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   • 71% 71% Rotten Tomatoes

   Critics consensus Sympathetic characters and a clever script help The Wackness overcome a familiar plot to make for a charming coming-of-age comedy. More reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

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   Is 'The Wackness' a comedy?

   • Sympathetic characters and a clever script help The Wackness overcome a familiar plot to make for a charming coming-of-age comedy. It's summer in New York City, the year is 1994, and teenage marijuana dealer Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) is trading dime bags for sessions with his therapist, Dr. Squires (Ben Kingsley).

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   Is the Wackness based on a true story?

   • The Wackness is a 2008 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Jonathan Levine. The film is a semi-autobiographical account of Levine's life growing up in New York City in the 1990s. It stars Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Method Man.

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   How much money did The Wackness make?

   • The Wackness grossed $2.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $1.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $3.3 million. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 136 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10.

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   What is The Wackness about?

   • The Wackness is a coming of age film set in the summer of 1994. The styles, the '90s sensibilities, and the music ( Wutang Clan, Biggie Smalls, Nas, and A Tribe Called Quest to name a few) make this one an undeniably — at times undoubtedly wack — nostalgic ride.

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   Jul 10, 2008 · Roger Ebert July 10, 2008. Tweet. Sir Ben with bong. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "The Wackness," which is set in 1994, contains so many drugs, it could have been made in the 1970s, along with "Panic in Needle Park" and other landmarks of the psychotropic generation.

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   Jul 3, 2008 · 71% Tomatometer 136 Reviews 72% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings It's summer in New York City, the year is 1994, and teenage marijuana dealer Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) is trading dime bags for ...

   • 71% (136)
   • Director: Jonathan Levine

   • Content Rating: R
   • Actors: Ben Kingsley

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   The Wackness is an extremely difficult movie to figure out. On one hand, writer/director Jon Levine paints a captivating story around the friendship of two identifiable protagonists in depressed teenage drug dealer Luke Shapiro, played by an up-to-the-task Josh Peck, and eccentric shrink, Dr. Squires, played by a barely up to the task Ben Kingsley.

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   Aug 1, 2008 · Ben Kingsley. Olivia Thirlby. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. from $3.99. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. Added by 31.1K users. 84 User reviews. 139 Critic reviews. 61 Metascore.

   • 6.9/10 (31K)
   • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

   • Director: Jonathan Levine
   • Release Date: 2008-08-01

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   A period comedy set in New York in the summer of 1994, the Wackness is a coming of age story about Luke Shapiro (Joshua Peck), as he deals with family trauma, love, and economic hardship while selling pot to his strange psychologist.

   • 8.7/10
   • Actors: Aaron Yoo

   • Director: Jonathan Levine

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   On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 136 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "Sympathetic characters and a clever script help The Wackness overcome a familiar plot to make for a charming coming-of-age comedy."

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   Jul 3, 2008 · The Wackness Review - IGN. This indie release is pretty dope. By Cindy White. Updated: Oct 19, 2020 7:58 pm. Posted: Jul 3, 2008 2:30 pm. Playing a kid who sells drugs out of an ice cream...