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2007 Certificate 15
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Wealthy teenager Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin) is failing miserably at fitting in at a new public high school run by the world-weary Principal Gardner (Robert Downey Jr.). As he begins to better understand the social hierarchy, Charlie's honest charm and likability positions him as the resident "psychiatrist" dishing out .. Read more

Starring Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis, Kat Dennings
Director Jon Poll
Genres Comedy, Drama

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Charlie Bartlett

Wealthy teenager Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin) is failing miserably at fitting in at a new public high school run by the world-weary Principal Gardner (Robert Downey Jr.). As he begins to better understand the social hierarchy, Charlie's honest charm and likability positions him as the resident "psychiatrist" dishing out advice, and the occasional prescription with his partner and fellow student, Murphy Bivens (Tyler Hilton), to other students in need. Along the way, he decides to take some of his own advice, find romance, and learn to accept who he is, thus wielding a witty dark comedy about the angst-filled years before college.

Starring Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis, Kat Dennings, Tyler Hilton, Mark Rendall, Dylan Taylor
Director Jon Poll
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 37 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Comedy, Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 23 Feb 2009
Production year: 2007
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of

    Turfed out of a prestigious fee-paying establishment for selling fake IDs, troubled teen Charlie Bartlett (Anton... read more on Time Out

    • Trevor Johnston, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 14 out of 15 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Rich kid vs. high school, good effort!

    Saw this in the cinema, and although i was dissapointed to be one of only two people watching i certainly wasnt disappointed by the film!!!

    I can't say I'm a fan of Anton Yelchin (charlie), after seeing him in Fierce People I was well aware and slightly agitated by his strangley grainy pubescent voice but I think Fierce People is a big step forward for him even though he's cast in a simalar role. He even manages to maintain chemistry with Kat Dennings, which is no mean feat considering her range mainly involves pouting. Man of the moment (Ironman) Robert Downey Junior is back on form too, playing the jaded headteacher. He's undeniably charismatic and creates a great portrait of his character. Overall this film was a good indie all rounder, hilarious at times but touching and meaningful at others. Can't say its going to be the most memorable rich kid vs high school effort but its certainly worth a watch.

    If you loved Harold and Maude, Fierce People or Igby Goes Down then this worth a go!

      • A customer from Shropshire
      • Posted 21 May 2008 14:27

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  • 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Anyone got some Charlie?

    I had a friend once who started dispensing glib advice and anti-depression drugs to his school 'chums' and got the ever loving cr*p kicked out of him on a daily basis. The guy in this film doesn't (well, once) - possibly because he is rich and could afford to pay someone like Hulk Hogan or Dog the Bounty Hunter to exact revenge. Not as good as a John Hughes movie, but better than a Chris Columbus movie. Yelchin the Belchin' is excellent, as is Robert Downey Jr., successfully playing a developmentally arrested drunk high school principle just before he played Iron and African-American. The guy has range.

      • Nevvy from Bromley
      • Posted 18 Mar 2009 16:10

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      • Wealthy teenager Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin) is failing miserably at fitting in at a new public high school run by the world-weary Principal Gardner (Robert Downey Jr.). As he begins to better ...