Kids
Seen it?1995 | 91 min | Drama, Crime
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
People are still talking about it and it made about 14 times its budget. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved 25th Hour or Thirteen, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated NC-17: expect drug use and sex.
A group of bored, disaffected New York City teenagers spend a day skating, smoking, drinking, partying, deflowering virgins, and getting into fights.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
46% on Rotten Tomatoes, 63 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 Independent Spirit Award: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Debut Performance. Also nominated for 2 Cannes awards and 3 more Independent Spirit Awards.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$20 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 774K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Larry Clark
- Leo FitzpatrickTelly
- Justin PierceCasper
- Chloë SevignyJennie
- Rosario DawsonRuby
- Yakira PegueroDarcy
- Atabey RodriguezMisha
- Harold HunterHarold
- Jon AbrahamsSteven
- Sajan BhagatPaul
- Sarah HendersonGirl #1