My Bodyguard (1980)

My Bodyguard (1980)

[8] Writer Alan Ormsby and director Tony Bill create a compelling coming-of-age story that avoids two of the greatest pitfalls of the genre: it doesn't talk down to its subjects and it doesn't wallow in sentimentality. Chris Makepeace and Adam…
The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)

The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)

[8] Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Ritter star in this tale of two boys from different sides of the tracks who form a tenuous, unlikely friendship over time, until one boy's secret and the other's temper threaten to pull them apart.…