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Little Fugitive

Little Fugitive

Oct 1, 1953
80 min
DramaFamily
6.9/ 10
66 votes

Overview

After a prank makes Joey Norton believe he killed his older brother, he runs away from home and spends the day at Coney Island while his brother tries to find him before their mother gets home.

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TMDB
6.9/10
66 votes
IMDB
7.5/10
3,076 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
91/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$30,000Production cost
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US Box Office$29,505Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 3 nominations total

Details

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"Morris Engel's All-American Classic"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$30,000

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