Charly (1968)
Charly is a retarded adult male struggling to survive in the world. His frequent attempts at learning, reading, and writing prove worthless. (imdb)
Country: USA
Directed By: Ralph Nelson
Written By: Stirling Silliphant, Daniel Keyes
Starring: Claire Bloom, Dick Van Patten, Cliff Robertson, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney, Ruth White
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Charly belongs to 11 collections
1. Psychotronic Film and Video Guides (public: moderated by Gregzilla - 33 stars)
2. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (public - 23 stars)
3. Based On A Book (public: moderated by Spunkie - 17 stars)
4. Oscar: Best Actor (public: moderated by kangadoodoo - 9 stars)
5. Disability (public: moderated by djross - 3 stars)
6. Prestige Picture / Oscar Bait (public: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 2 stars)
7. Medical experiments (public: moderated by edkrak - 1 star)
8. NBR Top 10 Films (public: moderated by xacviant - 1 star)
9. Mentally Challenged (public: moderated by grimsooth)
10. Academy Award-winning Actors and Actresses (public: moderated by gunhaver)
11. Split screen (public: moderated by juandr)
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| Jul 04 | kappeuter | 70 67% |
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| Jun 24 | mjoc0723 | 70 76% |
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| Jun 13 | D Lightman | 88 98% |
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| Jun 13 |  |
Lionel Hutz | 25 22% |
| Apr 02 |  |
FutureCritic | 83 71% |
| Feb 24 |  |
mike365365 | 66 53% |
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Part of the portrayal is cringe worthy, however, I did like it.
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| Feb 05 | Aventinus | 50 23% |
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| Jan 05 | knives | 77 63% |
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| Oct 21, 2019 | Guy... | 50 72% |
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| Sep 24, 2019 | Blondone86 | 70 38% |
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VanillaSky | 40 23% |
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| Apr 23, 2019 | AHALE80 | 70 34% |
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| Apr 20, 2019 | jdnolla | 7 63% |
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| Mar 15, 2019 | tolcso | 70 70% |
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erycebeci | 80 50% |
| Mar 06, 2019 | allneonslike | 55 33% |
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flowing | 41 26% |
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haljordan2 | 1 0% |
| Dec 23, 2018 | steve111 | 90 70% |
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| Aug 07, 2018 | filmbantha | 60 31% |
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Gymnopedies | 90 97% |
| Jul 08, 2018 | bolinek | 45 50% |
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FreddieQuell | 69 56% |
| Feb 19, 2018 | falcor84 | 80 59% |
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| Feb 11, 2018 | davidjn | 70 77% |
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| Jan 16, 2018 | M-B-M | 5 54% |
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| Jan 08, 2018 | smsti | 40 22% |
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| Oct 10, 2017 | JohnPaul821 | 40 10% |
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robot2xl | 73 48% |
| Jul 18, 2017 | davidsietsma | 94 75% |
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| Jun 15, 2017 | gregoryjeffs | 70 63% |
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RYM-byrates | 59 42% |
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kubrickvari | 70 63% |
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umurtas | 4 34% |
| Jan 02, 2017 | Buff | 60 93% |
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| Dec 27, 2016 | Rebert | 6 49% |
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| Nov 28, 2016 | Ronin22 | 55 59% |
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| Oct 28, 2016 | jerrywarton | 69 68% |
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| Jan 18, 2016 | gledX | 70 67% |
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| Nov 07, 2015 | Sane | 58 30% |
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| Oct 04, 2015 | cubbies412 | 80 74% |
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| Aug 29, 2015 |  |
Nilbog | 70 58% |
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Pretty excellent. I'm inspired to read the book now.
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| Jul 12, 2015 |  |
VengefulKBM | 40 17% |
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I know this is really well-loved and well-received, but for me, this adaptation of a story I love really drops the ball. Cliff Robertson's performance, while decent, is certainly not Oscar-worthy, and the whole thing becomes a bit unfocused and skips out on the most important part of the story (Charly's decline).
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| Jun 21, 2015 |  |
Inkerictus | 75 70% |
| May 19, 2015 | dglink | 60 12% |
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| Apr 30, 2015 | ironhorse | 70 63% |
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| Apr 24, 2015 | si-sak | 60 47% |
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| Apr 24, 2015 | OldAle1 | 70 37% |
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| Apr 04, 2015 | 10kfilms | 60 55% |
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samkoseoglu | 65 57% |
| Dec 26, 2014 | TheDude774 | 70 15% |
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| Nov 26, 2014 | juandr | 91 50% |
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| Nov 10, 2014 | toro913 | 39 29% |
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| Sep 23, 2014 |  |
RavynLoony | 58 53% |
| Sep 16, 2014 | JJJensen | 70 25% |
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| Sep 06, 2014 |  |
sirphibes | 72 64% |
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Mr.Cinema | 64 58% |
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Amadeus | 71 56% |
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thereeldeal | 55 21% |
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mynameisdoug | 60 12% |
| Feb 08, 2014 |  |
glumpy_99 | 72 34% |
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Servicable drama can't make up its mind which story threads are the most interesting - is it a sci-fi tale about the dangers of playing god? A forbidden romance? A study of whether academic intelligence matters? By never really following up on any of these intriguing ideas, the film never really becomes satisfying, despite fine work from Robertson and Bloom. At times undermined and dated by over-utilising "trendy" film-making techniques of the time (eg. split screen and psychedelic imagery).
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| Jan 15, 2014 | DustinBrett | 70 65% |
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| Dec 03, 2013 |  |
Zoltan | 65 56% |
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joachimt | 70 65% |
| Sep 06, 2013 | Typha | 70 75% |
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anthony v | 81 12% |
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I am prowler | 60 51% |
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FlixR8r | 56 39% |
| Apr 01, 2013 |  |
Trooth | 68 46% |
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Doesn't really probe the same dark areas as the novel, but I guess it's a serviceable adaptation.
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| Jan 08, 2013 | jrpaulson | 70 45% |
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| Jan 08, 2013 | chgold81 | 90 64% |
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| Nov 19, 2012 |  |
msweller | 78 61% |
| Oct 04, 2012 | DougieD | 50 15% |
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Starts out as an enjoyable drama about a mentally challenged man who finds himself turned into a genius after a scientific experiment. It all falls apart in the second half when the film turns into a tearjerker romance story as the main character falls in love and then finds himself going back to his former self. Cliff Robertson gives a great (oscar winning) performance, but it can't save the film from its bad writing.
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| Sep 28, 2012 | revolverjgw | 80 36% |
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Rozmarin | 55 13% |
| Jul 29, 2012 | goodedward | 80 90% |
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| Jul 24, 2012 | Jesus123 | 74 77% |
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elmakebabi | 57 31% |
| May 09, 2012 | dbentien | 70 67% |
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| May 06, 2012 | daystron7 | 50 36% |
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| Apr 26, 2012 | tyoda | 100 98% |
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Dunstan-xxx | 59 34% |
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kxlly | 71 70% |
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Gordon Cole | 73 54% |
| Mar 25, 2012 | filmcricket | 69 71% |
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| Mar 20, 2012 | BeTheDuck | 60 21% |
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| Mar 05, 2012 | susmatt | 75 70% |
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avgcrtckr | 58 61% |
| Nov 20, 2011 | 12yots | 75 22% |
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| Sep 24, 2011 | Simon M. | 55 14% |
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kangadoodoo | 60 53% |
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jodamico | 76 54% |
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Henrik | 70 57% |
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Abba | 78 66% |
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Warren | 70 23% |
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by Devol | 86 93% |
| Oct 27, 2010 | screentime | 63 40% |
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bedirhankara | 74 60% |
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Garfy | 90 73% |
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IMDb-byvotes | 71 54% |
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ecalder | 63 56% |
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Deadmarsh | 70 64% |
| Jun 17, 2010 | filmdot | 75 27% |
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A fine film. Although, they left way too much out of the movie from the fantastic novel, "Flowers for Algernon." There were also very useless scenes and at times quite stupid. Cliff Robertson is fantastic here though.
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| Jun 12, 2010 |  |
dustin | 65 50% |
| May 27, 2010 | Razuna | 80 69% |
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| May 11, 2010 |  |
Cantstopdrew | 76 60% |
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snyder_rb | 80 38% |
| Apr 12, 2010 | Mosina | 71 31% |
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buser333 | 64 79% |
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svenerik | 55 13% |
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hulot | 30 28% |
| Mar 09, 2010 | Mechatigger | 71 50% |
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The superlative Academy Award-winning performance of Robertson playing a mentally retarded bakery worker is reason enough to see this one. The rest of the film is appreciably less successful.
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| Mar 04, 2010 | wavymouth | 68 9% |
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| Jan 31, 2010 | rocketfuel | 69 30% |
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| Jan 30, 2010 |  |
DavidBlast | 70 65% |
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A decent adaptation of the heart-breaking short story 'Flowers for Algernon' fails to truly bring on the hurt, when the formerly retarded Charly, realises that the effect of his I.Q. treatments, that has made him a genius, are beginning to diminish. It is, however, a story so strong that it's always going to leave you with something to think about - or perhaps not - which would be a point in itself.
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| Jan 20, 2010 |  |
SlrSoapbox | 30 8% |
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I was forced to watch this in 2nd grade. Why they decided to show a movie with such a horrifying premise and ending to a bunch of 7-year-olds I'll never understand.
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| Dec 23, 2009 | aaaaaaarrggg | 71 73% |
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Robertson won an Oscar for his fine work here as the title character. Often needlessly arty but is well-served by the performances of Robertson and Bloom.
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| Nov 28, 2009 |  |
buddymcl | 90 76% |
| Nov 02, 2009 | pilotpirx | 80 73% |
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| Oct 07, 2009 | ward | 90 61% |
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| Sep 20, 2009 | santana_evil | 40 18% |
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| Sep 12, 2009 | dagda2 | 88 76% |
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Jgirl2688 | 44 10% |
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memoryhouse | 40 21% |
| May 24, 2009 | chiphall72 | 74 63% |
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| Apr 30, 2009 | Evan Waters | 84 29% |
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Robertson gives a good performance and it's a mostly strong adaptation of "Flowers For Algernon", but some really dated 60s "artistic" scenes in the middle and a twee romance undermine some of its impact.
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| Apr 14, 2009 |  |
imdb | 72 77% |
| Mar 22, 2009 |  |
RCMERCHANT | 70 47% |
| Mar 01, 2009 |  |
filmaffinity | 61 48% |
| Dec 26, 2008 | Hailey | 92 87% |
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| Dec 16, 2008 |  |
EgbertSouse | 55 18% |
| Dec 11, 2008 | jdnolla87 | 89 68% |
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| Dec 06, 2008 |  |
mrwinkleman | 70 46% |
| Nov 10, 2008 | rb42083 | 80 50% |
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| Oct 23, 2008 | tvaughan3115 | 70 24% |
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| Sep 29, 2008 |  |
irvinejump | 75 72% |
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Fascinating film, with a great performance by Robertson
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| Sep 14, 2008 | pappy55 | 66 64% |
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| Aug 22, 2008 |  |
Travisbickle | 95 82% |
| Aug 16, 2008 | landpwner | 60 40% |
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| Jul 16, 2008 |  |
soliloquist | 74 34% |
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Gauntlet | 70 49% |
| Jul 07, 2008 | Stinky | 60 40% |
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| Jun 24, 2008 | coolerking | 70 37% |
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| May 18, 2008 |  |
Stain | 80 68% |
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Pretty damn decent adaptation of _Flowers for Algernon_. Cliff Robertson's excellent performance helps immeasurably
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| May 14, 2008 |  |
BillyShears | 60 34% |
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The psychedelic shit really bring it down.
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| May 02, 2008 |  |
miss jesus | 69 65% |
| Mar 18, 2008 | RNG | 83 83% |
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| Feb 15, 2008 |  |
UberFilmBuff | 80 50% |
| Nov 16, 2007 | mike615 | 77 84% |
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| Sep 30, 2007 |  |
tonydal | 75 56% |
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Interesting that they did not show his decline (unlike the story/novel).
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| Sep 29, 2007 |  |
drcriddle | 71 39% |
| Sep 17, 2007 | Dustyd | 70 63% |
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good
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| Sep 16, 2007 |  |
mystery | 90 77% |
| Sep 05, 2007 |  |
jaybrennan | 90 78% |
| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
supergloo | 3 9% |
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What this film taught me: intelligent people have maps of the solar system on their walls and unintelligent people wear clothes that don't fit.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | Pingy | 91 76% |
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| Aug 14, 2007 | moeta2 | 87 71% |
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jimmynmu | 72 62% |
| Aug 14, 2007 | DrHiz | 88 81% |
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| Aug 14, 2007 | daveylow | 60 17% |
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| Aug 14, 2007 | Lucky | 50 32% |
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The emotional resonance gets drowned out by some poor direction chioces. Good performances, but the TV movie from a couple years back is a better adaptation.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | funakupo | 79 67% |
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cowfrappe | 40 9% |
| Aug 14, 2007 | AHorbal | 55 18% |
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| Aug 14, 2007 | Sapphire | 80 69% |
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| Aug 14, 2007 | jenelle1975 | 55 7% |
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pilgermann | 60 33% |
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The psychedelic bit where he runs away is righteous.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | georgehawkey | 60 51% |
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| Aug 14, 2007 | JTH | 25 4% |
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| Dec 21, 2006 | RosieCotton | 89 85% |
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| Average Percentile 50.85% from 175 Ratings |  |
