Our picks for the movies that have made our lives sweeter over the last 25 years.

While I knew Cameron Crowe’s heart-soaked, intergenerational coming of age classic would be with me forever, I couldn’t have predicted how it would change with me as I moved through life.

Growing up is hard. Whether that happens in school, city streets, or the savannah, our Top 10 Coming of Age movies show just how universal yet deeply personal that experience is.