The Chumscrubber (2005)

108 min · Satire, comedy drama, drama film, teen film

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Directors

Arie Posin

Cast

Jamie Bell, Camilla Belle, Justin Chatwin, Glenn Close, Thomas Curtis, Rory Culkin, William Fichtner, Ralph Fiennes, John Heard, Lauren Holly, Jason Isaacs, Carrie-Anne Moss

The story

Troy Johnson, the supplier of prescription drugs to fellow high school students in the fictional southern California town of Hillside, commits suicide. Troy's best friend Dean finds his dead body but does not show any emotion about the loss of his friend. Dean is prescribed antidepressants by his psychiatrist father Bill to help "even him out".

Catalogue themes and tags

2000s, Depression, Drugs, Gefängnis, Hero, Madhouse, Mayor, Parents Kids Relationship, Postapokalyptisch, Schulmädchen, Selbstmord, Video Game, Ensemble Film, Indie, Comedy-drama, Satire, Comedy, Black comedy, Teen

Genres

Satire, comedy drama, drama film, teen film

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