Mean Creek

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Release Date: August 27, 2004

On DVD/VOD: January 25, 2005

1h 27m | Drama

In a small Oregon town, shy Sam (Rory Culkin) confesses to his protective older brother Rocky (Trevor Morgan) that he is getting pummeled daily by the towering school bully, George (Joshua Peck). Together, they plan the perfect payback, inviting George on a birthday river trip tailor-made to end in the bully's humiliation.

Rocky's pals Clyde and Marty (Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz) and Sam's budding girlfriend, Millie (Carly Schroeder), also join the journey, which starts almost immediately with misgivings. Seeing George in a new light, as a lonely kid desperate for friendship and attention, Sam wants to call the whole thing off.

But the boat and the plot are already in motion, and no one can foresee the surprises and accidents that are to come.