Nicholas Rays 1955 film rebel without a cause and Greta Gerwigs 2017 film Ladybird are both distinctive coming of age films both staring famous actors from their time, James dean and soarise Rohan. These films have been chosen as they’re from very contrasting eras of the coming-of-age genre, Rebel without a cause is a 1955 film focused on Jim starks life in a new town as he bonds with a local girl called Judy and troubled classmate Pluto who all have problems with their own families as Judy’s dad doesn’t see her as a little girl anymore, Pluto’s mum is never home leaving his nanny to look after him while Jim deals with his overbearing father who he doesn’t see as a real man, as well as Jim getting into trouble with Judy’s boyfriend buzz and all his friends ultimately leading to Pluto’s death. Gerwigs debut film Ladybird is about local girl Christine (Ladybird) as she tries to navigate friends, relationships, and her family mainly her relationship with her mother during the summer while she’s trying to get into a prestigious collage far away from her family and the hometown she thinks she hates.