December Boys, a '60s-set Aussie yarn, probably wouldn't have found U.S. distribution but for the presence of Harry Potter. As the oldest of four orphans (all born in December) on holiday with a benevolent old man by the sea, Radcliffe plays a moody adolescent hoping to be adopted and ready for some under-the-bra adventures. The boys' sentimental journey leads to an inevitable riptide — literal and figurative — that tears them apart before bonding them back together. EXTRAS Deleted scenes might have made some details (like prospective parents' marital woes) more clear. B-
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B-Details Release Date: Dec 11, 2007; DVD Release Date: Dec 11, 2007; Movie Rated: PG-13; Genres: Drama, Romance; With: James Fraser and Daniel Radcliffe; Distributor: Warner Independent Pictures
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