Holes

"Some secrets are too big to keep hidden."

2003 1h 57m EN

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★6.9TMDB · 1,605🍅78%Rotten Tomatoes●71Metacritic★7IMDB · 106,468

AdventureFamilyDramaComedy

Synopsis

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After being wrongfully convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention facility where inmates are forced to dig holes all day in the hot desert sun as a form of character building. As he endures the brutal routine, Stanley begins to uncover a hidden truth behind the camp, one that connects to a dangerous secret—and possibly Stanley’s family itself.

“Some secrets are too big to keep hidden.”

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Cast

Shia LaBeouf
Stanley
Sigourney Weaver
Warden
Jon Voight
Mr. Sir
Patricia Arquette
Kissin' Kate Barlow
Tim Blake Nelson
Dr. Pendanski
Dulé Hill
Sam
Henry Winkler
Stanley's Father
Nathan Davis
Grandfather

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Davis
Writers: Louis Sachar, Tom Jung, Robert Camargo
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

CAST

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511+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrew Davis, shot by Stephen St. John. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joel McNeely. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeffrey Wolf shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Shia LaBeouf and Sigourney Weaver and Jon Voight carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some secrets are too big to keep hidden.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrew Davis directs. Stephen St. John behind the camera. Joel McNeely scores. Jeffrey Wolf cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.
2Released 23 years ago.
3511+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Andrew Davis, shot by Stephen St. John. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Joel McNeely. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jeffrey Wolf shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Shia LaBeouf and Sigourney Weaver and Jon Voight carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Some secrets are too big to keep hidden.".
9IMDB entry: tt0311289 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "based on novel or book", "suitor", "curse", "false accusations".

The technical file

Cinematography: Stephen St. John
Original score: Joel McNeely
Editing: Jeffrey Wolf
Production design: Maher Ahmad
Costume design: Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Makeup / hair: Linda DeVetta
VFX supervisor: William Mesa
Sound: Tim Walston
Stunt coordinator: Alex Daniels
Runtime: 117 min · 1h 57m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $71,406,573
Return: 357% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Holes (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes: 78% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 71/100
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 106,468 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

3 wins & 9 nominations total

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John Chard2014-06-27
★ 8.5/10
We dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig… Disney produce and Andrew Davis directs this wonderful adaptation of Louis Sachar’s Holes. Miscreant youths are sent to Camp Green Lake for character building, the bulk of which involves them constantly digging holes in the parched desert. New inmate Stanley Yelnats IV (Shia LeBeouf) is about to set the wheels in motion that will unearth the secret of the digs. It’s a blender is Holes, part drama (there’s plenty of edginess here), part coming of age tale, part action adventure – cum – detective mystery – cum - Western and part comedy, in short it’s a bona fide piece for all the family. The narrative, awash with whimsy and enchantment, is triple pronged, and it’s with great credit that the three story arcs are seamlessly put together to create one delightful whole. The child actors, led by LeBeouf, are excellent, really bringing life to the various characterisations, while Sigourney Weaver, John Voight and Tim Blake Nelson have a great time of things as the camp enforcers, and Patricia Arquette in a two-fold characterisation, scores very favourably with charm, grace and menace in equal measurements. Mature and intelligent kids films are a rarity, Holes is like a little gem dug up in the desert. 8.5/10

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