The Education of Charlie Banks

20072007
RR
1h 40min

Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Ritter in The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)

College student Charlie Banks has to face old problems when the bully he had an unpleasant encounter with back in high school shows up on his campus.

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College student Charlie Banks has to face old problems when the bully he had an unpleasant encounter with back in high school shows up on his campus.College student Charlie Banks has to face old problems when the bully he had an unpleasant encounter with back in high school shows up on his campus.College student Charlie Banks has to face old problems when the bully he had an unpleasant encounter with back in high school shows up on his campus.

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The Education of Charlie Banks is a coming of age tale that spans from the playgrounds of lower Manhattan to the idyllic greens of a fictional liberal arts college in upstate New York. Set during the eighties, it is a story about change, inevitability, and ultimately, about facing one's fears. —Anonymous

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Genre
- Drama
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for pervasive language, some violence, sexual content, and drug and alcohol use
Parents guide

Goofs
After Charlie finds out that Mick beat up Leo, he goes to search for Mary. When she doesn't answer her dorm room door, we see him run into a white building. The camera dollies in towards the entrance and at the bottom of the frame you can clearly see the dolly track laid out.

Quotes
Charlie: I always thought that night at the marina was truly Mick's graduation ceremony, where he showed mercy for the first and maybe the only time in his life.

Connections
Edited into The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Echelon Conspiracy/Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li/Crossing Over (2009)

Soundtracks
The Sad Song
Written by Fredo Viola
Performed by Fredo Viola

Top review

7/10

Nice Surprise to Durst's Directorial Debut

I was genuinely surprised by Durst's directorial debut.The characters were rich and Jesse Eisenberg did a fabulous job of taking the lead as Charlie.The setting was nice and Durst seems to have gone into great detail in trying to capture the essence of college life in the 80's.Eisenberg ,definitely the star of the show , does a fabulous job getting across as Charlie.He is a wonderful actor and I am glad to see he is back to his "Indie" roots(Squid and the Whale was fabulous.Didn't know why he was associated with Cursed...).The screenplay could have been better but the storyline was not over- complicated and kept you captivated till the end.Durst seems to have a great touch at this which has surprised me but then again he never ceases to surprise us all.He seems to have his hand in everything these days.

Kudos to Durst and hope to see him in the future with stronger actors and better budgets.

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May 4, 2009

Release date
- April 27, 2007 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Образование Чарли Бэнкса
Filming locations
- Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $15,078
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,538
- Mar 29, 2009
Gross worldwide
- $15,078

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Runtime
- 1h 40min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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