Charlie Bartlett

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Charlie Bartlett

R

2008

1h 38m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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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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Critics Consensus

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Pedro Henrique C

@Pedro2005 Feb 4

Charlie Bartlett (2007) It's a very charming comedy film; the story is quite silly but delivers good entertainment for those who enjoy the genre.

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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.

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Kenny K

@RT82031656 04/28/2025

Like a strange mixture of Ferris Bueller and Cruel Intentions, but worth the watch.

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Godfrey D

@RT74548902 08/10/2024

Its a greatest movie.

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Бавуу Э

@RT26109709 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.

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steve d

@RT35616104 01/17/2023

Some good performances but a mixed bag of tones and a confused script sinks it.

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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)