Being Charlie has wonderful intentions and a strong central performance, but an affecting true story gets lost in the script's surfeit of clichés.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Rob Reiner -
Producer -
Stephanie Rennie , Simon Goldberg , Rob Reiner , Johnson Chan -
Screenwriter -
Nick Reiner , Matt Elisofon -
Distributor -
Paladin -
Production Co -
Castle Rock Entertainment -
Rating -
R (Sexuality/Nudity|Language Throughout|Drug Use) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama , Romance -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 6, 2016, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 7, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$11.9K -
Runtime -
1h 37m