Kids in America
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38 out of 100

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  • 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)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 4 out of 12
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    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.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    50
    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?
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Sheri Linden
    40
    Well-meaning but woefully unconvincing.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    38
    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.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
  1. RajSing
    10
    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 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
  2. scottr.
    8
    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
  3. [Anonymous]
    7
    Truth: Trite and Poorly Made. Truth: Somewhat empowering and entertaining.
  4. CalibanW.
    1
    A movie pretending to be something it never achieves leaves the viewers wondering my they are watching it at all. Stereotypical and trendy, yawn.

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