Outside Providence
1999 · Movie · R · 96 min · ★ 5.9 · 57% critics
A go-nowhere teen spends his days getting high and hanging out until a run-in with the law pushes his strict father to send him to a Connecticut prep school. There, he struggles to fit in, faces new expectations, and finds a possible reason to grow up.
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-09-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 57/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (105 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a relaxed, bittersweet coming-of-age comedy with romance and family tension; Not for you if drug use, profanity, or familiar prep-school stories bother you.
Pros: sweet romance; feel-good moments; strong 70s vibe | Cons: uneven tone; familiar story; drug-heavy humor
Themes
- suicide
- police
- sexuality
- college
- rhode island
- campus
- flashback
- love
- revenge
- prank
- drugs
- humiliation
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Shawn Hatosy
as Tim Dunphy
Amy Smart
as Jane Weston
Alec Baldwin
as Old Man Dunphy
Jon Abrahams
as "Drugs" Delaney
Richard Jenkins
as Barney
George Wendt
as Joey
Robert Turano
as Fran
Gabriel Mann
as Jack Wheeler
George Martin
as Dean Mort
Libby Langdon
as Tim's mother
Directed by Michael Corrente