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The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

Adapted from the novel by Chris Fuhrman about a group of bright-but-bored boys in a seventies Catholic school. To amuse themselves they have written a comic book in which their superhero alteregos are pitted against the evil Nunzilla, based on their resident baddie, Sister Assumpta (Jodie Foster). But when she finds their creative interpretation of school life, an elaborate prank will have tragic results. Kieran Culkin stars, along with Vincent D'Onofrio and a talented young cast

Year: 2002
Genre: Drama, Based on..., Save Me!, Black Humour
Country: USA
Director: Peter Care
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Kieran Culkin, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster, Jake Richardson, Tyler Long
Duration: 101 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains violence.
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Location in store: Drama

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