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Charlie Bartlett (2008)

R 02/22/2008 Comedy, Drama, Romance 1h 37m
67%
User
Score
6.9/10
59%
54/100

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.

Gustin Nash

Screenplay

Jon Poll

Director

Top Billed Cast

Anton Yelchin

Anton Yelchin

Charlie Bartlett

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Nathan Gardner

Hope Davis

Hope Davis

Marilyn Bartlett

Kat Dennings

Kat Dennings

Susan Gardner

Tyler Hilton

Tyler Hilton

Murphy Bivens

Mark Rendall

Mark Rendall

Kip Crombwell

Dylan Taylor

Dylan Taylor

Len Arbuckle

Megan Park

Megan Park

Whitney Drummond

Jonathan Malen

Jonathan Malen

Jordan Sunder

Media

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

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

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on February 19, 2025

“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 o...

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