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Alex D. Linz, Larry Miller, Jamie Kennedy, Zena Grey, Josh Peck ... see more see more... , Nora Dunn , Robert Carradine , Clifton Davis , Amy Hill , Noel Fisher , Orlando Brown , Amber Valletta , Brooke Anne Smith

After having been outmatched in the live-action family film department by rival Nickelodeon in recent years, Disney jumps back into the kid-friendly fray with this comedy about a seventh grader (Alex ... read more read more...D. Linz) who's mercilessly picked on by his school's bullies and by his principal (Larry Miller). When his parents (Nora Dunn and Robert Carradine) inform Max that they're moving at the end of the week, he takes the opportunity to exact several forms of creative revenge on his many tormenters. When it subsequently turns out that the Keebles aren't leaving town after all, little Max is left to the mercy of those he's just humiliated. Max Keeble's Big Move is the second feature film from Tim Hill, the nephew of famed director George Roy Hill (The Sting). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 26 min.

Directed by: Tim Hill (III)

Release Date: October 5, 2001

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DVD Release Date: June 18, 2002

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  • CreedsDelight
    August 10, 2011
    CreedsDelight
    Max Keeble: We're moving?!

    There is nothing special or memorable about 'Max Keeble's Big Move', except maybe a few light-hearted moments and a few funny jokes, but that's about it. This will most likely please kids between 5-10, but if your older, stay far away. The acting is a ... read morejoke, and that's probably the nicest thing I can say about this movie. The lead Alex D. Linz, is a very annoying actor, whose lack of talent makes his character unbearable. Larry Miller is the only redeeming aspect of the film, but his performance is a low-brow. As if this couldn't get ridiculous enough, they casted Jamie Kennedy in this reck, who is another failed actor. Ultimately, this will please the younglings, but adults will not be pleased. Not recommended.

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  • riverdale237
    June 14, 2011
    riverdale237
    Why does Disney punish themselves by making so many live actions? I'll admit I like Haunted Mansion, but there weren't many other good Disney live action films. Country Bears? No. Shaggy Dog remake? No. Bedtime Stories? No. The Gameplan. NO! High School Musical? NONONONONO!!!! Bu... read moret it seems this may be the movie that started the whole trend, and considering how bad it was, way to start it off.

    The only good thing I can really say about it is it has Josh Peck. However, even Josh Peck had a pretty bad performance. In addition, it was pretty weird to have him have that high voice. It was like someone shoved a trumpet down his throat and recorded his voice in autotune, WHILE he was being beat up by Mike Tyson. Not to mention he tries way too hard to be funny.

    The other actors didn't do much better. There wasn't a single actor who did a good job, and Larry Miller's performance as the Principal was way over done. Why didn't they just hire Profion from the DnD movie to do it? Alex D. Linz obviously didn't memorize his lines, because he seemed to be stuttering ALL the time. Not impressed.

    The plot was pretty uncreative and unbelievably predictable. Kid's parents are moving, so he does a bunch of bad stuff because he will be gone before finding out that there not moving, but not after abandoning his friends and angering school bullies. How suspensful!

    But there's one thing that seperates this crappy live action disney movie from every other. There's an evil ice cream man!! Wait, what? An evil ice cream man? There was literally NO reason to have an evil ice cream man in this movie! NO REASON!!!!

    Maybe if the kids had been older, the humor more adult, a better cast, and the company not being Disney, it would have been a better movie. Sadly, things didn't go our way.
  • dreamfaeries
    May 5, 2010
    dreamfaeries
    For sure a movie for kids. Does show you that you shouldn't burn bridges though.
  • fb733768972
    January 27, 2010
    fb733768972
    It was just good! That's all!
  • fb1619601747
    June 4, 2011
    fb1619601747
    Max Keeble should've been a few years older, the movie would've appealed to a much larger audience. Although I think they were targeting the unfortunately titled 'pre-teens.' Decent kids movie.
  • fb100002343630392
    July 11, 2011
    fb100002343630392
    an entertainingly fun family comedy with a funny way of surviving middle school, a weird and hysterical way. B+
  • antwanleeroyphillips23
    February 26, 2010
    antwanleeroyphillips23
    a great childhood classic loved as a young one it is like the jimmy neutron of reality but still a good movie.
  • sportslover0
    August 10, 2008
    sportslover0
    good movie loved the acting i also thought that alex and josh did a good job in the movie super i would watch it again
  • wolf122girl
    May 30, 2008
    wolf122girl
    They were great. i love how it ended and how him and his friends got back at the bullies. Plus a movie suffer was not only getting the scoop on the movie but was in it too.
  • danigirl789
    August 5, 2007
    danigirl789
    This is a cute one as well, but it is also cheesey. It is such a good story for kids in school and it was realistic, but at the same time was over the top at parts. All kids between the ages of 10 and 13 should for sure watch it, but others should as well.

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Critic Reviews

Jane Horwitz
October 6, 2001
Jane Horwitz, Washington Post

A welcome slice of pie in the face.

Jan Stuart
October 6, 2001
Jan Stuart, Newsday

Exactly which children Disney hopes to captivate with Keeble's Big Movea little unclear. Full Review

Jonathan Foreman
October 6, 2001
Jonathan Foreman, New York Post

Bland, occasionally funny Disney comedy about a wayward seventh-grader.

Cody Clark
October 6, 2001
Cody Clark, Mr. Showbiz

If there's no way to avoid seeing Keeble's Big Move, take along a book, ideally a hefty one. With the proper arm speed and angle of release, you can probably nail the projectionist. Full Review

Bruce Westbrook
October 6, 2001
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

Children may enjoy its food fights, barf gags, slimy gross-outs, kid-power fantasies and adults' comic discomfiture, but there's not much here for anyone over 12. Full Review

John Monaghan
October 6, 2001
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press

It's as ugly and stupid as the kid is cute and resourceful. Full Review

Joe Leydon
October 5, 2001
Joe Leydon, Variety

This amusingly stylized comedy can be savored as a wholesomely sadistic treat. Full Review

Michael Rechtshaffen
October 5, 2001
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter

Given the scarcity of kid-appropriate fare in the marketplace these days, the feeble Keeble will probably move more tickets than it ought to, but it will never be mistaken for a keeper.

Lawrence Van Gelder
October 5, 2001
Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times

This clunky juvenile comedy lurches among multiple story lines without fully realizing the comic potential of any. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
October 5, 2001
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

There's little invention here to disguise the film's formulaic nature. Full Review

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    • Principal Jindraike: [about to be chased by the animals from the shelter] Uh-oh. AAAAAAAAHHHHH!
    • Principal Jindraike: [repeated line] Cease!
    • Principal Jindraike: Your Kung Fu's no good here, Max.
    • Evil Ice Cream Man: I want my coil.
    • Dobbs: I want my handheld!
    • Evil Ice Cream Man: What'd you say, punk?
    • Dobbs: I said 'I want my handheld.'
    • Evil Ice Cream Man: You want your handheld?
    • Dobbs: Yeah. You heard me. I said 'I want my handheld.'
    • Evil Ice Cream Man: You want me to hold your hand?
    • Dobbs: No!
    • Evil Ice Cream Man: Need somebody to hold his hand! Little baby! Little baby!
    • Dobbs: $300?! For a new handheld? There goes my third quarter.
    • Max Keeble: Robe, wait.
    • Robe: You know what? I-- I've been waiting. Now I'm goin' home. Have a nice life in Chicago.
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