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Igby Goes Down

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Igby Slocumb (Kieran Culkin), a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. With a schizophrenic father (Bill Pullman), a self-absorbed, distant mother (Susan Sarandon), and a shark-like young Republican big brother (Ryan Phillippe), Igby figures there must be a better life out there -- and sets about finding it.
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In the vein of The Catcher in the Rye, Igby Goes Down is scathingly witty and sharply observant.

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Ken Eisner Variety Steers puts a lot of balls in the air, but no one, including Igby, gets developed far enough for viewers to really know and care about them. Feb 13, 2009 Full Review Neil Young Time Out Yes, it's The Catcher in the Rye all over again - with generous helpings of Rushmore, The Graduate, Bret Easton Ellis and The Ice Storm. Igby never reaches those heights ... Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald The poignancy of the conclusion leaves you hoping fervently that Igby's best is still to come - and Culkin's, as well. Jun 13, 2003 Full Review Jan Stuart The Advocate Igby Goes Down exudes more pain than any screwball comedy should be asked to. Jun 1, 2022 Full Review Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant If this were a short story, it would belong in The New Yorker in the days of J.D. Salinger. It is both droll and grim, often handsome and tasteful with its cinematography and production values. Jun 8, 2018 Full Review Kelly Kessler Common Sense Media Dark, depressing story that's for adults only. Rated: 4/5 Jan 2, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Matheus F Kieran Culkin is so good in this movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/18/25 Full Review Film Critic F I never even finished it. It isn't good. Weird atmosphere and the such. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/10/25 Full Review Victor C Found the characters unlikeable and not developed enough. It's a dark and obscure indie type film that definitely has it's moments and has a great cast. Jared Harris is funny with his eyeliner and camp performance. Find it a stretch that Danes and Peet would want to bed Culkin! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/01/25 Full Review Dani G Maybe the first sights of Kieran Culkin's character traits that will caracterize him in years to come. The film? Kind of up and down Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/28/24 Full Review Audience Member loved it 10/10 movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/27/24 Full Review Bahad j In my opinion, the movie uses very good camera and audio visual equipment and the crew members and the filmmakers have played their roles very well. I really liked it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/07/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Burr Steers

Director

Kieran Culkin

Igby

Susan Sarandon

Mimi

Jeff Goldblum

D.H.

Claire Danes

Sookie

Ryan Phillippe

Oliver

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Synopsis Igby Slocumb (Kieran Culkin), a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. With a schizophrenic father (Bill Pullman), a self-absorbed, distant mother (Susan Sarandon), and a shark-like young Republican big brother (Ryan Phillippe), Igby figures there must be a better life out there -- and sets about finding it.
Director
Burr Steers
Producer
Marco Weber, Lisa Tornell
Screenwriter
Burr Steers
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating
R (Language|Drug Content|Sexuality)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 13, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.7M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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