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Flowers for Algernon
“Last month, Charlie Gordon couldn't read. Now he's quoting Shakespeare. Can the medical miracle that changed his life help him understand the meaning of love?”
57%
Movie
1h 31m
AI Analysis
Flowers for Algernon (2000) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Flowers for Algernon (2000) — a movie tagged as Drama with offbeat moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Charlie Gordon is mentally handicapped and all he wants in life is to be a genius. When he gets picked for experimental surgery it looks like his dream may finally come true. But the surgery has side effects that could could kill Charlie. Can Charlie survive being just plain old "Charlie Gordon" and will his newfoun… Our models also surface themes such as ai and love from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~91 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Flowers for Algernon 57% (28 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
57%
from 28 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Charlie Gordon is mentally handicapped and all he wants in life is to be a genius. When he gets picked for experimental surgery it looks like his dream may finally come true. But the surgery has side effects that could could kill Charlie. Can Charlie survive being just plain old "Charlie Gordon" and will his newfound romance survive this test of character?
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2000-02-20
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- TMDB rating
- 5.7
- TMDB ID
- 29136
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Where can I watch Flowers for Algernon (2000)?
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Is there an official trailer for Flowers for Algernon?
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What is Flowers for Algernon about?
Charlie Gordon is mentally handicapped and all he wants in life is to be a genius. When he gets picked for experimental surgery it looks like his dream may finally come true. But the surgery has si... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Flowers for Algernon?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Flowers for Algernon?
The official runtime for Flowers for Algernon is approximately 91 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Matthew Modine
Charlie Gordon
Kelli Williams
Alice Kinian
Ron Rifkin
Dr. Jonah Strauss
Bonnie Bedelia
Rose
Gloria Slade
Faye
Cliff Saunders
Mike
Kathryn Kirkpatrick
Bernice
- D
David McFarlane
Lester
- R
Ronit Cohen
Francine
Carson Durven
Oliver
- H
Hayley Lochner
Harriet
Cameron Bowen
Young Charlie
- A
Andrew Dinner
First Teen
- L
Liam Titcomb
Second Teen
Ron Kennell
Bakery Worker
- V
Vince Guerriero
Bartender
Mo Kelso
Female Neighbor
- B
Billy Khoury
Male Neighbor
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