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Shovel Buddies

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Four teenagers go on a quest to honor their friend's final wish after he succumbs to leukemia.

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Perri Nemiroff Collider Mar 24, 2016
2/5
Atkinson and Hellerman clearly had good intentions and the whole cast gives the material their all, but there is just no making this story work. Go to Full Review Sean L. Malin Austin Chronicle Mar 22, 2016
Shovel Buddies is a shallow small-town drama that strives for a dark quirkiness, but ends up burying any authenticity with tackiness. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Patrick G @RT58533474 May 1, 2025 Somebody bury that film already. See more Jan 5, 2022 Can't stand to see Bella Thornes face or any part of her for that matter. See more Jul 11, 2016 I need to see this it has Kian and Bella in the movie and they are both funny to me???? See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Simon Atkinson

Director

Adam Townley

Director

Bella Thorne

Kate

Alex Neustaedter

Jimmy

Kian Lawley

Dan

James C. Burns

Ted Harnes
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Movie Info

Synopsis Four teenagers go on a quest to honor their friend's final wish after he succumbs to leukemia.
Director
Simon Atkinson, Adam Townley
Producer
Don Dunn, Benjamin Forkner, Ali Itri, Matthew Kaplan, Brin Lukens, Robyn Marshall, Brian Robbins, Dean Schnider, Larry Shapiro
Screenwriter
Jason Mark Hellerman
Production Co
Entertainment 360, Awesomeness Films
Rating
R (Some Drug Content|Sexual References|Language Throughout)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 12, 2016
Runtime
1h 25m
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