The Club of Ugly Children

The Club of Ugly Children

Directed by Jonathan Elbers

Produced by Umami Media, Shooting Star Filmcompany

201991 min6.4 / 10

A family-friendly adventure about marginalized children who band together to resist authoritarian conformity and discover their own worth.

“Keep it clean!” – The new president is serious about that, including looks. When Paul, whose large jug ears are quite apparent on class photo day, and some of the other “ugly” kids are taken on a surprise trip, they realize that the president wants to hide them away. On the run, Paul is helped by Sara, one of the “pretty” kids. They start an underground club to fight against the president. The movement soon turns into a revolution. The kids show the world that even children can rise up – and that you don’t have to be “pretty” to be a hero!

Questions people ask

  • Does The Club of Ugly Children end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is The Club of Ugly Children easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is The Club of Ugly Children sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is The Club of Ugly Children scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Club of Ugly Children violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Love40

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