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2003
R
Lionsgate Films
1 h 46 m

2003
R
Lionsgate Films
1 h 46 m

Summary Liam's Mom, Jean is in prison...but is due to be released in time for his 16th birthday. This time Liam is determined that things will be different. He dreams of a family life he's never had, which means creating a safe haven beyond the reach of wasters like Jean's boyfriend Stan and his own mean-spirited grandfather. (Lions Gate Films...

Directed By: Ken Loach

Written By: Paul Laverty

2003
R
Lionsgate Films
1 h 46 m

2003
R
Lionsgate Films
1 h 46 m

Sweet Sixteen

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 25 Critic Reviews

86

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings

7.9

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Summary Liam's Mom, Jean is in prison...but is due to be released in time for his 16th birthday. This time Liam is determined that things will be different. He dreams of a family life he's never had, which means creating a safe haven beyond the reach of wasters like Jean's boyfriend Stan and his own mean-spirited grandfather. (Lions Gate Films...

Directed By: Ken Loach

Written By: Paul Laverty

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

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Universal Acclaim Based on 25 Critic Reviews

100% Positive
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Metascore

Universal Acclaim Based on 25 Critic Reviews

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Chicago Tribune

Loach is a super-realist, and Sweet Sixteen has the disarming feel of a documentary. It's a film that miraculously catches life on the fly, without apparent embellishment, cliche or melodrama.

By Michael Wilmington FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

It's one of the most emotional and compelling the filmmaker has ever made. Confident, uncompromising and blisteringly realistic, Sweet Sixteen is a gritty and immediate film yet it goes right to the emotions.

By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Sweet Sixteen shows that he's (Loach) as capable of anger as his protagonist and just as eager to draw attention to an unchanging problem: the blight of generational poverty.

By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW

It's an uncompromising movie that illustrates one of the most convincing personality transformations that I have seen in a recent motion picture.

By James Berardinelli FULL REVIEW

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A hard film to shake and makes us think and think again.

By Paula Nechak FULL REVIEW

Not for all tastes, but it demonstrates Loach's skill as a poet of gritty semi-documentary filmmaking.

By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW

TV Guide Magazine

Dabbed with sentimental touches, the film nevertheless avoids facile victim psychologizing and pulls no punches.

By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW

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User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings

86% Positive
6 Ratings

14% Mixed
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User Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings

86% Positive
6 Ratings

14% Mixed
1 Rating

0% Negative
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Details

Production Company Alta Films, BBC Film, Road Movies Filmproduktion, Scottish Screen, Sixteen Films, The Works, Tornasol Films

Release Date May 16, 2003

Duration 1 h 46 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline It's you and Liam, against the world.

Website http://www.sweetsixteenmovie.com/

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Awards

British Independent Film Awards

• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations

European Film Awards

• 1 Win & 5 Nominations

London Critics Circle Film Awards

• 1 Win & 3 Nominations

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