Thumbsucker (2005) (original) (raw)
Justin Conn is a neurotic teenager who has a difficult time with his peers, especially Rebecca, a cute girl in his debate class with whom he is somewhat mutually infatuated. It isn't much better at home with his obnoxious younger brother Joel, his father, Mike, who is busy having a midlife crisis, and mother Audrey, who's infatuated with one of her favorite TV actors. All this anxiety has to go somewhere, and Justin's manifestation of his troubles comes in the form of sucking his thumb, which makes him even more of an outcast. Dr. Perry Lyman, an orthodontist who seems to double as a new age ...(more)
Justin Conn is a neurotic teenager who has a difficult time with his peers, especially Rebecca, a cute girl in his debate class with whom he is somewhat mutually infatuated. It isn't much better at home with his obnoxious younger brother Joel, his father, Mike, who is busy having a midlife crisis, and mother Audrey, who's infatuated with one of her favorite TV actors. All this anxiety has to go somewhere, and Justin's manifestation of his troubles comes in the form of sucking his thumb, which makes him even more of an outcast. Dr. Perry Lyman, an orthodontist who seems to double as a new age therapist, treats Justin with hypnosis; meanwhile, the school psychologist decides he has Attention Deficit Disorder, and treats him with medication. Suddenly, Justin stops sucking his thumb and becomes an outgoing overachiever, single-handedly taking his school debate team to the state championship. But Justin's relationshop with his debate coach, Mr. Geary, becomes strained, and the boy tries to mold yet another new identity for himself. (less)
Director: Mike Mills
Starring: Benjamin Bratt, Vincent D'Onofrio, Kelli Garner, Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Keanu Reeves
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