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Manic

Name: Manic
Released: 2001-01-27
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Joseph Gordon Levitt, Don Cheadle, Sara Rivas, Michael Bacall, Zooey Deschanel

Ratings: IMDB 7.1 / TMDB 6.8

Director: Jordan Melamed
Cast: Joseph Gordon Levitt, Don Cheadle, Sara Rivas, Michael Bacall, Zooey Deschanel, Adrienne Rollo, Maggie Baird, Blayne Weaver
Region: United States
Genre: Drama
Released: 2001-01-27
Runtime: 100 min
Rating: R (United States)
Original language: English
Release dates: United States 2001-01-27, United Kingdom 2002-11-22
Keywords: child abuse, depression, mental illness, juvenile delinquent, comforting, depressing, troubled teen, mental institution, teenage protagonist, group therapy, teen anger, self-harm

Overview

In lieu of prison, Lyle, a violent adolescent, is placed in a juvenile mental institution where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew—abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger—becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world that seems to defy understanding.