‘Some Kind of Wonderful’: Young Love in the ‘80s

An exceptional coming-of-age cinematic experience that highlights social class differences in America.

Keith Nelson (Eric Stoltz, L) and Amanda Jones (Lea Thompson) in “Some Kind of Wonderful” Paramount Pictures

PG-13 | 1h 35m | Drama, Romance | 1987

Many folks think of other countries when the words “social class conflicts” are mentioned. This may be true, in some cases, in countries such as India or the United Kingdom. But there are a good number of films that also illustrate class tensions in the United States, such as 1979’s excellent “Breaking Away,” about a kid named Dave (Dennis Christopher) from a working-class family in Indiana.