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  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Vertical Entertainment
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Vertical Entertainment
  • 1 h 37 m

Summary When 14-year-old genius Eli Pettifog (Alex Wolff) is rejected from Harvard, he ends up at Ivy League wannabe Whittman College. It's hate at first sight. At Whittman, Eli meets 41-year-old freshman Leo Searly (Brendan Fraser). Leo, a gambler whose world has imploded, has dropped out of life to enroll in college. This odd duo become unlike...

Directed By: Billy Kent

Written By: Adam Wierzbianski, Sarah Bird, Billy Kent

  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Vertical Entertainment
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Vertical Entertainment
  • 1 h 37 m

HairBrained

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
48
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 10 User Ratings
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Summary When 14-year-old genius Eli Pettifog (Alex Wolff) is rejected from Harvard, he ends up at Ivy League wannabe Whittman College. It's hate at first sight. At Whittman, Eli meets 41-year-old freshman Leo Searly (Brendan Fraser). Leo, a gambler whose world has imploded, has dropped out of life to enroll in college. This odd duo become unlike...

Directed By: Billy Kent

Written By: Adam Wierzbianski, Sarah Bird, Billy Kent

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
48
25% Positive
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
4 Reviews
25% Negative
2 Reviews

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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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25% Positive
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70
Feb 25, 2014
Billy Kent's charming HairBrained comes from a long legacy of collegiate comedies but still finds its own identity.
By Sherilyn Connelly FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 25, 2014
Kent’s photography is so energetic, and the soundtrack is so sprightly—it features jagged tunes from beloved cult act The Feelies, as well as other, less familiar indie bands—that the thinness of the characterization slips by almost unnoticed.
By Chris Klimek FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 2, 2014
A likeable if familiar underdog tale.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 27, 2014
Unfortunately, the movie lacks strong enough players to fill in subtext to Mr. Kent’s formulaic setups, and the story flounders once Ms. Posey is out of the picture.
By Miriam Bale FULL REVIEW
40
Feb 27, 2014
Early potential fizzles away too quickly in this underachieving buddy comedy, which just barely skids along on the charm of its co-stars.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
25
Feb 28, 2014
HairBrained is painfully contrived and self-consciously quirky from the word go.
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25
Feb 26, 2014
It’s nice to see a movie about kids that extols the virtues of intelligence over sex, sports, bad music, ugly clothes and tattoos, but aside from some nice autumnal shots of Ivy League college campuses, there’s nothing in HairBrained to sustain much interest.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW

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30% Positive
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60% Mixed
6 Ratings
10% Negative
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10% Negative
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Production Company Love Lane Pictures
Release Date Feb 28, 2014
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline This is Eli Pettifog. He's got a score to settle, and it's going to get hairy.
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Awards

Brooklyn International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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