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Kids

Released Jul 28, 1995 1h 30m Drama List
47% Tomatometer 58 Reviews 77% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings
Amoral teen Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick) has made it his goal to sleep with as many virgin girls as possible -- but he doesn't tell them that he's HIV positive. While on the hunt for his latest conquest, Telly and his best friend, Casper (Justin Pierce), smoke pot and steal from shops around New York. Meanwhile, Jenny (Chloë Sevigny), one of Telly's early victims, makes it her mission to save other girls from him. But before she has a chance to confront him at a party, everything goes horribly wrong. Read More Read Less
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Kids isn't afraid to test viewers' limits, but the point of its nearly non-stop provocation is likely to be lost in all the repellent characters and unpleasant imagery.

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Lisa Jervis Bitch Media The parallel seductions serve to show the audience that male sexuality is predatory and female sexuality is passive and victim-based. Dec 17, 2020 Full Review David Ansen Newsweek Kids is stunningly anti-erotic, though not untainted by sensationalism. By condensing all this inflammatory material into a 24-hour time frame, Clark and Harmony Korine create an overwrought narrative that's sometimes tedious in its relentlesshess. Feb 16, 2018 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: C+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media This savagely controversial, deeply brutal movie, the debut of many notable talents, was notorious in its day and still is. 'Kids' is definitely not for "kids," but it's an unsettlingly effective cautionary tale. Rated: 4/5 May 18, 2024 Full Review Sheila Reid Women in the Life [Kids'] rough, in-your-face approach to exposing the perils of teenage promiscuity teaches a harsh lesson. May 13, 2022 Full Review Jas Keimig The Stranger (Seattle, WA) The film's lack of thesis and use of realistic sex/rape scenes provides no medicine to the wound it gives the viewers, offering nothing interesting to declare about the problems it presents to us. Instead it only sticks the knife in deeper. Dec 9, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Shioka O It's really a rough film depicts the 90s. Looks natural because young actors delivered convincing performances. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/14/24 Full Review Jens B I love this film, brings back some memories. It's not a good watch for date night tho :/ Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/22/24 Full Review Andrew K A movie a saw back in the mid-90s. Pretty rough for an indie film looks like it was shot on a handicam. Not the greatest script, but interesting to see the debut film for Rasario Dawson and Chloë Sevigny. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/24 Full Review Kalin D Terrific film and very interesting portrayal of 1990s urban youth. Def. Not a movie for everyone and incredibly bleak in its outlook. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/24 Full Review B Some scenes are hard to watch but i assume thats what the film makers were going for. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/26/23 Full Review Fortifier574 frightening depiction of distraught teenage psyche let loose in a drug riddles 90s New York. Why it may not be the most well put together, it certainly succeeds in what it set out to do. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Amoral teen Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick) has made it his goal to sleep with as many virgin girls as possible -- but he doesn't tell them that he's HIV positive. While on the hunt for his latest conquest, Telly and his best friend, Casper (Justin Pierce), smoke pot and steal from shops around New York. Meanwhile, Jenny (Chloë Sevigny), one of Telly's early victims, makes it her mission to save other girls from him. But before she has a chance to confront him at a party, everything goes horribly wrong.
Director
Larry Clark
Producer
Cary Woods
Screenwriter
Harmony Korine, Jim Lewis, Larry Clark
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Miramax Films, Independent Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 28, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 28, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.4M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Stereo