King of the Hill

By Kenneth M. Chanko
Published on April 8, 1994 04:00AM EDT

Acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh’s vivid coming-of-age period piece follows a sharp but vulnerable 12-year-old boy as he fends for himself during the Great Depression. An unqualified triumph, King of the Hill also boasts the best performance by a child actor (Jesse Bradford) in recent years. A

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