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The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Directed by
Peter Care
R
2002
1h 44m
Drama
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Comedy
6.9
76%
79%
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A group of Catholic school friends, after being caught drawing an obscene comic book, plan a heist that will outdo their previous prank and make them local legends.
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Cast of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Kieran Culkin
Tim Sullivan
Emile Hirsch
Francis Doyle
Jena Malone
Margie Flynn
Jake Richardson
Wade Scalisi
Jodie Foster
Sister Assumpta / Producer
Vincent D'Onofrio
Father Casey
Melissa McBride
Mrs. Doyle
Michael Harding
Mr. Doyle
Tyler Long
Joey Anderson
Arthur Bridgers
Donny Flynn
Scott Simpson
Newsie
Yvonne Erickson
Mrs. Sullivan
Chandler McIntyre
Naturalist
Peter Care
Director
Chris Fuhrman
Writer
Jeff Stockwell
Writer
Michael Petroni
Writer
Meg LeFauve
Producer
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys Ratings & Reviews
Arizona Republic
Bill Muller
Although McFarlane's sequences are inventive, the rest of the film moves languidly.
Ebert & Roeper
Richard Roeper
I thought the young actors were strong, but the material is too thin and too cliched, even with Todd McFarlane's animated sequences to stretch the story to feature length.
Observer
Rex Reed
It's not serious enough to be profound, and not ribald enough to be giddy.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Steers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
Sharp, lively, funny and ultimately sobering film.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
If Dangerous Lives errs, it's in trying to do too much in 105 minutes.
San Francisco Chronicle
Carla Meyer
Foster and newcomer Hirsch are the best things in Dangerous Lives, a touching but odd mix of live action and animation.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
A fine, inventive '70s period piece about friendship, first love, and growing up to face the hard lessons of life.
Orlando Sentinel
Jay Boyar
Although fairly involving as far as it goes, the film doesn't end up having much that is fresh to say about growing up Catholic or, really, anything.
Detroit News
Susan Stark
A flawed but fascinating piece.
Detroit Free Press
Terry Lawson
[An] engrossing and imaginative coming-of-age film.
Denver Post
Steven Rosen
Recalls The Virgin Suicides, Ghost World and Waking Life. If it's not as good as those, it isn't for lack of heart or ambition.
CNN.com
Paul Tatara
For a movie that's so full of anger and confusion, there sure aren't many memorable clashes, aside from the ones that take place in the kids' imaginations.
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
Built for nothing but the laziest Saturday afternoons, Altar Boys is zipless enough to seem to receive its narrative rhythms and emotional energy intravenously.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
It tries too hard, and overreaches the logic of its own world.
Dallas Morning News
Jane Sumner
A depiction of the growing-up trip, this is an original, no-bull effort.
San Jose Mercury News
Bruce Newman
The film takes us into the secret world of teenage boys as if first-time director Peter Care had been issued a special password.
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder
Care deftly captures the wonder and menace of growing up, but he never really embraces the joy of Fuhrman's destructive escapism or the grace-in-rebellion found by his characters.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
A sensitive and originally executed film.
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