Holes

(7,674)7.01 h 57 min2003X-RayPG

Dogged by bad luck stemming from an ancient family curse, young Stanley Yelnats is sent to Camp Green Lake, a very weird place that's not green and doesn't have a lake. Once there, he's thrown headlong into the adventure of his life when he and his colorful campmates.

Directors: Andrew Davis

Starring: Sigourney Weaver Jon Voight Patricia Arquette

Genres: Adventure Comedy Kids Drama Suspense

Subtitles: English [CC]

Audio languages: English

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Supporting actors: Tim Blake Nelson Shia LaBeouf

Producers: Mike Medavoy Andrew Davis Teresa Tucker-Davies Lowell Blank

Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Content advisory: Violencefoul languagedrug use

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AmazonianTop Contributor: Eye Makeup

It’s a winner

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2018

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I cannot sit down and watch a movie for the life of me, they just don’t keep my attention (ADD). My 9 year old told me about this book “Holes” that they were reading in class and also watched the movie. He kept talking about it so I decided to buy it...it is actually a very good movie and I was surprised that I was able to sit for the whole thing! I highly recommend.

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Connie Patterson

love this movie

Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2018

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starts off with a boy getting hit with popular sneakers and is charged with stealing the sneakers and sent to a juvenile criminal camp where they dig holes, but there are back flashes of another story of how the lake that used to be there dried up, it's a very good movie where they bring everything together in the and and the end is great :) a good family fun movie

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Movie stays true to the book.

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2015

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My fourth grade class and I read this book in the month of May, so we watched the movie in the last week of school. The movie follows the book close enough, and it was very well done. The kids enjoyed watching it and nothing important is left out from the plot.

My biggest complaint is when Signourey Weaver's character calls the boys jacka****. To me this is not necessary, doesn't happen in the book, and for a PG movie should be left out. Also there is a crude joke about needing a microscope to see the body part of a male, and I doubt most of my students did not even get this joke, but truly unnecessary.

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Good, but not the masterpiece the book was.

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2015

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This movie was a relatively faithful adaption of "Holes", but its compressed pacing and safe Disney polish take out the cutting insight of the original book.

I miss the book's theme of humiliation, which haunted big fat Stanley and finally caused Zero to snap. I miss the tense life-or-death desperation of their escape, and the grit that scrapes Stanley's hands as he digs for water at the top of God's Thumb. I miss when X-Ray looks upon Zero digging for Stanley and says, "It just isn't right for a white boy to make a black boy do his work." It was those little intense things that made everything else matter. It makes otherwise-benevolent Mr. Pendanski's belittlement of Zero matter. It makes Stanley and Zero not heading back to camp matter. It makes Stanley's redemption of his family line a trial that matters. It makes Sam being executed for being a black man kissing a white woman matter.

The book was a masterpiece. The movie is less than that. But the story always did have a pretty entertaining plot so the movie is still pretty fun.

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Great movie. Watch out for the lizards.

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2018

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Wonderful movie. I thought that Eight and Six were a little young. My Gandkids watched this with their parents at my house, [an oldie to the kids, but definitely a goodie.]. I was delighted with how much they enjoyed it and understood it. They watched it again during their journey home. My six year oldGrandson made a dozen keychain lizards for his backpack for the first day of school. [funny kid]

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Great movie adapted from the book!

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2014

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My 11 year old son just read this book for a book report and when he finished I rewarded him by letting him watch the movie version. It didn't disappoint. This is a very well made movie. There is some light foul language ("Damned," "hell," "schmuck," and "jackasses" are all uttered), but nothing to be too concerned about. It is a Disney movie afterall! There is also some mild violence in the wild west flashbacks (a gun-toting female renegade kills men and then kisses their cheeks. Members of the old west community threaten to lynch an African-American man who loves a white woman -- he is shot as he tries to escape.) but these were events from the book and they were depicted well I thought since this is a part of history during that time period.

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Henry West

A Great Disney Film About Survival And Self-Discovery!

Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2013

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Holes is a 2003 Disney action-adventure-comedy family film directed by Andrew Davis(Above The Law) and is based on the classic award-winning novel written by Louis Sachar and has a excellent cast with Shia LaBeouf(Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen), Sigourney Weaver(Alien 3), Jon Voight(Varsity Blues), Henry Winker(Here Comes The Boom), the late Eartha Kitt(Kronk's New Groove), and NBA legend Rick Fox. In this film, Stanley Yelnats(LaBeouf) is sent to a juvie prison camp after being framed for theft. There, Stanley is befriended by a colourful group of inmates, and there he met Hector "Zero" Zeroni(Khaleo Thomas)and he tells Stanley of a story of a legendary gunslinger who hid a fortune somewhere in Texas back in the 1890's. But when Stanley and Zero learned that the warden and her guards are after the loot, the two heroes must stop them and return the treasure to the rightful owners. The special features includes a behind the scenes featurette, a music video performed by the "Inmates" of the camp. and deleted scenes, as well as sneak peeks of Disney DVd favourites like Ella Enchanted. Holes is the perfect Disney movie for anyone who loves action and laughs!

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MattK

Great Family Movie - Especially good for kids 10-14.

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2018

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Great family movie - it is specially good for kids aged about 10 to 14. But, if this book was assigned to you — do not just watch this movie thinking that you will not have to read the book. You will get busted!! Besides, both the movie and the book are excellent. Great,
fun mystery movie that should provoke some good post-movie discussion. And, here is the greatest surprise..... believe it or not, Shia LaBeouf was actually in a good movie and does a credible job among the cast of excellent actors.

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John H. Everington

Excellent - every child/adult should own this

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 23, 2010

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Having read the book and having given it a good review I was a bit apprehensive when I saw that this was a Disney production. However the reviews of the DVD were all good (and the DVD was very cheap).
It follows the book almost exactly. I don't want to say too much here but the story relies on flashbacks and is brilliantly crafted. You soon realise that every little incident is there for a purpose.
Disney have made an excellent job of what is quite a dark story. The casting is superb. The adults: Jon Voight as Mr Sir, Sigourney Weaver as the Warden and Patricia Arquette as the kissing outlaw are all perfect fits. The young actors all are wonderful with Shia LaBeouf as the backward Stanley outstanding. (Backward Stanley is an in joke - read the book or watch the film.)
This is a book/film for 'younger readers' but being somewhat older (I've just had my Winter Fuel Allowance) I can recommend them both to anyone.
The book will be re-read and re-read. This DVD will be re-watched and re-watched.

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Auntie Mabel

Great family film

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2010

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Holes is a fabulous family film, suitable for ages 6+ with a great story. Anyone expecting the usual Disney offerings will be surprised and pleasantly so. The story is gritty, moving and an accurate adaptaion of the book. It follows the story of a boy convicted of stealing a pair of trainers and sentenced to dig holes with other delinquents in the desert. This seemingly pointless punishment is revealed as a ruse for the greedy perpetrators looking for some lost treasure.

The story is enhanced by the developing relationsips between the characters and provides an exciting insight into how emotional bonds and behaviour influence lives.

A truly gripping tale, well worth a watch.

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JoMe

Good adaptation

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2017

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Bought this DVD to watch after reading the book with my daughter (aged 9). There are some significant differences from the book, but still a really good adaptation and great to watch. We have both watched it several times and still enjoy it.

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Jenny C

Daughter loves this movie !!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2013

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Although I have never read the book I watched the movie years ago and never really thought much of it, so when a few weeks ago my daughter asked to watch it I decided to watch it with her.

My daughter loved the movie and I enjoyed watching it again, I paid more attention to the characters from the past and present and the story line made more sense then the first time I watched it.

Is it a movie that has a big impact? No !! .. But it is a fun movie that my 7 year old daughter loves to watch.

hellen

For a school project.. funny movie tbh!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2019

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Brought for my daughter as she was doing a project at school about the characters.
She said it helped loads.
I watched the film with her and was a rather funny film. Enjoy

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