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Children on Their Birthdays

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A 13-year-old (Joe Pichler) develops his first crush while his mother begins a romance with a wholesome mechanic.

Critics Reviews

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Eleanor Ringel Cater Atlanta Journal-Constitution The movie version is like a bedtime story -- pleasant but a little soporific. Rated: C Jan 23, 2003 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 30, 2005 Full Review Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com A slice-of-life picture where the life is uneventful and the slice missed all the good chunks. Rated: C- Nov 2, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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E C A great family movie. Both the child and adult actors were believable and made you care about them. As the lead, 12 year old Joe Pilcher really stole the show. He not only came across as a classy kid (attitude, clothing, confused feelings, friend vs new girl, etc.) Could not have been better. The young actress playing the new girl in town was also excellent. I've enjoyed this film several times and my grandchildren also watched it more than once. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/02/24 Full Review Audience Member Marvelous and this Family/Drama film is worth checking out since this film has the touch of "Stand By Me" and "My Dog Skip"! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I really liked it. Great story and good moral. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Frances H Nice enough story, but the whole thing just is somehow lacking and forgettable. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/08/14 Full Review Audience Member this movie has character. i love the detail, the actors personalities, & also I love that this story actually has a moral. it is extraordinarily original. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member I loved this movie.I liked when the children went looking for the con artists and the tied one of them on the back of a tow truck and the other was locked in the trunk of a car. Hilarious. Anyways that little girl was talent and a little too dramatic (lol) but played a wonderful role in the movie.:)Still don't have a clue why the movie is given that name. oh well... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A 13-year-old (Joe Pichler) develops his first crush while his mother begins a romance with a wholesome mechanic.
Director
Mark Medoff
Producer
Ginger T. Perkins, William J. Immerman
Screenwriter
Douglas Sloan, Truman Capote
Distributor
Artisan Entertainment
Production Co
Crusader Entertainment LLC
Rating
PG (Brief Language|Mild Thematic Elements)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 18, 2002, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 22, 2003
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Surround