Electrick Children
2012 · Movie · R · 95 min · ★ 6.4 · 74% critics
On her 15th birthday, a girl from a strict polygamist community in southern Utah finds a forbidden cassette tape and becomes captivated by the rock & roll playing from it. Soon she believes something miraculous has happened and heads to Las Vegas to track down the singer on the tape, searching for answers and a way forward.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-07-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (133 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Electrick Children if you like offbeat teen quests and discovering music-fueled wonder in an unusual world; Not for you if you want a fully clear, tightly wrapped story or if slow, uneven stretches frustrate you like Suburbia or Nowhere Boy.
Pros: original premise; strong lead performance; vivid teen adventure | Cons: uneven pacing; sometimes hard to follow; ending feels lacking
Themes
- teenage girl
- magic realism
- woman director
Cast & crew
Julia Garner
as Rachel
Rory Culkin
as Clyde
Liam Aiken
as Mr Will
Bill Sage
as Tim
Cynthia Watros
as Gay Lynn
Billy Zane
as Paul
John Patrick Amedori
as Johnny
Rachel Pirard
as Sara
Cassidy Gard
as Snow
- PB
Paolo Baldion
as Lola
Directed by Rebecca Thomas