Summary
A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing separation from his slightly older brother.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 66Audiences 69GoodWatch 66
Tomatometer68%
Metascore64
Audience score72%
User score6.8
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for crime movies, −10 min on the typical 106
typical 10696Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 13 countries, rent or buy in 36 more
+3Released
1999
January 22, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 19 more42 people
- Noah FleissJoe Henry
- Karen YoungTheresa Henry
- Camryn ManheimMrs. Basil
- Austin PendletonWinston
- Val KilmerBob Henry
- MLMax LigoshMike Henry
- James CostaRay
- Jenny RobertsonWaitress
- Amy WrightMary
Richard BrightRoy- RDRaymond De FelittaMr. Brazer
John LeguizamoJorge- RWRobert WhaleyJerry
Peter Anthony TambakisLittle Joe
Marley OttoDawn- TJTravis J. FereticRory
- BSBenjamin StyxLittle Ray
- ABAlice BlytheAlice
- LKLinda KeysMrs. Williams
- RBRob BergenstockLittle Mike
Kate MaraAllyson
Michael TaylorMan in Jerry's Apt.- LELori EastsideWoman in Jerry's Apt.
- CLCraig LevineDave
Directing · 1
- Frank Whaley Director, Writer
Production · 10
- John Leguizamo Executive Producer
- Janet Grillo Executive Producer
- Lindsay Marx Producer
- Jennifer Dewis Producer
- Kathy DeMarco Producer
- Scott Macaulay Producer
Camera · 1
- Michael Mayers Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Miran Miošić Editor
- Melody London Editor
Sound · 2
- Robert Whaley Original Music Composer
- Anthony Grimaldi Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Daniel Ouellette Production Design
- Mylene Santos Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Richard Owings Costume Design
- Kyra Panchenko Makeup Artist
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