After being wrongfully convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention facility where inmates are forced to dig holes all day in the hot desert sun as a form of character building. As he endures the brutal routine, Stanley begins to uncover a hidden truth behind the camp—one that connects to a dangerous secret and his family's history.
Holes has generally received positive reviews.
Review of Holes (2003)
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Review of Holes (2003)
Review of Holes (2003)
By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 23 Sep 2015
Review of Holes (2003)
Review of Holes (2003)
By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 17 Apr 2003
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Review of Holes (2003)
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Holes was released in 2003 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 709 reviews, giving Holes (2003) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 76% and users giving an average score of 75%.
With a score of 72%, Holes is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2003, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 2003 with similar scores include films like Elf, Thirteen and Seabiscuit.
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