
The Kings of Summer
2013, Comedy/Drama, 1h 33m
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Thanks to charming performances and endearingly off-kilter spirit, The Kings of Summer proves to be a slight, sweet entry in the crowded coming-of-age genre. Read critic reviews
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Joe Toy
Patrick Keenan
Biaggio
Frank Toy
Mrs. Keenan
Heather Toy
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Sep 18, 2015In "The Kings of Summer," Joe(Nick Robinson) feels virtually trapped in the house with his widowed father(Nick Offerman), with only brief reprieves from visits by his older sister Heather(Alison Brie). Joe's friend Patrick(Gabriel Basso) is little help. It's not so much his foot injury but his parents'(Megan Mullaly and Marc Evan Jackson) overreaction to such. But Joe does have an idea to free both of them which involves the local forest, with a little help from the mysterious Biaggio(Moises Arias). "The Kings of Summer" is an evocative coming of age movie that makes a convincing argument for teenagers needing their freedom. At the same time, there is a good cast on hand, especially the adults(I think I might be finally warming up to Nick Offerman) who do not overshadow any of the youngsters. It is also so well photographed that the slow motion interludes are not annoying. But as satisfying as the movie is emotionally, it does not quite work as well on a physical level.Walter M Super Reviewer
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Jun 13, 2015This movie drowns itself in annoying quirkiness. The leads are talented, but the film is a bland coming-of-age tale that is nowhere near as poignant or fun as the similar The Way Way Back. Catch that instead and leave this trying to hard to be hipster and cool movie on the backburner. Rating: 43Bradley J Super Reviewer
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Dec 19, 2014The kind of refreshing and funny indie dramedy tailor-made to charm everyone at Sundance, with its share of indie clichés and a director who seems very eager to show that he can direct, and it is worth seeing especially because of Nick Offerman and Moises Arias, both hilarious.Carlos M Super Reviewer
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Jan 24, 2014The Kings of Summer is an instant classic, just became one of my all time favorites. Chris Galletta wrote an amazing story and Jordan Vogt-Roberts did an amazing job bringing it to life. Pretty extraordinary that this is actually both their first time working on a full length film. It had me laughing in the first 10 mins, THAT's how you do comedy. And whenever you thought the movie was gonna slow down.. it picked back up. It evokes the adventurer in all of us. Go watch it, don't miss out.Chris H Super Reviewer
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