Rory Culkin,
Ryan Kelley,
Scott Mechlowicz,
Trevor Morgan,
Josh Peck
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Independent filmmaker Jacob Aaron Estes makes his feature debut with the coming-of-age drama Mean Creek. Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Josh Peck, Trevor Morgan, and Carly Schroeder are t... read more
Directed by: Jacob Aaron Estes
Release Date: August 20, 2004
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DVD Release Date: January 25, 2005
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August 31, 2011fb100001050230219Truly haunting and riveting. Outstanding performances, incredible script with compelling characters and a huge emotional core help make ''Mean Creek'', in my view, pretty much a masterpiece. It delves into the cruel side of the minds of teenagers and proves a very dark but accura... read more
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January 31, 2011Prepare for a downer. Mean Creek is depressing, slow moving, and excellent. While some may complain that everything seems to happen at a snails pace, but I believe that the unsettlingly realistic film's pacing worked to it's advantage. Throughout the first hour of the film you kn... read more
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November 10, 2010fb619846742A devastating movie concerning the ultimate revenge plot amongst some young kids, who aim to get back at a high school bully (Josh Peck). Peck is a revelation in this movie, and the overall cast is phenomenal. It is disturbing, but extremely effective in many ways, and even thoug... read more
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December 18, 2009"Mean Creek," the debut film from writer/director Jacob Aaron Estes, is so-so. It's an intriguing idea, but Estes cannot quite pull it off. He particularly shows himself weak with actors. The cast of unknown, inexperienced teenagers seemed lost in most scenes, as if they had no f... read more
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September 29, 2009Not a bad film. It reminds me of Bully though which is slightly different but better.
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September 7, 2009Even though this is quite beautifully shot and has very gripping subject matter, still it leaves you somehow outside and cold. It never really starts to fly and the dialogue that is written for the kids sound way too adult to come out from the kids in this age. This is director/w... read more
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February 4, 2009Fairly well acted by all the young guys envolved and was a pretty good storyline with an interesting dilemma, bit of a slowish start though.
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November 21, 2007The begining was really obnoxious (what some director thinks kids act like), and the end came too sudden and unfulfilling, but the middle was pretty good. Kids kill some fat kid on accident. In Oregon.
Critic Reviews
October 19, 2004
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
September 24, 2004
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
A low-key, low-budget thriller that reminds us just how cruel young people can be. Full Review
September 23, 2004
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
Although it is a flawed film, with a first half that moves slowly and sometimes tediously, it is redeemed by a second half that is gripping, not only for its action but for its moral complexity. Full Review
September 17, 2004
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Works as a multiple character study, complemented by some of the best performances you are likely to see this year -- all of them from a cast of actors under the age of 20. Full Review
September 17, 2004
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Estes has accomplished quite a bit here. In addition to providing a textbook example of suspense, he also makes us want to know what happens to these kids after the screen goes dark. Full Review
September 17, 2004
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
You could call Mean Creek a moral thriller. And the emotional currents the movie wades into are far more tricky than the gentle surface the kids' boat floats along. Full Review
September 17, 2004
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
I never lived a story anything like this, but I understand the emotional life of this film -- and I'm betting you will, too.
September 10, 2004
Tom Long, Detroit News
In its simple portrait of a bully Mean Creek may be one of the most political and socially conscious films of the year.
September 10, 2004
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
As odd as it may sound, the best of the many good things that can be said of writer-director Jacob Aaron Estes' debut feature Mean Creek is that it could have been written by a teenager.
September 4, 2004
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
There are all sorts of other themes at work below the surface, including examinations of teenage peer pressure and moral responsibility. Full Review
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