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6.2/10   208 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Matthew Swan (writer)
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Plot:
A troubled 17-year-old struggles to adjust to life after rehab. | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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Great film--fantastic writing more (9 total)

Cast

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Jonathan Tucker ... JJ

Jennifer Tilly ... Dot

Dan Moran ... Bull

David Strathairn ... Dr. Charlie

Larry Neumann Jr. ... Ernie
Deirdre O'Connell ... Phyllis

Ethan Embry ... Bobby

Aleksa Palladino ... Lizzie
Amy Zimmerman ... Anchorwomen Cindy
Nathan Kiley ... Benji
Greg Sandquist ... Officer Waters
Eddie Bo Smith Jr. ... Soldier

Larry Nash ... Anchorman Bob
Jonah Marsh ... Young Mother
Stephen J. Rose ... School Bus Driver
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Relative Evil (Australia) (DVD title) (USA) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, drug and alcohol content, and a scene of sexuality.
Runtime:
95 min | Canada:98 min (Ontario)
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Certification:
Canada:14A (Ontario) | USA:R
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5 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Great film--fantastic writing, 25 January 2005
10/10
Author: jessiebeth from New York

This is a great movie--rent it on DVD as fast as you can....The acting is superb, and the writing is some of the best I've seen in years. Nothing rings false, which is rare in my experience. Jonathan Tucker, David Strathairn, and Jennifer Tilly all give true performances, and Ethan Embry is perfect. The setting--the locations--the music--all add to the atmosphere and pull you in till you can't look away. I want to see this movie again in the theaters, but I'll have to make do with the DVD for now... Never predictable, and achingly funny and sad at the same time. See this movie--if you have to go out in the freezing cold snow right now!!

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