Mean Creek
Quiet adolescent Sam has been bullied by George, a fellow student who has trouble fitting in with other teens. After knowing it, Sam's brother and friends lure the bully into the woods to seek revenge.
January1974
31 August 1986, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA
18 October 1990, Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
13 October 1974, Hollywood, California, USA
21 July 1989, New York City, New York, USA
17 January 1981, New York City, New York, USA
14 May 1954
4 March 1940, Kaunas, Lithuania
10 November 1986, New York City, New York, USA
26 November 1986, Chicago, Illinois, USA
22 August 1950, Chicago, Illinois, USA
August 30, 2005
First time writer/ director Estes brings sensitivity and insight to this tale of teens pushed to extremes and forced to confront their sense of responsibility and morality
September 24, 2004
A low-key, low-budget thriller that reminds us just how cruel young people can be.
September 17, 2004
I never lived a story anything like this, but I understand the emotional life of this film -- and I'm betting you will, too.
August 30, 2005
example of everything that is good in American independent cinema
December 26, 2010
This movie about teens is for adults only.
October 19, 2004
Estes' dark sunlit tale cuts like a knife.
September 23, 2004
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.
April 29, 2009
A very effective tale of morals, conscience, and peer pressure.
April 01, 2005
A mature, significant contribution to the unfornately growing trend of films that address teen violence (unfortunate in that we need the trend at all).
September 17, 2004
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.
August 25, 2005
Follows a fluid narrative that never feels contrived, and leaves the audience with genuine sympathy for every single child involved.
September 17, 2004
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.
