Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis, Anton Yelchin, Kat Dennings, and Tyler Hilton in Charlie Bartlett (2007)

Charlie Bartlett

Movie2007• R• 1h 37m
ComedyDramaRomance
⭐ 6.9 / 10(68,211)

A rich kid becomes the self-appointed psychiatrist to the student body of his new high school.

Rated
R
Runtime
1h 37m
Released
2007
Country
Canada, United States

Details

Release year: 2007

Storyline

A rich kid becomes the self-appointed psychiatrist to the student body of his new high school.

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Did you know

• Murphy (Tyler Hilton) expresses a desire to go out with Whitney (Megan Park), and towards the end, they do. In real-life, Hilton and Park are married.

• In the family picture in Principal Gardner's home office, the woman in the photo is Robert Downey Jr.'s wife Susan Downey.

• The most memorable song in the film is Cat Stevens' "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out". This song was also used repeatedly in Harold and Maude (1971), another movie about a wealthy, but troubled young man.

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $3,951,699

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $1,836,256 (2008-02-24)

User reviews

⭐ 8/10

Charlie Bartlett: A unique and entertaining comedy

šŸ‘ 28 Ā· 10/5/2008
⭐ 7/10

Charming Charlie

šŸ‘ 16 Ā· 7/2/2009
⭐ 7/10

A superbly acted and highly absorbing comedy film

šŸ‘ 65 Ā· 2/11/2008

Technical specs

Sound mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color

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