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Stolen Summer

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Stolen Summer

PG

Released Mar 22, 2002

1h 30m

Comedy

Drama

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Stolen Summer chronicles the friendship of Pete O'Malley (Adi Stein) and Danny Jacobsen (Michael Weinberg). Most third graders spend their summers playing baseball and hanging out at the pool. But when Pete's Catholic school teacher warns him to clean up his rambunctious act or risk the wrath of his maker, he decides to embark on a divine mission to do good in his Chicago community and prove his worthiness for entry to heaven.

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Critics Consensus

Stolen Summer feels like a sugary after-school special stretched out to feature length.

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Manohla Dargis

L.A. Weekly

A period story about a Catholic boy who tries to help a Jewish friend get into heaven by sending the audience straight to hell.

Sep 23, 2002

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Tom Maurstad

Dallas Morning News

Nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled here.

Rated: C-

Jun 27, 2002

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Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

Even when his technique is amateurish, Jones' belief in the material is refreshing.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 16, 2002

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Despite all the flaws, plot holes, and continuity screw-ups, this was an enjoyable and sweet movie with a cute story.

Apr 29, 2009

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

The background and conditions under which this film (part of HBO's Proejct Greenlight) was produced and documented (with step-by-step accuracy, humor, and cynicism, and self-importance) overshadow by far its underwhelming artistic merits; it's a clunker

Rated: D+

Feb 9, 2007

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Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 6, 2005

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I loved it. For those looking of an old fashioned good movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Absolutely loves it! It was very well written and the child actors were amazing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/07/18

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As a theologian, I had some issues with it. Aside from those, it was a very sweet film, and an impressive debut, both for Pete Jones, and for Project Greenlight.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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As a theologian, I had some issues with it. Aside from those, it was a very sweet film, and an impressive debut, both for Pete Jones, and for Project Greenlight.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Not quite. Things don't come together so well. Wide Awake (with Joseph Cross) is a much better movie on the same topic.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

Wonderful characters with real relationship development about faith, family, and how to be real neighbors.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Synopsis

Stolen Summer chronicles the friendship of Pete O'Malley (Adi Stein) and Danny Jacobsen (Michael Weinberg). Most third graders spend their summers playing baseball and hanging out at the pool. But when Pete's Catholic school teacher warns him to clean up his rambunctious act or risk the wrath of his maker, he decides to embark on a divine mission to do good in his Chicago community and prove his worthiness for entry to heaven.

Director: Pete Jones
Producer: Chris Moore, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
Screenwriter: Pete Jones
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Project Greenlight
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $119.8K
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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