Kids in America

Name: Kids in America
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: October 21, 2005
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 38
Cast: Gregory Smith, Julie Bowen, Malik Yoba

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Launchpad Releasing LLC | Release Date: October 21, 2005 | PG-13

Starring: Gregory Smith, Julie Bowen, Malik Yoba

Summary: Based on real events, Kids In America is a teen comedy about a diverse group of high school kids who band together to peacefully kick their principal's ass. (Slowhand Releasing)

Director: Josh Stolberg

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 91 min

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Roger Ebert

Once in a blue moon a movie escapes the shackles of its genre and does what it really wants to do. Kids in America is a movie like that. It breaks out of Hollywood jail. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Overall, though, you get the exhausting feeling that Stolberg is desperately trying to prove how cool he is. And didn't you see enough of that in high school? Read full review

Stephen Holden

Because Kids in America can't decide whether it wants to be a stock teenage comedy or something more, it ends up stranded in the middle of nowhere. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Well-meaning but woefully unconvincing. Read full review

Drew Tillman

Nicole Richie loyalists are sure to be confounded (along with the rest of us) by Kids in America, the weirdly anti-Bush high school "satire" that is also Richie's big-screen debut. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

Filmmaker Josh Stolberg claims to have been inspired by real-life events, but mostly he ineptly rips off other movies and wastes a cast that includes Rosanna Arquette, Adam Arkin and Elizabeth Perkins. Read full review

Kevin Crust

A comedy so inane and tedious that it buries its premise and its various worthy points under too many arch and improbable shenanigans and endless dialogue, much of it seriously under-inspired. Read full review

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OsamaC.

Oct 29, 2005

I LOVE IT! NICOLE RICHIE IS MY HERO!!! Thanks for makeing this movie, it touches on all adspect of my life.

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JacobR.

Oct 19, 2009

One of the best movies I've ever seen. Wondering why this and strange wilderness are rated so low.

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RajSing

Apr 6, 2011

This is one of my all time favourite movies. I have been searching for a copy of it the last 5 years and finally found it on YouTube this afternoon after it was allowed to be played in Malaysia. A real movie, which presents real issues. And has a very teen spirit air to it. I would vouch toThis is one of my all time favourite movies. I have been searching for a copy of it the last 5 years and finally found it on YouTube this afternoon after it was allowed to be played in Malaysia. A real movie, which presents real issues. And has a very teen spirit air to it. I would vouch to have this movie screened in high schools around the world. The issues raised in this movie: about teenagers having their own voice is driven in so clearly yet it doesn't bore the teenagers who make up its main target audience.… Expand

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margotg.

Oct 20, 2005

The film touches on some very important issues. It handles them with sensitivity and humor. Well done!!

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scottr.

Oct 29, 2005

How can the critics be so far off on this one? I laughed out loud on several occasions during this film. When a black girl cries racism at being qustioned by cops one cop reminds her that he is black too she has one othe bes comebacks ive seen in years. sure it has problems but is better How can the critics be so far off on this one? I laughed out loud on several occasions during this film. When a black girl cries racism at being qustioned by cops one cop reminds her that he is black too she has one othe bes comebacks ive seen in years. sure it has problems but is better than most of the other stuff out there now.… Expand

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Tss5078

Apr 10, 2020

Kids In America is more than just another teen movie, it's has a message to spread and came together in a very unique way. Principal Weller (Julie Bowen) is running for state superintendent and she wants her school to be perfect. All the troublemakers have been expelled and every littleKids In America is more than just another teen movie, it's has a message to spread and came together in a very unique way. Principal Weller (Julie Bowen) is running for state superintendent and she wants her school to be perfect. All the troublemakers have been expelled and every little infraction means a long suspension. No one is happy about it, particularly the students, so they do the only thing they can, fight back! This film is based on a culmination of news stories from around the county, that feature students who were suspended for doing nothing more than expressing their first amendment rights. These stories are incorporated into the film and make up the basis for Weller's suspensions. As for the students, their ring leader is Holden Donovan (Gregory Smith), an honor student, and the last person you'd expect to be leading a student rebellion. I've long been a fan of Gregory Smith and this role was a detour from his normal routine. Smith always plays the sweet, lovable characters like Efram in Everwood or Dove in Rookie Blue, he's not known for comedy or for being the rebel. It was an interesting diversion that he pulls off quite well. The film is further supported by Julie Bowen and Nicole Ritchie, who are also playing roles that are out of their comfort zone. Kids In America is unique in that it's a comedy for teens that actually has a positive message. It also features a cast that is playing characters that they don't usually play, making for an even more enjoyable watch. Don't get me wrong I love comedies like Super Bad and 21 & Over, but it was a nice change of pace to see these kids acting out and getting into trouble for a cause, especially one that's near and dear to my heart.… Expand

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tomd.

Oct 26, 2005

Not bad but not at all good either. even a cinematic jaguar has to take a dump now and then.

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