The Edge of Seventeen
Why this pick
A sharply funny, deeply felt teenage coming-of-age story with an imperfect heroine, candid family friction, and the same affectionate attention to embarrassing self-discovery.
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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
Why this pick
A sharply funny, deeply felt teenage coming-of-age story with an imperfect heroine, candid family friction, and the same affectionate attention to embarrassing self-discovery.
Why this pick
Like Lady Bird, it treats adolescence as both hilarious and acutely painful, following a young woman trying to define herself amid social anxiety and looming change.
Why this pick
A tender, observant coming-of-age film shaped by small-town constraints, creative longing, and a teenager’s evolving sense of friendship, love, and identity.
Why this pick
A wistful, funny Californian family portrait with vivid period texture and emotionally complicated parent-child bonds, balancing humor with sincere growing pains.
Why this pick
Five sisters push against the expectations surrounding them in a vibrant, intimate coming-of-age drama that shares Lady Bird’s rebellious spirit and emotional immediacy.
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01 / THE STORY
In 2002, an artistically inclined 17-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson

Marion McPherson

Kyle Scheible

Julie Steffans

Danny O'Neill

Father Leviatch

Mr. Bruno
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