The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
2002 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 6.6 · 73% critics
After getting caught for an obscene comic, a tight-knit group of Catholic school friends in a strict, authority-heavy environment plot an even bigger heist to become legends. As they juggle pranks, first crushes, and growing pains, their comic-book fantasies spill into real life and the stakes rise fast.
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-06-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (176 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a coming-of-age story that mixes rebellious humor with a gloomy, emotional edge and bursts of comic-book fantasy, like Stand By Me or The Virgin Suicides; Not for you if you want light, feel-good laughs.
Pros: heartfelt coming-of-age drama; darkly funny mischief; imaginative comic fantasy | Cons: tonal shifts can jar; heavy themes hit hard; animation may not land
Themes
- 1970s
- zoo
- puma
- heist
- prank
- based on memoir or autobiography
- catholic school
Cast & crew
Kieran Culkin
as Tim Sullivan
Emile Hirsch
as Francis Doyle
Jena Malone
as Margie Flynn
Jake Richardson
as Wade Scalisi
Jodie Foster
as Sister Assumpta
Vincent D'Onofrio
as Father Casey
Melissa McBride
as Mrs. Doyle
Michael Harding
as Mr. Doyle
- TL
Tyler Long
as Joey Anderson
Arthur Bridgers
as Donny Flynn
Directed by Peter Care