In the vein of Harmony Korine and David Gordon Green, writer-director Felix Thompson’s feature debut, “King Jack,” owes a lot to its influences. The coming-of-age tale is quietly poetic, authentically lived-in and achingly sincere, just as both Green’s “George Washington” and Korine’s “Gummo” were. But with that said, Thompson doesn’t quite master their somber lyricism quite as deftly.

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For many kids, summer means freedom from school and responsibility, and a chance to chase whatever their whims might desire across endless days and nights. But sometimes the season brings trouble, and it’s in that spirit that the coming-of-age drama “King Jack” arrives.

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Directed by Felix Thompson, and starring Charlie Plummer, Cory Nichols, Danny Flaherty, Christian Madsen and Erin Davie, the story centers on 15 year-old Jack who is navigating summer school, romance and a clash with a neighborhood bully, only for things to get even more complicated with the arrival of his younger cousin Ben.

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