Kids

Released Jul 28, 1995

1h 30m

Drama

List

46%

57 Reviews

Tomatometer

77%

50,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Amoral teen Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick) has made it his goal to sleep with as many virgin girls as possible -- but he doesn't tell them that he's HIV positive. While on the hunt for his latest conquest, Telly and his best friend, Casper (Justin Pierce), smoke pot and steal from shops around New York. Meanwhile, Jenny (Chloë Sevigny), one of Telly's early victims, makes it her mission to save other girls from him. But before she has a chance to confront him at a party, everything goes horribly wrong.

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Critics Consensus

Kids isn't afraid to test viewers' limits, but the point of its nearly non-stop provocation is likely to be lost in all the repellent characters and unpleasant imagery.

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Andrew K

A movie a saw back in the mid-90s. Pretty rough for an indie film looks like it was shot on a handicam. Not the greatest script, but interesting to see the debut film for Rasario Dawson and Chloë Sevigny.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/24

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Kalin D

Terrific film and very interesting portrayal of 1990s urban youth. Def. Not a movie for everyone and incredibly bleak in its outlook.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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B

Some scenes are hard to watch but i assume thats what the film makers were going for.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/26/23

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Fortifier574

frightening depiction of distraught teenage psyche let loose in a drug riddles 90s New York. Why it may not be the most well put together, it certainly succeeds in what it set out to do.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/10/23

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Troy T T

Harold Hunter which is No longer with us RIP… should have gotten an award for helping this movie. The originality of the streets and the way It's shown is Dead On! I grew up on the streets in the streets and nothing let me tell you nothing was any different in this Movie. Wow! Hit it dead on. Great work! I used to skate with Harold Hunter and the NeighborHood Team! Back in the early 90s god bless y'all

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/10/23

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KCR_ J

This movie was a eye opener for parents. Very Raw. Although it's dated it still seems as wild as it ever was. For it's time this movie was very controversial.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/02/23

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Larry Clark

Director

Leo Fitzpatrick

Telly

Justin Pierce

Casper

Chloë Sevigny

Jennie

Sarah Henderson

Girl #1

Rosario Dawson

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Lisa Jervis

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The parallel seductions serve to show the audience that male sexuality is predatory and female sexuality is passive and victim-based.

Dec 17, 2020

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Kids is stunningly anti-erotic, though not untainted by sensationalism. By condensing all this inflammatory material into a 24-hour time frame, Clark and Harmony Korine create an overwrought narrative that's sometimes tedious in its relentlesshess.

Feb 16, 2018

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C+

Sep 7, 2011

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Sheila Reid

Women in the Life

[Kids'] rough, in-your-face approach to exposing the perils of teenage promiscuity teaches a harsh lesson.

May 13, 2022

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Jas Keimig

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

The film's lack of thesis and use of realistic sex/rape scenes provides no medicine to the wound it gives the viewers, offering nothing interesting to declare about the problems it presents to us. Instead it only sticks the knife in deeper.

Dec 9, 2021

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Dan Webster

Spokesman-Review (Washington)

In the end, Kids is bound to enrage some viewers, enthrall others and confound most (even among those very teens who aren't allowed in because of the film's non-rated release to avoid the dreaded NC-17).

Oct 24, 2018

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Synopsis

Amoral teen Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick) has made it his goal to sleep with as many virgin girls as possible -- but he doesn't tell them that he's HIV positive. While on the hunt for his latest conquest, Telly and his best friend, Casper (Justin Pierce), smoke pot and steal from shops around New York. Meanwhile, Jenny (Chloë Sevigny), one of Telly's early victims, makes it her mission to save other girls from him. But before she has a chance to confront him at a party, everything goes horribly wrong.

Director: Larry Clark
Producer: Michael Chambers, Patrick Panzarella, Gus Van Sant
Screenwriter: Harmony Korine, Jim Lewis, Larry Clark
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Miramax Films, Independent Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 28, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 28, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.4M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Stereo