Spring Breakers

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  • Opened March 15, 2013 (NY, LA; Expands 3/22)
  • 1 hr 30 min
  • R | Strong sexual content, language, nudity, drug use and violence throughout
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids. More on child suitability

  • Brit (Ashley Benson), Faith (Selena Gomez), Candy (Vanessa Hudgens) and Cotty (Rachel Korine) are best friends anxious to cut loose on their own spring break adventure, but they lack sufficient funds. After holding up a restaurant for quick cash, the girls head to the shore for what they discover is the party of a lifetime. They’re thrown in jail — and quickly bailed out by Alien (James Franco), a local rapper, drug pusher and arms dealer who lures them into a criminal underbelly that’s as lurid as it is liberating for a close-knit gang of girlfriends who are still figuring out their path. Full synopsis

  • Cast: James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine
  • Director: Harmony Korine
  • Genres: Comedy

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Fan Reviews

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Worst movie of all time.

by JayCod01

No joke. This is literally the worst movie of all time. There is no plot, story, or point to this movie except maybe topless chicks covered in beer. Save yourself the money and watch topless chicks on...

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by ask123

Some of these reviews are hilarious! Many of you were clearly expecting this to be a different kind of movie. What did you think this film was about? Did you think it was a "Wild Things"-style...

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Spring Breakers

by lalalalovee8

I'm not going to say this movie was terrible, because it wasn't. However, it didn't live up to my expectations from how much this movie has been hyped up. Like many, I was anxious to see Selena Gomez...

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Critic Reviews

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Harmony Korine's first ''mainstream'' movie, Spring Breakers, is by far the best thing he's ever done. Read full review

88
Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

Korine wants to give us a portrait of our nation’s children — the girls, especially — as beautifully depraved sharks, pleasure-seeking killers oblivious to the comedy and horror of their existence. And damned if he doesn’t pull it off, or come close enough. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Richard Roeper

A candy-colored fever dream is the most unforgettable movie of the year so far. Read full review

75
San Francisco Chronicle
| Peter Hartlaub

The female actors, particularly Hudgens and Ashley Benson, are game for the ride. And Franco is indispensable, bringing humor and pathos to one of the more repulsive cinematic creations in recent memory. Read full review

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A scene from "Spring Breakers."