Additional InformationA group of street-tough Manhattan teens fight, party, take drugs, have sex, and scoff at the consequences in this unflinching account of one day in their lives. Larry Clark's controversial, bleak portrait of societal decay originally garnered an NC-17 rating, which the filmmakers surrendered, opting instead to release the film unrated. KIDS features the screen debuts of Chloe Sevigny and Rosario Dawson.
ReviewsRolling Stone - ...The young cast is dynamite....Fresh and ferocious..., Sight and Sound - ...Powerful....KIDS is a very brave film for daring to chip away at the taboos surrounding its subjects..., Variety - Disturbingly precise because it is so believable....[The] film has an exceptional visual quality..., Premiere - "...A brave and provocative piece of work..." - Recommended, Entertainment Weekly - "...Starkly sensational....Played by a ferocious cast of nonactors..." -- Rating: B