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The Chumscrubber, 2005

Starring: Jamie Bell, Glenn Close, Ralph Fiennes

Directed by: Arie Posin

Written by: Zac Stanford

Language: English

Country: USA, Germany

Runtime: 108 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:7.0

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The mood of The Chumscrubber is biting, cynical, and bleak. The plot centers around drug dealing, high school life, and lifestyle. It features satire and irreverent humor. The Chumscrubber is a drama and comedy movie. Stylistically, it is surreal. In approach, it is realistic. The pacing of The Chumscrubber is slow. It takes place, at least partly, in the suburbs. It happens in contemporary times. Note that The Chumscrubber includes profanity and violent content.

Summary of The Chumscrubber

In this darkly humorous parody of high school life in suburbia--other teen films of this genre are DONNIE DARKO and HEATHERS--Dean (Jamie Bell) is beside himself when two of his best friends wind up dead--and nobody in the selfishly aloof world around him seems to notice, or care.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA, Germany
Release date:	25 January 2005
Runtime:	108 min

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Jamie Bell

as Dean

Glenn Close

as Carrie Johnson

Ralph Fiennes

as Mayor Michael Ebbs

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Camilla Belle and Justin Chatwin in The Chumscrubber (2005)

Jamie Bell, Lou Taylor Pucci, Camilla Belle and Justin Chatwin in The Chumscrubber (2005)

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Los Angeles Times

Every adult in the movie is a caricature: Close, Janney and Wilson are compendiums of such broad, unattractive traits they make the ladies of "Desperate Housewives" look complex. The men, meanwhile, are weak, clueless and preening, with the... Full Review

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by: Carina Chocano

The Onion (A.V. Club)

The resulting film is an example of how a film with camera and acting skills in its corner can still fall flat on its face. Full Review

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by: Staff (Not credited)

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I hated this movie. This movie attempts to steal from about 5 other films and put it all into one, making it's tone, plot and characters formless mish-mashes. The folks who talk about how great and 'edgy' it is are really only watching films on an... Read and rate it

20.March.2009
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by: sethdellinger
sethdellinger rated this movie0/10

It's a poor man's donnie darko with a really uncomfortable/awkward tone. Maybe you'll like it if you liked wristcutters. It felt like a freshman effort on the screenwriting / directing / editing side. It's ending at least has resonance (albeit heavy... Read and rate it

19.March.2009
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by: spavis
spavis rated this movie4/10Disappointing

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