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      Daydream Nation

      2010, Comedy/Drama, 1h 38m

      22 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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      Movie Info

      Forced to move to a boring backwater town, a teenager (Kat Dennings) embarks on affairs with a teacher (Josh Lucas) and a stoner classmate (Reece Thompson).

      • Rating: R (Drug and Alcohol Use|All Involving Teens|Language|Sexual Content|Some Violent Images)

      • Genre: Comedy, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Michael Goldbach

      • Producer: Christine Haebler, Trish Dolman, Jennifer Weiss, Simone Urdl

      • Writer: Michael Goldbach

      • Release Date (Theaters):  limited

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      • Distributor: Anchor Bay

      • Production Co: Screen Siren Pictures

      Cast & Crew

      Kat Dennings
      Reece Thompson
      Andie MacDowell
      Josh Lucas
      Ted Whittall
      Natasha Calis
      Cameron Lamb
      Tim Brown
      Sam Maydew
      Aaron L. Gilbert
      Jon Joffin
      Jamie Alain
      Ohad Benchetrit
      Renee Read
      Ken Shapkin

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      • Dec 11, 2012

        Everything you don't want to happen to youre daughter or if you a teacher in this film,, why do we always blame the teacher. 3 stars 12-2-12

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      • Sep 09, 2012

        Unsure of what this coming-of-age, teenage drama is really supposed to be, the performances just barely make this film tolerable through its 98 minute run-time. Kat Dennings is not the greatest narrator, but with some voluptuous curves, she's believable as the seductive high school teen. Josh Lucas also showcases his talent with a wide range of emotions in his performance. However, lacking a clear direction and containing far too many meandering ideas, "Daydream Nation" fails to be as witty or pithy as it aims to be.

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      • Jul 03, 2012

        I like movies like this, though it would be nice to see more about the college experience. I felt like Kat Dennings' character was a college student or any other adult trapped in a high schooler's body. It was like watching Juno except she doesn't get pregnant this time. I did like that she was very flawed and imperfect. She was smart and mature but she was also a bitch...but she was also a human being who could be hurt by cruel words. It isn't something I'd rush to see in a theater. More like a lazy-Sunday-stay-indoors-and-veg-out kinda movie.

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      • May 07, 2012

        I've noticed a trend with movies these days that deal with teenage girls with much older men, and that's to make the teenage girl seem mature beyond her years and "in control". Meanwhile, reducing the older man to a sniveling, whiny, pathetic little boy is supposed to make it less creepy?? Wrong, doesn't make it less creepy. This subject can be done well, like American Beauty, but this one misses the mark by a landslide. Go watch (or re-watch) American Beauty instead!

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