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    Kids (film) - Wikipedia

    • Kids is a 1995 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Larry Clark in his directorial debut and written by Harmony Korine in his screenwriting debut. It stars Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, and Rosario Dawson, all in their film debuts. Fitzpatrick, Pierce, Sevigny, Dawson, and other newcomers portray a group of teenagers in New York City. T… See more

    Release dateSeptember 1, 1995 (USA)
    Content ratingNC-17 · TV-MA · Unrated
    GenreDrama
    Directed byLarry Clark
    Plot

    In an encounter that starts out consensually, a 17-year-old boy named Telly roughly and painfully rapes a 12-year-old girl, despite her pleas for him to stop and be more gentle. Afterward, Telly meets with his be… See more

    Cast

    • Leo Fitzpatrick as Telly
    • Justin Pierce as Casper
    • Chloë Sevigny as Jennie
    • Rosario Dawson as Ruby… See more

    Production

    Larry Clark said that he wanted to "make the Great American Teenage Movie, like the Great American Novel." The film is shot in a quasi-documentary style, although all of its scenes are scripted.
    In Kids, Cla… See more

    Release

    Miramax Films, which was owned by The Walt Disney Company, paid $3.5 million to buy the worldwide distribution rights. Later, Harvey and Bob Weinstein (the co-chairmen of Miramax Films) were forced to buy back the film fro… See more

    Reception

    The film received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 47% based on 58 critic's reviews, with an average rating of 5.70/10. The site's consensus reads, "Kids isn't afraid to test viewers' lim… See more

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  1. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113540

    Kids (1995) - IMDb

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  3. YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9a5tZSKDOU

    Kids (1995) Official Trailer #1 - Larry Clark Drama HD - YouTube

  4. IMDb
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    Kids (1995) - Plot - IMDb

  5. Rolling Stone
    https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/k…

    'Kids': The Oral History of the 90s' Most Controversial …

    Jul 16, 2015 · How a photographer and a skateboarder made a movie that shocked America with explicit sex and violence. Read the stories of the cast and creators of Kids, the most notorious teen movie ever made.

  6. JustWatch
    https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/kids

    Kids streaming: where to watch movie online? - JustWatch

  7. Roger Ebert
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    Kids movie review & film summary (1995) - Roger Ebert

    A gritty and realistic portrayal of teenage sex, drugs and violence in New York City. The film follows a group of skateboarding kids who have no values, no future and no respect for themselves or others.

  8. Rotten Tomatoes
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kids

    Kids - Rotten Tomatoes

    Amoral teen Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick) has made it his goal to sleep with as many virgin girls as possible -- but he doesn't tell them that he's HIV...

  9. Moviefone
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    Kids (1995) - Movie | Moviefone

    A controversial film about a group of teens in New York City who engage in sex, drugs and violence. Watch the trailer, read the synopsis and cast details, and find out where to watch this independent drama.

  10. Rotten Tomatoes
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    The Kids - Rotten Tomatoes

    In the early 1990s, before New York City's mass gentrification, a group of disparate youth ventured outside their broken homes into the city's brutal streets. United by skateboarding, they ...