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Son of Rambow

Make Believe. Not War.

This whimsical tale is set in a small town in England during the 1980s. A young boy belongs to a religious sect which forbids modern entertainment, including movies and TV. One day, he is befriended by the school's bad boy, and gets to watch a pirate copy of Rambo. Enthralled, it's not long before the two boys are busy with their own remake. Later, when a cool French exchange student joins the project, their Popularity Status gets a huge boost. However, the little star's mom is not happy about his ventures into the dark side, and calls for help.

96 minutes, Mature Accompaniment under 10 (Language, Violence)
Comedy, Family, Kids.

Credits

Cast

Bill Milner, Will Poulter, Jessica Hynes, Anna Wing, Tallulah Evans, Neil Dudgeon, Jules Sitruk

Director

Garth Jennings

Screenplay

Garth Jennings

Music

Joby Talbot

Cinematography

Jess Hall

Editing

Dominic Leung

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Not available

Made in

2007

Produced by

Hammer & Tongs, Celluloid Dreams, Reason Pictures, Soficinema 2/3, ZDF, arte France Cinema

SA Distributor

UIP

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama
Language	Some moderate language
Nudity	None
Sex	Mild and infrequent
Violence	Some implied violence and infrequent mild bloodiness
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	Some
Drug abuse	None
Comments	This tells the story of the unlikely friendship between two schoolboys. It's aimed at children and families and has a positive outcome.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarZane Henry

Die BurgerLaetitia Pople

The CitizenLeon van Nierop

24.comIvan Sadler

International Media

BBC (UK)Stella Papamichael Tune in and let your inner child run amok.

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert I liked Son of Rambow in a benign sort of way, but I was left wanting something more.

ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli It's tough to dislike Son of Rambow; the movie is too good-natured to target with slings and arrows. Nevertheless, the pre-fabricated feel and obligatory sense of character development may leave some viewers feeling a little deflated by the time all the mandatory happy ending has arrived.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs Pretty much instantly forgettable afterwards but enjoyable enough while it unfolds.

Metacritic.com29 critics

RottenTomatoes.com113 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Undeniable heart and charming young leads save the film's nostalgic storyline from suffering at the hands predictability.

Internet (IMDB)7152 Netizens

Average .. 68%

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