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The Lords of Flatbush

When was the last time someone gave you a hickey?

1974 · 1h 26m · PG Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by Martin Davidson , Stephen Verona

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Overview

Set in 1958, the coming of age story follows four lower middle-class Brooklyn teenagers known as The Lords of Flatbush. The Lords chase girls, steal cars, shoot pool, get into street fights, and hang out at a local malt shop.

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All reviews
67%
Tomatometer
Rotten

The movie is adept at portraying aimlessness, getting at the greasy anomie that was so much a part of that time. But there is a lack of ambition, as if no one involved in creating the film wanted to cut deeper than a little double-edged nostalgia.

Jay Cocks, TIME Magazine
Rotten

Not too much finesse distinguishes the script, which carries neither warmth nor particular interest for the various characters.

Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh

A small masterpiece that places the mood and general ethos of the '50s with absolute precision and total affection.

Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rotten

Like first love, this study of the growing pains of the leather jacket-bobby soxer Brooklyn high school set of 1957 is, by turns, cheerful, confused, juvenile and never fully realized.

Vincent Canby, New York Times

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