Coming-of-age movies have captured the minds of moviegoers for decades. Audiences often resonate with the stories of teenagers dealing with issues they went through at that age or are going through in their own lives. The genre has produced some of the best movies and TV shows ever made.

For this special crossover episode, the hosts 0f The Reel Ramble and Dear Dumb Diary talk about some of their favorite coming-of-age movies and TV shows.

Host of Dear Dumb Diary Anoushka Mekerira talks about the movie “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” based on the book of the same name. The host of The Reel Ramble Isabel Wright speaks on “Mid90s” and how it changed her life. Finally, the other host of The Reel Ramble Izaan Masud discusses the hit show “Stranger Things.”