The Kings of Summer
Why live when you can rule.
Why live when you can rule.
Comedy, Drama
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2013
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Three restless teenagers run away to the woods for the summer, determined to escape their parents and live by their own rules. In a hidden clearing, they build a makeshift house and attempt to create an independent life, testing their friendship, freedom, and the challenges of living off the land.
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Runtime:
95 min
Release date:
19 Jan 2013
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Spanish
Budget:
$1,500,000
Revenue:
$1,400,000
Awards:
5 wins & 10 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Coming on like Stand by Me meets Son of Rambow, the boys' adventure is essentially dreamy indie-teen wish-fulfilment.
– Catherine Bray,
Time Out,
21 Aug 2013
fresh:
A warm and affectionate comedy about that last great summer when you're 13 or 14 and you don't realize just how much your life is about to change and things will never be the same.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
20 Jun 2013
fresh:
This willfully eccentric tale about teenage boys in suburban Ohio fleeing their families to live in the deep woods plays like an erratic comic revue slapped together at theater camp.
– Michael Sragow,
Orange County Register,
13 Jun 2013
rotten:
There is much here to admire, but the overall impression is of a film that does not have the courage of its convictions.
– Sheila O'Malley,
Chicago Sun-Times,
11 Jun 2013
rotten:
Once they go into the woods, the movie becomes as interesting as watching kids hang around and play with sticks.
– Mick LaSalle,
Hearst Newspapers,
7 Jun 2013