10 Movies Starring Brad Renfro

Tom and Huck

Tom and Huck

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-12-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (6848 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Hewitt

Cast:

Writer:

Mark Twain (novel)

Stephen Sommers (screenplay)

David Loughery (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer (Jonathan Taylor Thomas),witnesses a murder by the deadly Injun Joe. Tom becomes friends with Huckleberry Finn (Brad Renfro), a boy with no future and no family. Tom has to choose between honoring a friendship or honoring an oath because the town alcoholic is accused of the murder. Tom and Huck go through several adventures trying to retrieve evidence.

The Cure

The Cure

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-04-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (6915 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Horton

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Dexter, age 11, who has AIDS, and his next door neighbor Eric, a little older and much bigger, become best friends. Eric also becomes closer to Dexter's mother than to his own, who is neglectful and bigoted and violently forbids their friendship upon learning of it. When they read that a doctor in distant New Orleans claims to have found a cure for AIDS, the boys leave home on their own, planning to float down the Mississippi river and find him.

Tom and Huck

Tom and Huck

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-12-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (6875 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Hewitt

Cast:

Writer:

Mark Twain (novel)

Stephen Sommers (screenplay)

David Loughery (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer (Jonathan Taylor Thomas),witnesses a murder by the deadly Injun Joe. Tom becomes friends with Huckleberry Finn (Brad Renfro), a boy with no future and no family. Tom has to choose between honoring a friendship or honoring an oath because the town alcoholic is accused of the murder. Tom and Huck go through several adventures trying to retrieve evidence.

Apt Pupil

Apt Pupil

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-10-23

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

USA, France

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (27667 Reviews)

Director:

Bryan Singer

Cast:

Writer:

Stephen King (novel)

Brandon Boyce (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Neighborhood boy Todd Bowden (Renfro) discovers that an old man living on his block named Arthur Denker (Mackellan) is Nazi war criminal. Bowden confronts Denker and offers him a deal: Bowden will not go to the authorities if Denker tells him stories of the concentration camps in WWII. Denker agrees and Bowden starts visiting him regularly. The more stories Bowden hears, the more it affects his personality.

Telling Lies in America

Telling Lies in America

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-10-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (1809 Reviews)

Director:

Guy Ferland

Genres:

DramaMusic

Fullplot:

Karchy (Brad Renfro) is a boy in school who has moved from Hungary to America in the 1960's. He is struggling in school and trying to adjust to America's culture. He then hears about a radio DJ Billy Magic (Kevin Bacon) who holds a contest for a Student Hall of Fame every week. When Karchy finally wins after several weeks, he spends more time with Billy Magic...a man with money, girls, and glam. Karchy thinks that by spending time with Magic, he can become "cool". He then starts telling lies, to make himself seem greater than he really is. But when his lies begin hurting the people he cares about, he realizes that it isn't worth telling lies if it affects your friends. Afterwards, he learns to accept himself for the person he is, and gives up lying. And as for Billy Magic, it turns out that he pays his price for all the lies that he has told as well....

Ghost World

Ghost World

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-09-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK, Germany

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (90810 Reviews)

Director:

Terry Zwigoff

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Daniel Clowes (comic book)

Daniel Clowes

Terry Zwigoff

Fullplot:

This is the story of Enid and Rebecca after they finish the high school. Both have problems relating to people and they spend their time hanging around and bothering creeps. When they meet Seymour who is a social outsider who loves to collect old 78 records, Enid's life will change forever.

Tart

Tart

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-06-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.7 (2374 Reviews)

Director:

Christina Wayne

Fullplot:

After her only friend is expelled from their private school in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Cat Storm wants to get close to a boy she is attracted to and recreate herself with new friends. But her new friends are unreliable, her boyfriend is troubled, her parents are cold and indifferent, and she increasingly finds herself unloved by anyone.

Happy Campers

Happy Campers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-01-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (2357 Reviews)

Director:

Daniel Waters

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

When a summer camp director gets injured, the diverse group of college freshmen counselors take charge and spice up the everyday routine of the camp.

Deuces Wild

Deuces Wild

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-05-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (6005 Reviews)

Director:

Scott Kalvert

Cast:

Writer:

Paul Kimatian

Christopher Gambale

Fullplot:

Two brothers, Leon and Bobby are members of the street gang in Brooklyn known as the deuces. Their brother was killed by a drug overdose a few years earlier and the gang is determined to keep drugs off their block. Another more vicous gang known as the vipers is a possible threat to Leon and Bobby's efforts. The deuces are determined to do whatever is necessary to keep drugs off their block even if that means dying.

Bully

Bully

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-12-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, France, UK

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(28103 Reviews)

Director:

Larry Clark

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Jim Schutze (book)

David McKenna (screenplay)

Roger Pullis (screenplay)

Fullplot:

After finding himself at the constant abuse of his best friend, Bobby, Marty has become fed up with his friend's twisted ways. His girlfriend, a victim of Bobby's often cruel ways, couldn't agree more and they strategize murdering Bobby, with a group of willing and unwilling participants in a small Florida town. In the midst of their plotting, they find themselves contemplating with the possible aftermath of what could happen.

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