
2003
6.9
(1.5K)
Duration
1h 57m
Premiere
April 18, 2003
Budget
$20,000,000
Gross worldwide
$71,406,573
Genres
Adventure, Family, Drama, Comedy
After being wrongfully convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention facility where inmates are forced to dig holes all day in the hot desert sun as a form of character building. But Stanley and the other boys start to unravel a mystery, linked with the camps tough-as-nails warden —and possibly Stanley’s family itself.

Phoenix Pictures
Chicago Pacific Entertainment

Walden Media

Walt Disney Pictures

Summit Entertainment