The Wackness
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- Synopsis
- A psychiatrist (Ben Kingsley) is put into a moral quandary when a young drug dealer who's been supplying him with pot in exchange for clinical treatment ends up dating his daughter in this comedy from All the Boys Love Mandy Lane's writer/director ......
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- Starring
- Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen
- Director(s)
- Jonathan Levine
- Distributor(s)
- Sony Classics
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min.
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Critic Reviews
The Hollywood Reporter | Duane ByrgeAdd Critic to Favorites
A tightly packed entertainment. It explodes through familiar teen-transition territory with dark ironies, but, all the while, touches are sentiments.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
What saves this movie, which won this year's audience award at Sundance, from being boring are performances by two actors who see a chance to go over the top and aren't worried about the fall on the other side.Read the full review
USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites
Both darkly funny and life-affirming, in an offbeat and offhanded way.Read the full review
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