Summary
An emo grocery bagger living with his divorced dad in a low-income apartment complex is gradually drawn into the bizarre world of pornographic fiction in this tale of teenage drama.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+20)
Critics 86Audiences 66GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer86%
Audience score75%
IMDb5.6
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −25 min on the typical 109
typical 10984Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
2004
January 18, 2004
22 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 more15 people
- RKRusty KelleyWes
- Gary ChasonDusty
- VVViviane VivesLorna
- CCCory CriswellDad
- JEJohn ErlerNick
- IMIsabel MartinCheck-out Girl
- Brian McGuireCheck-out Boy
- Karen SklossNick's Wife
- AHAlex HoldridgeWaiter
- EKElle KleinBank Teller/Woman's Voice
- LWLeah WebbCelia
- MNMichael NaccaratoGary
- David ZellnerPhone Man #1
- PMPatrick MillionPhone Man #2
- KAKent AdamsonPhone Man #3
Directing · 1
- Bryan Poyser Director, Writer
Production · 8
- Ken Murphy Executive Producer
- Jacob Vaughan Producer, Editor, Cinematography
- Duncan Montgomery Associate Producer
- T.E. Kolenda Associate Producer
- Russell Kane Associate Producer
- Viviane Vives Associate Producer
Editing · 1
- Kyle Henry Additional Editing
Sound · 5
- Jeff McLaughlin Music
- Tom Hammond Sound Designer
- Martin McCreadie Sound Recordist
- Tim Young Sound Editor
- Justin Hennard Sound Editor
Art · 1
- Leslie Milligan Production Design
Other crew · 1
- Alka Bhanot Post Production Supervisor
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