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Top 5 movies to help embrace your identity

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  1. Stand By Me (1986): Based on the Stephen King novella “The Body,” this movie follows four 12-year-old boys who embark on a hike to find the body of a missing boy. This coming-of-age classic explores the themes of friendship, love, loss, heartache, and of course, the universal fear of growing up.
  2. Dead Poets Society (1989): This movie features Robin Williams as Mr. Keating, an English teacher at a prestigious boarding school. Through his remarkable, and sometimes unconventional, teaching methods, he encourages students to fall in love with not only poetry, but also life itself.
  3. Good Will Hunting (1998): This film, starring Matt Damon and Robin Williams, features a harrowing story about a young man who is completely lost in the world. But, when he meets an exceptional professor, his life begins to shift for the better.
  4. Frances Ha (2012): Frances, played by Greta Gerwig, is a young woman living in New York and working at a dance company. This film explores the themes of female friendship, identity, dreams, dedication, and struggle.
  5. The Breakfast Club (1985): Five high school students who, on the surface, live completely disconnected lives, earn themselves Saturday detention. Through the events of the film, these individuals realize that, though they come from different walks of life, they actually have a lot more in common than they originally thought.

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