15 Timeless Coming-of-Age Movie Soundtracks

From ''The Graduate'' to ''(500) Days of Summer,'' the tunes that set the tone for classic movie characters' Big Life Moments

By EW Staff Updated June 29, 2009 at 03:30 PM EDT

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Tony's Solo, Saturday Night Fever (1977)

No doubt Tony Manero's a man's man. A young John Travolta has the ladies entranced with his disco moves in this famous clip from the '70s movie. Of course, those tight bell-bottoms didn't hurt his cause either.

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1. Dazed And Confused (1993)

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Richard Linklater's slacker opus glides along on a buzz stoked by Aerosmith and carefree youth. You don't need to have a joint to hang with these Texas teens celebrating their last day of school...but as Wooderson (Matthew McConaughey) would say, ''it'd be a lot cooler if you did.''

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40. Reality Bites (1994)

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The slacker chic worn by the cult movie's cast (as well as Lisa ''Stay'' Loeb's signature cat-eye frames) gave twentysomethings a new wardrobe for the coffee shop.