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Dead Kids

2019 1h 38m Mystery & Thriller List
17% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 72% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A socially awkward teen bonds with a group of misfits that plots to abduct the school's arrogant rich kids, but the kidnapping scheme turns deadly.
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Natalia Winkelman New York Times This often compelling window into the boys' culture is muddied by overly slick stylization. Dec 6, 2019 Full Review James Mudge easternKicks.com Dead Kids is another entertaining and accomplished offering from Mikhail Red, and a sharp piece of social commentary married with genre fun. Rated: 4/5 Sep 16, 2020 Full Review James Marsh South China Morning Post Characters are drawn in broad strokes to serve the plot, rather than pose challenging ethical dilemmas for the audience. Rated: 2.5/5 Apr 9, 2020 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse I feel that "Dead Kids" had something to say, but Red got caught up in his rush to finish it, thus resulting in a movie that has its merits, but is mediocre overall. Jan 26, 2020 Full Review Brian Costello Common Sense Media Endless iffy teen behavior in dark Filipino thriller. Rated: 2/5 Dec 20, 2019 Full Review John Serba Decider Tries to be an "edgy" new-generation crime-thriller, but its ideas are only partially realized. Dec 3, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member It's entertaining to watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member its a good movie but it could be better and they should've put a flash warning Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member The plot is really thrilling plus the epic expressions of the actors made me feel like I'm also an accomplice. They should get creative with swearing, though I also think it's meant to be all "F*ck you's" since that's how teenagers are today. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member It's actually hard to understand this kind of movie especially when you're out of the country which is the Philippines. Seeing this through an eyes of a Filipino Citizen it's actually pretty clear and the message is not that deep. It's a fresh for me because i've never seen this kind of movie that has a lesson and also a message for the viewers. The tandem between Mikhail Red and Mycko David is also awesome, I honestly can't wait for more. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Tries to be edgy, to no avail. Overly exaggerated stereotypes of characters. Dialogue does very little to establish the plot. Nice lights though. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Not your typical high school movie. Characters are a bit exaggerated especially the protagonist and the bully. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A socially awkward teen bonds with a group of misfits that plots to abduct the school's arrogant rich kids, but the kidnapping scheme turns deadly.
Director
Mikhail Red
Production Co
Netflix
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Filipino
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2019
Runtime
1h 38m
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