Manic (2003) (R)
synopsis
Lyle is filled with rage. After badly beating a classmate during a schoolyard fight, Lyle is committed to a juvenile mental institution in lieu of criminal prosecution. Inside the hospital, Lyle encounters a group of adolescents struggling with a variety of illnesses. The troubled teens are under the watchful eye of their psychiatrist, Dave, a reformed drug addict. As these complex youths fight to overcome a series of emotionally charged events we are constantly reminded of the line that separates them from their "sane" friends in suburban lives.
details
Drama
1 hr. 40 min.
Opened April 25th, 2003
MovieGoer Review
A violent teen is forced to confront his issues of rage and frustration when he is placed in a juvenile mental institution against his will.
Story
It's Anger Management without the comedy, or One Flew Over the Cuckoo's... MORE
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synopsis
Lyle is filled with rage. After badly beating a classmate during a schoolyard fight, Lyle is committed to a juvenile mental institution in lieu of criminal prosecution. Inside the hospital, Lyle encounters a group of adolescents struggling with a variety of illnesses. The troubled teens are under the watchful eye of their psychiatrist, Dave, a reformed drug addict. As these complex youths fight to overcome a series of emotionally charged events we are constantly reminded of the line that separates them from their "sane" friends in suburban lives.
details
Drama
1 hr. 40 min.
Opened April 25th, 2003
MovieGoer Review
A violent teen is forced to confront his issues of rage and frustration when he is placed in a juvenile mental institution against his will.
Story
It's Anger Management without the comedy, or One Flew Over the Cuckoo's... MORE
