Charlie Bartlett (2007)

Directed by

Jon Poll

Genre

drama film, comedy film, teen film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 700 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy teen transfers to a new public high school and starts running an underground therapy and prescription service out of the boys' bathroom. He gains popularity but also attracts the attention of the school principal and authorities.

quirkywittylight-heartedfast-pacedsarcasticoffbeatplayfulirreverent

What happens

Charlie Bartlett is a 2007 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Jon Poll. The screenplay by Gustin Nash focuses on a teenager who begins to dispense therapeutic advice and prescription drugs to the student body at his new high school in order to become popular. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on May 1, 2007, and was shown at the Cannes Film Market, the Maui Film Festival, and the Cambridge Film Festival before going into theatrical release in the United States and Canada on February 22, 2008. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $5.3 million against its $12 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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