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- 2016
- TV-MA
- Gravitas Ventures
- 1 h 35 m
- 2016
- TV-MA
- Gravitas Ventures
- 1 h 35 m
Summary Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are grown men, still searching for the hidden treasure that has eluded them since childhood.
Directed By: Aaron Nee, Adam Nee
Written By: Mark Twain, Adam Nee
- 2016
- TV-MA
- Gravitas Ventures
- 1 h 35 m
- 2016
- TV-MA
- Gravitas Ventures
- 1 h 35 m
Band of Robbers
57
6.7
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Summary Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are grown men, still searching for the hidden treasure that has eluded them since childhood.
Directed By: Aaron Nee, Adam Nee
Written By: Mark Twain, Adam Nee
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
57
50% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
33% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
17% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
57
50% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
33% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
17% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Structuring their modern tale around the Mark Twain narratives, the sibling directors find laughs, pathos, and some surprising storytelling twists, plus have a game cast to deliver it.
It places more focus on the childish fabulousness of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer than the racial reckoning of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
An eccentric comedy likely to be best enjoyed by those steeped in the original novels, Band of Robbers doesn't quite spin its imaginative conceit into comic gold, but it offers some minor pleasures along the way.
This comic take on “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” is infused with a gleefully absurdist sense of humor while retaining a childlike sense of wonder.
There’s an element of parlor trickery here that the movie’s never entirely able to overcome.
The directors of Band of Robbers, brothers Aaron and Adam Nee, have set out to modernize the stories of Mark Twain but end up with a cutesy caper that isn't as memorable as you might hope.
Band of Robbers just plain doesn’t work, to the extent that I’m almost regretful that the attempted schoolroom bans on Twain’s work weren’t more effective over the years, as they might have spared me watching it.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 24 User Ratings
6.7
63% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 24 User Ratings
6.7
63% Positive
15 Ratings
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17% Mixed
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21% Negative
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Production Company
Torn Sky Entertainment,
Whitewater Films,
Blacklist Digital,
Lola's Productions,
Tilted Windmill Productions
Release Date Jan 15, 2016
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating TV-MA
Tagline From Mark Twain's iconic books
Awards
Los Angeles Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
