The Kings of Summer

The Kings of Summer

2013 · 95 min · EN · R · 7.0 (1,280 votes)
Dir. Jordan Vogt-Roberts · Starring Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, Moisés Arias, Nick Offerman, Erin Moriarty, Craig Cackowski · Music Ryan Miller

“Why live when you can rule.”

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Three restless teenagers run away to the woods for the summer, determined to escape their parents and live by their own rules. In a hidden clearing, they build a makeshift house and attempt to create an independent life, testing their friendship, freedom, and the challenges of living off the land.

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This film feels like a sun-drenched, bittersweet ode to youthful rebellion and the magic of summer freedom. It's a charmingly quirky and genuinely funny exploration of friendship, independence, and the awkward beauty of growing up, wrapped in a warm, nostalgic glow that evokes a sense of wild, untamed possibility.

whimsicalnostalgicliberatingbittersweetadventuroussteadyindie comedy-dramaquirky humornaturalistic settingSundance aestheticcoming-of-agefriendshipindependencerebellion
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