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Mean Creek (2004)

Mean Creek poster
Directed by
Jacob Aaron Estes
Genre
drama film, teen film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 417 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of teenagers in a small Oregon town plot to humiliate a bully during a boating trip. The plan goes wrong and they have to deal with the consequences.

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What happens

Mean Creek is a 2004 American coming-of-age psychological drama film written and directed by Jacob Aaron Estes and starring Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck and Carly Schroeder. The film is about a group of teenagers in a small Oregon town who devise a plan to get revenge on an overweight, troubled bully during a boating trip. When their plan goes too far, they have to face unexpected consequences. It was produced by Susan Johnson, Rick Rosenthal and Hagai Shaham. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 15, 2004, and was screened at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2004. It was given a limited release in major US cities on August 20, 2004, playing mostly at art house theaters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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