Film200490 min

Mean Creek

Name: Mean Creek
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2004
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Rory Culkin, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck, Ryan Kelley

Taste attributes: crimedramaromanceslowheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evillove conquers alltroubled leadsunlikely connections

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"Beneath the surface, everyone has a secret."

Boxlist takeStirring and serious: a realistic crime drama, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.9 /10

TMDB · 260 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

Teenagers living in small-town Oregon take a boat trip for a birthday celebration. When they get an idea to play a mean trick on the town bully, it suddenly goes too far. Soon they're forced to deal with the unexpected consequences of their actions.

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