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The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)

The Battle of Shaker Heights poster
Directed by
Kyle Rankin, Efram Potelle
Genre
drama film, comedy drama, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 60 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A quirky teen navigates high school dramas and family tensions in a suburban Ohio community. He starts a battle reenactment club and pursues a romance with an older girl.

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What happens

The Battle of Shaker Heights is a 2003 American comedy-drama teen film directed by Efram Potelle and Kyle Rankin, written by Erica Beeney, and produced by Chris Moore and Jeff Balis. It stars Shia LaBeouf, Elden Henson, Kathleen Quinlan, Amy Smart and Shiri Appleby. Released on August 22, 2003, the film received negative reviews. The film was the winning script for the second season of Project Greenlight. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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