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Charlie Bartlett (2007)

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User Rating: 7.3/10 (6,802 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Jon Poll
Writer (WGA):
Gustin Nash (written by)
Release Date:
22 February 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Popularity is a state of mind. more
Plot:
A rich kid becomes the self-appointed psychiatrist to the student body of his new high school. full summary | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Five more join ‘Youth in Revolt’ (From screeninglog. 23 June 2008, 2:21 PM, PDT)
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User Comments:
A superbly acted and highly absorbing comedy film more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Anton Yelchin ... Charlie Bartlett

Robert Downey Jr. ... Principal Gardner

Hope Davis ... Marilyn Bartlett

Kat Dennings ... Susan Gardner
Tyler Hilton ... Murphey Bivens
Mark Rendall ... Kip Crombwell
Dylan Taylor ... Len Arbuckle

Megan Park ... Whitney Drummond
Jake Epstein ... Dustin Lauderbach

Jonathan Malen ... Jordan Sunder
Derek McGrath ... Superintendent Sedgwick
Stephen Young ... Dr. Stan Weathers
Ishan Davé ... Henry Freemont

David Brown ... Officer Hansen
Eric Fink ... Thomas
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language, drug content and brief nudity.
Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #43261) | Ireland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the last scene the psychiatrists name is P. Sarossy, same as the cinematographer of this movie, Paul Sarossy. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Throughout the movie when Charlie holds his psychiatrist sessions in the boy’s bathroom, the graffiti on the walls constantly change, even between camera changes. more
Quotes:
Charlie Bartlett: I'm just a stupid kid. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-02-23)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Clementine more

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24 out of 36 people found the following comment useful:-
A superbly acted and highly absorbing comedy film, 11 February 2008
7/10
Author: vovazhd from United States

Charlie Bartlett is a comedy film about Charlie, a rich kid who drops out of a private high school and experiences culture shock after enrolling into a public school. After being an outcast for a few days, he gains popularity by setting up a dubious enterprise that distributes medical drugs around the school. At the same time, he discovers that he has an ability to counsel and give advice to other students. Their problems include substance abuse, depression, and identity crisis. It turns out that the adults also have problems of their own. Charlie soon learns that things are not as simple as he originally expected.

The acting is the best aspect of the film. Anton Yelchin fits perfectly as Charlie. He has the ideal attitude and personality for the role. The gestures and facial expressions are spot on. This makes for an extremely likable and charismatic main character. For most of the film, Principal Gardner serves as Charlie's opposition. Robert Downy Jr. does a terrific job as Gardner, conveying a wide range of emotions that makes you truly sympathize him. The rest of the cast (mostly other students in the school) are likable in their own ways. Despite their personal flaws, you can see a change in most (although not all) of them throughout the film.

The plot has some good ideas in it. It carries some great messages about our personal and social lives. I would have liked to see some of the plot lines carried further. For example, the story surrounding Charlie's father is very artificial and felt like it was tagged on simply to make Charlie look more imperfect. With a little imagination, a whole lot more could have been done with it. Also, it felt like the conclusion did not implement all the ideas together.

The dialog and writing was a mixed result. Generally, it was good and even excelled at some moments. But there were other parts that seemed too over the top or plain silly. Granted, it was walking a thin line between comedy and drama, but it could have felt more realistic.

I hope I don't sound too critical, because I enjoyed Charlie Bartlett and would definitely watch it again. The characters were good and the plot was interesting. It has more substance than the usual comedy. If IMDb's voting scales were more incremented, it would perfectly fit in as a 7.5/10. A good comedy to start the year off, don't hesitate to check it out.

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