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Charlie Bartlett

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Everyman Pictures

Permut Presentations

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Mandate International

United States of America

Canada

English

Anton Yelchin

Robert Downey Jr.

Hope Davis

Kat Dennings

Tyler Hilton

Mark Rendall

Dylan Taylor

Megan Park

Jonathan Malen

Stephen Young

Ishan Davé

Dave Brown

Eric Fink

Noam Jenkins

Lauren Collins

Annick Obonsawin

Sarah Gadon

Drake

Michael D'Ascenzo

Dwayne McLean

Quancetia Hamilton

Richard Alan Campbell

Kim Roberts

David Fraser

Marvin Karon

Abigail Bernardez

Laura Jeanes

Annamaria Janice McAndrew

Amelia Tenttave

Annabelle Singson

Julia Cohen

Abby Zotz

Maddy Wilde

Dorian Wolf

Airick Woodhead

Daniel Woodhead

Jake Epstein

Brendan Murray

Derek McGrath

Jon Poll

Gustin Nash

Sidney Kimmel

Jay Roach

Paul Sarossy

Alan Baumgarten

Luis Sequeira

Tamara Deverell

Christophe Beck

Susan Marucci

Joshu de Cartier

Zeljka Alosinac

David Rubin

Richard Hicks

Ken Woroner

Ron Bartlett

Doug Hemphill

Michael O'Farrell

Michael Haight

Henry Embry

Gavin Coford

Barron Kidd

David Permut

Jennifer Perini

Bruce Toll

Trish Hofmann

William Horberg

Jojo Villanueva

Fernand Bos

Ben Schor

Dave Jordan

Branko Racki

Libby Hodgson

Tim Singh

Patrick Murphy

Judi Cooper-Sealy

Linda Dowds

Martin Malivoire

Cindy Marty

David M. Chisholm

Robert Racki

Larry Kemp

Bruce Nyznik

Don White

Goro Koyama

Caoimhe Doyle

Andy Malcolm

Ron Mellegers

Christopher Geggie

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“Charlie” (Anton Yelchin) is the neglected rich kid who’s been thrown out of school so often that his mum (Hope Davis) resorts to him going to an ordinary school. Arriving in their stretched (and rather classy looking) old Mercedes bedecked in blazer and attaché case, he is quickly the plaything of school hard case “Bivens” (Tyler Hilton) only to be rescued by the principal “Gardner” (Robert Downey Jr.). Now spoilt he may be, but “Charlie” is no fool and after a few sessions with his own shrink, and the appreciation of just how empowering a little medication can be, he does a deal with his nemesis to go into business offering counselling services to his fellow pupils. One thing leads to another and his increasing awareness of their problems is used vicariously with his own doctor to procure not just medication but also treatments! Before we know it, he’s flavour of the month and even “Susan” (Kat Dennings) whose dad runs the place is becoming fond of him. Perhaps, though, he bites off a little more than he can chew when he starts to chat with the depressive “Kip” (Mark Rendall) and that leads to dangerous territory for all leaving “Charlie” having to rethink his priorities. Perhaps a new scheme might give him, and his schoolmates, a less toxic purpose? Yelchin just oozes charisma here as someone whom we ought to dislike becomes someone we actually quite like. Sure, he’s got no dad; his mum hasn’t really a clue and money is no object for him so we expect him to be a bit of a pratt, but you always feel that he just needs a stronger hand on his tiller - and who better than Downey Jr. whose character is not without some baggage of it’s own. The script is really quite fun at times and even when the romantic genes do kick in, it still manages to stay on the right side of sentimental as the engaging Yelchin delivers a characterfully mischievous performance that has just a little bit of the home truths to it, too. It’s tough to radically reinvent these teenage angsty style dramas, but this one emphasises more the characters and provides us with a decent story with less reliance on a soundtrack of AOR or power ballads. Downey Jr. does enough, and the others gel well to create something readily watchable and indicting of the whole pill-popping culture.

Charlie Bartlett Official Trailer #1 - Robert Downey Jr. Movie (2007) HD

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