Kids 1995

Critics score:
48 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Frightening, frank and serious, a wake-up call to the world. Read more

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James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Kids shows what transpires when children are set adrift in a heartless world, and warns us what happens -- and is already happening -- in the absence of love and guidance. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Kids is the kind of movie that needs to be talked about afterward. Read more

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: None of the advance hype on Kids can prepare you for the raw, stripped-down reality that Larry Clark captures in his astonishing first film. Read more

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Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Ostensibly about the banality of youthful evil, Kids is simply about its own banality. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: Kids, a disturbingly voyeuristic look at adolescent promiscuity, is virtually child pornography disguised as a cautionary documentary. Read more