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Mar 5, 1993 · In an ambiguous scene early in the film, the Swing Kids hear that Hitler Youth types are beating up on a fellow Kid in an alley. They race to the rescue, beat the Youth members to a pulp, and then discover the victim was not a Swing Kid but a Jew.
Intense conflict in coming-of-age movie set in Nazi Germany. Read Common Sense Media's Swing Kids review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Buena Vista
- Thomas Carter
56% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 79% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings American big-band jazz beats in the hearts of young German friends (Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley) confronted by...
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- Thomas Carter
- PG-13
- Robert Sean Leonard
'Swing Kids', though certainly engrossing and accomplished, is fairly uneven and at times loses the audience's attention with gratuitous melodramatic scenes. Near the end the focus strays from intelligent dialog and interactions towards silent melodrama.
Swing Kids Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader. TOP CRITIC. If it seems that kitsch of this kind is a less than ideal way...
Mar 5, 1993 · A close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany listen to banned swing music from the U.S. Soon, dancing and fun lead to more difficult choices, as the Nazis begin tightening their grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.
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