1950 + Others)
Treasure of Lost Canyon
2010
2012
Twilight Zone the Movie
Village of the Damned
Von, The (short)
Water Horse, The
Went the Day Well
Wide Awake
Will
William Comes to Town
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Wimbledon
Winslow Boy, The (1948 + Others)
With Six You Get Eggroll
Wonder Kid
Wondrous Oblivion
Yankee Doodle Dandy

[Moondog]

Re: Boyhood Movies

what's the point in the topic, are you looking to add to it?

if so here are 4 off the top of my head

The Goonies
Sleepers
Vice Versa
Gremlins

[Trowa Barton]

Re: Boyhood Movies

what's the point in the topic, are you looking to add to it?

Not really, why should I spend over two hours putting it together when I get comments like that?

[Moondog]

Re: Boyhood Movies

no need to take it the wrong way, it was a serious question, not a dig

[victorbrunswick]

Re: Boyhood Movies

Captains Courageous -- I know it's been remade a number of times over the years.