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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.

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Eleanor Ringel Cater Atlanta Journal-Constitution 01/23/2003
C
The movie version is like a bedtime story -- pleasant but a little soporific. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/30/2005
2/5
Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com 11/02/2002
C-
A slice-of-life picture where the life is uneventful and the slice missed all the good chunks. Go to Full Review
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E C 08/02/2024 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. See more 02/02/2021 Marvelous and this Family/Drama film is worth checking out since this film has the touch of "Stand By Me" and "My Dog Skip"! See more 04/05/2016 I really liked it. Great story and good moral. See more Frances H 12/31/2013 Nice enough story, but the whole thing just is somehow lacking and forgettable. See more 07/29/2008 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. See more 06/04/2008 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... See more 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