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  • 2005
  • Not Rated
  • Westlake Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2005
  • Not Rated
  • Westlake Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary In Steal Me, writer/director Melissa Painter has crafted a refreshingly honest portrayal of relationships - sexual and otherwise - around a 15-year-old kleptomaniac boy, Jake (Alexander), who arrives in a small Montana town searching for his prostitute mother. (Cineville Films)

Directed By: Melissa Painter

Written By: Melissa Painter

  • 2005
  • Not Rated
  • Westlake Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2005
  • Not Rated
  • Westlake Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 35 m

Steal Me

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Summary In Steal Me, writer/director Melissa Painter has crafted a refreshingly honest portrayal of relationships - sexual and otherwise - around a 15-year-old kleptomaniac boy, Jake (Alexander), who arrives in a small Montana town searching for his prostitute mother. (Cineville Films)

Directed By: Melissa Painter

Written By: Melissa Painter

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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18% Positive
2 Reviews
55% Mixed
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27% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
43
18% Positive
2 Reviews
55% Mixed
6 Reviews
27% Negative
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A beautifully realized small film of understated power.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
60
The film's real star is the stunning Montana landscape, beautifully captured by cinematographer Paul Ryan.
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
50
With its lovely scenery and languid pacing, has a warmth and a naturalness that transcend its overheated material.
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40
Steal Me suffers from a distinct charisma vacuum at the center, which makes it easy to linger on its many shortcomings, especially its stilted dialogue and pseudo-poetic, pseudo-philosophical narration.
By Nathan Rabin FULL REVIEW
40
There’s enough character development for a 20-minute short, and 75 additional minutes are manufactured with slight variations on the same scenes in different rooms of the house.
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38
Solid performances can't save Melissa Painter's pretentious teen drama Steal Me, which plays like a cross between "Dangerous Skin" (without the gay sex) and "Picnic" (without the production values or credible situations).
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
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Whether it's the guitar-strum soundtrack, "lyrical" cornfield shots, or arrhythmic performances, Steal Me has at least one indie-film cliché too many.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Cineville, Picture Entertainment
Release Date Sep 9, 2005
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

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• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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