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Kids (1995)

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Reviews Counted:6

Fresh:4

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: A bleak and uncompromising look at the dangerous world of New York street kids. The film focuses on the sexual experiences of Telly, a teen-aged seducer who desires only virgins. When Jennie --... A bleak and uncompromising look at the dangerous world of New York street kids. The film focuses on the sexual experiences of Telly, a teen-aged seducer who desires only virgins. When Jennie -- who's had sex solely with Telly -- tests HIV positive, she frantically searches the city to tell him he's infected. Eventually, she finds him, but too late, for he's already deflowered his latest adolescent conquest. [More]

Starring: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Rosario Dawson

Starring: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Rosario Dawson

Director: Larry Clark

Director: Larry Clark
Screenwriter: Harmony Korine

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Todd McCarthy
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Variety
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Frightening, frank and serious, a wake-up call to the world.

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Janet Maslin
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02/13/01
Kenneth Turan
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Los Angeles Times
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Ostensibly about the banality of youthful evil, Kids is simply about its own banality.

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01/01/00
Desson Thomson
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Washington Post
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Kids, a disturbingly voyeuristic look at adolescent promiscuity, is virtually child pornography disguised as a cautionary documentary.

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01/01/00
Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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Kids is the kind of movie that needs to be talked about afterward.

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