The Bad Kids

2016
1h 41m

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7.0/10

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Documentary

A group of teachers at a Mojave Desert high school take an unconventional approach to improve the lives of their struggling students.A group of teachers at a Mojave Desert high school take an unconventional approach to improve the lives of their struggling students.A group of teachers at a Mojave Desert high school take an unconventional approach to improve the lives of their struggling students.

Directors
- Keith Fulton
- Louis Pepe
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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

672

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Directors
- Keith Fulton
- Louis Pepe
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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The Bad Kids

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THE BAD KIDS - Trailer

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THE BAD KIDS - Trailer

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The Bad Kids: Morning At Black Rock

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The Bad Kids: I Don't Want To Graduate

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Clip - "Vonda Greets the Kids"

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Clip - "I Don't Want to Graduate"

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Quotes
Jennifer Coffield: My dad was being mean to me last night, and it made me sad.
Teacher: Who?
Jennifer Coffield: [overcome and speaking with difficulty] My dad.
Teacher: Don't worry about him. He'll... You'll graduate, you'll walk. And you know what? If you don't, you're still gonna graduate, and that's what's most important.
Jennifer Coffield: I invited him to my graduation and he, like, yelled at me for graduating early, and, like...
Teacher: Oh, my goodness, Jennifer.
Jennifer Coffield: He's just mean.
Teacher: So you know what? You're gonna go to college, and you're gonna make somethin', and then you can make nyah in his face. Right? Mad because you're graduating early? What parent DOES that? We'll show HIM. He can come to your college graduation and be mad 'cause you graduated college. Darn you. Stinking kid, doing good with your life. We're over that.

Soundtracks
Sing Her Song
Written by Joey McGee (as Joseph Patrick McGee)
Performed by Joey McGee (as Joseph Patrick McGee)

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Featured review

7/10

Solving issues with kindness

You could also call this "the problem kids". It's a documentary about kids that society does not seem to want. And that's why they are shoved to a special school. Good thing for them, they do get help there. But as we all know, the only person that can really help you - is yourself. And that's a point the documentary tries to make and succeeds in.

If you don't like documentaries at all, then you shouldn't bother obviously. And as it is, this won't be for too many people. Especially those who try to escape from reality. Because this feels as real as it gets. And it doesn't shy away from showing peoples downfalls and their emotions (good and bad of course). So you have to decide based on that, if this is something you want to watch. Can't blame the movie if you know what you let yourself into.