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Ken Park

Play trailer Poster for Ken Park Released Aug 31, 2002 1h 36m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Various California teenagers (James Ransone, Tiffany Limos, Stephen Jasso) display disturbing behavior, including casual sex and violence.

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Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine Less a film than a moment in time--at least that's what Ken Park's dreamy bookends would have you believe. Rated: 3/4 Jul 30, 2003 Full Review Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter A ragingly controversial feature that makes it very tricky to distinguish between insightful and incite-ful. Oct 2, 2002 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Larry Clark's cinema has, if nothing else, very specifically delineated the line drawn by the American court's decency standards under the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act (generally referred to as "2257"). Rated: B Sep 28, 2010 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Here, finally, Clark takes the skankiness out of teen sex, making it into a romantic idyll. Rated: B Aug 4, 2007 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Because the filmmakers cook up an equal number of touching sequences to match their disturbing ones, their portrait of disturbed America comes through clearly and effectively. Rated: 3/4 May 26, 2006 Full Review Dragan Antulov Draxblog Movie Reviews well-shot, but it is the only good thing that could be said about KEN PARK Rated: 2/10 Oct 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member It's a tough watch, but you know there are kids out there living these various types of family hell. Not what I expected but worth a watch if you have the stomach for it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/27/25 Full Review Arid S This was wrote by Harmony Korine, this is probably why its a masterpiece, gripped me from the start, once again I sit here sometimes saying "WHY HARMONY!". Just unreal, I felt like I knew all the characters perfectly by time the film ended, just a masterpiece. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/25 Full Review thiago s Filme legal, o roteiro é legal, o filme tem uma história meio dramática e meio perturbadora com algumas cenas reais de masturbação e de boquete, outra cena maluca foi o próprio pai voltar para casa bêbado e ir no quarto do seu próprio filho e fazer um boquete nele, que porra é essa, e depois teve um cena real de sexo entre tres adolescentes dois garotos e uma garota com ela chupando de verdade os dois caras e depois os garotos fudendo ela de verdade, com tudo isso, eu recomendo esse filme vale a pena assistir. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/27/24 Full Review Audience Member I love Kids and Bully as much today as when they came out. They rank high up in the List Of Films That Matter to Me. Ken Park, unfortunately, left me cold. I felt no attachment to any of these young people whatsoever. I felt more emotionally invested in their parents (even if most of that emotion was loathing). Clark and Korine have created some of the most legendary teenage characters of all time: Kids' Casper and Telly and Harold, Bully's Ally and Bobby and...well, all of them really. But the Ken Park kids just feel like victims, empty shells you never really come to know or care for. They're never funny or clever or even appealingly depraved. Also whoever did the costumes should get an Oscar for "least appealing selection of mens' underwear in a feature film." Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/12/24 Full Review Renee D Weird movie. Just weird. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member If your childhood and teen years were troubled, you will love the story and psychology behind it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Larry Clark

Director

James Ransone

Tate

Tiffany Limos

Peaches

Stephen Jasso

Claude

James Bullard

Shawn

Mike Apaletegui

Curtis

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Movie Info

Synopsis Various California teenagers (James Ransone, Tiffany Limos, Stephen Jasso) display disturbing behavior, including casual sex and violence.
Director
Larry Clark
Screenwriter
Harmony Korine, Larry Clark
Production Co
Busy Bee Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 31, 2002, Original
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)