Thumbsucker
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Metascore
69 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critics What's this?

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7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

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  • Starring: Lou Taylor Pucci, Vincent D'Onofrio
  • Summary: An honest and funny look at the struggles of people who feel deeply flawed, both those in youth and middle age. They yearn to be anything but their real selves with their real fears and doubts. Instead, they want to be "normal." They look for magic answers to fix themselves – only to realalize that they can’t be someone else, that "normal" does not exist, and that their flaws are what make them human and loveable. (Sony Pictures Classics)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    88
    Quiet, quirky gem.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Damon Wise
    80
    A refreshingly low-key treatment of teenage trauma, with a lovely star performance and an unforgettable approach to orthodontics.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Bob Westal
    80
    Benefits from a goofy yet incisive sense of humor and some extremely strong performances.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    60
    Thumbsucker aims high but swerves too frequently between the engaging and the credibility-defying to be satisfying.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. KennyM.
    10
    This was by far the best movie I've seen in the last year...great acting, great filming and amazing music..props to tim delaughter and the polyphonic spree, and the late elliot smith...amazing, touching, beautiful movie...must see.… Expand
  2. MarkK.
    8
    A refreshingly original film with plenty of smiles and pathos. It is easy to imagine oneself in the main character's place, which makes the movie more effective. Overall, very enjoyable.… Expand
  3. Mark
    7
    Although some of it is a little too surreal for its own good, and the transformation from Ritalin stoner to pot stoner is forced and not well done, this is a fine movie with a great message. Vincent D'onofrio is his usual great self, and Pucci and Swindon are both amazing.… Expand
  4. DaveC.
    4
    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.… Expand

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