Mini's First Time

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Mini's First Time

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Released May 1, 2006

1h 31m

Comedy

Drama

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Though wealthy, sultry teenager Mini (Nikki Reed) lives with the neglect of a mother (Carrie-Anne Moss) who drinks too much and cares too little, Mini tries to fill her empty life by always seeking "firsts." Her latest achievement is a torrid affair with her stepfather, Martin (Alec Baldwin), which escalates out of control and leaves her mother dead. Mini and Martin think they have gotten away with murder, but a nosy neighbor and a detective (Luke Wilson) may expose their plot.

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Critics Consensus

This black comedy wavers between sleaze and satire, without ever fully committing to either.

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Manohla Dargis

New York Times

Mini's First Time is delectably vulgar for 20 minutes or so, almost too bad to be true, but it soon loses its cheap-thrills appeal.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jul 14, 2006

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Kyle Smith

New York Post

Surrounded by all these pros, Reed more than holds her own: She has so much integrity about being amoral that she keeps the audience dangling between disgust and admiration.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 14, 2006

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Jack Mathews

New York Daily News

Mini has a cleverly devious wrap-around ending, but you have been warned: It's twisted.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 14, 2006

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Jeff Vice

Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

It doesn't help that first-time screenwriter/director Nick Guthe created such a superficial group of characters. Few, if any, seem believable or are interesting enough to care about.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 13, 2006

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Chris Hewitt

St. Paul Pioneer Press

The characters in Mini are played by fine performers (Alec Baldwin, Jeff Goldblum, Carrie-Anne Moss), but they're still one-note.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 7, 2006

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Doris Toumarkine

Film Journal International

Much of the film reeks of decadence and new money-the snazzy cars and clothes and the boxy, minimalist modern stone and glass interiors that are as cold as the characters themselves.

Sep 1, 2006

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lola m

It was a very interesting movie, mostly because of the plot. I would say this was a one time watch - wouldn't be something I would watch again. It wasn't horrible. I enjoyed watching it and it was ok. Loved the plot twist.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/07/25

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Cristian s

Buena película de misterio. Buen ritmo e historia interesante, un poquito estrafalaria y degenerada por momentos pero funcionar funciona.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/30/23

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Audience Member

"Mini's First Time" is one of my guilty plesure lifetime-esque moives. I was in my 17-18 when this came out and along with being super Gay for Alec Baldwin seeing a Daddy-Bear like him in the taboo Step-Dad sinaro was super hot to me. I know it's not PC by todays standards but Baldwin Fans like myslef will apricated having this on dvd for a rainy day!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

I found the main actress to keep trying to be too over the top and it ended up just becoming annoying 2.4

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/01/20

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hayley b

i love this movie, I could not see anyone else other than alec baldwin and nikki reed playing these roles, they go together so well, great performance and plot.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Fun, smart and very entertaining. This film really is special and gets better with repeated viewings. "Mini's First Time" ranks up their with Nikki Reed's first film "Thirteen".

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Nick Guthe

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Alec Baldwin

Martin Tennan

Nikki Reed

Minerva 'Mini' Droggs

Luke Wilson

John Garson

Carrie-Anne Moss

Diane Droggs Tennan

Jeff Goldblum

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Synopsis

Though wealthy, sultry teenager Mini (Nikki Reed) lives with the neglect of a mother (Carrie-Anne Moss) who drinks too much and cares too little, Mini tries to fill her empty life by always seeking "firsts." Her latest achievement is a torrid affair with her stepfather, Martin (Alec Baldwin), which escalates out of control and leaves her mother dead. Mini and Martin think they have gotten away with murder, but a nosy neighbor and a detective (Luke Wilson) may expose their plot.

Director: Nick Guthe
Producer: Edward Bass, Dana Brunetti, Evan Astrowsky, Kevin Spacey
Screenwriter: Nick Guthe
Production Co: Bold Films, Trigger Street Productions
Rating: R (Scene of Violence|Language|Drug Use|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 1, 2006, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jul 14, 2006
Release Date (DVD): Oct 24, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA): $48.9K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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