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CBS Films Nick Robinson, from left, Moises Arias and Gabriel Basso play characters who run from their families in "The Kings of Summer," a film that could be the sleeper hit of the summer.

What's usually missing from the summer movie line-up are movies about the summer.

Gabriel Basso took up acting on a lark and almost immediately began landing one major role after another.

These satisfying and relatable tales often feature boys on a diving board that sends them plunging into the choppy waters of pre-manhood.

THIS IS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR OUR HIDEAWAY!: The three teens, Patrick , Biaggio , and Joe have found a clearing in the woods that is the ideal place for them to build a shack so they can run away from their controlling parents for the summer.

The school year hasn't gone well - assignments missed, opportunities to ask out that "special girl" botched.

Just because Nick Offerman plays a dad whose son chooses to run away from home and build a makeshift house in the woods with two friends in The Kings of Summer , in theaters today, doesn't mean the Parks and Recreation actor didn't bond with his onscreen offspring.

The slight but captivating indie-comedy The Kings of Summer has the ragtag look and feel of a movie made in some teenager's basement: lots of slow motion; a blaring, catchy soundtrack that opens with a joyous rendition of Thin Lizzy's "Cowboy Song;" and themes inspired by classic films about youthful friendship like Stand By Me and Ferris Bueller's ... (more)

"The Kings of Summer" is a disarming coming-of-age comedy about three teen buddies: Joe , Patrick and the eccentric Biaggio .

With the dramedy The Kings of Summer opening this weekend, I recently landed an exclusive interview with director Jordan Vogt-Roberts . The film centers on Joe , Patrick , and Biaggio , three teenagers who are fed up with their parents and decide to live in a house they build in the woods.

"The Kings of Summer" boasts the innocence and carefree nature of younger years right alongside the profundity of adulthood, resulting in an experience that functions both as an entertaining romp and tender tale of growing up.