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Charlie Bartlett (2008)
Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett 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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Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett 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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Genre:Comedy, Drama, Romance
Written By:Gustin Nash
In Theaters:2/22/2008
Box Office:$5,254,986
Runtime:97 minutes
Studio:Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Everyman Pictures, Permut Presentations, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Mandate International
Cast
Jon Poll
Director
Anton Yelchin
Charlie Bartlett
Robert Downey Jr.
Nathan Gardner
Hope Davis
Marilyn Bartlett
Kat Dennings
Susan Gardner
Tyler Hilton
Murphy Bivens
Mark Rendall
Kip Crombwell
Dylan Taylor
Len Arbuckle
Megan Park
Whitney Drummond
Jonathan Malen
Jordan Sunder
Stephen Young
Dr. Stan Weathers
Ishan Davé
Henry Freemont
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