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Fat Kid Rules the World
Directed by
Matthew Lillard
R
2012
1h 39m
Comedy
,
Drama
6.4
84%
61%
6.7
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A dropout comes to the aid of a chubby and suicidal high-school kid by recruiting him as the drummer for his upstart punk-rock band.
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Cast of Fat Kid Rules the World
Jacob Wysocki
Troy
Lili Simmons
Isabel
Matt O'Leary
Marcus
Billy Campbell
Mr. Billings
Vivan Dugré
Waitress
Brian Sutherland
Dino
Dylan Arnold
Dayle
Julian Gavilanes
Matt
Jeffrey Doornbos
Mr. Sherman
Russell Hodgkinson
Marcus' Stepfather
Tyler Trerise
Manoj
Ian Lesage
Reedy
Michael Freiburger
Glenn
Danielle Hammer
Megan
Sean Donovan
Ollie
Lino Marioni
Young Troy
Laura Hanson
Marcus' Mom
Jeanie "JJ" Johnson
Megan's Roommate
Elisabeth Bates-Shull
Mrs. Billings
Matthew Lillard
Psychologist (Voice) / Director / Producer
Fat Kid Rules the World Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Reader
Ben Sachs
The depiction of high school band life rings true at every turn, bringing a sense of authenticity to the familiar teenage drama.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
It's a lot better than it sounds like it has any right to be.
Shockya.com
Brent Simon
A sweet-natured and loose-limbed coming-of-age tale that delivers by way of its smart, sympathetic performances and an accumulation of telling details.
Seattle Times
John Hartl
Lillard - an actor best-known for his role in "The Descendants" - uses the locations well enough, but the result is still a standard coming-of-age picture.
Times-Picayune
Mike Scott
It's got its flaws, starting with the fact that the ground it covers is exceedingly well-trodden, but it's amiable and it's honest, and that counts for something.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
The movie is achingly slow, and by the time it's over, the story is about where it should have been after about 45 minutes.
Nerdist
Luke Y. Thompson
[Billy] Campbell's performance is one of the finest of the year, and probably won't be duly recognized
Los Angeles Times
Mark Olsen
Endearingly uneven.
School Library Journal
Kent Turner
Like Going's award-winning book, the film is frank and doesn't sugarcoat the source material.
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
Poignant, funny and well-acted. A commendable directorial debut of Matthew Lillard.
Long Island Press
Prairie Miller
Though Fat Kid Rules The World does lay too many of its cards on the table with its giveaway title, the pleasures to be garnered from this Matthew Lillard directed indie debut are more about the journey there, rather than the Hollywood-ish destination.
Village Voice
Sherilyn Connelly
The film succeeds thanks to Lillard's clear affection for the material and on the strength of its performances, especially Billy Campbell as Troy's conflicted father.
Common Sense Media
S. Jhoanna Robledo
Unpopular teen faces tough climb in edgy dramedy.
New York Post
Kyle Smith
The title character may be morbidly obese, but the jokes and story are thin in the coming-of-age dramedy "Fat Kid Rules the World."
New York Times
Nicolas Rapold
A relatively respectable slice of high school outsider storytelling.
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
Billy Campbell adds solid support as Troy's overprotective dad. Wanting so much to save his son from pain, this father becomes a jerk in the process.
Slant Magazine
Glenn Heath Jr.
People matter in Matthew Lillard's film; genre not so much.
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
...a fine debut that benefits substantially from its honest, truthful sensibilities...
The Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
K.L. Going's celebrated young-adult novel gets sensitive adaptation by actor-turned-director Matthew Lillard.
Variety
Joe Leydon
Affecting performances and effective storytelling are the hallmarks of Fat Kid Rules the World, actor Matthew Lillard's debut effort as a feature director.
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