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The Wackness
“Sometimes it's right to do the wrong things.”
64%
Movie
1h 39m
AI Analysis
The Wackness (2008) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Wackness (2008) — a movie tagged as Drama, Comedy, and Romance with funny, nostalgic, and emotional moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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-ag… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~99 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Wackness 64% (309 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
64%
from 309 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2008-07-03
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- TMDB rating
- 6.4
- TMDB ID
- 13990
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What is The Wackness about?
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 c... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Wackness?
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How long is the movie The Wackness?
The official runtime for The Wackness is approximately 99 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Josh Peck
Luke Shapiro
Ben Kingsley
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Famke Janssen
Kristin Squires
Olivia Thirlby
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Mary-Kate Olsen
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Talia Balsam
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David Wohl
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Bob Dishy
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Joanna Merlin
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Alexander Flores
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