Kids

Name: Kids
Genre: Drama
Released: September 1, 1995
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Adriane Brown, Billy Valdes, Billy Waldeman, Chloë Sevigny, Johnathan Staci Kim

1995

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Kids

Movie Details & Credits

Miramax | Release Date: September 1, 1995

Starring: Adriane Brown, Billy Valdes, Billy Waldeman, Chloë Sevigny, Johnathan Staci Kim, Joseph Chan, Justin Pierce, Leo Fitzpatrick, Sajan Bhagat, Sarah Henderson

Summary: A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City haunts, skating, drinking, smoking, and deflowering the occasional virgin.

Director: Larry Clark

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: NC-17

Runtime: 91 min

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Awards & Rankings

46	#46 Best Movie of 1995
44	#44 Most Discussed Movie of 1995
27	#27 Most Shared Movie of 1995

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Rolling Stone - Peter Travers

Cautionary tales aren't new. What sets Kids apart as daringly original, touching and alive is its authenticity. Read full review

Variety - Todd McCarthy

Disturbing because it is so believable, Kids goes well beyond any previous American film in frankly describing the lives of at least a certain group of modern teenagers. Read full review

Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert

Since Fitzpatrick is an actor (and "no ladies' man," he told Clark), this is a performance and, as such, one of the most effective I've seen. It's amazing how, watching the film, you dislike Telly so much you want to deny Fitzpatrick's accomplishment in creating him. Read full review

Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman

If Kids is simultaneously engrossing and detached, observant and just plain showy, that may be because the film is so caught up in trying to be a statement that it never develops its characters beyond their rowdy, bellicose facades. Read full review

San Francisco Examiner - Barbara Shulgasser

They have created a strange document about the unmaking of young lives, but it is a movie made without comment. Clark has stepped back into objectivity so far that he has neglected his role as interpreter for us. Read full review

Time Out - Staff (Not Credited)

The tone is relentlessly sordid, the view of these pubescent hedonists so hermetic, that the film-makers' 'honesty' seems exploitative and sensational. The film may not say anything new, but the way it says it does, in the end, make it some sort of landmark. Depressing. Read full review

Washington Post - Rita Kempley

Except for pedophiles, it's hard to imagine who'll be drawn to this irresponsible Little Bo Peep show. Read full review

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User Reviews

itznadez

Jul 23, 2018

Incredible, realistic, and authentic image of NYC teenagers - and other teenagers - for that matter. Emphasizes the societal state of 1995 and the current day 20th century when it comes to adolescent behavior. Authentic and refreshing. A must see.

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MovieReviews7

Jul 23, 2018

Simply timeless, and can be understood to great amounts by the open-minded.

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niko009

Jul 23, 2018

A classic piece of history. The ideas, people, innate, raw talent, imagery, truth, reality, allure is outstanding. Be warned not everyone will like it. If you get it, you get it.

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

TheNewSchool2

Jul 23, 2018

A piece of art; those who don't get it are simply just a part of the faint of heart.

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