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  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 1 h 21 m

Summary Jack (Charlie Plummer) is a 15-year-old kid stuck in a small, run-down town. He's got more problems than he can handle: an escalating feud with a violent older bully, a crush on a neighborhood girl, and having to go to summer school again. So when his runty younger cousin (Cory Nichols) comes to stay for the weekend, the last thing Jack ...

Directed By: Felix Thompson

Written By: Felix Thompson

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 1 h 21 m

King Jack

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
72
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
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Summary Jack (Charlie Plummer) is a 15-year-old kid stuck in a small, run-down town. He's got more problems than he can handle: an escalating feud with a violent older bully, a crush on a neighborhood girl, and having to go to summer school again. So when his runty younger cousin (Cory Nichols) comes to stay for the weekend, the last thing Jack ...

Directed By: Felix Thompson

Written By: Felix Thompson

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Metascore
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90
Jun 9, 2016
For everyone who ever had a close call as an adolescent and kept it from the grown-ups, King Jack will hit you where you live. The same for everyone who’s been pummeled by a bully or been left vulnerable by releasing a graphic selfie into the textosphere.
By Helen T. Verongos FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 29, 2016
An atmospheric rite of passage that suggests big things lie ahead for its writer-director and young cast.
By David Parkinson FULL REVIEW

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75
Jun 20, 2016
Even when it’s in the shadow of other movies that have traversed this territory to greater effect, the talented young performers at hand bring a rooted sense of reality that still makes it sing with rhapsodic gravitas.
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75
Jun 6, 2016
Harsh punishments are dished out in a way that jolts the material away from coming-of-age cliché.
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70
Jun 8, 2016
This is thankfully no wallow in working-class miserablism.
By Kenji Fujishima FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 12, 2016
It’s authentic without being grim; moody and tentatively hopeful. There’s a British verite influence at play, but King Jack’s heart is positively American.
By Fionnuala Halligan FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 10, 2016
Lacking personality or insight, King Jack is a ho-hum tale of young aggression—been there, bruised that.
By Nick Allen FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Whitewater Films, Stink Films, Buffalo Picture House, Ropagani, Dominic Buchanan Productions
Release Date Jun 10, 2016
Duration 1 h 21 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline Everyone should rule for a day.
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Awards

Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cleveland International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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