Charlie Bartlett (2008)

R02/22/2008Comedy, Drama, Romance1h 37m
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Popularity is a state of mind.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Anton Yelchin

    Charlie Bartlett

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    Robert Downey Jr.

    Nathan Gardner

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    Hope Davis

    Marilyn Bartlett

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    Kat Dennings

    Susan Gardner

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    Tyler Hilton

    Murphy Bivens

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    Mark Rendall

    Kip Crombwell

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    Dylan Taylor

    Len Arbuckle

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    Megan Park

    Whitney Drummond

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    Jonathan Malen

    Jordan Sunder

“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 nem...