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A tale about high school violence that unfolds on an ordinary school day, inside an American high school, filled with schoolwork, football, gossip and socializing. For each of the students we meet, high school is a different experience: stimulating, friendly, traumatic, lonely, hard.
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Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 21 min. |
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| Release Date: |
October 24th, 2003 (LA/NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for violence, language, sexuality, drug use. |
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| Distributors: |
Fine Line Features
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,257,377 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B+
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Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"There are many things in the brave new Gus Van Sant movie, Elephant, that I won't soon forget..." more...
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A |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"It simply looks at the day as it unfolds, and that is a brave and radical act..." more...
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A |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"...an exercise in voyeurism and a trancelike plunge into the dark side of American teen life that can both fascinate and repel you." more...
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B |
filmcritic.com, Rachel Gordon
"...(Gus) Van Sant has managed to create an ensemble portrait of one of the toughest time periods in everyone’s life." more...
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B |
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