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Funeral Kings

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Two altar boys (Dylan Hartigan, Alex Maizus) get in over their heads after they pry open a locked trunk left in one's care and find a gun.
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Mark Olsen Los Angeles Times 11/16/2012
3/5
A surprisingly sweet story about a pair of Rhode Island Catholic schoolboys, played with knockabout charm by Alex Maizus and Dylan Hartigan. Go to Full Review
Ian Buckwalter NPR 11/15/2012
5.9/10
That headlong hormonal rush toward what boys perceive as the benefits of adulthood is what the brothers McManus capture here with candor and occasional hilarity. Go to Full Review
John Anderson Variety 11/12/2012
A raggedy but refreshing yarn about the near-terminal condition known as male adolescence. Go to Full Review
Stephen Saito Moveable Fest 08/28/2020
Funeral Kings figures out a fresh way into the coming-of-age tale. Go to Full Review
Deirdre Crimmins Film Thrills 08/21/2018
Alex Maizus's performance actually blew me away. Go to Full Review
Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com 07/27/2013
B+
Of all the coming-of-age films set among adolescents at Catholic schools, this is one of the most heartfelt and charming, not to mention one of the most realistically vulgar. Go to Full Review
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Kandy A 09/15/2024 3 minutes in and it was a no. You can just tell. See more Gareth D 03/16/2024 An engaging coming-of-age comedy-drama, it reminds me a bit of Stand by Me. See more 10/02/2015 Its a fun movie about some kids who like to get into trouble. Some of it is hilarious. See more 09/15/2015 Funeral Kings is a movie that i happened to find on Netflix with nothing else to watch, so i gave it a chance It had like 4.1 stars in Netflix so i figured check it out and to be honest it was pretty good. Funeral Kings is about two 14 year old altar boys who like to steal wine, skip school and smoke cigarettes. They both really just want to hook up with some older girls and get themselves into trouble. they acquire a chest full of goods that they need to get open and when they do they find a gun that they want to play with, but they need to find bullets for the gun which is basically the base of all the problems they run into as well as trying to watch R rated movies. Its a pretty good look at the way today's kids looks to be more adult and like and emulate the things they see on TV at a much younger age then when we were kids especially in smaller towns and cities. I found the acting to be pretty good especially for a cast made up of mostly children, the stand out by far was Alex Maizus as Charlie Waters who just killed it as the kid with the big mouth that every adult knows they hate, hahaha. i also liked Charles Kwame Odei in his smaller role. The directing in the movie was pretty good, the story and writing were also pretty good i loved the slow motion scenes after they did something bad ass. overall i say this movie is worth a watch, especially if you have Netflix and have run out of things to watch. 6/10 See more 02/26/2015 A tried-but-true account of growing up in an overtly religious setting, only one that's a bit more realistically bawdy and smartly shot than others. Would have benefitted from being a bit longer though, as a few of it's sub-plots feel underdeveloped. See more 02/24/2015 Funeral Kings isn't great, but it is a solid indie film with a fun throwback vibe. The entire time I was watching this I felt like it could have been from the 80s, right along the lines of Stand By Me and The Goonies. Obviously, this doesn't come close to touching those classics, but I did enjoy it. It's that typical story of a group of kids finding themselves in trouble, but with a more vulgar twist to it. I enjoyed watching these foul-mouthed kids interact, and at times it reminded me of my friends at that age. It feels fairly realistic, but the acting is pretty bad at times. Unfortunately that really hurt the film for me, especially when the story is all about these child actors. The payoff also feels a bit lackluster, especially when compared to those other films I've mentioned. That being said, I did like this movie. It's got some good things going on and I'd definitely revisit it. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two altar boys (Dylan Hartigan, Alex Maizus) get in over their heads after they pry open a locked trunk left in one's care and find a gun.
Director
Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus
Producer
Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus, Dan Perrault, Michael J. McGarry
Screenwriter
Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus
Distributor
Freestyle Releasing
Production Co
Modernciné
Rating
R (Some Drug Abuse|Language Throughout|Drinking|All Involving Kids|Sexual References|Smoking)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 16, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 25m
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