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  • 2004
  • R
  • Paramount Classics
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2004
  • R
  • Paramount Classics
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary When a group of teenage boys and one bold young girl seek playful revenge on the kid who has tormented them, nothing turns out the way they expected. What begins as a trip down a river and a childish prank soon turns into an eye-opening encounter with the enemy -- a harrowing journey into wilderness and an event that will force them to g...

Directed By: Jacob Estes

Written By: Jacob Estes

  • 2004
  • R
  • Paramount Classics
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2004
  • R
  • Paramount Classics
  • 1 h 30 m

Mean Creek

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 23 User Ratings
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Summary When a group of teenage boys and one bold young girl seek playful revenge on the kid who has tormented them, nothing turns out the way they expected. What begins as a trip down a river and a childish prank soon turns into an eye-opening encounter with the enemy -- a harrowing journey into wilderness and an event that will force them to g...

Directed By: Jacob Estes

Written By: Jacob Estes

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews
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90% Positive
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10% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews
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90% Positive
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10% Mixed
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100
One of very few films to accurately portray the experience of growing up male.
By Ruthe Stein FULL REVIEW
88
Adults should find its simmering drama at least as compelling as teens will, even if parental figures are only slightly more present here than in a " Peanuts" comic strip.
By Janice Page FULL REVIEW
80
There isn't a one-note character in the mix, and they respond with haunting, subtle performances that feel utterly natural and unaffected. It's a striking debut for Estes, and a remarkable showcase for the cast.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
75
Has a jumpy, reality-TV kind of feel that adds to the story's sense of unsettling authenticity.
By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW
75
A welcome departure from typical movies about teens, wherein their problems are external (the prom, status). Mean Creek is an adult movie that just happens to star young actors.
By Jami Bernard FULL REVIEW
70
Estes and his team did an admirable job in bringing together a team of youthful actors who carry the weight of a fairly weighty movie.
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40
As in most movies of this sort from "Rebel Without a Cause" to "West Side Story" to last year's "Thirteen," adults are marginalized, clueless or absent. I'm with them.
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Generally Favorable Based on 23 User Ratings
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Generally Favorable Based on 23 User Ratings
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83% Positive
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17% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company Whitewater Films
Release Date Aug 20, 2004
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating R
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Tagline You can never go back.
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Awards

Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Young Artist Awards
• 2 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 2 Nominations

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