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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 78%, Metacritic 71/100. Every source lands within 8 points of the others, across 1,600 audience votes. Scores higher than 85% of the 859 2000s adventure movies in this catalog. Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
Synopsis
After being wrongfully convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention facility where inmates are forced to dig holes all day in the hot desert sun as a form of character building. As he endures the brutal routine, Stanley begins to uncover a hidden truth behind the camp—one that connects to a dangerous secret and his family’s history.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Metacritic71/100
1,595 audience votes
Key crew
- Andrew DavisDirector
- Joel McNeelyOriginal Music Composer
- Louis SacharScreenplay
Cast
- Shia LaBeoufStanley "Caveman" Yelnats IV
- Khleo ThomasHector "Zero" Zeroni
- Sigourney WeaverLouise Walker the Warden
- Jon VoightMarion Sevillo "Mr. Sir"
- Tim Blake NelsonDr. Pendanski
- Patricia ArquetteKatherine "Kissin' Kate" Barlow
- Dulé HillSam the Onion Man
- Henry WinklerStanley Yelnats III
- Siobhan Fallon HoganTiffany Yelnats
- Eartha KittMadame Zeroni
- Brenden JeffersonRex "X-Ray"
- Jake M. SmithAlan "Squid"
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or booksuitorcursefalse accusationsjuvenile delinquentbaseball playermountain climbingaftercreditsstingerbased on young adult novel
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