The Kings of Summer

The Kings of Summer

Why live when you can rule.

Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts

Produced by Low Spark Films, Big Beach

201395 min7.0 / 10

A warm, playful coming-of-age adventure about three teenage friends testing their independence and friendship in the woods, balancing youthful idealism with the inevitable friction of real life.

Three restless teenagers run away to the woods for the summer, determined to escape their parents and live by their own rules. In a hidden clearing, they build a makeshift house and attempt to create an independent life, testing their friendship, freedom, and the challenges of living off the land.

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Questions people ask

  • Does The Kings of Summer end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Kings of Summer easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is The Kings of Summer violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Kings of Summer scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Kings of Summer sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise43

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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