The Kings Of Summer
Premiering to rave reviews at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, The Kings of Summer is a unique coming-of-age comedy about three teenage friends – Joe (Nick Robinson), Patrick (Gabriel Basso) and the eccentric and unpredictable Biaggio (Moises Arias) - who, in the ultimate act of independence, decide to spend their summer building a house in the woods and living off the land. Free from their parents’ rules, their idyllic summer quickly becomes a test of friendship as each boy learns to appreciate the fact that family - whether it is the one you’re born into or the one you create – is something you can';t run away from.
22 June 1971, Detroit, Michigan, USA
18 April 1994, New York City, New York, USA
5 March 1977, Canton, Ohio, USA
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.April 29, 2014
A sweet yet fleeting trifle.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.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.June 07, 2013
Once they go into the woods, the movie becomes as interesting as watching kids hang around and play with sticks.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.June 07, 2013
In its small, independent way, "The Kings of Summer" rules.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.May 12, 2015
A slick piece of work that juts out at just enough odd angles to be idiosyncratic, but never alienating.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.August 21, 2013
Coming on like Stand by Me meets Son of Rambow, the boys' adventure is essentially dreamy indie-teen wish-fulfilment.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.