The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

– A group of Catholic school friends, after being caught drawing an obscene comic book, plan a heist t..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 44 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)

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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Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
USA
Genre:
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The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) - Trailer

Release Date:

28 Jun 2002

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Peter Care

Writer:

Chris Fuhrman (book), Jeff Stockwell (screenplay), Michael Petroni (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Emile Hirsch, Kieran Culkin, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jena Malone

Plot:

In mid-1970s Savannah, two bright but rebellious boys, Francis Doyle and Tim Sullivan, fight boredom, hormones and harsh teachers as they struggle to find something meaningful beyond the walls of their parish school. Francis, an exceptional artist whose imaginative forays into a fictional universe of good and evil fill his notebooks with comic-book imagery, creates a netherworld of superhero alter egos for the two boys. When the ultra-strict Sister Assumpta seizes their artwork one day, the boys embark upon an obsessed trail of revenge that ultimately changes their lives.

Awards:

2 wins.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10
Metacritic:
69%