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Movie Info & Cast

Release Date:

Jan 28, 2011

Runtime:

1hr 26m

Synopsis

A sexually "undeclared" college freshman's clairvoyant/prophetic dreams are the first sign that something very strange is going on involving his classmates -- with him at the center.

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.2
33.2K
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3.2
  • Mar 9, 2020

    james duval as the messiah

    1.0K Likes
    sarah
    sarah
    Jul 17, 2022

    i love gregg so much but this is just a sampler platter. not funny enough, not hot enough, and not apocalyptic enough. almost impossible to top something like smiley face, nowhere or mysterious skin so i’ll give him that. but still more interesting than most movies and…

    919 Likes
    Karsten
    Karsten
    Sep 25, 2020

    does a gregg araki movie need to be good? can't it just be weird and gay?

    864 Likes
    kene
    kene
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    Apr 22, 2017

    "are you worried?" "does mel gibson hate jews?" the ultimate queer movie

    671 Likes
    Logan Kenny
    Logan Kenny
    Jun 15, 2020

    I came here for homoerotic content and insane dialogue and gregg said period

    427 Likes
    Paul
    Paul
    May 12, 2017

    New-Wave Revival Into Shoegaze Revival Cali Cult Apocalypse is a good look for a Gregg Araki movie and Kaboom feels like a compressed cancelled first season of a Gregg Araki TV Show which makes me sad there aren't more Gregg Araki TV Shows because I could have happily…

    360 Likes
    nathaxnne [goodbye <3]
    nathaxnne [goodbye <3]
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    Aug 7, 2022

    someone needs to ban gregg araki from buying blue eye contacts

    336 Likes
    lily
    lily
    Apr 13, 2022

    Stanley Kubrick has been real quiet since this dropped IDK 🤷🏼‍♂️

    331 Likes
    Dylan <3
    Dylan <3
    Mar 26, 2019

    👏 more 👏 horny 👏 apocalypse 👏 movies 👏 please 👏

    258 Likes
    Hannah Strong
    Hannah Strong
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Top Reviews
  • jo
    jo liked
    Kaboom

    i should really maybe start reading plots before i watch things. i was NOT expecting whatever just happened. was it entertaining? yes. but don’t ask me what happened cause i don’t know

    7M
    alooooo
    alooooo liked
    Kaboom

    “dude, it's a vagina not a bowl of spaghetti." LMAOOOO

    1M
    Siena Gilbert
    Siena Gilbert loved
    Kaboom

    more people need to watch this

    3Y
  • Vinny Cavada
    Vinny Cavada is "meh" on
    Kaboom

    What was this movie

    5M
    Luca Tosti
    Luca Tosti is "meh" on
    Kaboom

    3/10

    2Y
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Metacritic

64
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Based on 24 Critics
6.4

USER SCORE (26)

Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Reviews
63
Feb 16, 2011

The movie has been cast, designed, clothed, scored and edited to the bleeding edge of hip, but it hasn't exactly been written.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
70
Jan 28, 2011

Kaboom's one-liners are snappy, knowing, and unexpected.

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Metacritic review by Bob Mondello
Bob Mondello
NPR
60
Jan 27, 2011

Chaotic, trifling, oddly likable film.

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Metacritic review by A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
The New York Times
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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is Kaboom (2011)?
The movie is 1hr 26min long.
What's Kaboom (2011) about?
A sexually "undeclared" college freshman's clairvoyant/prophetic dreams are the first sign that something very strange is going on involving his classmates -- with him at the center.