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Charlie Bartlett

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Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin) has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is to appoint himself the resident psychiatrist. He becomes one of the most popular guys in school by doling out advice and, occasionally, medication, to the student body.
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With engaging performances marked by an inconsistent tone, Charlie Bartlett is a mixed bag of clever teen angst comedy and muddled storytelling.

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Steve Rose Guardian 10/18/2008
2/5
The promising themes peter out as the film loses direction, though, and Bartlett is neither sympathetic enough to root for nor dumb enough to laugh at. Go to Full Review
Sam Toy Empire Magazine 05/16/2008
3/5
There are plenty of good qualities in Charlie; it just needed to apply itself a little more. Go to Full Review
Alonso Duralde MSNBC 05/01/2008
[F]eels like little more than an amalgam of great moments from the John Hughes oeuvre as well as from Thumbsucker, Pump Up the Volume and Over the Edge, among others. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 11/28/2020
6/10
Alternating between serious drama and comic absurdity, the film never settles on a consistent mood, which in turn mixes the messages it attempts to deliver. Go to Full Review
Jason Best What's On TV 11/20/2020
Like its protagonist, Jon Poll's debut movie is quirky and smart; how much you enjoy it, though, will probably depend on whether you warm to smug, troubled Charlie. Go to Full Review
Kelly Vance East Bay Express 04/28/2011
Writer Gustin Nash and director Jon Poll have their Ferris Bueller thing working perfectly, with a few 2008 wrinkles. Go to Full Review
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thiago s @Thiagostone Sep 12 Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é mais ou menos, as cenas são bacaninhas, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é mais ou menos, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são bacaninhas, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes. See more Kenny K Apr 28 Like a strange mixture of Ferris Bueller and Cruel Intentions, but worth the watch. See more Godfrey D 08/10/2024 Its a greatest movie. See more Бавуу Э 08/09/2024 Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin) has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is to appoint himself the resident psychiatrist. He becomes one of the most popular guys in school by doling out advice and, occasionally, medication, to the student body. See more steve d 01/17/2023 Some good performances but a mixed bag of tones and a confused script sinks it. See more 05/04/2022 I loved this movie. It has everything that I want in a movie, a fantastic cast, a good story, phenomenal character development, great story progression, a message or purpose, humor, a well thought out premise, a good script, and a satisfying ending. This movie has nearly everything you could hope for in a coming of age comedy centered around a directionless high school student and is able to capture the spirit of the issues that are being dealt with by both teenagers and adults today. Although it is a little predictable and quirky at times this is definitely a movie that is worth watching, and re-watching, in my opinion. It may be just one in a long line of coming of age movies that embodies teenage angst but this is the movie I suggest to anyone looking for this type of movie. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin) has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is to appoint himself the resident psychiatrist. He becomes one of the most popular guys in school by doling out advice and, occasionally, medication, to the student body.
Director
Jon Poll
Producer
Sidney Kimmel, David Permut, Baron Kidd, Jay Roach
Screenwriter
Gustin Nash
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Permut Presentations, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Rating
R (Drug Content|Brief Nudity|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 22, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.0M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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