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The Kings of Summer
Why this pick
Like King Jack, it treats adolescent escape and friendship with tactile summer realism, balancing rough-edged humor with the vulnerable sense that growing up changes every alliance.
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MOVIE2015 1h 21m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
Its quiet, sensory portrait of a boy negotiating desire, family strain, and belonging has the same patient empathy for adolescence and small-town confinement.
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The Vast of Night
Why this pick
Though more overtly mysterious, it shares King Jack’s strongly felt small-town texture, youthful perspective, and economical indie filmmaking rooted in the intensity of one long night.
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Little Men
Why this pick
Its observant, restrained study of two boys whose friendship is strained by adult conflict offers the same compassionate focus on loyalty, class, and feelings children cannot fully control.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Charlie Plummer
Jack
Chloë Levine
Holly
Keith Leonard
Officer Pete
Violet Starr
Background
Danny Flaherty
Shane