Charlie Bartlett
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- Synopsis
- Longtime film editor Jon Poll (Meet the Fockers and Austin Powers in Goldmember) makes his directorial debut with this coming-of-age comedy about a wealthy public school system newcomer (Anton Yelchin) who wins over his skeptical classmates by ......
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- Starring
- Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey, Jr., Hope Davis, Kat Dennings, Tyler Hilton
- Director(s)
- Jon Poll
- Distributor(s)
- MGM
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 97 min.
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Critic Reviews
Rollicking story of a rich kid whose wildly successful bid for popularity has him playing drug-distributing shrink to an entire high school boasts pitch-perfect faceoffs between upstart Anton Yelchin and alcoholic principal Robert Downey Jr. that could fuel a chemistry lab.Read the full review
Yelchin delivers one of those performances that pop eyes... It's a breakthrough role.Read the full review
A refreshingly entertaining character study that refuses to dumb down its youthful cast or bury their concerns in service of a catchy soundtrack.Read the full review
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Anton Yelchin: From indies to blockbusters
12/03/09 With 30 roles in a decadelong career, 20-year-old Anton Yelchin went from respected indie actor ("Charlie Bartlett," "Alpha Dog") to blockbuster star this summer by booking iconic roles in "Star Trek" (as young Russian Starfleet officer Pavel Chekov) and "Terminator Salvation" (playing Kyle Reese). | Variety -
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