Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis, Sarah Gadon, Jonathan Malen, Kat Dennings, David Fraser, Anton Yelchin, Noam Jenkins, Kim Roberts, Eric Fink, Drake, Quancetia Hamilton, Megan Park, Laura Jeanes, Mark Rendall, Annick Obonsawin, Tyler Hilton, Stephen Young, Jake Epstein, Lauren Collins, Dylan Taylor, Derek McGrath, Ishan Davé, Dave Brown, Michael D'Ascenzo, Dwane McLean, Richard Alan Campbell, Marvin Karon, Abigail Bernardez, Annamaria Janice McAndrew, Amelia Tenttave, Annabelle Singson, Julia Cohen, Abby Zotz, Maddy Wilde, Dorian Wolf, Airick Woodhead, Daniel Woodhead, Brendan Murray
Trailer
Reviews
80
The Hollywood Reporter
Yelchin delivers one of those performances that pop eyes... It's a breakthrough role.
80
Variety
Rollicking story of a rich kid whose wildly successful bid for popularity has him playing drug-distributing shrink to an entire high school boasts pitch-perfect faceoffs between upstart Anton Yelchin and alcoholic principal Robert Downey Jr. that could fuel a chemistry lab.
75
I would classify Charlie Bartlett as a smart teen film. It's more ambitious and overall more successful than its '80s forebears even though the resemblance is unmistakable.
60
Village Voice
Like most wannabe heroes of the eager-to-please teen comedy, poor little rich boy Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin) is too charming by half and not nearly quirky enough.
58
Entertainment Weekly
Robert Downey Jr. is an uncomfortable sight as the school's hard-drinking, overstressed principal.
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