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Thumbsucker (2005) | User Rating
(28 votes) | Critic Rating
(5 reviews) |
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Directed by
Mike Mills Written by
Walter Kirn, Mike Mills Cast
Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Keanu Reeves, Benjamin Bratt [more]
Release Date
• USA: Sep 16, 2005
Budget USD 4,000,000
BoxOffice: $1.1M
Official Website:
Thumbsucker Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for drug/alcohol use and sexuality involving teens, language and a disturbing image.
Running Time
1 hour, 35 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
Scared Little Animals LLC, Bob Yari Productions, Bull's Eye Entertainment, Cinema-Go-Go, Good Machine, Keep Your Head, This Is That Productions
Studio Sony Pictures Classics
More info on IMDb.com
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Thumbsucker Reviews |
I won't go so far as to decree Thumbsucker to be an exceptional coming-of-age drama, but it's a solid contender. The film captures many of the nuances of enduring high school as an outsider without falling into the common trap of exaggerating the experience and turning the protagonist into an unlikely hero. Thumbsucker is true to its nature, and that makes Justin's eventual transformation all the more rewarding. [read review] 
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
As another look into an American family with odd, if not grotesque, characteristics, this coming-of-age psycho comedy bears a greater resemblance to "Imaginary Heroes" than "Donnie Darko." Nor does it come close to titular cousin "Chumscrubber." No, "Thumbsucker" is not surreal, though it might have benefited if it were cast in a more unearthly sphere of enlightenment. [read review] 
Thumbsucker is far from a slice of life, and in the end there's a definite feeling of construction. But despite this, the film is not tidy: it gives no answers aside from intimating that there may not be any, and the main character's redemption is almostincidental. The ending does not involve a high school prom, and Justin's romantic entanglements are distinctly the beginning and not the end-all. And I would nominate Thumbsucker as having the best final shot of the year to date. [read review] B+
--Eugene Novikov (FilmBlather)
Yet despite the introspection, it's an accessible movie, a colorful and warm coming-of-age story with rich characters. If it sometimes overdoes its indie-film quirkiness, it ultimately makes up for it with real depth and laugh-out-loud comedy. [read review] B+
--Eric D. Snider (EricDSnider.com)
Mills knows how to put a film together, there’s little doubt of that. But these skills and cast would have been better served in a story of just slightly more import. Less Polyphonic Spree on the soundtrack would have been nice, too. [read review] 
--Chris Barsanti (FilmCritic.com)
"Thumbsucker" aims high but swerves too frequently between the engaging and the credibility-defying to be satisfying. [read review]
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