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MOVIE

Holes

Some secrets are too big to keep hidden.

★ 6.9 2003 117 min PG AdventureFamilyDramaComedy

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 his family’s history.

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Holes in its release era

Released in 2003, Holes sits inside the 2000s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
2003-04-18
Rating
PG
TMDB score
6.9/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
Phoenix Pictures, Chicago Pacific Entertainment, Walden Media
Topicsbased on novel or booksuitorcursefalse accusationsjuvenile delinquentbaseball playermountain climbingaftercreditsstinger

This title is available from the shared catalog, but it is not published as an index-targeted page for this specialty edition.

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