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63% Critic Match
The Children of Times Square
6.3 / 10• 1986• 1h 34m•NR• English
TV MovieDramaCrime
Storyline
An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug dealers and pickpockets for a shady crime boss.
Cast & Crew
Howard Rollins
Otis Travis
Lead
Joanna Cassidy
Sue Roberts
David Ackroyd
Peter Roberts
Larry B. Scott
Skater
Jason Bernard
Lt. Devins
Danny Nucci
Luis
Silvana Gallardo
Lizette Sotavento (Luis' mother)
Joe Spinell
Street Vendor
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Curtis Hanson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Children of Times Square is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
