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Kicking and Screaming

Play trailer Poster for Kicking and Screaming R Released Oct 4, 1995 1h 36m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Preppie graduates (Josh Hamilton, Olivia d'Abo, Carlos Jacott) face their first year out of college and reminisce about student life.
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Witty and watchable yet undeniably flawed, Kicking and Screaming marks writer-director Noah Baumbach as an emerging talent with intriguing potential.

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David Ansen Newsweek Baumbach puts his trust in the details, and he gets them right. Feb 23, 2018 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: B+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Nick Schager Slant Magazine Charts the aimlessness and ennui of four insufferable, maturation-adverse college grads with relaxed realism. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 16, 2006 Full Review Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm ...clever, confessional narcissism. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 10, 2017 Full Review Gabe Leibowitz Film and Felt For a debut, Noah Baumbach's Kicking and Screaming is an impressive effort, but it lacks the resonance or flexibility of his The Squid and the Whale, released ten years later. Rated: 58/100 Feb 28, 2010 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Mixing the neurotic drive of Woody Allen with the urbane wit of Stillman, this derivative debut presents yet another take on guys who simply can't let go of college--and their adolescence. Rated: B- Dec 19, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mason M With some of the most quotable dialogue that I've seen in a film, and a great cast of characters with interesting dynamics, Baumbach creates a strongly built melancholy and nostalgic world in one of his best works. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/15/24 Full Review Caleb J Hilarious, relatable, and just brings all the vibes. Noah Baumbach is one of the best writer/director's in Hollywood and this is one of my favorites from him. Can I find a girl like Olivia d'Abo? Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/18/24 Full Review Christian K A fun hang with some fake smart and unhappy people, the banter works throughout. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/08/24 Full Review Lara D The dialogue in this movie is incredible. The story is about a very specific and difficult transition in life. That moment when you have to learn to fall in to your adult life. The emotional intensity of that time is explored in many different ways, through the different choices of the characters, all brilliantly portrayed by the very talented cast. I love this movie so much that over the course of time I have owned it on video tape, dvd, blue ray, and now I've purchased it on a streaming service. I like to watch it at least once a year. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/13/23 Full Review Devin B Some parts are funny but couldn't get into the majority of the story. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/13/23 Full Review dave s Noah Baumbach's Kicking and Screaming is filled with some clever dialogue. Unfortunately, much of the clever dialogue has nothing to with what preceded it or what follows. And that seems to be the problem with Baumbach's debut as a writer and director – virtually any scene or piece of dialogue could be spliced in elsewhere and nobody would know the difference. The premise of the movie? A group of college graduates, all of them pompous beyond belief, find themselves trapped in a self-created dead zone between university and the real world, a zone where it is acceptable to whine and pout and spout arcane thoughts without any repercussions. The only real reason to watch this is to experience Baumbach's arc as a filmmaker as he evolves and progresses over time from this drivel to, a couple of decades later, the fantastic Marriage Story. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Preppie graduates (Josh Hamilton, Olivia d'Abo, Carlos Jacott) face their first year out of college and reminisce about student life.
Director
Noah Baumbach
Producer
Joel Kastelberg
Screenwriter
Noah Baumbach, Oliver Berkman
Distributor
Trimark Pictures
Production Co
Trimark Pictures, Sandollar Productions, Castleberg Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 4, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$19.5K
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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