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12 O'Clock Boys

Play trailer Poster for 12 O'Clock Boys 2014,  1h 14m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 92% 50 Reviews Tomatometer 60% Popcornmeter
92% Tomatometer 50 Reviews 60% Popcornmeter
A Baltimore boy named Pug idolizes a group of dirt-bike riders who raise havoc on city streets. Lacking any other significant male role models, Pug hopes to join their ranks one day.
12 O'Clock Boys

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Critics Consensus

Visually striking and grippingly fast-paced, 12 O'Clock Boys asks thought-provoking questions with admirable subtlety and restraint.

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Ty Burr Boston Globe Feb 13, 2014
2.5/4
A short, pungent, ambiguous portrait of the poorer sections of Baltimore and the young men who get their kicks riding dirt bikes through the streets en masse, popping wheelies and dodging the police. Go to Full Review
Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly Feb 10, 2014
B
Documentary filmmaker Lotfy Nathan explores the outlaw appeal of an inner-city Baltimore dirt-bike gang through the eyes of a 13-year-old wannabe member named Pug. Go to Full Review
Kimber Myers The Playlist Jan 31, 2014
B
An exciting, beautifully shot look at a subculture through the eyes of one of its most devoted admirers. Go to Full Review
Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Feb 1, 2021
3.5/5
This show-me, don't-tell-me doc is an effective, poignant but slightly depressing look at one young man's struggle to find the right path. Go to Full Review
Jordan M. Smith IONCINEMA.com Nov 4, 2020
3.5/5
Nathan's onscreen portrayal of Baltimore is a grim, but wholly alive piece of documentary filmmaking. Go to Full Review
Nathan Bartlebaugh The Film Stage Jun 21, 2016
B+
The filmmaking on 12 O'Clock Boys is masterfully even-handed and fastidiously detailed. Go to Full Review
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Lotfy Nathan

Director

Lotfy Nathan

Writer

Lotfy Nathan

Producer

John Kassab

Producer

Eric Blair

Producer

Tom Colley

Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis A Baltimore boy named Pug idolizes a group of dirt-bike riders who raise havoc on city streets. Lacking any other significant male role models, Pug hopes to join their ranks one day.
Director
Lotfy Nathan
Producer
Lotfy Nathan, John Kassab, Eric Blair, Tom Colley
Screenwriter
Lotfy Nathan
Distributor
Oscilloscope Pictures
Production Co
Mission Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 31, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$44.1K
Runtime
1h 14m
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