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The Kings of Summer

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Movie Info
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Director -
Jordan Vogt-Roberts -
Producer -
Tyler Davidson , Peter Saraf , John Hodges -
Screenwriter -
Chris Galletta -
Distributor -
CBS Films -
Production Co -
Big Beach , Low Spark Films -
Rating -
R (Some Teen Drinking|Language) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama , Adventure -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 31, 2013, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 1, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$1.3M -
Runtime -
1h 33m