10 Best Coming Of Age Comedy Dramas Like Juno

If you love great coming of age comedy-dramas like Juno, you’ll love these 10 other great movies with similar themes and great performances.

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The coming-of-age comedy-drama, Juno, is a unique representation of the teen genre in the way it treats its subject matter and characters. Juno is an intelligent young girl and the topic of teen pregnancy is still a very sensitive one to this day.

Undoubtedly, there are few coming-of-age movies that cover serious and mature matters while presenting them both in a comedic and dramatic way. At the time of its release, Juno was a critical and commercial success, with screenwriter Diablo Cody even winning an Academy Award for her work, but there have been similar movies before and after it that are just as impressive and beloved.

10 Easy A (2010) – Available On Sling TV

For actress Emma Stone, Easy A was a real breakthrough. She had already starred in supporting roles in Superbad and Zombieland, but Easy A was the movie that earned her nominations for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and the Golden Globe for Best Actress.

The story tells of a high school student who follows the rules and doesn’t stand out from the crowd much. But after a nasty rumor about her starts circulating the school, she decides to take advantage of it to advance her social and financial situation.

9 Dope (2015) – Available To Buy On Prime Video, Google Play, And iTunes

Despite being only a moderate commercial success, Dope was very well received by critics and is probably one of the best Black-led coming-of-age comedy-dramas of recent years, with a cast featuring such big names as LaKeith Stanfield and Zoe Kravitz.

The story follows the geek, Malcolm, living in a tough neighborhood who gets invited with his friends to an underground party and so embarks on an adventure in Los Angeles.

8 The Edge Of Seventeen (2016) – Available On Sling TV, DirecTV, And TNT

Perhaps one of the best coming-of-age comedy-dramas of the 2010s, The Edge of Seventeen is one of Hailee Steinfeld’s acclaimed roles, even though she is only at the beginning of her acting career.

It tells the story of a high-schooler named Nadine whose best friend Krista starts dating her older brother. As Nadine tries to understand both her best friend and her brother, she develops an unusual friendship with one of her teachers.

7 Submarine (2010) – Available On IMDb TV, Mubi, And Pluto TV

The coming-of-age movie, Submarine, expertly combines three different elements of its unique persona: drama, comedy, and romance. Apart from its critical success, the movie is also notable for its soundtrack, which was written and performed by the frontman of Arctic Monkeys, Alex Turner.

The movie follows the 15-year-old Oliver who wants to lose his virginity before his next birthday and to break up the relationship between his mother and her ex-lover.

6 Mid90s (2018) – Available On Prime Video And Kanopy

Actors who try their hand at directing don’t always make it, but Jonah Hill’s directorial debut, Mid90s, was both a critical and commercial success. The lead role was played by Sunny Suljic, who had previously starred in Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer and would go on to get nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Performance in a Video Game for God of War.

Suljic plays the 13-year-old Stevie living in 1990s Los Angeles who starts spending time with older skateboarders as he tries to get away from his troubled home.

5 Eighth Grade (2018) – Available On Showtime, Kanopy, And FuboTV

Another directorial debut (this time from Bo Burnham, who also wrote the screenplay), Eighth Grade deals with a variety of very heavy topics, such as the effects of social media on younger generations, mental illness and anxiety, sexuality and consent, and the development of one’s identity. The movie was a critical and commercial success, with lead actress Elsie Fisher getting nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actress.

It follows the middle-schooler Kayla, who struggles with anxiety while trying to get accepted by her peers at the end of grade eight. As a way of dealing with her anxiety, Kayle publishes motivational video blogs while obsessing over social media.

4 Lady Bird (2017) – Available On Netflix And Kanopy

Greta Gerwig’s solo directorial debut, Lady Bird was a massive success both with critics and at the box office. The movie would go on to receive multiple nominations, including five Academy Awards in the major categories (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress).

Taking place between 2002 and 2003 in Sacramento, California, it follows a high-schooler who calls herself “Lady Bird” and navigates her life as she argues with her mother, starts dating, and makes plans for the future.

3 Me And Earl And The Dying Girl (2015) – Available To Buy From Prime Video, Google Play, And iTunes

Though only a mediocre success at the box office, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl was critically acclaimed and even opened to a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize for US Drama and the Audience Award for US Drama.

The movie follows high-schooler, Greg (who likes making classic movie parodies), his co-worker and friend, Earl, who makes the parodies with him, and their new friend and classmate, who has been diagnosed with cancer.

2 500 Days Of Summer (2009) – Available On Starz, DirecTV, And FuboTV

Yet another directorial debut, this time from Marc Webb, who would go on to direct both The Amazing Spider-Man movies, 500 Days of Summer was a sleeper hit that was critically successful and won the Golden Globes for Best Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor for Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

The story is told through a non-linear narrative and the title refers to the 500 days from the point when the main character meets a young woman named Summer to the day when he finally moves on from her.

1 Rushmore (1998) – Available On Sling TV

Wes Anderson’s Rushmore is by far one of the greatest coming-of-age comedy-dramas of all time and is credited for launching the careers of both Anderson and lead actor, Jason Schwartzman, while re-launching Bill Murray’s career and giving him a nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor.

The story follows the eccentric 15-year-old Max Fischer and his rich industrialist friend, Herman Blume, both of whom fall in love with the same elementary school teacher.

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