The Mighty

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The Mighty

PG-13

Released Jun 2, 1998

1h 40m

Drama

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Kevin Dillon (Kieran Culkin) suffers from a disorder known as Morquio's syndrome, which weakens his heart and stunts his growth. Maxwell Kane (Elden Henson) has dyslexia and towers above his classmates. The two couldn't be more different, but, when Kevin is asked to help Maxwell with his reading, they soon bond over their mutual social alienation and absent fathers. Following a run-in with local gang member Blade (Joe Perrino), the two become inseparable.

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Critics Consensus

Spirited and sweet with an emphasis on the healing power of friendship, The Mighty is a modest charmer that comes by its whimsy honestly.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Good movie about friendship for middle schoolers.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Steven D. Greydanus

Decent Films

Rated: A-

Oct 29, 2008

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 12, 2002

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Film Threat

Rated: 3/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Mark Sells

Oregon Herald

Rated: 2/5

Aug 18, 2004

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Dragan Antulov

rec.arts.movies.reviews

Rated: 7/10

Jun 16, 2004

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Terry M

Great for kids and adults. James Gandolfini before the Sopranos. Sharon Stone is a sweet mom in this one.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/28/23

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Tiron D

The movie is okay but not anything I would go watch again and I personally think the book is much better.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/23/23

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Ravenswood R

No Hallmark contrivance is spared, no tear-jerking gimmick is left out... trope after cliche proudly displayed with awful canned music as a backdrop. A goofy and irrelevant copy of 20 other better bad films. Totally impossible events occur, consciously and carefully framed and constructed by a slick and professional group of film-makers who alas have zero original ideas.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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deana p

this movie was heart rendering a great show!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

The Mighty is a very true book adaptation. And if you can get with that, you can probably enjoy this film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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steve d

Fairly faithful adaptation of the book with some strong performances.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Peter Chelsom

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Sharon Stone

Gwen Dillon

Elden Henson

Maxwell 'Max' Kane

Kieran Culkin

Kevin 'Freak' Dillon

Gena Rowlands

Susan 'Gram' Pinneman

Harry Dean Stanton

Elton 'Grim' Pinneman

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Synopsis

Kevin Dillon (Kieran Culkin) suffers from a disorder known as Morquio's syndrome, which weakens his heart and stunts his growth. Maxwell Kane (Elden Henson) has dyslexia and towers above his classmates. The two couldn't be more different, but, when Kevin is asked to help Maxwell with his reading, they soon bond over their mutual social alienation and absent fathers. Following a run-in with local gang member Blade (Joe Perrino), the two become inseparable.

Director: Peter Chelsom
Producer: Jane Startz, Simon Fields
Screenwriter: Rodman Philbrick, Charles Leavitt
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Miramax Films
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 2, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 25, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.6M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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