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The Wackness

2008 · 99 min

A sweaty, bittersweet summer haze of first love and bad decisions, funny and sad in equal measure.

Directed by
Jonathan Levine
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Sometimes it's right to do the wrong things.
Overview
Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist. Things get more complicated when he falls for one of his classmates, who just happens to be the doctor's daughter. This is a coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, music and what it takes to be a man.

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Directed by
Jonathan Levine
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Jonathan Levine
Written by
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Starring
Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen, Jane Adams, Method Man, Aaron Yoo
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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