A vivid, dynamic Southern coming-of-age drama, takes place in the transitional space between high school and college, when life seems to be all questions and no answers, and the future is scarily wide open. Set in and around a Charleston, SC Baptist church, weaving through this ensemble piece are three main characters - Brea, an introspective pastor's daughter experiencing debilitating doubt, the hyperactive Laura, Brea's best friend and a devout believer, and Tim, the open-hearted son of a single father, confronting his homosexuality for the first time. Tensions and buried feelings abound, as colleges are chosen and adults behave badly, as Brea, Laura and Tim attempt to hang onto what they have, all the while yearning to break free.
The Wise Kids has generally received positive reviews.
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The Wise Kids was released in 2011 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 14 reviews, giving The Wise Kids (2011) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 88%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 75%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Wise Kids than critics were.
With a score of 65%, The Wise Kids is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2011, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2011 with similar scores include films like Paul, Friends with Benefits and Water for Elephants.
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