The Wackness

Is The Wackness right for your family?

Movie 2008 99 min

Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist. Things get more complicated when he falls for one of his classmates, who just happens to be the doctor's daughter. This is a coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, music and what it takes to be a man.

What's inside

Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. R (US)

Likely present: Sexual contentRomance & relationshipsHeavy emotional content

The coming-of-age theme may involve discussions of sex and drugs.

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