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The Kings Of Summer
Fleeing from the restricted life that his father wants him to live, Joe Toy, a young teenager, who hates the restrictions of his father, Frank, escapes to the forest with his closed friend, deciding that he will build his own house and run his own life, without parents' restrictions and obstacles they put on the children way.
21 August 1970, Buffalo, New York, USA
30 September 1970, West Point, New York, USA
4 February 1983, Chicago, Illinois, USA
28 January 1972, New Jersey, USA
September 23, 2013
With a good helping of humor and engaging performances, The Kings of Summer makes for a delightfully entertaining coming of age tale.
June 07, 2013
Once they go into the woods, the movie becomes as interesting as watching kids hang around and play with sticks.
August 21, 2013
Coming on like Stand by Me meets Son of Rambow, the boys' adventure is essentially dreamy indie-teen wish-fulfilment.
May 12, 2015
A slick piece of work that juts out at just enough odd angles to be idiosyncratic, but never alienating.
June 13, 2013
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.
April 29, 2014
A sweet yet fleeting trifle.
June 07, 2013
In its small, independent way, "The Kings of Summer" rules.
April 08, 2014
If you were lucky enough to grow up near the woods, you'll see how true the movie is to the tenor of adolescent exploration. This is a kid's film in the best sense of the word, not a movie for kids, but a great story about being a kid.
June 11, 2013
There is much here to admire, but the overall impression is of a film that does not have the courage of its convictions.
September 30, 2013
Mashes a heightened sense of the absurd rather awkwardly up against arty pastoral, and the mock-seriousness of the endeavor comes across as unpleasantly snide.
April 14, 2016
While it openly evokes the spirit of pictures like "Stand By Me" and "Moonrise Kingdom," it scores originality points in the shading of its characters.
June 20, 2013
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.

