The Wackness

The Wackness

2008 · 99 min · EN · R · 6.4 (252 votes)
Dir. Jonathan Levine · Starring Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen, Jane Adams · Music David Torn

Sometimes it's right to do the wrong things.

Drama

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.

VIBE

A hazy, sun-drenched NYC summer where awkward adolescence meets questionable adulting. It feels like a mixtape of your youth, full of lo-fi beats, first crushes, and the bittersweet realization that growing up is messy.

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