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Shrink

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
19K
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POPULARITY
18,494
4,337
Shrink (2009)
Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.
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Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
19K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
18,494
4,337
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Jonas Pate
    • Writers
      • Thomas Moffett
      • Henry Reardon(story)
    • Stars
      • Kevin Spacey
      • Mark Webber
      • Keke Palmer
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jonas Pate
    • Writers
      • Thomas Moffett
      • Henry Reardon(story)
    • Stars
      • Kevin Spacey
      • Mark Webber
      • Keke Palmer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 49User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Shrink
    Trailer 2:25
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    Photos42

    Mark Webber and Pell James in Shrink (2009)
    Mark Webber and Keke Palmer in Shrink (2009)
    Kevin Spacey and Gore Vidal in Shrink (2009)
    Dallas Roberts in Shrink (2009)
    Kevin Spacey and Jesse Plemons in Shrink (2009)
    Jack Huston in Shrink (2009)
    Kevin Spacey in Shrink (2009)
    Pell James in Shrink (2009)
    Kevin Spacey in Shrink (2009)
    Mark Webber and Pell James in Shrink (2009)
    Mark Webber and Pell James in Shrink (2009)
    Kevin Spacey in Shrink (2009)

    Top cast

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    Kevin Spacey
    Kevin Spacey
    • Henry Carter
    Mark Webber
    Mark Webber
    • Jeremy
    Keke Palmer
    Keke Palmer
    • Jemma
    Joe Nunez
    Joe Nunez
    • Recording Supervisor
    • (as Joseph A. Nuñez)
    Sierra Aylina McClain
    Sierra Aylina McClain
    • Carina
    Ada Luz Pla
    Ada Luz Pla
    • Teacher
    Saffron Burrows
    Saffron Burrows
    • Kate
    Jack Huston
    Jack Huston
    • Shamus
    Pell James
    Pell James
    • Daisy
    Mei Melançon
    Mei Melançon
    • Miyu
    Dallas Roberts
    Dallas Roberts
    • Patrick
    Andrew Sibner
    • Richie
    Troy Metcalf
    Troy Metcalf
    • O.T.
    Kendall Clement
    Kendall Clement
    • Uncle Jim
    Jesse Plemons
    Jesse Plemons
    • Jesus
    Braxton Pope
    Braxton Pope
    • Braxton
    Robert Loggia
    Robert Loggia
    • Dr. Robert Carter
    Clayton Rohner
    Clayton Rohner
    • Dr. McBurney
    • Director
      • Jonas Pate
    • Writers
      • Thomas Moffett
      • Henry Reardon(story)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is the only film to feature both Kevin Spacey and Robin Williams.
    • Goofs
      Patric tells Henry that 548 x 297 equals 162,765. In fact, it is 162,756.
    • Quotes

      Henry Carter: Happiness. Happiness is a word for a feeling. Feelings are rarely understood; in a moment they are quickly forgotten and misremembered.

    • Connections
      Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #16.179 (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Shiny Girl
      Written by Darius Holbert and Willie Wisely

      Performed by Darius Holbert

    User reviews49

    Review
    Top review
    Dreams and desperation in L.A
    Kevin Spacey plays Henry Carter,a very famous and successful shrink,practicing in Hollywood, with a very extensive celebrity clientèle.With 2 self help books published,Carter seems to have it all figured it out but these days he's the one who needs help. Unable to cop with his wife's suicide Carter has been self-medicating with marijuana falling into a depressive state. Jemma is a young girl who's mother committed suicide as well.She doesn't understand why and develops an angry behavior.The school sent her to carter for some therapy sections.Then we have several secondary characters, Kate Amberson, an actress past her prime,Jeremy, a young writer trying to come up with a good script,Patrick, a successful and ruthless Hollywood agent who suffers from paranoia and anxiety,Shamus,a young actor who wants to do meaningful films and be taken seriously,Daisy who is Patrick's assistant,Holden,one of Carter's patients who is an alcoholic and Keira, an actress who's sleeping her way trough Hollywood.Shrink is an amazing movie.All the story-lines are obviously intertwined but in a very subtle way (not like crash).The characters are very human and none of them is two-dimensional.They were all well written and their stories were well explored. Each one is memorable in their own way.Kevin Spacey is absolutely fantastic as Carter and so is Dallas Roberts as the eccentric Hollywood agent. The musical score couldn't be better, beautiful slow melodies that compliment the movie perfectly. Shrink is a subtle movie,it doesn't try to hard to grab your attention but it certainly does.I wonder why this movie hasn't been talked about a little more. Shrink is small in hype but big in quality.

    8/10
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    • Sep 15, 2009

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 6, 2009 (Greece)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Terapist
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Roadside Attractions
      • Ignite Entertainment
      • Ithaka Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,100,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $189,621
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,443
      • Jul 26, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $303,431
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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