Although this may seem like some child flick but it is much deeper (well not that much deeper). We can see young Shia LaBeouf in a lead role of the kid wrongfully convicted of theft and sent to remote desert conviction unit. There a mysterious warden is making his prisoners dig holes for apparently no good reason. Based on a book it has a very interesting story that will keep your attention, and the director managed to portray all the little details that make the books interesting than movies (sometimes). I mean even Sigourney Weaver offered herself to the director since it is her daughters favourite book. This movie is enjoyable both for kids and for adults, and I think is perfect for a relaxing movie night either with your girlfriend or alone. Enjoy.

Director: Andrew Davis

Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Tim Blake Nelson, Shia LaBeouf, Khleo Thomas, Ski Carr

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Fun Stuff: Nathan Davis, the actor who plays Stanley Yelnats II (Stanley’s grandfather), is director Andrew Davis’s father. A screenplay was initially written by Richard Kelly, who greatly departed from the source material by writing a dark, violent adaptation of the story set in a post-apocalyptic world. The studio reportedly found the script far too disturbing for a children’s movie, rejecting it in favor of the final script written by the novel’s author, Louis Sachar.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311289/