Theater Camp
Seen it?2023 | 93 min | Comedy
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences rate it highly (6.4 out of 10), despite a box office loss. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Mary Poppins, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
After the indomitable and beloved founder of a scrappy theater camp in upstate New York falls into a coma, the eccentric staff must band together with her clueless "crypto-bro" son to keep the thespian paradise afloat.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
86% on Rotten Tomatoes, 70 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 3 Independent Spirit Awards.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$5 million worldwide on a $5 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 80K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman
- Ben PlattAmos Klobuchar
- Molly GordonRebecca-Diane
- Noah GalvinGlenn Winthrop
- Jimmy TatroTroy Rubinsky
- Caroline AaronRita Cohen
- Ayo EdebiriJanet Walch
- Nathan Lee GrahamClive DeWitt
- Owen ThieleGigi Charbonier
- Amy SedarisJoan Rubinsky
- Patti HarrisonCaroline Krauss