Thumbsucker

Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: September 16, 2005

7.1	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Ratings

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JasonS.Apr 12, 2006

A good attempt but in the end too lightweight. Some good central performances though and Reeves is surprisingly good.

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DamienA.Nov 24, 2005

This film is good, but not good enough to justify its existence when it's form and content echoes so many films of recent years: The Ice Storm, Happiness, Donnie Darko etc. It had some elements I really enjoyed- the parents seemed real This film is good, but not good enough to justify its existence when it's form and content echoes so many films of recent years: The Ice Storm, Happiness, Donnie Darko etc. It had some elements I really enjoyed- the parents seemed real and 'different' and the lead character's struggle to find peace was convincing and amusing. BUT I think in the end it was entertainment without the depth it aspires to.… Expand

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DaveC.Jun 11, 2007

Zzzzzzz... trite and vacuous indie film. Non-descript where it thinks it is being subtle, banal where it believes it is being profound. Soundtrack was very good though.

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Gamzguy17Aug 21, 2021

A touch too mean spirited and featuring some awful acting, particularly by Keanu Reeves, 'Thumbsucker' is a by-the-books coming of age story anguished by a pace that will make snails cry.

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