Charlie Bartlett
Film200797 min

Charlie Bartlett

Taste attributes: comedydramateenromancewholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allself destruction/implosiontroubled leads

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"Popularity is a state of mind."

Boxlist takeA straightforward comedy-drama that is stirring, contained and light. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is to appoint himself the resident psychiatrist. He becomes one of the most popular guys in school by doling out advice and, occasionally, medication, to the student body.

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Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allself destruction/implosiontroubled leads

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Anton YelchinRobert Downey Jr.Hope DavisKat DenningsTyler Hilton

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2007
Runtime
97 min
Status
Released
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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