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Kids (1995)

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Reviews Counted:51

Fresh:26

Rotten:25

Average Rating:5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A bleak and uncompromising look at the dangerous world of New York street kids. The film focuses on the sexual experiences of Telly, a teen-aged seducer who desires only virgins. When Jennie --... A bleak and uncompromising look at the dangerous world of New York street kids. The film focuses on the sexual experiences of Telly, a teen-aged seducer who desires only virgins. When Jennie -- who's had sex solely with Telly -- tests HIV positive, she frantically searches the city to tell him he's infected. Eventually, she finds him, but too late, for he's already deflowered his latest adolescent conquest. [More]

Starring: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Rosario Dawson

Starring: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Rosario Dawson

Director: Larry Clark

Director: Larry Clark
Screenwriter: Harmony Korine

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Dec 9, 1997

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A powerful piece of work, one not easily forgotten.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
01/13/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

No review available.

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07/29/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

Trashy and exploitational. Clark comes off like a skuzzy pornographer taking advantage of his cast while using a faux vérité excuse as his accomplice.

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07/11/03
Greg Muskewitz
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com

A shocking, raw landmark from a talented, if sometimes misguided director.

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06/10/03
Blake Davis
Blake Davis
KFOR Channel 4 News

Convincingly raw and probing in its distinctive passion

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05/27/03
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
TheWorldJournal.com

Frightening, frank and serious, a wake-up call to the world.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
Susan Tavernetti
Palo Alto Weekly

No review available.

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05/12/03
Steven Snyder
Steven Snyder
Zertinet Movies

Powerful but exploitative raunch that preys on teens.

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04/24/03
Mark Robison
Mark Robison
Reno Gazette-Journal

This is a very powerful film from an emotional standpoint.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
03/27/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

No review available.

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02/28/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Utterly repugnant, child pornography masquerading as serious filmmaking.

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01/14/03
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

No review available.

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11/26/02
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

Clark's direction -- luminous, real, charged, hallucinatory -- is excellent, but Korine's script is so busy being amused by it's own excesses that it doesn't really tell us anything about the characters involved.

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
11/07/02
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

I hated watching the film. Hated it!

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

No review available.

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07/27/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

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.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/18/02
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
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Kids is especially chilling because it seems uncannily authentic.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment 1 Comment
06/05/02
Lael Loewenstein
Lael Loewenstein
Boxoffice Magazine

There really are some kids who think like this, and these are the kids who should see this film.

Full Review Source: ToxicUniverse.com | comment Comment
01/27/02
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
ToxicUniverse.com
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05/12/01
Peter Travers
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Rolling Stone
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July 07, 2006: Wassup, Larry Clark? Director Talks Teens and Breaking Bones
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