Kin

Name: Kin
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy
Released: August 31, 2018
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 35
Cast: Bree Wasylenko, Carrie Coon, Dennis Quaid, Gavin Fox, Ian Matthews

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Lionsgate | Release Date: August 31, 2018 | PG-13

Starring: Bree Wasylenko, Carrie Coon, Dennis Quaid, Gavin Fox, Ian Matthews, Ivan Wanis-Ruiz, Jack Reynor, James Franco, Jonathan Cherry, Lily Gao, Lukas Penar, Myles Truitt, Romano Orzari, Stephane Garneau, Zoë Kravitz

Summary: Chased by a vengeful criminal (James Franco) and a gang of otherworldly soldiers, a recently released ex-con (Jack Reynor) and his adopted teenage brother (Myles Truitt) are forced to go on the run with a weapon of mysterious origin as their only protection.

Director: Jonathan Baker and Josh Baker

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy, Crime, Family

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 102 min

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IndieWire Jude Dry

Aug 31, 2018

There are plenty of plot devices to keep the audience on its toes, and Reynor is the epitome of a 21st century lovable antihero, so fashionable these days. He’s hard and grizzled when needed, but soft and playful as well. Read full review

William Bibbiani

Aug 28, 2018

All the genre elements play like an afterthought, and that's frustrating because the rest of the movie isn't quite spry enough to stay interesting without action, adventure, or at least little more weirdness. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Aug 30, 2018

The results are, in artistic terms, a modest success. In commercial terms, it’s a dicier prospect — viewers expecting the kind of bigger-budget spectacle that typically ensues when a screen teenager stumbles into sci-fi situations may be befuddled by what’s primarily a medium-scaled road trip drama with thriller elements … and a very special ray gun. Read full review

Todd Gilchrist

Aug 28, 2018

It never feels complete or thought through enough, either as a story or more crucially, an emotional experience — which is exactly what audiences would need in order to want to see more. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

Aug 30, 2018

A disjointed and at times off-putting mess that veers wildly and unconvincingly between a road movie, a family drama, a violent crime film and an offbeat sci-fi thriller before arriving at a finale so loopy that even if I spoiled it here and now, many of you would just assume that I was kidding. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Aug 28, 2018

Kin never feels like more than uninspired borrowings from other, better genre films; it’s a story about family without any heart. Read full review

Chris Nashawaty

Aug 28, 2018

Kin is a movie about a child with an all-powerful firearm that makes him feel important and special and powerful. On a one-to-ten scale of moral fecklessness, this ranks about a thousand. Read full review

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mischairwin

Sep 6, 2018

This movie is a fantastic prequel. I love the relationship between the characters. This is going to be big!

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May 15, 2020

It’s really a 6.5 but I’m rounding up because it’s basically an 80’s/Disney/superhero movie given a more adult treatment and it doesn’t do the PG/G thing. Sure it has flaws and although its plot is a little ridiculous (much like Jupiter ascending or superhero movies) it does have some coolIt’s really a 6.5 but I’m rounding up because it’s basically an 80’s/Disney/superhero movie given a more adult treatment and it doesn’t do the PG/G thing. Sure it has flaws and although its plot is a little ridiculous (much like Jupiter ascending or superhero movies) it does have some cool story aspects and comes across well. I imagine that people expecting Midnight Special were disappointed and people expecting something from Disney+ were a little put off but that’s because different is easy to reject. It’s no where near the quality of Unbreakable but I like movies that portray genres in totally different ways.… Expand

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Meth-dude

Sep 2, 2018

While the dialogue was very cliché, the story was predictable and the ending was downright stupid, Kin was still a good surprise. The acting is good, the story was interesting enough, the CGI effects were very well done and the movie was quite entertaining. Even if you're not a big sci-fiWhile the dialogue was very cliché, the story was predictable and the ending was downright stupid, Kin was still a good surprise. The acting is good, the story was interesting enough, the CGI effects were very well done and the movie was quite entertaining. Even if you're not a big sci-fi fan you might appreciate it.… Expand

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bfoore90

May 27, 2019

Not a bad movie. Solid performances, great chemistry between characters and some pretty good visuals at least salvage a weak script into a watchable film.

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Mauro_Lanari

Dec 1, 2019

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The Baker Brothers or The Duffer Brothers? "Kin" proposes itself as a spin-off of the nostalgic operation "Stranger Things": equally slobbish in citing "Terminator" but with Quaid who apes Willis with hair and Franco who guarantees a more ferocious version. Truly a "strange(Mauro Lanari)
The Baker Brothers or The Duffer Brothers? "Kin" proposes itself as a spin-off of the nostalgic operation "Stranger Things": equally slobbish in citing "Terminator" but with Quaid who apes Willis with hair and Franco who guarantees a more ferocious version. Truly a "strange thing" that it was met with both a critical and commercial failure.… Expand

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Godrox20

Sep 3, 2018

It was very painful to watch, cliché etc everything about that movie is horrible.

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The3AcademySins

Nov 26, 2019

Clunky, clumsy, contrived, and horribly paced, Kin is an ineptly made piece of media. The mix of genres and styles serves only to distract and conflict with each other, rather than further the story. The CGI is okay, but everything about this movie feels cheap, which is a shame, as it is setClunky, clumsy, contrived, and horribly paced, Kin is an ineptly made piece of media. The mix of genres and styles serves only to distract and conflict with each other, rather than further the story. The CGI is okay, but everything about this movie feels cheap, which is a shame, as it is set in Detroit, which I find to be a very interesting location. The story itself is so heavy-handed and unbelievably stupid that I nearly turned this off at the 30 minute mark. This movie runs at about an hour and forty minutes, and it is an hour and forty minutes I will never get back. The finale of this movie is so mind-bogglingly idiotic that I nearly put a foot through my television screen. The one good thing about this movie is the performance from Myles Truitt. I hope he finds better work in his career than Kin.… Expand

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