Kids
The most controversial film of the decade.
The most controversial film of the decade.
Crime, Drama
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1995
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Telly makes it his goal to have sex with as many different girls as he can. Jenny, a girl who has had sex only once, with Telly, tests positive for HIV. When Jenny discovers that Telly's idea of "safe sex" is to only have sex with virgins, and is continuing to pass the disease onto other unsuspecting girls, Jenny makes it her business to try to stop him.
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Rated:
NC-17
Runtime:
91 min
Release date:
28 Jul 1995
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$1,500,000
Revenue:
$20,412,216
Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Kids, a disturbingly voyeuristic look at adolescent promiscuity, is virtually child pornography disguised as a cautionary documentary.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Kids shows what transpires when children are set adrift in a heartless world, and warns us what happens -- and is already happening -- in the absence of love and guidance.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Kids is the kind of movie that needs to be talked about afterward.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
None of the advance hype on Kids can prepare you for the raw, stripped-down reality that Larry Clark captures in his astonishing first film.
– Edward Guthmann,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Jun 2002
fresh:
Frightening, frank and serious, a wake-up call to the world.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003