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In mid-1970s Savannah, two bright but rebellious boys, Francis Doyle and Tim Sullivan, fight boredom, hormones and discipline-heavy teachers in their quest to find something meaningful beyond the walls of their parish school. Francis is an exceptional artist, whose imaginative forays into a fictional universe of good and evil fill his notebooks with comic book imagery and create a netherworld of superhero... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Action/Adventure, Drama, Animation, Adaptation and Politics/Religion |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 45 min. |
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| Release Date: |
Sundance 2002 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for language, sexual content and youth substance use. |
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| Distributors: |
Initial Entertainment Group, ThinkFilm
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,779,284 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"A poignant, funny, often artful coming-of-age story..." more...
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B- |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...an honorable film with good intentions." more...
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B- |
Chicago Tribune, Robert K. Elder
"... not boring, but troubled." more...
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C+ |
Cincinnati Enquirer, Margaret A. McGurk
"... the outcome at best is a draw." more...
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B- |
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