Holes

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Holes

PG

Released Apr 18, 2003

1h 58m

Kids & Family

Adventure

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An award-winning bestseller comes to life when young Stanley Yelnats, dogged by bad luck stemming from an ancient family curse, is sent to Camp Green Lake, a very weird place that's not green and doesn't have a lake. Once there, he's thrown headlong into the adventure of his life when he and his colorful campmates—Squid, Armpit, Zigzag, Magnet, X-Ray and Zero—must dig a hole a day to keep the warden at bay. But why? Through it all, Stanley and company must forge fast friendships as they try to unearth the mystery of what's really going on in the middle of nowhere.

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Critics Consensus

Faithful to its literary source, this is imaginative, intelligent family entertainment.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 4/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Jamie Russell

BBC.com

Rated: 3/5

Oct 22, 2003

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Holes isn't just a movie to see, it's also one to be proud of.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 19, 2003

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Emma Clark-Dow

Stuff.co.nz

Holes was one of the defining shows of my childhood – and is still a really thought-provoking watch 15 years later.

Jul 14, 2023

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Cory Woodroof

For the Win (USA Today)

Holes still rocks all these years later. It’s thorny, emotionally resonant young adult storytelling with a good filmmaker behind the wheel and a deep cast. We really didn’t know how good we used to have it.

May 20, 2023

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

Smart, funny and truly original, it's a film capable of entertaining its young target audience as well as the parents who come along for the ride.

Rated: A-

Nov 15, 2019

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Ibrahim A

One of the best books I have read you have to read it! The movie is excellent, but Stanley is supposed to be fat in the movie otherwise It was sublime

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

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Tom F

Some interesting storytelling techniques on display, but overall nothing exciting.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/06/24

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The Wandering D

This was my first viewing of this film, so I don't have a nostalgia bias. But I definitely enjoyed this quirky film and I think it did a good job.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/27/24

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Audience Member

shia delivers again !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/01/24

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john c

this movie is a classic

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/22/24

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Dale R

Based on the novel by Louis Sachar and starring Shia LaBeouf, in his first movie, as a young man who is sent to a juvenile detention camp where they dig holes everyday. The first half of this movie had too many things going on that didn’t seem to be connected and that had me losing interest. But the ending does pull everything together really nicely and was satisfying. The soundtrack is hip-hop from the early 00’s and if that’s your thing I think you’d enjoy it. Acting wise there are some quality actors here and their direction is also well done. Not something I would watch on repeat, but worth a single viewing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Synopsis

An award-winning bestseller comes to life when young Stanley Yelnats, dogged by bad luck stemming from an ancient family curse, is sent to Camp Green Lake, a very weird place that's not green and doesn't have a lake. Once there, he's thrown headlong into the adventure of his life when he and his colorful campmates—Squid, Armpit, Zigzag, Magnet, X-Ray and Zero—must dig a hole a day to keep the warden at bay. But why? Through it all, Stanley and company must forge fast friendships as they try to unearth the mystery of what's really going on in the middle of nowhere.

Director: Andrew Davis
Producer: Andrew Davis, Mike Medavoy, Lowell D. Blank, Teresa Tucker-Davies
Screenwriter: Louis Sachar, Louis Sachar
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Walden Media, Chicago Pacific Entertainment, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG (Some Thematic Elements|Mild Language|Violence)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 18, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $67.3M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby EX, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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